QlikView product overview

QlikView is a BI data discovery product designed to empower users to create their own analytics apps using insights and data gathered by its business intelligence solution. These analytic apps can be built without the need for professional development skills. This allows businesses and organizations to respond with greater speed to changes in requirements while giving key insights into what is happening to make adjustments across the enterprise. QlikView’s Associative Data Indexing Engine is specifically built to uncover hidden trends and patterns not found with query-based tools to help business take informed, decisive action.

The platform provides users with both default and custom data connectors along with open database connectivity connections to create a seamless flow of data between different systems. QlikView is an open API, which means it can blend into virtually any software ecosystem and also eliminates any need to use more systems to process data. Users also have the power to pick their preferred deployment method—in the cloud, purchasing a license for a desired number to tokens or a combination of these methods.

QlikView has patented in-memory technology that decreases the need for IT workers, as the software’s inference engine will cultivate associations within data sets automatically. Data is consolidated from multiple sources and coalesced to provide centralized data for high level reporting. It is equipped with intuitive dashboards that make it easy for non-IT professionals to read and understand uncovered trends. User access and control is administered through the web-based management console.

Pros of QlikView

• Analysis of large sets of data
• Drill functionality
• Easy to use
• Excellent data holding capacity
• In Memory function
• Mapping capability
• User friendly integrations
• User interface
• Visualizations

Cons of QlikView

• Data constraints
• Difficulty managing all the filters
• Server disconnect if reports left untouched too long

Breakdown of core features

Data discovery and global search

QlikView makes use of natural search to navigate complex data and discovery. In addition to its default connectors, it also offers custom connectors users can install as needed to import data from sources such as Salesforce, Hive, Teradata, and more. This makes QlikView a perfect utility for almost any analytical scenario regardless of business size.

Collaboration

With QlikView, businesses can share all insights and data visualizations, and team members can discuss them in real time. These can be sent via the cloud or enterprise server, or the parameters and permissions can be adjusted to make the data accessible to more users.

Data control

QlikView allows users to create personalized, data-driven discoveries with guided paths and analysis. Every discovery is tightly governed as well as being highly customizable, so employees will be guided while developing insights and instructed how to use those to make insightful business decisions.

(Last updated on 07/13/2020 by Abby Dykes)