In a recent poll among the visitors to this website, it has become clear that mobile business intelligence (BI) is no longer just a hype. More than 75% of those who voted believe that business intelligence will become completely mobile in the near future.
The business case for mobile BI is very strong
This is hardly a strange outcome since the business case for mobile BI is very strong. In addition, managers love gadgets like smartphones and tablets. The future of BI is mobile. We asked visitors: ”Business intelligence will become completely mobile in the near future”.
Possibly they believe that mobile BI will become a commodity
A small number of voters (17%) did not (completely) agree with the statement in the poll. Possibly they believe that mobile BI will become a commodity, but that a small part of BI will be consumed in traditional ways: viewing reports and dashboards on desktops and laptops. And I guess they are right, being able to do thorough analysis requires people to have devices like big screens, a mouse and the possibility to switch easily between windows.
Increase the usage of key information
Mobile BI will clearly increase the usage of key information by managers and employees. With BI apps on smartphones and tablets, users of these devices are only limited by their internet connections. Figures can be viewed from everywhere in almost any situation. From a BI study among 389 organizations it became clear that one of the biggest success factors for business intelligence is the use of information for analysis, process improvement, innovation and action. When managers consistently do the above and mobile BI may well support this, it is hardly surprising that the performance of the company will increase. Assuming they take the right decisions and actions!
Do BI vendors support mobile BI?
The question is whether all business intelligence vendors are ready for mobile BI. The answer is in our BI Tool Survey 2012 where we compared 16 tools for business intelligence on 103 selection criteria.
In our new poll we are asking if people are considering moving to BI in the cloud. On the left side of this webpage you can see the poll. Please let your voice be heard: vote.
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