Qlik announces Qlik Sense Cloud Business

Qlik has announced that Qlik Sense Cloud Business, its SaaS-based visual analytics solution, is now available for SMBs, groups and teams to create, manage, and share analytics in the cloud.  Powered by the patented QIX Associative Indexing Engine, Qlik Sense Cloud Business provides the scalability and performance of the industry-proven Qlik visual analytics platform in a complete cloud environment.  By lowering the barrier to entry with a flexible, low-cost monthly subscription, streamlined administration and a fully web-based experience, customers can now benefit from Qlik Sense Cloud Business immediately with no capital costs or commitments.

“Business groups are increasingly distributed, with members in different geographies and environments.  The ability to have a consistent experience on any device, anywhere in the world ensures teams can work together quickly and seamlessly.  Evolving requirements are driving the replacement of a monolithic stack solution with Qlik, a micro-services platform designed for the cloud,” said Anthony Deighton, Qlik CTO & SVP of Products. “We built the category for user-driven, self-service BI and now we continue to expand the market by creating an extensible, cloud-first platform that companies of all sizes can consider the centrepiece of their analytics strategy.”

With its drag-and-drop interface and cutting-edge visualization experience in a responsive, HTML5 client, Qlik Sense Cloud Business extends the power of data-driven insights to users and groups throughout an organization of any size. Its intuitive design enables users of all technical skill levels to quickly and easily create, manage, and collaborate with meaningful analytic apps.  Responsive design capabilities offer analysis on-the-go from any device – regardless of size – including touch, drill, and interact features, with no additional steps necessary.  Because Qlik Sense Cloud Business offers a completelyweb-based experience, users of all technical skills can get started instantly, and data and applications are always easily available and accessible.

Qlik Sense Cloud Business includes governance features for groups to deploy and manage a series of analytical apps.

With this cloud-based model, organizations can add new users and apps as requirements change, with the elasticity to support current and future needs.

More than 100,000 users are visualizing data with Qlik Sense Cloud. Qlik Sense Cloud Business is available now for $25 per user, per month.