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What does Real-Time Intelligence mean to you? How about Dashboards or Workspaces? These terms and many more are loaded with hype but what exactly do they mean? To help you better understand these terms, we've created the Jackopedia. If it's related to Real-Time Intelligence, the Jackopedia is your resource. And if you don't see something that should be here, send us a note! _________________________________________________________________________
Real-Time Intelligence (RTI) is about getting the right information to the right person at the right time in order for end-users to make accurate and timely decisions. To fulfill this mission, you need access to live information sources (instead of cached or warehoused data), fast tools that let you mash and display this information in the way you want it, and easy ways to socialize the information among your decision-makers. This is what Information Week had to say about Real-Time Intelligence all the way back in 2002:
Apps are the output of your Real-Time Intelligence processes. They combine information from mashables and Mashups, and then display it in portable formats that run wherever you need your Real-Time Intelligence. Apps can easily be shared, cloned, and reused in HTML pages, in Java-based portals, Microsoft SharePoint, and even run in your favorite mobile device. You can create basic Apps with predefined views in Presto or you can create custom Apps to handle more complex user interface needs. Apps can also be combined together in workspaces to create comprehensive and interactive dashboards.
Mashups are combinations of information sources created by a user and saved as shareable software blocks. They define the real-time "mashing" (processing) of disparate data sources while still adhering to enterprise requirements for security, reliability and service governance. Mashups get information from mashables or from other Enterprise Mashups, allowing users to reuse and leverage Mashups throughout your organization. Below is an example of mashables on a drag-and-drop Mashup composer:
Mashables are information or data sources that have been registered for use in Mashups and/or Apps. Mashable sources can be internal applications in your organization that have a web feed or web service interface and are frequently based on common standards like SOAP, REST, RSS or Atom protocols. Mashable sources can also be external web feeds or web services, or they can be created virtually from databases, Excel worksheets, CSV or XML files, SharePoint lists and searches, or by web clipping data from web sites.
Workspaces allows users to easily add and arrange Apps into categories and tabs that are useful for daily work. Apps in a Workspace can be sychronized to work together to show detailed or related information. Apps in workspaces can also have bi-directional connectivity with other Apps within that workspace.
Views define a particular format to apply to a Mashup so it is easier to understand the information. Here are a few example views on the same set of information:
Views can also provide additional behavior by giving users new insights into their data. Presto has a set of built-in views, including graphs, maps, tables and charts, or more tech-savvy users can create new custom views.
Power Users are users who have the ability to use advanced features of programs which are beyond the abilities of "normal users" but are not necessarily capable of programming and system administration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_user).
End Users include salespeople, executives and analysts who use the information in the Enterprise App Store for daily business practices. While these users may be able to use drag-and-drop Presto tools to create simple Apps and Mashups, they are usually not capable of creating custom Apps.