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it_user381315 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Data is automatically extracted from the database, so users can see data and charts in real-time. The license price is expensive.

What is most valuable?

In-memory processing and ETL function are the most valuable features of the product to me.

How has it helped my organization?

Because data is automatically extracted from the database, users can see the operating data and charts in real-time.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see them add a powerful map and improve statistic functions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for three years.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

I have encountered scalability issues. Users get slower report response time when there are a lot of chart expressions.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is OK.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was straightforward. QlikView is an excellent product.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented using a vendor team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license price is expensive for us.

What other advice do I have?

Generally speaking, QlikView is suitable for under mid-range scale company.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user296397 - PeerSpot reviewer
MIS General Manager at a engineering company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
Users can see the operating data and chart in real-time. I would like it to have powerful map and statistical functions.

Valuable Features

The in-memory architecture and ETL function are the most valuable features of this product to us.

Improvements to My Organization

Data is automatically extracted from the database. Users can see the operating data and chart in real-time.

Room for Improvement

I would like to see them add powerful map and statistical functions.

Use of Solution

We have used this solution for three years (starting with the BI project kick-off).

Stability Issues

Dashboards’ response time is slow when the logic behind them are complex or when there are many dashboards in one QVD file.

Customer Service and Technical Support

It’s quite good and their response time is quick.

Implementation Team

Districom, a QlikView partner and reseller, implemented the BI solution for us. Districom’s business consultancy is very strong but their technical support is somewhat in need of improvement.

Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing

The license cost is very high.

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IT Project Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
It saves us time by providing information all in one place for our users. However, it has a complicated license management.

Improvements to My Organization:

It provides information all in one place for our users.

It saves us time.

Room for Improvement:

Threshold for a non-coder to create new reports.

Complicated license management.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user208263 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
The SME server edition doesn't include a deploy tool but it's a really good package for management reporting purposes.

Valuable Features:

  • Relationship based data modelling
  • Flexible charting

Improvements to My Organization:

It speeds up my clients capability to prepare various non-standard management reports.

Room for Improvement:

  • Macro Editing
  • It should have an HTML text box control
  • Presentation on smart device 
  • The performance of the Qlikview website is poor as it takes three minutes to open a page
  • The SME server edition does not include a deploy tool, and we have to copy updated document to the server manually which seems ridiculous

Use of Solution:

I've used it for two years.

Deployment Issues:

No issues encountered.

Stability Issues:

No issues encountered.

Scalability Issues:

No issues encountered.

Initial Setup:

It was quite straightforward.

Implementation Team:

We involved a local vendor, Shanghai EBI Strategy, and they helped us develop the solution based on our design, however, the result is not as good as expected.  In the local Chinese market, there is a lack of experienced consultants. I searched on the Qlikview forum for many tricks and solutions by myself and improved the overall data modelling structure.

ROI:

It's not bad.

Other Solutions Considered:

Yes, we also looked at BO and Microstrategy.  As Microstrategy is also a good package, we are exploring it further.

Other Advice:

It is a really good package for your management reporting purpose, as you do not rely on IT support to add/revise any reports.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user181071 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user181071Information System & Business Enterprise Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor

•Macro Editing--you can edit expressions and (of course,) scripts. What do you mean by this?
•The performance of the Qlikview website is poor as it takes three minutes to open a page I wonder if that has to do with your server or application architecture. Apps open on our intranet portal in 1-3 seconds.

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Consulting Manager at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Fast access to data is a valuable feature but a less monolithic approach is needed

What is most valuable?

  • Fast access to data
  • Rapid development
  • Rich graphic interface

What needs improvement?

  • Licensing costs
  • Cloud solution
  • Less monolithic approach

For how long have I used the solution?

Six years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Yes we did.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

8 out of 10

Technical Support:

8 out of 10

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used SAP BW, and we changed because it had very complex development, and long development times.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We used a mix of an in-house team and a vendor team.

What was our ROI?

Six months.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked at doing either an in-house development or an ad-hoc solution from a software provide.

What other advice do I have?

You should perform a good sizing of the server, and develop a simple data model.

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Business Manager (Exco level) & Executive Director at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Start & the rest will follow. Just keep an eye open that design change to a pivot table can be problematic.

Valuable Features:

1) The ease with which self-service BI can be achieved via a small scale trail deployment

Improvements to My Organization:

The company moved from paper based reporting to full dashboard reporting in the Sales function

Room for Improvement:

Very little

Use of Solution:

2 years

Deployment Issues:

None

Stability Issues:

In some cases making a design change to a Pivot table can be problematic if an additional dimension is added to a report that has a “matrix” layout like the following:

Scalability Issues:

None – During a stress test it was able to load 38 million records without any problems on simple dual core PC with ONLY 1 GB OF RAM (absolutely amazing. I would not have believed it to be possible but I did the test myself)

Customer Service:

There are frequent follow-ups from the vendor once you register on their web site.

Initial Setup:

Very straight forward for a simple 1 application installation. Just pick 32 or 64 bit and go!

Implementation Team:

Any user can implement a simple 1 application installation, then just follow good communication protocol with the IT team to get access to central data stores and you are away.

Other Solutions Considered:

Silver, Spotfire from Tibco, Tableau Public, MicroStrategy’s free Reporting Suite, Roambi Analytics, Webalo, YellowFin, Jaspersoft

Other Advice:

Just start …the rest will follow…
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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BI Expert with 51-200 employees
Vendor
A powerful user-friendly BI tool with an amazing graphic interface but security is difficult and slow to implement.

What is most valuable?

The graphic interface is amazing, it is also very user-friendly and easy for developers to iterate, modify and evolve it. Due to its "in memory" nature it is very fast and powerful.

How has it helped my organization?

It is a very easy-to-sell product. The value added is huge and the ROI is very high since the projects are done relatively fast.

What needs improvement?

Implement security model for a document can be difficult and slow to implement.

For how long have I used the solution?

3 Years

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service: Direct Communication, usually quick responsesTechnical Support: 9/10

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have worked basically with CPM tools so this is my first BI tool.

How was the initial setup?

It is very easy to install Qlikview. The important part is to size correctly the servers according to the size of the application and the number of users.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

In my company we work with many BI tools from different vendors, from SAP and Oracle to Pentaho and Qlikview.

What other advice do I have?

What I have seen is that it's addictive for the users. So if you are an IT manager and you are planning to use another BI tool, try not to show Qlikview to the users or they won´t let you change.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user4605 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Once you see what it can do, you will want it

Pros:
Speed
Flexibility
User Friendly
Associated Search
In Memory

Cons:
Reporting is quite difficult to get right, but if you spend you will get it right

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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