Qlik Sense

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2020: Integration with NFP GMPlan

At the beginning of 2020 developers of NFP company created a product for planning and control of execution of budget function. Experts carried out updating of classical approach to implementation and presented to the market the convenient solution in use. The developer reported about it on September 8, 2020. For a further possibility of data analysis, including their visualization, PMK was strengthened by integration with Qlik Sense. Read more here.

2017

The market of applications for geoanalytics undergoes changes. So, at the beginning of January, 2017 the Qlik company announced acquisition of Idevio, the supplier of the geographical decision making support software and resource planning. It is planned that the IdevioMaps expansion which includes Idevio GeoAnalytics for QlikView and Qlik Sense already in the second half of 2017 will be rebranded in Qlik GeoAnalytics and is integrated into Qlik Sense.

The GeoQlik company, one of the leading developers of solutions for geoanalytics, also at the end of last year announced plans for expansion and improvement of a product line. Within this strategy in December GeoQlik 2.0 for Qlik Sense 3.1 offering new opportunities for space detailing of data was provided.

The management of the enterprises can define by geoanalytics more precisely the directions of expansion, estimate business performance in certain localities, regions or districts of the city, considering including presence of competitors and partners. On the basis of data of the geoanalysis it is possible to create a geotargeted advertizing campaign and to perform informing on opening of new outlets and offices, to optimize logistics and the strategy of formation of a product line or line of services. All this leads to cost reduction on promotion and competitive struggle and to business performance growth in general.

2016

Qlik announced Qlik Sense Cloud Business SaaS

Qlik announced in May, 2016 Qlik Sense Cloud Business SaaS - the solution Qlik Sense in "cloud" for business - there are no exact prices and how to purchase yet, but it is specified that there will be a functionality of group work, it will be possible to share applications with fellow workers and to differentiate access rights.

Qlik announced and provided Qlik Sense Enterprise 3.0

Qlik in the spring of 2016 announced and provided Qlik Sense Enterprise 3.0 - improvements will be in all 4 areas of their strategy: platform, data, analytics, and cloud. Now in Qlik Sense there will be NPirinting support - creation and distribution of reports, there will be interesting mechanisms in ETL process.

Qlik Sense Enterprise 3.0 is based on the integrated platform of visual analytics with own mechanism of associative indexing of QIX, combining visualization tools and functions of data preparation. The choice of opportunities of this platform allows the organizations to try a set of options of use of a business intelligence on a single platform.

Means of Qlik Sense can be scaled according to needs of individuals, groups, the organizations and developers, saving the trust, security and organization necessary for needs of IT. It accelerates promotion of the organizations in the direction of the increased adaptivity and a possibility of processing of data bulks, opening for them the new horizons.

Improvements of the user interface in the Qlik Management Console (QMC) console allow to configure settings of contents and the resources accelerating implementation of applications, objects and data and also their proper use. Besides, Qlik Sense Enterprise supports the Korean, Polish, traditional Chinese and Turkish languages now.

The development center gives to developers more opportunities for receiving return from use of the Qlik Analytics Platform platform with a web meshapami, user applications, expansions and widgets which open new ways of creation of objects for inclusion in applications with data processing. Here API and possibilities for developers, including API of application integration, API of program visualization of analytics and also the new module for integrated development environment (IDE) for the Visual Studio enter.

The visual analysis allows users to investigate and take for itself useful information from analysis, using the regulated parameters and indicators, not attracting specialists analysts to editing and change of visualization. Additional functionality improves process of creation of business applications for users, including charts with a binding at the right time, automatic detection of geographical data and also expansion of applicability of color identification of data.

Several new features promote exchange and sharing of data, including the training materials on examples of last achievements which can be published in the Microsoft Office and PDF formats at once. Besides, the Qlik NPrinting tool which was earlier supporting only QlikView supports also Qlik Sense with the centralized reporting of Pixel Perfect for creation of effective visualization in reports now. It allows the organizations with classical approach to execution of the reporting actively to pass to modern architecture of a business intelligence, saving at the same time domestic policy of document flow and observance of normative legal requirements and also advancing more interactive method of the analysis in a business community.

Support of strategy for data preparation and simplicity of connection to information sources in the Internet Qlik Sense offers business users the improved opportunities for loading, conversion and addition of the difficult scenarios given without accomplishment. Qlik provides the innovation and patented user interface thanks to which process of search and use of associations among several data sources becomes simple and attractive. Now dates will be recognized automatically and break into separate fields for the analysis, and the new user interface for calculated fields (with autocompletion) allows users to create derived fields with ease and to transform data. Besides Qlik offers ampler opportunities of connection to data sources in the Internet, including Twitter, Facebook and Google and also to cloud applicaions, for example to Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SugarCRM.

