Jay Heath
Align BI
Discusses the tension between governance and self service analytics and how the Pyramid end to end analytics platform resolves this challenge with speed and efficiency.
Pyramid’s services architecture and the PYRANA query engine deliver a scale-up and out platform that can handle millions of concurrent users and their requests. With complete flexibility for on-premise or cloud deployments, the platform is designed to fully exploit elastic computing wherever it is hosted. The ultra-performant web-based client experience can be accessed from any HTML5 browser, on desktops, tablets and mobile devices; or, embedded natively inside your own applications. Best in market self-service and a no-code user experience with Gen-BI, Pyramid is designed to drive user adoption and smart operational workflows - delivering enterprise scale analytics, decision intelligence and an incredibly low total cost of ownership.
Discusses the tension between governance and self service analytics and how the Pyramid end to end analytics platform resolves this challenge with speed and efficiency.
Talks about the governance and scalability of the Pyramid Platform as well as the ease of doing business with Pyramid people.
Pyramid can be installed natively on Windows or Linux servers or as containers in Kubernetes and deployed anywhere. This flexibility lets you choose the hosting venue of your choice without compromise. Self-hosting without complex upgrade protocols ensures your confidential data has no avenue for exposure, while management and security of your analytics framework remain firmly in your control without massive admin overheads
Pyramid’s modern mini-services architecture is designed to scale up and out to meet any level of demand. Real containerized Kubernetes deployments extend this paradigm to an elastic model by auto-scaling the cluster up and down, responding dynamically and optimally to usage demands. This architecture means the platform can comfortably adapt automatically as the number of users or workloads change, providing predictable performance and response times whether the platform is under load or not.
Pyramid’s underlying query engine, PYRANA, is a powerhouse, boasting superior DIRECT querying performance to bring real-time analysis on almost any SQL (or MDX) compliant data technology. It also means Pyramid can consume your existing data estate immediately without needing to ingest, transplant, or restructure your data first. Additionally, it includes an extremely deep analytical function set to perform advanced, cross-dimensional, hierarchical, and semi-additive calculations without peer.
Pyramid’s built-in multitenancy framework allows separate tenants to coexist in a single instance of the platform. Tenants can be used to house different departments from the same organization or different customers within a single OEM instance. Critically, the built-in tenancy model makes it very easy to onboard, manage, and secure multiple use cases in an organization or host multiple customers in the same instance: heavily reducing overheads and simplifying workflows, without reducing security.
Pyramid has five customizable user experiences, from advanced authoring for scientists, developers, and data workers, to point-and-click consumption for business and non-technical users. This means you can widely deploy the platform and bring the right experience for all user types. Each user experience has interactive no-code, self-service capabilities, coupled with deep AI and Gen-BI functionality. This extends to embedded content that can be injected into 3rd party applications and venues. Matching functionality to need and experience is a central mechanism to drive adoption and usage through a single platform.
Access to Pyramid is via a universal HTML5 web client that has a desktop-like feel and desktop-like performance. This not only simplifies deployment but also centralizes and facilitates proper content and data governance. Separately, an ultra-light, embeddable client is available that lets you bring contextualized analytics to casual users by embedding content into your own web applications. Embedding is the cornerstone for delivering an OEM analytics solution where your customers can access your data assets from inside your own application.
A grand approach that drives the cost of delivering enterprise analytics down
The total cost of enterprise-grade analytics can be heavily driven by numerous issues:
Pyramid nails each of these issues. It’s no wonder it has a significantly lower TCO than other solutions.
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