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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Pentaho Opensource 5 0 1 stable Vs Jasper Professional 5 5 BA Server Tool selection decision making points on 3 categories

Hello Guys,

Here is a small document prepared on differentiating Pentaho Open source Vs Jasper Professional.

Based on the below information one can take decision on tool selection for BI needs.

I would like to present a clear picture with insight & readers of this document are encouraged to add your points in the comment box..

IMP NOTE: Remember , I am comparing the Pentaho Open source(Community) 5.0.1 stable with Jasper Professional(licensed) 5.5

Dashboards :

Key feaute	Pentaho Open source Dashboard	Jasper Professional dashboard
Tool	Community Tools(C-Tools) – Server plug ins CDE(Community Dashboard Editor) CDF(Community Dashboard Framework) CDA(Community Data Access)	iReport/Jasper Studio Desktop stand alone tools
Development of Reports done at	Fly on the server itself	Depends on stand alone designing tools & need to publish to the server and again need to design the dashboard
Responsiveness /Mobile support	Responsiveness is achievable using bootstrap css framework	Lack of responsiveness even though there is Proprtional property of the dashboard designer
Dashboards output end view-able devices	Compatible with Mobile/iPad/laptop/Desktop/TV like big screens	Compatible with laptop/desktop
Charts	Protovis charts implemented, extend able to D3 charts.. can integrate fusion and HTML charts also.	Embedded charts engines – Jfree, Fusion & HTML5 charts. Can integrate protovis/D3 charts using html component of iReport/Jasper Studio
Loading of charts on the dashboard	Will take lesser time using Pentahos powerful caching mechanism	Will take longer time to load the charts on the dashboard
Embedding BI	Achievable using iframe tags	Achievable using iframe tags
Community support	Active	Active as it is a professional .. general community is not so active
Interactivity/Drill down/ Inter charts(frames) communication	Achievable	Achievable
Multi-tenancy	Need to check (will update on this)	Achievable
Customization	Developer friendly	Not developer friendly
Download here	Pentaho Maket Place or install using ctools-installer.sh http://community.pentaho.com/	Purchase license https://www.jaspersoft.com/jaspersoft-business-intelligence-software-trial

Analysis : OLAP Cubes

Key feature	Pentaho Open source Analysis	Jasper Opensource/Pro Analysis
Desktop Stand alone Development Tool	Pentaho Schema workbench	Schema Workbench
Front End tool to view the output	Pviot4J Analytics (or) Saiku Analytics (or) JPivot View (or) BTable (or) Ivy Schema Editor	JPivot View
Ad-hoc Reporting on Cube ouptut	Yes, using Saiku Analytics	Ad-hoc Editor (For jasper pro & enterprise it is an add-on feature. http://www.jaspersoft.com/editions
Query Language	MDX ( Multi Dimensional Expression)	MDX (Mullti Dimensional Expression)
Caching	Enabled – Very fast access of data	Enabled – some what less speed when compared with pentaho server
Community Support	Very Active – Quick Responses	Not so active as it is not a owned product of jasper/tibco
Documentation	Online documentation available with examples	Online pdf documentation is available with Examples

Ad-hoc Reporting

Key feature	Pentaho Open source Ad-hoc	Pentaho Enterprise Ad-hoc	Jasper Pro Ad-hoc
Source for ad-hoc reporting	Meta data layer creation	Meta data layer creation	Create topics OR Create Domains
Tool	Pentaho Meta Data Editor(PME) (Stand alone desktop tool) (OR ) Create JOINS on the fly on the server and use it for ad-hoc reporting	PME	No desktop tool.. directly in the server create Domains OR topics
Output Server tools	WAQR – Web Ad-hoc Query and Reporting (OR) Saiku Reporting compatible with 4.8 server as of now	Interactive Reporting - Advanced of WAQR But WAQR is not supported by any more Interactive reporting is an extension of WAQR in Enterprise Version of pentaho	Jasper Ad-hoc Editor
Support	Deprecated – No longer supported by penatho	On demand support	On demand – Need to be jasper customer
Visualization of Data in the form of charts	No	No	Yes .. using Ad-hoc report output visualization of data in the form of selected charts .

Readers of this post is encouraged to add your points/suggestions in comment box..

Thank you.

Sadakar

BI developer

Instagram vs Vine – Which one is Better

Video sharing has become the next “In” thing for people. And, companies vying for top position in today’s intensified industry are banking on social media sites like InstaGram and Vine, for launching video capabilities.

Instagram vs Vine

Although, both Instagram and Vine offer video capabilities, a question that often pops up in our mind is, “Why don’t we use both?” Let’s have a look at some of the differences between these two apps that will let you have a clearer picture about choosing the one that suits you the best:

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Target Audience

Today, it is an underlying fact that a social media site is the most economical and effective way to promote brand awareness among a large number of people. So, it is important to choose a platform that helps in maximizing your reach to an increasing number of users.

Instagram is a Facebook owned app, with over 130 million users. Compared to a huge fanbase of Instagram, Vine only has 13 million users. Apart from this, Instagram offers users the ability to choose a video frame that will be set as a thumbnail to be showcased in the Facebook’s newsfeed.

However, Vine does not provide this feature. Not too many people deem it that important, but it must be understood that the minutest of elements can play a huge impact on making your online content look visually more fascinating.

Features

When Instagram came into the picture, it gained immense popularity due to its filters and image editing features. These features helped in giving a professional look to amateur photos. Likewise, Instagram videos also possess filters and video editing ability.

Vine, on the other hand, does not offer filters and does not allow video editing.

Instagram vs Vine – Which one is Better? (Instagram)

Instagram comes with a Cinema feature that provides video stabilization. However, the feature is missing in Vine.

Consumption

Instagram videos play only once, whereas Vine lets you capture and share looping videos. This bequeaths Vine with a better GIF-style quality.

Video length

Nowadays, video length has gained substantial importance among marketers, who are looking forward to increase their brand awareness in the online marketplace. While Vine has a 6-second limit for video, Instagram provides a 15 second shareable video.

Most of the marketers have found Instagram a better choice over Vine, since they found 15 seconds a better option to feature their video promoting more content about the brand. Marketers believe that it is not easy to create memorable promotional campaigns in six seconds.

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Other Differences

Vine videos can be muted on the desktop, whereas Instagram videos cannot be muted.
While Vine lets you share videos to Twitter and Facebook, Instagram has surpassed Vine by letting you share videos not just on Facebook and Twitter but on also other social media sites such as Tumblr, foursquare, and Flickr. Additionally, Instagram also allows you to share videos via email.

Let’s Sum Up!

Earlier, Vine’s video-sharing capability made it popular among video-sharing addicts within no time. But, as soon as Instagram launched its video-sharing capability for the masses, the competition between both the social media sites has been growing incessantly.

About Author

Stellan Bettany is a full time content writer for a leading and Social Media Marketing Agency SEOPixels Ltd. He provides concrete information about online marketing solutions including online reputation, SMM, Content Marketing and Professional SEO Services.