How Bold BI and Essential Studio Work Together to Empower Users
Syncfusion Essential Studio is a suite of UI components designed for developers, while Bold BI serves as a fully featured business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform.
Key distinctions:
- Essential Studio: Ideal for building applications with embedded charts, grids, and data visualizations.
- Bold BI: Concentrates on dashboarding, analytics, self-service BI, data storytelling, and enterprise-wide insights with minimal developer input.
This highlights the difference between a developer-focused toolkit and a business-ready decision platform.
Faster Time to Insight
Bold BI enables business users to create dashboards independently, eliminating the need to wait for developers to implement or customize reports. This results in significant ROI through:
- Reduced development time and costs
- Increased agility in responding to business needs
- Real-time visibility into key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance metrics
Integration & Scalability
Bold BI supports direct integrations with various databases, cloud services (such as Salesforce, Google Analytics, Azure), and REST APIs. This facilitates:
- Data retrieval from multiple sources
- Combination and visualization of data on a single dashboard
- Sharing of insights across departments
The ROI is evident in the time saved and the broader accessibility of data.
Embedded BI with Less Effort
While dashboards can be built using Essential Studio controls, this requires custom coding, backend logic, and considerable time investment. In contrast, Bold BI allows for:
- Easier embedding of analytics into applications
- Maintenance and updates managed through the Bold BI platform
- Out-of-the-box governance, role-based access, and collaboration tools
This contributes to a reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Return on Investment (ROI) Calculation Example using a Data Application built using Bold BI
This is a read-only data application built for viewing, data visualization and analysis using Bold BI. The application has 12 different screens which are all integrated together using Bold BI features. The entire functionality is built with no code by just binding to the database and configuring Bold BI widgets. The application is very full features with the ability to drill down, visualize data in different types of charts, export to PDF etc. This fully working Bold BI data application is embedded into an application with very little code.
Cost Comparison
| Feature | Data App using Bold BI | Data App using Development Tools and Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Development Effort | Very minimal (around 10 hours = $750) | Extensive (240 hours = $18,000) |
| Additional Screens/Dashboards | Business users can create and maintain | Development team must be involved |
| Publishing New Functionality | Minimal testing needed, no code changes | Elaborate testing required for new code |
Summary
Even for those already utilizing Syncfusion Essential Studio, Bold BI:
- Empowers business users
- Reduces development time
- Accelerates decision-making
- Enables enterprise-wide analytics at scale
- Provides a comprehensive BI platform, beyond just UI components
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