Empowering Business Users To Control Information Distribution
MicroStrategy Distribution Services, a new product introduced in the MicroStrategy 9 BI platform, provides high-volume, high-performance, automated report and dashboard distribution via email, file servers, and networked printers. From small departments to enterprise-wide BI deployments, MicroStrategy Distribution Services is optimized to deliver business performance reporting to 10s or 100,000s of people. MicroStrategy Distribution Services places the control of information distribution into the hands of the business user. Business users can subscribe themselves or others to receive reports and/or dashboards on a schedule, on an event, or on an alert basis – all without any assistance from IT administrators. Notably, business users can set up their own “personal alert” conditions, that, when met, will trigger report or dashboard distributions. With personal alerts, MicroStrategy Distribution Services monitors business performance for the business user, guaranteeing the latest, critical information promptly reaches key decision makers.
Features At A Glance
- Distribute information directly via email, networked printers, and file servers
- Distribute any and all MicroStrategy output – Reports and Dashboards – in multiple formats
- Distribute secure personalized information to each user
- Subscriptions set up by users or administrators
- Unmatched performance and stability on a consolidated BI platform
- Distributions triggered by schedules, events, or exception thresholds
Benefits At A Glance
- High-volume, low-cost information dissemination
- More BI, fewer servers
- Lower the Total Cost of BI
- Proactive information dissemination
- Automated personal business intelligence
- Reduced information latency
Product Highlights
An Integral Component of the MicroStrategy 9 Platform
Providing one of the 5 styles of BI — Alerting and Notification — MicroStrategy Distribution Services is a key component to any successful BI Implementation. Built on and integrated with an industrial-strength BI platform, MicroStrategy Distribution Services enables high-value, low-cost BI through information delivery and business performance monitoring. Subscription creation and management functionality is seamlessly integrated into the MicroStrategy Web interface making it easy for business users to create their own information flows. Subscription monitoring and administration is integrated into the administrative desktop interface so administrators can control the BI application from the same administrative interface.
High Volume, Automated Report Distribution System for Proactive Business Monitoring
Optimized for 10s or 100,000s of subscribers, MicroStrategy Distribution Services blends easy subscription creation, high volume personalized delivery with personalized business performance monitoring and alerting.
Comprehensive User Self-service for all Subscriptions, Alerts, and Delivery Creation
With MicroStrategy Distribution Services, users create alter-triggered, time-scheduled, or event-based report and dashboard deliveries — for themselves or for others. Seamlessly integrated into MicroStrategy Web, MicroStrategy Distribution Services users easily define data personalization, frequency, delivery type, distribution preferences (report format, compression, security), and recipient list for their own subscriptions.
Complete User Self-service for Subscription Management
MicroStrategy Distribution Services empowers users to manage and modify their subscriptions, regardless of who set them up. This web-based self-subscription enables deployment to large global communities with minimal reliance on costly IT resources and administration.