Hi all,
I'm sure I'm not adding anything that anyone doesn't already know to this thread, but the threat from PowerBI is a very real one. It's certainly not because of features or functionality though. We have clients who have tried to move to PowerBI, against the will of their users, and have been unable to come close to replicating what they had in Qlik. We have multiple sites where they maintain Qlik in order to load, blend and prep the data, only to write it to a CSV that PowerBI can read so that management can see that the company is using the tool they have mandated should be used!
Whilst there is a perceived price and ease of adoption (because it feels a bit like Office) benefit from PowerBI we have to ensure that the route to evaluating Sense is as smooth as possible. For those who are happy to put their data in the Cloud this is excellent, I can spin up a demo over live data in my Instant Sense Application in an hour or two and that can be shared around the organisation. For Sense Client Managed time to PoC is not too bad, once servers have been provisioned. For those that need convincing, but don't have spare servers kicking around, Desktop can be a valuable tool in winning hearts and minds. To be fair though, the situations where the first or second options are not feasible are relatively few.
From the things I saw from QlikWorld, and other road map sessions, it is clear that Qlik see their direction of travel being aiming for, and winning, much bigger clients. Traditionally though Qlik has done incredibly well in the SME market and there are a number of businesses, including mine, who deliver great value in that sector using the Qlik platform. I believe it would be a crime for Qlik to loose that part of their market.
That's gone slightly off topic from where can you get the Desktop Unlock Key, but just thought I would share my perspective on things.
Cheers,
Steve
