Bulien LLP

Alteryx

Alteryx is a low code, no-code, code-friendly data analytics system designed to democratise and demystify data problems in any organisation. It allows data of any type to be ingested from any source then transformed to produce highly efficient data pipelines with huge time and cost savings through efficient process.

Features

• Self-service data workflow platform
• Code-free, drag & drop interface
• Seamlessly connect to multiple sources, including legacy, via pre-built APIs
• Prep, blend, cleanse, analyse - all in a single platform
• Data design, extraction & manipulation (ETL/ELT)
• Faster processing with cached workflows
• Outstanding community-based support & network
• Clear annotated workflows - transparent and transferable
• Automation of repeatable workflows with scheduling
• Advanced predictive, prescriptive, statistical & geospatial analytics

Benefits

• Connect, prep, blend, cleanse, analyse, model - all without programming
• Connect to all sources - Redshift, Hadoop, via API etc.
• Reduce data prep burden on analysts & data scientists
• Clear backlogs of all analytics use cases
• Drive efficiency through automation & scheduling of repeatable workflows
• Enrich existing data with demographic, firmographic or spatial data
• Make data accessible and consumable across the entire organisation
• Output seamlessly to multiple BI platforms, AI platforms, warehouses etc.
• Deploy, manage & monitor productionised predictive & machine learning models
• Improve data-driven decision making across organisation

£4,155 a licence a year

• Education pricing available
• Free trial available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

730965956854043

Contact

Bulien - Machine Learning, AI, ETL, Data blend, Predictive Analytics, Data Warehousing, Cloud Services
02039621778
admin@bulien.com

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
  • Community cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
• Service constraints: The solution is based on WIndows Operating systems either Physical or virtual in cloud. Maintenance windows will be manually planned for the patches and upgrades.
• System requirements:
  • Minimum: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10
  • MacOS virtual machine installation required
  • 4 core minimum chip/CPU required
  • 2.5Ghz or faster processor
  • 8GB RAM minimum
  • 500Gb to 1TB minimum disk size
  • ARM chips are currently unsupported
  • Languages, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese
  • Windows Server 2016 64 bit or later
  • Embedded and managed MongoDB or MS SQL

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support response times: This differs depending on the support package purchased.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: This differs depending on the support package being purchased but can be less than 1 hour response times and 24/7/365 if required.
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: All of the above depending on the use case.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
  • Other
• Other documentation formats: Word
• End-of-contract data extraction: We do not store any data nor does Alteryx.
• End-of-contract process: The costs of the software are annual, paid upfront and on a subscription basis. If the license is not renewed the product will not allow access. Since no data is stored in the software there is no issue with data loss. Workflow templates and associated files are still available for a client to save should they wish to load them into a licensed version of the software that they own.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Chrome
• Application to install: Yes
• Compatible operating systems:
  • MacOS
  • Windows
• Designed for use on mobile devices: No
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 A
• Description of service interface: The desktop platform delivers an REST API service interface for requesting and pushing data. The server solution provides a rest API for a comprehensive collection of endpoints for service layer functionality. ; Alteryx designer desktop provides a comprehensive interface to allow users to wrangle and prepare data, machine learning, location intelligence. Alteryx server provides a browser based gallery interface for users and admins to run and interact with workflows and provide scheduled automated outcomes
• Accessibility standards: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Accessibility testing: Currently, in designer, users can add tools to the canvas run workflows and interpret their data using nothing but the keyboard and a screen reader.All of our testing has been done by our in-house accessibility expert, who is a user of assistive technology. All testing was done manually with a screen reader and keyboard, as well as a contrast checker and other various manual tools.
• API: No
• Customisation available: No

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Each user has dedicated install and performance is tied to the power of the machine in use. It cannot take into account the load on the data systems being used in the processing. ; The server can be scaled horizontally to run multiple processes in parallel with dedicated resources.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: Customer managed or service managed telemetry is available
• Reporting types:
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Alteryx

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Supplier-defined controls
• Penetration testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest: Other
• Other data at rest protection approach: Data is not at rest within the application - data at rest remains in your data storage and applications. The metadata about the application configuration is stored in a MongoDB or SQL database.
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Data sanitisation type: Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
• Equipment disposal approach: A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Data is not stored in the system itself so there is no need to export data. The product is designed to build data pipelines (workflows) that clients use to transform data upstream of Alteryx for further analysis either within the product or elsewhere in systems such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik or anything else.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF
  • Other
• Other data export formats: Any
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF
  • Other
• Other data import formats:
  • There are several native data upload tools
  • Any non standard connections can be built using native tooling

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks:
  • Private network or public sector network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Bonded fibre optic connections
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
  • Other
• Other protection between networks: The desktop/server solution is installed within your network with all your transit controls in place between the user desktop and the data sources
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
  • Other
• Other protection within supplier network: Connections to data sources are encrypted in transit. Alteryx Server can be deployed utising SSL communications and interfaces

