Free SaaS business intelligence

MicroStrategy reports it has introduced a public beta release of MicroStrategy Cloud Personal, a SaaS-based business intelligence offering designed to allow anyone to upload data to the MicroStrategy Cloud, analyze it and quickly share insights with colleagues or friends in a matter of minutes.

MicroStrategy Cloud Personal combines the company's Cloud, Visual Insight and Mobile technologies and permits users to view and share dashboards on the Web or via the Apple iPad, making it possible to spot trends, identify outliers and uncover insights that lay buried in Excel data. Users can also share their dashboards via e-mail or publish them to an unlimited audience via Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc. Simple security settings let users choose which visualizations they wish to share and which should remain private, claims MicroStrategy.