Business Intelligence software’s biggest emerging technology over the next year or two will be from the smallest devices. Smartphones like the iPhone and the Android can access online data stores, analytical applications and other parts of the business intelligence stack.
This provides senior executives, field sales teams and retail clerks with real-time access to sales trends, potential inventory issues or supply chain glitches.
KPI’s on iPhone
For instance, the CEO of the MolsonCoors beer company uses his iPhone to check on key performance indicators and other business intelligence data, according to Katrina Coyle, global information officer.
Nine emerging BI technologies
Her comments were one of many examples of the rise of mobile device access to business intelligence software, data and analytics tools, and exemplified one of nine emerging technologies highlighted at the BI Summit, held last week in Las Vegas. In more than a dozen interviews over the three days of the event, I did a fact check on the nine emerging trends noted by Kurt Schlegel. Some agreed with his list, others had their own lists.
- More in memory analytics
- Use of columnar databases
- BI in the cloud
- Interactive visualisation
- No SQL anymore, increase use of Google
- Mobile Business Intelligence
- Analytical Master Data Management
- Data mash-ups
- Scenario modelling
Not all BI tools support these features, if you want to know which BI software support what trends, buy our BI Tool Survey.
Professionals will benefit greatly from mobile experience
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