It's time to take a break from the world of analysis and visualization and learn something about the Spotfire environment. So far, the focus has been on the detailed work of the analyst or report author, but Spotfire is much more than an analysis tool for individuals; it is an enterprise application with multiple components. This chapter is primarily targeted toward the Spotfire administrator. However, Spotfire Automation Services is covered in detail, so skip to that bit if you need to run an automated job in Spotfire to load some data, export a PDF, or send an email.
If you are not an administrator, I recommend that you skim read this chapter so that you have an understanding of the general concepts and can come back to it for future reference—or take the book to a meeting with your IT organization so that you can understand what&apos...