Direct access to external data sources for acceptance of more reasonable business solutions

Using Qlik DataMarket users can be connected to huge library of the external data provided free of charge and on a subscription, directly from Qlik Sense and QlikView to supplement and organize the internal data for the best determination of a context and deeper analysis. The volume of data, available through Qlik DataMarket, will be increased to add to them information at least of 35 main large stock exchanges and also demographic data at lower level of detailing, including zip codes. Packets include stocks and indexes, the quotations of the prices and key indicators on securities and also the financial statements of the companies containing detailed accounting documentation of the companies which securities are traded on the market. Any other supplier in the market of a business intelligence does not provide library of this sort which contains both free, and paid data sources.

Unlimited access to cloud applicaions develops possibilities of the analysis in business

Using Qlik Sense Cloud Plus users can share with an unlimited number of other users completely the Qlik Sense interactive applications for a monthly payment in the amount of $20. The packet of Qlik DataMarket Essentials which includes data from third-party suppliers on currency rates, weather, social and economic indicators is also provided for the further expanded analysis. It means that it is enough to one user to receive a subscription to Qlik Sense Cloud Plus, and then to share with an unlimited number of other users. All applications work on different devices, including mobile, and have adaptive corporate design of Qlik Sense.

2014

Qlik Sense Desktop

Qlik Sense Desktop is the free version of the application of data visualization of new generation. It is focused on business users, for fast creation of interactive visualization, reports and dashboards.

On July 25, 2014 the Qlik company provided Qlik Sense Desktop - the first commercial available product within the QlikView.Next project. As a part of a product the engine patented by Qlik for indexation of data giving to users unlimited opportunities for a research of interrelations between data and detection of the hidden associations and knowledge.

Qlik Sense Desktop offers the intuitive interface organized by the principle of drag and drop, providing access to functions of visualization, a research and narrative display of analysis results of data within the autonomous program for Windows. With its help it is possible to arrange and use the applications for visualization saved in the form of local files for shared access and viewing by other users. For beginners simple function to start work is provided – to drag the document Excel in the application enough or to connect to it numerous data sources in the organization. Qlik Sense Desktop is provided free of charge for personal and commercial use, without restrictions for the number of the created applications and distribution of files.

Functions and possibilities of Qlik Sense Desktop

• Support of a set of data sources – from simple files of Excel to databases with connection through ODBC which can be integrated with ease in the Qlik Sense applications.
• Creation of dashboards means of drag and drop in read minutes for implementation of the visual analysis.
• Functions of a research, search of associations and consolidation of information by different methods which are unavailable in other products differently as by creation from the very beginning of new visual representation. By means of the engine for indexation of data and the associative principle during the work with data in Qlik, users have an opportunity of a dynamic research of data and search of the answer to any questions.
• Function of intellectual search, allows to start the analysis of all data array by means of input of several words or digits.
• The intuitive intellectual visualization helping beginners of the direction of a research due to dynamic updating and selection of new information and communications.
• Functionality of narrative effect for fixing of results and information exchange in the form of the presentations. At the same time users can add comments and explanations and also to pass directly from the presentation to data of Qlik Sense for obtaining answers to questions directly on a work progress.

Availability

The complete version of the product Qlik Sense which release is expected in September, 2014 will represent a server system with a possibility of development of server applications from any device, with flexible functions of mobile access, joint work and information exchange and also a possibility of individual development and data integration. Besides, in it the basic corporate functions, security protections of data and also data management and applications will be implemented. All products of the Qlik Sense family make indexation of data thanks to what users can start a research and visualization of the available information at once.

Qlik Sense is the first solution which provides possibilities of the independent business analysis according to model of development and distribution on server side. While the majority of products require separate licenses of the developer and provide a traditional development approach and publications of applications, Qlik Sense provides to each user a full range of tools for creation, setup or expansion of visual representations from any device at any time.

Lack of systems for the independent business analysis always was the fact that they or provided ample opportunities of the analysis, being at the same time inconvenient in use, or represented products, very attractive to the user, with limited analytical functionality, noted in the company. Releasing Qlik Sense, developers wanted to change this situation. Therefore created Qlik Sense based on the second generation of the patented associative mechanism of indexing of data of the company, but supplied this system with the modern full-function module of visualization, powerful and intuitive.

Users of Qlik Sense can create applications using drag and drop of objects that provides the timely analysis by means of the interactive reports and dashboards playing an important role in decision making and operating activities. Users have an opportunity to freely follow the intuition, without being limited to the predetermined analysis algorithms or need to formulate questions in advance. The associative mechanism of indexing of data Qlik allows to reveal easily interrelations between measurements of data and to take knowledge which would remain hidden in case of use of traditional hierarchical data models on the basis of requests. It provides to users freedom of a research of data at any analysis stage.

