Deploying & Sharing Analytics at Scale
Alteryx Server
Self-Service Data Analytics for Everyone
Scale
Run multiple
workloads
simultaneously
Share
Create, publish and
share applications and
Scale Alteryx to Publish APIs Empower everyone
Prep and analytic
improve decision to make data driven
Blend Data apps to
making and Schedule decisions
competitiveness the cloud Schedule and
automate jobs with
ease
Govern
Administer, manage
and control data access
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Designer Gallery Server
About Alteryx Server
A secure and scalable platform for sharing analytics to empower everyone
to make data-driven decisions while ensuring analytic governance.
Alteryx Server
• Automated scheduling & • Web interface for
data refresh sharing apps
Alteryx •
•
APIs, SDK, web services
Administration & monitoring
• Built in security,
data access and
Information
Designer version control Consumers
• Scalable
architecture
Alteryx Server Features
Workload Scaling API & App Sharing Analytic Governance
Scheduler Applications Administration & Monitoring
Simple, easy and secure method Create, publish, and modify Usage reporting, auditing and
to create, deploy, and manage applications from a single standardized logging
scheduled jobs tool
Scaling Processes APIs Data Management
Enable users to run multiple Every application deployed on the Data Access Controls, Transparency and
processes simultaneously Gallery/Server immediately management
exposes an API.
Production Ready Macros Version Control &
Seamlessly move from analytic design- Runtime container to Collaboration
time to analytic runtime package and deploy Improves the experience of multiple
repeatable processes & tools teams collaborating and managing
their enterprise grade analytics
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Retail Customer Case Study – Enabling a
data-driven organization
Benefits of using Alteryx Server at Sally Beauty
• Scalability - Pushing large workflows and reporting apps to the
server to free up analyst laptops from long running jobs
• Sharing – Using the self-service reporting apps in the Gallery to
allow other departments to be empowered with data
• Self-service - Analysts are now self-sufficient; no longer need to
rely on IT to pull data and flat files
• Automation – Scheduled and automated standard reporting and
now have more time for strategic CRM initiatives
• Productivity - Month end reporting went from 2-3 weeks down to
5 – 7 business days
• Reliability - 60% of reports built in Alteryx work flow. Allowed for
consistent and error- free automatic reporting
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Why Alteryx Server
Speed time to insight with highly
scalable workloads
Share and empower
everyone to make data driven
decisions
Reduce risk and
downtime with analytic
governance
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Next Steps
• Guided Trial • Resources:
• Obtain trial license • Installation and Configuration
• Schedule kickoff meeting • Quick Start Guide
• Establish success criteria • Technical Overview
• Server Installation: • Benchmarking Results
• downloads.alteryx.com • Alteryx Server Use Case
• Alteryx Technical Overview • Server Configuration:
• Alteryx Server Installation and Configuration Guide • Server Administrator (username and password)
access
• Service Account (access to required resources)
• SMTP Information (for Gallery setup and email
notifications)
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Alteryx Server – Default Configuration and Recommended
Specification
Server Specification
Machine O/S Chip Processor RAM Disk Size
64-bit MS Win Server 2008 Quad Core 2.5 GHz or 32GB RAM 1 TB
R2 or later Intel Xeon faster
• All components (Scheduler, Gallery, Worker
and Database) standard on single server
• Simple to install and easily scalable
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Alteryx Server – Distributed Workers
Scaling the Workers
• Scale out the Workers by
creating multiple Worker
nodes.
• This will increase the total
number of concurrent
workflows that can be
processed at any given time.
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Alteryx Server – Scaling the Backend Database
Scaling the MongoDB
Replica Set
• Scale out the MongoDB
Replica Set to create
multiple Database nodes.
• Useful for ensuring backups
and can improve overall
system performance.
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Alteryx Server – Scaling the Gallery
Scaling the Gallery
• Create multiple Gallery nodes
and place them behind a load
balancer.
• Handles increased load on the
Gallery. Recommended if you
have lots of Gallery users.
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SMALL MEDIUM LARGE XLARGE
0-20 Users 20-40 Users 40-100 Users 100+ Users
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Case Study: Powering Alteryx Gallery
• Deployed in the cloud on AWS
• Total usage data (for past 3 years since Gallery inception)
# of users who signed up 59,286
# of users who ran apps 3,739
# of apps that were published 3,949
# of apps that were run 147,612
# of times apps were run 245, 711
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