An overview of the Spotfire platform

The Spotfire platform uses a client/server architecture in which users analyze their data using the various Spotfire clients (desktop, web, and mobile):

The main components are discussed as follows.

Spotfire server

This is the central part of the Spotfire architecture. It is a Java Tomcat web application that runs on Windows or Linux. It is the administrative center of any Spotfire environment. It provides the tools for configuring and administering the Spotfire environment and, through the various Spotfire clients, enables users to access their data, create visualizations, and share them with coworkers or with the world. The Spotfire server enables the following activities:

• Authenticates...