What is Microsoft datazen?

MS Datazen is a software recently acquired by Microsoft, which is supported by various platforms such as Android, IOS and Windows. It allows us the visualization of data in a pleasant way, where the user can interact with the tool either from a mobile device or online.

Is Datazen free?

Datazen publisher and viewer apps are free. Datazen Server is completely free for anyone with a SQL Server Enterprise licence (2008 or later) and software assurance.

What happened to datazen?

Microsoft announced the acquisition of Datazen on April 14, 2015. Microsoft has stated that they will be integrating some Datazen technology into SQL Server 2016 and Power BI, but the current version of Datazen could be useful depending on an organization’s needs.

What is Datazen enterprise Server?

Datazen, which launched about three years ago, allows businesses to create mobile dashboards from data in Microsoft Excel, but also from other cloud and enterprise database sources. To run Datazen, enterprises need to run Windows Server, IIS and . NET behind their firewalls, as well as Datazen’s server software.

How does Datazen work for all mobile platforms?

Datazen offers native applications for all major mobile platforms as shown in the image below (image adapted from Datazen documentation) and each of these applications has been designed using the native User Interface (UI) paradigms of the target platform so that end users have a natural experience on their device of choice.

Can you use Datazen on SQL Server 2008?

With the recent acquisition of Datazen by Microsoft, if you have SQL Server 2008 or later Enterprise Edition with Software Assurance, you can leverage (download and use) Datazen to create visually appealing dashboards for mobile devices across all the major platforms at no additional costs.

What’s the deal with Datazen ( MSBI ) stack?

Datazen product elements include Datazen Server (control panel, authentication, data sources and views, dashboard and KPI storage), publisher app, and viewer apps. Where Does Datazen Fit in the MSBI Stack? Microsoft already has Power BI, which has mobile apps (in the new 2.0 version) for Windows and iOS, with an Android app coming soon.

What’s the deal with Datazen and Power BI?

Power BI is a good data discovery and self-service BI tool. Datazen doesn’t really do data discovery; it’s more for structured analysis. Organizations that use Android devices, or those who need enterprise-mobile BI access now may look to Datazen (especially if they get the license at no additional cost).