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GoodData and SnapLogic Deliver “Data to a Dashboard in a Week”

Free Snap Connects Practically Any Data for Dashboards and Analytics;

Free Webinar to Showcase GoodData Integration Capabilities

Aug. 10, 2010 — GoodData and SnapLogic, the visionary cloud integration company, today announced the addition of the free GoodData Snap to SnapLogic’s SnapStore.  The Snap makes it easy to bring data from relational databases, internal applications, and other systems into GoodData for fast and comprehensive dashboarding, visualization, reporting, and data analysis.  In addition, GoodData can connect with any other data connector available in the SnapStore, including common SaaS, Social, and Enterprise applications.  The GoodData Snap is now available for download at http://store.snaplogic.com/products/good-data.

To demonstrate best practices in GoodData integration, the two companies will host a free webinar titled “Data to a Dashboard in a Week” on Thursday, Aug.12 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.  To register, visit:

http://www.snaplogic.com/l/webinar-gooddata.html?lf1=9487942f91721132318d175345.

GoodData provides a comprehensive Business Intelligence service that delivers everything businesses need to create dashboards, to perform operational reporting, and to conduct deep ad hoc data analysis quickly and easily.  These powerful features sit atop a robust business intelligence and data-warehousing platform.

“We promise our customers data to dashboard in a week instead of complex business intelligence implementations,” said Sam Boonin, vice president, marketing, GoodData.  “Working with SnapLogic makes data integration with GoodData as easy as a snap.”

Key features of the GoodData Snap:

• Seamless GoodData Integration: Integrate GoodData with CRM, ERP, and other systems to raise business intelligence to the next level
• Visual Modeling: Map DataFlows with drag-and-drop visual tools without writing a single line of code
• Automated GoodData: Create GoodData data marts directly within SnapLogic or add data to existing projects

“Great partners like GoodData with disruptive technology and innovative solutions are key to our success strategy for the SnapStore,” said Sanjay Raghu, director, strategic alliances and SnapStore,  SnapLogic.  “We are excited about the launch of the GoodData Snap and the tremendous integration value it delivers to GoodData customers.”

About GoodData

GoodData is the first company to offer a complete business intelligence platform-as-a-service (BI PaaS), providing our customers and partners operational dashboards, advanced reporting and data warehousing at a fraction of the cost and complexity of other approaches.  GoodData is headquartered in San Francisco and located in the cloud at www.gooddata.com.

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