ProClarity Analytics

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ProClarity Analytics Server The central access hub for data analysis and reporting

ProClarity Analytics Server is a middle- skills. The clients can also be adapted tier server that is the powerful central to your technical requirements including component of the ProClarity business thin extranet deployments. intelligence solution. Analytics Server is the hub that enables simple data access The end-user experience is designed for end users. With Analytics Server, end to simplify how individuals receive and users can securely get to data on their interact with data. Intuitive navigation, own and perform ad-hoc analysis and powerful analysis, and advanced reporting without having to burden IT. data visualizations like the patented Decomposition Tree improve the ability ------of end users to investigate, understand Understand why and take action on business data. ProClarity’s advanced visualizations, like the Analytics Server in action patented Decomposition Analytics Server maintains Tree, allow users to communication between the ProClarity easily perform root-cause client applications and the OLAP provider, analysis. SQL Server Analysis Services. ------The Analytics Server makes interacting with the data simple for end users, as they can conduct ad-hoc queries with simple point-and-click navigation. Flexible data access End users access Analytics Server Microsoft Data Access Components and through numerous simple-to-use client Microsoft PivotTable Services enable tools, including thin Web clients, rich Web communication with Microsoft SQL Server and desktop clients, dashboards, portals, Analysis Services (2000 and 2005). reports and publications accessed via the ProClarity Analytics Server centrally Internet, intranet, or extranet. manages security administration,

scaling and caching. ProClarity Analytics End-user clients are adapted to user- Server comes with a repository, the specific needs—from technically savvy Analytics Server database, that facilitates business analysts and powers users to the secure storage, exchange and decision makers with novice analytic management of business logic, metadata

www.microsoft.com/biwww.proclarity.com and analytic data views. The Analytics It can adapt to virtually any security ------Server delivers data views to end-user model available, including Active Technical clients in the form of Briefi ng Books. Directory, various types of LDAP and Requirements: Single Sign-On. The most popular Scalability security model is role based which Hardware Analytics Server supports deployments leverages existing Windows NT user • Pentium-class processor ranging from small implementations to information, and as a result, it is easily • Minimum 512 MB RAM enterprise solutions with widely dispersed integrated into Windows environments. • Recommended: Server- end users. The Analytics Server Analytics Server security can be used class processor 4 GB RAM architecture is specifi cally designed in combination with Analysis Services Operating Systems: to support a large number of users; it (OLAP) security for cube-level security. • 2000 operates well in a clustered environment Server and Advanced Server, enabling simultaneous scaling to Interface to insight with Service Pack 4 or thousands of users. Analytics Server simplifi es how end Microsoft Windows Server users receive and gain insight into data 2003 (Standard, Web, and High-speed caching to the Analytics through simple-to-understand interfaces, Enterprise Editions) Server accelerates performance. powerful, patented data visualizations • Support for English (US), The caching engine ensures the and adaptable deployment options. French, German, and Spanish previously requested queries are Operating Systems served up from a middle-tier cache, All of these features are designed to Additional : saving a round trip from the Analytics help people understand large quantities • Microsoft Internet Server to the OLAP server—and it of data faster, deliver information Information Services (IIS) clears the cache as OLAP data is to decision makers in formats that • IIS 5.0.2195.6620 (min) refreshed. Cached data is delivered they can easily use, and support • IIS 6.0 (recommended) near real time with 100% accuracy. diverse technical requirements, • Microsoft SQL Server making ProClarity Analytics a robust 2000 Analysis Services, Security business intelligence solution. with Service Pack 4 The Analytics Server security model • Microsoft SQL Server provides a powerful and adaptable 2005 Analysis Services structure for controlling access to • Microsoft .NET Framework Analytics Server and any referenced 2.0 redistributable Microsoft Analysis Services servers. Browser: • 6.0 ------

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