Keywords: OLAP Reporting | Dashboard | Management information | KPI's | Benchmarking | Trend monitoring

Product overview

OLAP dashboard: Webdashboard

Dashboarding is perhaps the easiest way to provide users with the information they need. Webdashboard makes clever use of dashboarding features like Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), trend analysis and benchmarking. Because it combines it with "Web" you get a great user experience and one platform for your management information.

The Webdashboard is a Dashboarding tool that is meant for presenting management information to the end user. Data that is displayed in the Webdashboard orignate from an OLAP cube. The Webdashboard can display several cubes in one dashboard. Below you find a schematic outline of the Webdashboard and how it interacts with other parts of a Business Intelligence solution. By using the Webdashboard Designer you select your server and cube and then simply build up a dashboard. The following picture outlines the architecture of the Webdashboard software:


From left to right:

• Sources: could be HRM/CRM/Finance data.
• Data warehouse & OLAP: through ETL the data is transferred periodically so that the operational systems don’t get disrupted. The data warehouse stores all the relevant management information. OLAP provides speed and analytical possibilities to get the information out there. The naming + intelligence of your system is centrally stored here. With OLAP you also have extensive data mining possibilities. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and higher ships with SQL Server, Analysis Services, Integration Services (ETL) and Reporting Services, making it the most affordable solution without any surprises. Webdashboard is also featured in Microsoft Solution finder.
• Webdashboard server: This fully AJAX .NET application creates one portal for your employees to log in to. It’s fully Web which means that there is no client software needed: Zero-footprint. The performance of Webdashboard is great, every report is there within 1 second.
• User & Administrator login: One login portal for all your employees. People simply log in and select the desired dashboard. It also includes news items and RSS feeds to keep the users up to date about the latest numbers. Through easy Webdashboard management Administrators can distribute the correct rights/dashboards to the users. Webdashboard architecture is perfect for companies with a lot of subsidiaries. You can grant specific branches access to their numbers and regional managers access to their regions.

Seeing is believing: Webdashboard demo

Webdashboard is an ideal OLAP dashboard. It’s fast, easy and affordable. Try the demo and experience it yourself.

• Go to the LIVE DEMO of Webdashboard 4.0 (ASP.NET)

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