Microsoft Data Analyzer 2002

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• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
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• ASIN: B00005OP44
• Item model number: HO2-00003
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,339 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Item #: 458542. Microsoft Data Analyzer is an easy-to-use data analysis tool that makes sophisticated business intelligence accessible to all users, regardless of technical expertise. Data Analyzer's innovative graphical analysis interface identifies trends, opportunities, and potential issues at a glance. It enables any business decision-maker to unlock hidden knowledge in enterprise data, expanding the business intelligence capabilities of desktop productivity tools.Microsoft Data Analyzer extends the business intelligence capabilities of Microsoft Office XP by adding rich visualization and analysis capabilities. Data Analyzer's intuitive user interface complements the powerful analysis features provided by Excel, Office Web Components, and Digital Dashboards. Designed to leverage the advanced features of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, Data Analyzer is a valuable component of any organization's business intelligence strategy and a key player in the Microsoft business intelligence platform.

Product Description
Microsoft Data Analyzer 2002 - complete package
Category: Business applications
Subcategory: Business - data analysis & business intelligence
License Type: Complete package
License Qty: 1 user
License Pricing: Standard
Language(s): English
Localization: North America
Platform: Windows
Distribution Media: CD-ROM
Package Type: Retail
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 or later, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 or later
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36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There are better products out there, October 2, 2001

By	Douglas Welzel (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unfortunately I was pretty disappointed by Data Analyzer. I was looking for a better OLAP interface than Microsoft Excel and this isn't it.

The majority of the interface centers around bar charts (though pie charts and data grids are also available). On the bar charts it is possible to assign one measure to the length of the bar and another measure to the color of the bar. Data Analyzer then creates a color gradient in hopes of showing you "good" and "bad" using color. This is actually a pretty neat feature, but I found it to be little more than eye candy. Personally I believe there are better graphical representations of multidimensional data.

The product does include a "Business Center" tool that allows you to ask canned questions against the data. One of these questions returns a similarity analysis. Again, a very neat feature, but not enough to justify the package.

Overall, I think Excel will serve as a good OLAP interface for most users. Beyond that, products such as ProClarity and BusinessObjects offer much more in terms of an "advanced" OLAP client.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Remember VB 1.0?, June 7, 2003

By	Mrs. D. Kelly (Reading, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I remember VB 1.0 I was project leader 12 years ago on a job that needed a GUI visualization front-end (the core was a telephony application to be written in C). I could have had the front-end custom written in Motif with Unix workstations, but that would have been prohibitively expensive.

VB had been on the market for just one week, and I knew it was ragged and not mature. But it did the job. And it was dirt cheap.

And so with Data Analyzer. Sure, it's ragged and immature (no cross-tabs in the grid, for example). But at less than 200 bucks a pop, it's BI for the masses. Will it do the job? Maybe 70% of it. Compared to zero for most business users currently, that's a quantum leap. And all this thin/thick client business? What does a business user care about the techie stuff? Am I going to see about installing en masse into my clent base? Absolutely!

Your point about Business Objects etc is well taken. I put BO into my last two clients. It's fabulously powerful. But it's also several thou per seat! The one to worry about is Crystal Analysis. In my view, this is direct competition. Especially when I can put DA onto a hundred desktops for about 6K with volume discounts.

I expect to see DA bundled eventually. Probably not into Office, more likely into the SQL Server bundle. This one is a stayer. If I were an ISV Partner, I'd be losing sleep.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pourriez-vous me traduire pour bien saisir? MERCI., January 15, 2004

By	Stepanne (France) - See all my reviews

Je n'ai pas bien compris ce que vous dittes!!!