Painted Word Improves Data Analysis Tool
Painted Word Inc. this week will ship an updated version ofits Telltale software that's designed to help companies
analyze usage patterns of data warehouses and data marts.
The company says Telltale 2.0 will offer considerably better
performance and speed. It was developed using Java and will
feature a query interface to let IT administrators look at
results in daily, weekly, or monthly intervals.
Telltale looks at application log file information in online
analytical processing servers, then provides information
about the frequent users of data systems, what applications
are being accessed, length of the average query, and what
types of error messages have been received.
Such information can help IT managers decide how data should
be represented or how systems should be networked or
distributed. For example, IT managers might learn that users
have been denied access to a data mart, requiring the need
for an additional communications port. Bob Moran, an analyst
with the Aberdeen Group, says the business-intelligence tool
could fulfill a need for organizations with data marts. Says
Moran, "Companies need to make sure they are answering the
questions that usage demands."
The software works with IBM DB2 OLAP, Hyperion Essbase, and
Showcase Strategy OLAP servers. Pricing for Telltale 2.0
starts at $10,000 for an enterprise edition that analyzes
multiple data systems. A scaled-down version for a single
data mart is priced at $5,000. Painted Word offers
QuickViews, a version of Telltale with limited
functionality, at no charge.
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