SpotOn Vantage Maps Momentum: Up and Running Fast!
Posted by Dave Kerr on Mon, Jan 31, 2011
They say nature abhors a vacuum.
So do managers of enterprise solutions, separated by a void, that can and should integrate with one another. Like, say, IBM Cognos business intelligence and Esri enterprise GIS.
It's hard for us to believe that it's been only a couple of months since we introduced our latest offering for SpotOn Vantage Maps, the Vantage Maps Starter Kit. This offering fills a void between these two complementary technologies. This is especially true for IBM Cognos customers:
- whose applications require interactive maps;
- who do not currently have access to Esri map servers, and,
- who lack the time, resources, or budget to implement a full enterprise mapping development project using a solution like the Google Maps API
We made some pretty bold statements about time to result in the two webinars we held on this new offering late last year.
We're happy to report: one of our early customers was up and running with this solution in their development environment in a matter of hours, from the time they started installing and configuring the software until they had their first geospatial business intelligence reports built. In fact, they caught us a little off guard when very shortly thereafter they indicated they were ready to take the next step and install it on their production servers.
How's that for quick turnaround, and instant extension of value for IBM Cognos business intelligence?