MicroStrategy 2022 October Release
We’re officially in the final quarter leading up to 2023.
And if you’ve been following this series of newsletter updates, you know we’ve been working towards providing the tools to design an enhanced analytics experience that is guided, actionable, and impactful. Most specifically our monthly release cadence has seen improvements to Workstation and the administrative experience, closing the parity gap to finalize the main powerhouse of product.
Today, we’re excited to announce that the October release is LIVE. And to no surprise, this release includes new administrative workflows to deliver an enhanced experience for users. Here are some of the top highlights:
Workstation and Administration
For October, we are introducing new features that enable administrators to prioritize job processing and improve performance — all within Workstation:
- Subscribe and deliver content with File Subscriptions. Easily send reports or documents to multiple file locations with expanded options.
- Dynamically deliver content to multiple folder paths on the file server with the File Bursting option, improving overall efficiency and timeliness of content delivery.
- Create both user and subscription fences to reserve nodes of a cluster environment with fencing, now available directly in Workstation. Fencing optimizes performance by enabling administrators to select specific user requests or subscriptions to process first based on priority level. For example, fences may be configured for users who require more processing power or high availability.
- Note that historically the fencing feature was only available in Command Manager. The fencing feature is now available in the Workstation tool to provide a more seamless administrative experience in one place.
- Preview Feature: The Content Cache Monitor is now available to preview. Monitor reports, documents, and dossier caches stored in MicroStrategy’s intelligence server memory. Note that the Cache Monitor also allows administrators to load, unload, or delete caches created by users from the memory. Make sure to turn on Preview Features in Workstation.
Next up, we’re also providing an enhanced selection of Workstation APIs. These new additions continue to advance the parity story between Developer and Workstation — the old versus the new.
Get the latest on new APIs in Workstation:
- Duplicate users with the first of two new Workstation APIs released this month.
- Manage quick search indices with Workstation APIs. Note that a quick search index is created when a project is loaded for the first time. Each time a project is loaded, or an object is created within a project, the search index will be updated.
New App Releases
We continue to advance the security and performance of our applications. For October, we’ve released new versions of the following applications. We recommend upgrading to the latest version:
- Library Mobile for Android & iOS (App Only)
- MicroStrategy App for macOS & Windows
- HyperMobile for Android & iOS
- HyperWeb for Chrome & Edge
Just now learning about the MicroStrategy App? The MicroStrategy App is the latest addition to the Library portfolio, providing a premiere viewing experience on the desktop. Built for business users and analysts alike, the app delivers an instant response experience with features unique to the app such as Smart Download and Automatic Refresh that predict and proactively download the content users need both online and offline. With limited to no load time, we’ve enhanced decision-making processes to drive operational efficiency. It’s a fan favorite here in the office at MicroStrategy HQ.
Download the desktop app from the Microsoft Store or App Store today.
MicroStrategy Cloud for Government
Checking in on the progress towards the official launch of MicroStrategy Cloud for Government? We’re almost ready and are expected to go live at the end of this month with our most powerful cloud offering to date. In the meantime, visit our main Government page to learn more about cloud-powered analytics for federal agencies. We also collaborated with Rick “Ozzie” Nelson, SVP of the Public Sector, on a LIVE global webinar to discuss how agencies can take analytics to the mission’s edge. Watch this to get the exclusive on why agencies leverage MicroStrategy over the rest, how to build transformational analytics apps with embedded intelligence, and our partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services.
To see the October features in action, you can download the latest release from the MicroStrategy Resource Center for on-prem deployments, or access MicroStrategy on AWS or Azure via the MicroStrategy Cloud Console. For more information and full documentation, visit the What’s New section of the Readme page.
From the MicroStrategy team, we thank you for your continued collaboration. We always say that your product success is our product success — and that’s true. In building the product roadmap and designing product features, our users are the driving force behind innovation.
And in the fourth quarter — we’re all about innovation. It’s all about fresh perspectives and thinking about analytics in a way that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible.
But as the term “innovation” has steadily increased in everyday business conversations, it begs the question…what does innovation truly mean to MicroStrategy?
Get ready to find out.
Regards,
Tim Lang
MicroStrategy CTO
