Why BI Tools are Not Suitable for CDN Analytics & Reporting

CDN Reporting Needs Why BI Tools are Inadequate Why Skytide is Better
Ability to process massive amounts of data Can not scale to meet the terabytes of daily data processing Skytide's patented analytical process is highly scalable and can handle massive volumes of highly diverse data
Timely reports ETL process used by BI solutions introduces significant delays Provides reports within an hour of events being logged. See sample reports.
Reliable data Data warehousing necessary as part of a BI solution can introduce data loss and inaccuracies Does not require data warehousing
Fast time-to-value Many BI engagements take months or years to fully implement Out-of-the-box solution, tailored to CDN best practices, takes just days or weeks to deploy
Low total cost of ownership Costly upfront costs for software and professional services Requires minimal configuration; has been pre-integrated with extensive list of CDN log file formats
Provide filtered reports to customers & business partners Need to connect account & application framework from scratch Out-of-the-box customer and partner portals