Performance, Particularly on System i P5 and P10 Models
NGS-IQ is designed for i5/OS. Your queries run in batch and the software is designed to encourage offline development, presentation, and analysis. For example, when using IQ Client, you need not be signed on to the System i except when transferring a query definition to or from your PC and the System i. When using the SmartView OLAP module, you work offline over a read-only set of data that you can format, pivot, chart, highlight, and drill into without consuming System i resources. NGS’ Business Performance Dashboards utilize the Adobe Flash Player to provide you with dynamic, graphical presentations of query output stored on the IFS of the System i. The queries that deliver the data to the IFS can be run from a job scheduling utility or on demand, but users navigating through a performance dashboard to view the various charts, tables and other elements in the model use virtually zero i5/OS resources.
In contrast, except when using the separately licensed and priced Active Reports feature, QU2 users must have a live connection to the System i when developing and viewing reports. IBM spokespeople have provided varying information about the CPW and disk arm requirements of QU2.
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Last Updated: November 15, 2007 |
