MicroStrategy Customers Analyzed Largest Data Volumes, for Fifth Consecutive Year
McLean, Va., (January 24, 2006) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The OLAP Survey 5, a leading independent survey of the business intelligence (BI) software market, has highlighted the large data handling capabilities of MicroStrategy’s software. For the fifth consecutive year, MicroStrategy’s business intelligence software was found to be superior to that of Business Objects, Cognos, and Oracle Discoverer in data scalability.
The OLAP Survey 5, conducted annually by independent analyst Nigel Pendse and Survey.com, (http://www.survey.com/olap), compiled the BI experiences of 2,100 organizations and found that MicroStrategy customers accessed the largest data volumes by a substantial margin. MicroStrategy customers are accessing a median of 347 Gigabytes (GB) in this latest survey. These median data volumes are larger, by more than a factor of 4 greater than Business Objects; a factor of 55 greater than Oracle Discoverer; and a factor of 131 greater than Cognos.
Median Reported Data Input Volumes
Vendor
Input Data Volume (GB)
MicroStrategy
347
Business Objects
83
SAP BW
50
Oracle Express
15
Oracle Discoverer
6
Hyperion Essbase
5
Microsoft AS
5
Cognos PowerPlay
3
Board MIT
1
MIS
<1
Applix TM1
<1
MicroStrategy’s proprietary Relational OLAP (ROLAP) technology allows interactive analysis of terabyte-sized relational databases. In contrast, the cube-based OLAP technology employed by most other BI providers is optimized for small volumes of data and is not well-suited for high data volume, transaction-level BI applications.
“Since the inception of this survey, MicroStrategy sites have reported the largest data volumes of all, with a substantial gap between MicroStrategy and the second place product,” said Nigel Pendse, author of The OLAP Survey 5. “Despite most vendors claiming to be able to handle large, detailed applications, it is clear that only MicroStrategy’s customers are actually implementing such transaction level BI databases. MicroStrategy is the clear leader in the enterprise-scale BI segment.”
“Year after year, The OLAP Survey 5 has confirmed that MicroStrategy’s outstanding data scalability sets it apart from the other BI products,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “As terabyte-size data warehouses become more commonplace, MicroStrategy’s technology is an excellent choice for enterprise-wide business intelligence deployments.”
To view a summary of The OLAP Survey 5 results go to: http://www.microstrategy.com/Company/OLAP_Survey5.asp
About The OLAP Survey 5
The OLAP Survey 5, the largest and most comprehensive survey of OLAP products to date, is conducted by Nigel Pendse and Survey.com. This year’s survey is by far the most extensive, compiling the real-world BI experiences of 2,100 organizations across 71 countries and 31 different industry categories. No vendors were involved in developing the questions or in sponsoring the survey.
About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com
Source: MicroStrategy