====Using ARDI As A Platform====

While ARDI has a number of [[clients]] targeted at a range of users, ARDI is also extremely useful as a **platform** to develop data-driven tools and visualisations.

While the [[ardicreatorguide:introduction|Site Builders Guide]] covers the basics of setting up a new ARDI system, this guide is intended for users that want to use ARDI to perform analytics, visualisations and develop AI and machine-learning solutions.

===Do I Need An ARDI Server?===

Not for most of the examples.

In many cases, you'll be able to follow-along with most of these examples by downloading the provided code and using one of our ARDI demo servers.

**NOTE:** While you'll be able to build solutions (like reports and interactive displays), you'll miss out on being able to use the ARDI UI. Actions that are normally automatic will have to be done manually, such as running your reports.

===Key Topics===

[[assets|What is an ARDI Asset?]] \\
[[aql|The ARDI Query Language]] \\
[[excel_and_powerquery|Getting Query Data in Excel]] \\
[[creating_a_traditional_report|Traditional Reports]] \\
[[non-traditional_reports|Non-Traditional Reports]] \\
[[agency|Alerts]] \\
[[drawings|Live Drawings]] \\
[[creating_live_models|Live Models]] \\
[[triggering_code|Responding to Events]] \\
[[full_cycle|Full Cycle Integration]] \\

===Continue Reading===

[[assets|What is an ARDI Asset?]]