By means of intellectual search users can input of several words or digits to begin the analysis of all data set. When the user enters search query, function of intellectual search makes the broad picture, disclosing interrelations between data and detecting the necessary information where other systems would not allow to find it. Besides, intuitive means of intellectual visualization allow to reveal all interrelations between measurements of data and to take data which do not manage to be detected using traditional data models. These hints help users to investigate patterns thanks to dynamic updating and selection of new information and associations.

Qlik Sense puts interaction of users and joint work on the first place. The working groups and teams of experts can interact with each other, exchanging the general analysis results from any point, at any time and from any devices. The touch interface and adaptive design of a system allow to adapt automatically visual representations for any devices thanks to what they always look in the best way.

The functionality of creation of narrative effect allows many users from any devices at any moment to provide the data in a presentation format. At the same time users can add comments and explanations and also to pass directly from the presentation to data of Qlik Sense for obtaining answers to questions directly therein. It helps to communicate more actively and simplifies joint survey of data.

Qlik Sense screen mobile device

Using Qlik Sense users can create own visual representations on the basis of the centralized library of previously set data sets, graphic objects and visualization that allows to provide the approved use of data and values. Modern system architecture provides new opportunities of control and management for support of work of users as a part of groups and in the distributed corporate environment, including distribution of licenses and monitoring of their use through the user-friendly interface allowing to save time and to simplify troubleshooting process. It also helps IT specialists to provide fulfillment of requirements on security of the corporate level thanks to the flexible mechanism of rules providing thin control in development process and also powerful opportunities of audit and registration of events.

Besides, Qlik Sense provides reliable data integration that does possible conversion and consolidation of several separate data sources and the complex analysis with their use, including fast calculations, associative studying and data retrieval. The open interfaces API with powerful opportunities allow developers to build in Qlik Sense web pages and proprietary applications and also to expand basic functions for the solution of specific tasks.

Software screen Qlik Sense

The Qlik Sense system is available for September 17, 2014. The company provided the new, flexible model of licensing using tokens providing big freedom in management of licenses for Qlik Sense.

The desktop version of Qlik Sense Desktop is available to free download.

Differences of QlikView and Qlik Sense

First of all, it should be noted, as QlikView and Qlik Sense are analytical tools with uniform logic and on a single platform. Key difference in positioning: QlikView – is provided to the market as the corporate platform, and Qlik Sense – the tool of a personal research of data by the end user.

These products have the different user interface, but a similar analysis algorithm, i.e. scripts and formulas in Qlik Sense work in the same way as in QlikView. Scripts from QlikView can be transferred to Qlik Sense in general with the help of copy-paste, and in release of QlikView 12 both systems will have a uniform engine. Both systems are compatible to diverse data sources and allow to do as the generalized analyses, and to develop selection up to specific problem transactions and at once to draw conclusions on the current situation in the company. If to generalize purpose of two products, then, QlikView is created for advanced analytical tasks. At the same time, the end user has complete freedom to investigate data. In QlikView, of course, it is possible to create analytical reports, but QlikSense considerably simplifies this task and allows to create own elements of visualization quicker and more variably. In terms of depth of analytics, any distinctions is not present, and here with simplicity of creation of analytical applications – Qlik Sense this assistant to the researcher of data. The Main Elements tab contains all types in Qlik Sense visualization which are easily drawn on a working field of the sheet, thereby, you already add new visualization i.e. many options are polled to drag-and-drop. Selections in Qlik Sense work with the Global Selectors function, i.e. a system to us colors and selects fields for the application.

In QlikView on dot charts the square was available to selection only a selection element, and in Qlik Sense there is an excellent solution – the Lasso that customizes and simplifies selections of the data given in the course of the research. Qlik Sense can load data not only by means of a script as into QlikView, but also file drag-and-drop-ohm in section of fast loading – it is very convenient for files of Excel. Connections of web files allows to load data from the Internet – simply, quickly and in the spirit of the times. Visualization and deshborda in Qlik Sense became even more evident and more beautiful. Applications it is valid and are convenient and stylish looked. It is possible to change colors of visual learners and to watch the preview of the developed panels. What is still pleasant – so it is fast geoanalytics with connection to the module OpenStreetMap

If there is a need for data exchange with colleagues, it is possible to publish Dashboard on the Qlik Sense server or in Qlik Cloud cloud (it is available also to the free version of Qlik Sense on the volume of 1 GB, at the maximum volume of the application in a cloud – 25 MB). To us as experts in BI, are very much imposed by Qlik Sense as convenient idle time and the inexpensive tool for the business user. It easily solves problems of creation of attractive visualization on the fly by means of the built-in data libraries and creation of stories of data, with the drag-and drop function and abundance of visual learners.

Data Storytelling

In Qlik Sense the concept Data Storytelling appeared. This option those who prepare the business presentations will estimate it and want to state convincingly the position on results of the done analytical work. Thanks to functionality of Data Storytelling, the user receives: the interactive presentation of visualization (all data and representations remain clickable). At the same time any history of data can be supplemented with additional pictures for improvement of perception of data.