Select the best BI tool for your organization

The third edition of the independent BI Tools Survey, published in January 2010, has uncovered some interesting features and shortcomings of the most popular business intelligence (BI) tools in the marketplace. Passionned Group, an independent consultancy and research company based in Leusden, The Netherlands, compared Business Intelligence tools across five broad categories and more than 70 criteria considered important for high productivity and Business Intelligence systems that actually add value to your organization.

Background - List of BI tools - Criteria - Ranking - Contents - Order

Many customers from all over the world have already downloaded the report and got real benefits from using the information it contains. The thirteen major worldwide players (see logos below) in Business Intelligence have contributed to the survey. Get immediate insight into which BI tools have scored well on the categories and criteria that are important to you. By doing so you will ensure that your organization gets the best BI tool for your needs.

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SAS Institute and Microstrategy score the most points

For the last 10 years the market has been dominated by the BI tools Cognos and Business Objects. When you consider the results of the new survey SAS Institute and Microstrategy were the two products that came out the best. Creating successful BI systems is very complex, because different types of companies have different requirements. In our view it would be a mistake to restrict the initial choice to one or two companies just because they have a large market share. Read more in the section 'ranking by category' or download the BI Tool Survey Report.

Role based reporting and dashboarding

Some BI tools apply the principle of role based reporting From research carried out amongst hundreds of organizations, it is fairly clear that role based reporting and dashboarding can be a highly effective means of business intelligence success. By personalizing reports, analysis and dashboards, based on the role(s) the person has in an organization, we can ensure that initially they see only the information that they are interested in. Read why role based reporting and dashboarding should be considered.

Has there been a marriage between BI and Performance management tooling?

Has there been a marriage between Business intelligence and Performance management tools? Since Howard Dresner coined the expression “Business Intelligence” in 1989 almost every consultant, vendor and indeed customer has developed their own interpretation of what he meant. The vendors in particular need to add new sources of revenu each year so they have created new products like CPM (corporate performance management) which are an “essential” part of Information Management. Some people (analysts) think these technologies will converge to form one product, Enterprise Performance Management. They both use data to provide information, often use the same metadata, so why shouldn't they merge into one package? Read why this may be a problem.

Making Business Intelligence Tools successful

In this research paper you will find the results of a three year study into the success factors of Business Intelligence and Performance management. The study was initiated to gain more insight into which factors actually determine the success (or otherwise) of these initiatives. In this clearly written research paper you will discover the secrets of success for Business Intelligence and Performance Management.

Order the BI Tool Survey Report

Get all information to select the best Business Intelligence tooling for the best price by ordering the BI Tool 2010 Survey Report. For just EURO 575 (approx US$ 812) excluding sales tax you will get real insight into using BI tools to build successful BI applications and we will send you results of comparing 13 BI tools across 70 criteria. Open the table of contents to see what's in the BI Tool Survey Report . The price is stated in Euros and excludes local taxes. Applicable taxes will be applied during the checkout process.

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