Conrad Host

Your business intelligence solution will be created by our Consulting team using a unique process and custom toolset. This makes us very fast and efficient and more cost-effective than our competitors.

When the work is ready, we will deploy your implementation to our state-of-the-art proprietary subscription host called Conrad. It runs onsite on your equipment so your data is safe and secure.

The Conrad host will orchestrate all your analytical processes and keep your insights flowing.

Our Conrad Host plans include:

Essential

$700

/month

Essential Analysis
Only 1 Source
Full Loads
Daily Schedule
1 Hr Maintenance

Essential Plus

$850

/month

Essential Analysis
Only 1 Source
Full/Delta Loads
Daily Schedule
1 Hr Maintenance

Standard

$1,350

/month

Standard Analysis
Up to 3 Sources
Full Loads
Daily Schedule
1 Hr Maintenance

Advanced

$2,400

/month

Advanced Analysis
Up to 5 Sources
Full/Delta Loads
Daily Schedule
2 Hrs Maintenance

Extreme

$4,600

/month

Extreme Analysis
Unlimited Sources
Full/Delta Loads
Daily/Hourly Schedule
3 Hrs Maintenance

Need a custom plan?  Contact sales for pricing.

One-Year Term
Because successfully implementing a BI program is a long-term process, we require that you agree to a one year term for the Conrad Host. Typically as your platform matures, the depth and significance of your insights will increase substantially with more complex advanced analytics. You can increase or decrease your host plan to correspond to your analytical need with a 30-day notice.

What if I need a one-time solution using business intelligence?

Although we are a firm believer in developing reusable BI programs, we know sometimes this is not possible. Learn more about our ad-hoc consulting.

What are the different Types of Analysis?

  • Essential Analysis is primarily descriptive. We typically use the following dimension types: slowly changing, inferred, conformed, degenerate, and our own special date/time dimension.
  • Standard Analysis expands the Essential Analysis to include some diagnostic work. We typically add junk and role-playing dimensions at this level.
  • Advanced Analysis expands the Standard Analysis to even more complex diagnostic insights. We typically add type-2 dimensions and snapshot captures at this level. This level also lays a foundation for advanced analytical add-ons like Scenario Analysis.
  • Extreme Analysis expands the Advanced Analysis to leverage high-performance acquisition and model loads. We typically add rapidly changing dimensions at this level as well.
What is a Source?
A source is any system that provides data that we need to acquire to do analytics. Keep in mind, this is not an individual table of data but rather the system that holds the data. Some example sources would be: SQL Server, File System, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, Twitter, Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks, etc.

Can I add other sources to my plan?

Absolutely!  Each additional source only costs $200/month.

What’s the difference between a Full Load and a Delta Load?
A Full Load imports the entire table each time it is acquired. A Delta Load is more advanced and only applies to acquiring SQL Server objects. Instead of loading the whole table, a Delta Load uses a high-performance custom process to synchronize the copy of the data with the source. It is used to acquire objects with a lot of rows.
What does Maintenance cover?
Maintenance handles implementing minor updates. Some examples include column name changes or column type adjustments. Additional maintenance can be scheduled two weeks in advance for $90/hour. Depending on availability, immediate maintenance is available at $125/hour during work hours and $150/hour after hours.
What Technology does the Conrad Host use?
The Conrad Host is a Windows service that uses SQL Server as its backend for processing and storage. You are responsible for the SQL Server implementation. All visuals and reports will be created in Power BI and will source data either from the SQL Server or in some high performance implementations, a tabular model on SSAS.  The ConradBI onboarding team will help work through the setup details.

Prices and terms are subject to change.