Comment Re:Interesting but not the next anything (Score 1) 264
Hi DBeard,
What i have noticed is that at alot of companies, they don't have a dedicated sql expert. Usually someone who is the most technically competent becomes the de facto custom report guy. Probably the only one who understands sql. What happens is they start getting bogged down with custom reports, and it starts taking 10-20% of their time. They are expected to perform custom reports, while performing a completely different job at the same time. They start getting stressed, and the turn around on simple custom reports goes from minutes to days to weeks.
I have to agree with you that most BI packages that can do this stuff are too expensive. $100k+ . But we aren't like most other BI packages. We don't charge $1,600. We start from only $500. When you compare any of these with a package that costs only $500, and can be setup in less than a day, the cost saving becomes obvious.
What i have noticed is that at alot of companies, they don't have a dedicated sql expert. Usually someone who is the most technically competent becomes the de facto custom report guy. Probably the only one who understands sql. What happens is they start getting bogged down with custom reports, and it starts taking 10-20% of their time. They are expected to perform custom reports, while performing a completely different job at the same time. They start getting stressed, and the turn around on simple custom reports goes from minutes to days to weeks.
I have to agree with you that most BI packages that can do this stuff are too expensive. $100k+ . But we aren't like most other BI packages. We don't charge $1,600. We start from only $500. When you compare any of these with a package that costs only $500, and can be setup in less than a day, the cost saving becomes obvious.
