ezyVet Data Lake compared to ezyVet reports and ezyVet API
It is important to know the differences between ezyVet reports, the ezyVet API, and ezyVet Data Lake.
If you know the differences between the three systems, you can make the best decision about which system to use for reporting and data visualization.
Note: All ezyVet sites have ezyVet reports that show in the Reporting primary tab. All sites also give access to the ezyVet API.
This table gives the differences:
| Feature or condition | ezyVet Data Lake | ezyVet reports | ezyVet API |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time data | Almost real-time | No | Yes |
| Fully custom reports that have high precision | Yes | No. You can use only the available settings of each report to get data. | No. The ezyVet API has limits for the available data. |
| Data from all organization sites in one location automatically | Yes | No. You must manually put together the data of each site. | No. You must manually put together the data of each site. |
| Easy data visualization and dashboards | Yes | No | No |
| Easy connection to dashboard software (for example, Tableau or Power BI) | Yes | No | No |
| Easy connection with a data warehouse | Yes | No | No |
| Easy to use with AWS services for data processing | Yes | No | No |
| Staff must know how to do programming | No | No | Yes |
| Staff must know how to do SQL queries | Yes | No | No |