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: Alteryx requires a cloud service to be deployed onto which it can be accessed which has it's own SLA's for availability that are defined by the user depending on individual requirements. Therefore for the software itself this is not applicable.
• Approach to resilience: Alteryx Server can be deploted in HA/DR architectures with additional licenses.
• Outage reporting: Alteryx requires a cloud service to be deployed onto which it can be accessed which has it's own SLA's for outages that are defined by the user depending on individual requirements. As the deployment resides in your infrastructure then outages will follow your system processes.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Other
• Other user authentication: The desktop access is controlled by named user licensing - Server is accessible via username/password, Active Directory control or SAML services with a least based access permissions basis. Acces to support will be via an Supprt portal with the option for named users only.
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: The desktop access is controlled by named user licensing - Server is accessible via username/password, Active Directory control or SAML services with a least based access permissions basis. Acces to support will be via an Supprt portal with the option for named users only.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication:
  • Username or password
  • Other
• Description of management access authentication: A license admin can control who gets a user license. The server admin has access via username/password, Active Directory control or SAML services

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: You control when users can access audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: You control when users can access audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: No

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards:
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • Other
• Other security governance standards: Governance is a multi-layered approach. Our framework does not rely on only one control point or only one tool; instead, we outline how preventative or detective controls can be leveraged through the entire analytic lifecycle.
• Information security policies and processes: A comprehensive data security framework that is compliant with major security standards — SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: The software components of Alteryx are developed in line with our Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) policy. Alteryx uses a risk-based approach when applying SDLC methodology, which may include performing security architecture reviews, automated security scans, and external penetration testing. Alteryx performs periodic security code reviews and scans source code as well as packaged software to monitor against malicious threats.Alteryx follows industry-standard security practices to identify and resolve vulnerabilities before and after product release to provide reliable, secure products. Vulnerabilities go through evaluation, rating, prioritization. Updates released to address vulnerabilities in supported versions, cumulative fixes incorporated in major and minor releases
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: Alteryx has a comprehensive vulnerability management program that manages any reported or suspected vulnerability across its lifecycle, with defined processes that cover identification, assessment, prioritization, remediation, verification, and reporting.
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: Alteryx leverages modern threat detection and prevention systems to safeguard and monitor against malicious exploitation, unauthorized disclosure, modification, and destruction.
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: The Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (CIRP) establishes the actions and procedures that; help the Security Operation Center (SOC) team prepare for and respond to security incidents.; The plan includes how to initiate responsive action, remediate adverse consequences, document lessons learned; and continuously improve the incident response processes. The CIRP is regularly tested using a combination; of planned reviews and live simulations along with periodic training.

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: Yes
• Connected networks:
  • Public Services Network (PSN)
  • Police National Network (PNN)
  • NHS Network (N3)
  • Joint Academic Network (JANET)
  • Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN)
  • Health and Social Care Network (HSCN)
  • Other
• Other public sector networks: Alteryx can connect to any network using native connector tooling

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Bulien has been a carbon negative company since 2021, with a compehensive sustainability plan for an SME of our size. We consider our working environment and transport in everything we do, and work with global tree planting associations to help plant trees where they're needed most.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Bulien switched to an entirely work-from-home model as default for all staff to ensure safety, comfort & convenience during the pandemic and thereafter, In 2022, Bulien made the Mental Health at Work Commitment. The Alteryx ADAPT Program - The Advancing Data and Analytic Potential Together (ADAPT) program was launched for those impacted by COVID-19. As a result of changes in employment, Alteryx provided resources and Community-supported data science and analytics skills as well as a 90-day Alteryx Designer license for free.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Bulien has a successful apprenticeship scheme, both in terms of apprentices joining the business but also with existing employees continuuing their education through apprenticeship. We supply guest lectures to universities and schools in the region. Alteryx SparkED is an education program empowering students to succeed in the data economy, by supplying free educational software licensing, learning paths & certification.

  Equal opportunity

  Bulien is an equal opportunities employer. We pride ourselves on creating a diverse workforce since we believe this creates a highly empowered and positive impact on the work we do. We deliver perpetual in-house training & development to all staff, enhanced by external offerings wherever applicable/desired. We supply a wide program of free to attend webinars on a bi-weekly basis, showcasing a variety of different technologies.

  Wellbeing

  Bulien is committed to employee wellbeing. We regularly hold wellbeing and mental health days and encourage a culture of openess and trust including health issues, further education opportunities and other activities such as away days that foster a culture of happy, healthy people. Through the Alteryx for Good program, Alteryx delivers game-changing benefits of breakthrough data science & analytics capabilities to schools, universities, and non-profit organisations. Both Bulien and Alteryx grant employees wellness days for mental health. Whilst not at the threshold number of employees (500), Bulien is working towards the mental health standard associated with Thriving at Work.

Pricing

• Price: £4,155 a licence a year
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: Yes
• Description of free trial: Trials are available. Alteryx aslo offer free licenses to higher education under their SparkED program.

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at admin@bulien.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.