Business Intelligence Tools

We know that business intelligence tools differ substantially in terms of functionality, usability and price. How can we quickly determine the main differences, strengths and weaknesses and the costs of the BI tool you want to use? And how do we quickly identify the BI tool which fits your organization best? Read the BI Tool Survey. Why buy?

One possibility is to contact the supplier and ask them what functionality their solution provides; but then it’s going to take a great deal of your time to get all the information. You may also not be certain that the business intelligence vendors are providing honest answers. What you need is validated information from someone you trust and who has expert knowledge in the field of business intelligence.

Business Intelligence Tools Comparison

The independent BI Tool Survey 2012 has uncovered some interesting features and shortcomings of the most popular Business Intelligence tools or BI reporting tools as they are often called in the marketplace. Passionned Group, an independent consultancy and research company based in The Netherlands, compared sixteen BI tools across nine broad categories and more than 100 criteria that are considered important for high productivity and actually adding value to your organization.

Many customers from all over the world have already bought the report and got real benefits from using the information it contains. The sixteen most important business intelligence vendors (see logos below) have contributed to the survey. Get immediate insight into which BI tools have scored well in the categories and BI tool selection criteria that are important to you. By doing so you will ensure that your organization gets the best BI tool for its needs.

Get all information to select the best tool for the best price by ordering the BI Tool Survey 2012. The Economy Edition, which does not contain the detailed answers, is available for just € 575 excluding sales tax. You will get genuine insight into using BI tools to build successful BI applications and we will send you the report comparing 16 Business Intelligence tools on 103 criteria. The Full Edition which contains all the answers to the 103 questions costs € 725 (price in US$ on the order page).

Open the table of contents to see what's in the BI Tool Survey 2012. The price is in Euros and US$ and excludes local taxes. Applicable taxes will be applied during the checkout process - there are no taxes for customers outside the European Union.

Join our Business Intelligence Training in Amsterdam

From research carried out amongst hundreds of organizations, it has become clear that role based reporting and dashboarding can be a highly effective means of achieving 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 when it comes to achieving success with implementing business intelligence.

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

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 revenue 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.

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