Benefits of Choosing Web Based Tools
Easy to use and deploy
Accessible from anywhere
Combine disparate sources of data
Enables easy collaboration and information sharing
Track KPI's on the go
Observe changing conditions in real-time
Only basic knowledge of databases and excel-level skills are needed
Interactive dashboards and drillable reports can be rapidly built based on mashed up data from distant sources
Connectivity to relational databases (JDBC), multidimensional databases, Hadoop/HIVE, XML, SOAP, Java beans (POJO), Microsoft Excel, flat files, OLAP cubes, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, salesforce.com, Siebel CRM, Postgress, Google AdWords and Analytics, and Microsoft SharePoint