Varigence

Varigence
Private company
Industry Computer software, Business intelligence tools
Founded 2008
Founder Scott Currie[1]
Headquarters Greenville, South Carolina
Area served
 Global
Products Biml, Mist, Vivid
Website http://varigence.com/

Varigence is a software firm headquartered in Greenville, SC that specializes in the development of business intelligence tools. Varigence is the creator of Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml).

History

Varigence was founded in 2008 by former Microsoft employee Scott Currie.[1] Varigence is headquartered in Greenville, SC and has offices in Seattle, WA.

In 2009, Varigence released Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml). In October 2011, Varigence held the $10,000 Biml Challenge at the annual PASS Summit in Seattle, Washington. A $10,000 grand prize was given to the person who could complete a business intelligence task the fastest using Biml[2]

Products

Varigence products work primarily on top of the Microsoft business intelligence stack.

Biml

Business Intelligence Markup Language(Biml) is an XML-based language that allows you to describe your BI solution in a declarative fashion, similarly to using HTML to describe how a web page should appear. In addition, you can embed BimlScript (C# or VB.NET code) into Biml, in the same way that ASP.NET works with HTML. This allows for large numbers of packages to be created with a minimal amount of code.[3]

In June 2011 key portions of the Biml engine, including dynamic package generation, were contributed to the BIDS Helper open source project hosted on CodePlex.[3][4] In September 2012,BimlScript.com a community website for developing and sharing Biml solutions to BI problems, and contributing Biml content to share with others was launched. Along with tutorials, walkthroughs, and videos, the site provides an online Biml editor.[5]

Mist

Mist is an IDE for authoring Biml code and building BI assets. Mist leverages visual design capabilities and debugging features to simultaneously edit entire business intelligence models, including relational tables, SSIS packages, and cubes.[1] Mist also incorporates modern programming IDE features, including text editors with syntax highlighting, Intelliprompt and quick-info displays, source control integration, and multi-monitor support.

Vivid

Vivid is an add in for ExcelOLAP pivot tables, collaboration, and rich commentary that improves the way users interact with Excel.[6] Vivid provides more than 100 features that enable users to work more efficiently and effectively with SSAS/OLAP pivot tables inside Microsoft Excel.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Leonard, Andy; Masson, Matt; Mitchell, Tim; Moss, Jessica; Ufford, Michelle (2012). "Chapter 17: Business Intelligence Markup Language". SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns. APress. p. 456. ISBN 978-1430237716.
  2. ↑ "Varigence Sponsors the $10,000 Biml Challenge at PASS Summit 2011". Seattle, WA. October 11, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Welch, John (June 7, 2011). "Biml Package Generator". BIDS Helper. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ Tok, Wee-Hyong; Parida, Rakesh; Masson, Matt; Ding, Xiaoning; Sivashanmugam, Kaarthik (2012). Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 511. ISBN 978-0735665859.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to BimlScript.com". BimlScript.com. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Webb, Chris (November 23, 2010). "Two client tools – Bonavista Dimensions and Varigence Vivid – and yet more idle speculation". Retrieved November 21, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.