Board Review

BOARD was founded in 1994 and has since held its headquarters in Chiasso, Switzerland. Today, BOARD International operates in 15 countries worldwide and assists customers across a wide range of industries. The software is an all-in-one solution for building business analytics and planning applications. It provides easy-to-use tools that every business can benefit from, and no coding is required.

Pricing and packages are not published on the company’s website, however, you can sign up on the site to request a free demo.

Toolkit

BOARD makes it easy for business users to build customized analytics, planning, and simulation applications. BOARD objects, such as reports, graphs, spreadsheets, maps, etc., can be positioned on the screen in containers called “BOARD Capsules”, using a drag-and-drop interface. Objects synchronize with each other and the database immediately, which means that they automatically react to user actions.

BOARD Pre-Built Apps

Use pre-built apps to quickly implement solutions that are already integrated with your BOARD environment. This is a great way to save time and work more efficiently.

Server Clustering

The advanced in-memory server cluster architecture that BOARD offers, allows server workloads to be shared on an unlimited number of nodes. This leads to cutting-edge technological resolutions of issues that usually arise from large data volumes, a high number of users, 14/7 availability, GEO-latency, etc.

Cloud or On-Premise

Businesses can choose between on-premise, on-hosting, or on-cloud based on their needs, and can easily change between the different models as their business evolves.

BOARD Cloud Applications

BOARD Cloud is loaded with an impressive array of pre-built applications including:

BOARD FP&A –  a turnkey application that combines enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting with self-service analysis, reporting, dash-boarding, and analytics. BOARD FC allows businesses to gain deep financial and operational insights. BOARD RFM works by analyzing customers purchasing frequency, recency, and expenses and placing them in groups. The data is viewed for analysis planning and forecasting.

Data Connectivity

BOARD offers a broad range of pre-built dedicated data connectors that minimize the time and effort required to access and use your data. With BOARD software you can create fully customized applications that will lead you to make better business decisions.

When it comes to reporting and integrations, there are a number of different features and capabilities that users will find useful.

Upload Data

Uploading data can be done by connecting to any data source, uploading a file or dataset, and even enriching existing data modules by blending them with other data sets.

Drag-and-Drop Objects

Objects in your dashboard can be moved and edited using a simple drag-and-drop interface. You can organize things how you’d like them on your board without spending too much time on configuring custom visualizations.

Define Business Rules

Define business rules and logic that will apply to your objects, data, and workflow, in order to model typical business processes and turn your analyses into performance management applications.

BOARD is relatively easy to use, as they place an emphasis on creating a programming-free experience so that businesses can quickly develop and maintain applications without having to rely on heavy IT support. It is a self-service data-discovery environment, and there are many articles and videos in the support site for users that require additional assistance and onboarding.