Business intelligence vendors peddle their products describing all the “what if” scenarios they can be used for. While the imagination is a powerful tool, some perspective customers would rather see concrete examples. The Smart Data Collection recounts “Notes From Tableau 8 Roadshow: Every Picture Tells A (Data) Story” actually shows how Attivio uses its software in the real world. The example they provide is related to the healthcare industry and the moving trend towards a more digital datascape. Hitachi Consulting uses the Attivio’s Active Intelligence Engine (AIE) as the information platform for a healthcare data viz. They provided a digital solution for the real world with visual evidence or a complete business picture.
Data visualization does more as a business intelligence solution than basic analytic or enterprise software. It allows users to interact with data and understand what they are reading. It bridges the gap between technology and the human mentality:
Just as data viz tools enable users to create highly impactful data pictures, Attivio AIE provides a whole new level of unified information: linking and correlating relevant structured data and unstructured content (emails, documents, case notes, social media… any text-based source) – with no data modeling in advance required.
Attivio destroys the barriers that exist between farms, silos, etc. to allow the free flow of information. Once the data is loose, LucidWorks’ search applications for enterprise and Big Data can help round up the results and provide analytics.
Whitney Grace, May 30, 2013
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