Anthony Deighton, CTO of Qlik, speaks at Data Driven NYC about the core product design requirements for business intelligence tools.
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Deighton: Software users want identical application experiences across PC and mobile
“No one wants a mobile version. They want the same version they had on their PC to be the one that works on their mobile device, to be the one that works on their big screen like this.”
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Deighton: Users want identical software functionality on-premise and in the cloud
“No one wants a cloud version of their application. They want a version that runs on premise, and they want one that runs in the cloud, and there should really be no difference between those two.”
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Deighton: Regulated industries lag retail in adopting modern visual analytics
“So you know, regulated industries are way behind. Even financial services, God forbid, Is a little bit further behind, ah, but you see other industries, ah, you know, retail is an example, pushing, you know, mobile decision making out to store managers who are…”
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Deighton: BI industry is shifting from IT-driven to user-driven
“There's a, I think, again, a kind of fundamental shift in the BI industry that's, we're really right in the midst of, ah, today. And, ah, it's really a shift away from an IT-driven industry to a user-driven industry.”
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Deighton: Vast majority of new startup data lives in cloud
“If you look at any new company today, and I bet any startup in this room, most, if, you know, if not a hundred percent, certainly the vast majority of the data that you're working with is sourced, begins, and lives in the cloud.”
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Deighton: Platform providers will ultimately win over tech stack models
“We're moving away from this kind of stack model to a platform model, and this is not, ah, this is no big insight, this is something we see in every industry, a move away, ah, and where, where ultimately platform providers, ah, are the victors.”