BI still in growth territory

Worldwide business intelligence (BI) software revenue will reach $13,8-billion in 2013, a 7% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. The market is forecast to reach $17,1-billion by 2016. “BI and analytics have grown to become the fourth-largest application...

SAS releases new version of Visual Analytics

The power of SAS Visual Analytics is now available for work groups and midsize businesses. The new version of SAS’ visual data exploration software, combining business intelligence with the world’s leading analytics, includes added graphical display options and...

SMBs can benefit from BI

Whenever they hear the term “business intelligence” (BI), owners of small-to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) might be under the wrongful impression that it is a solution meant to be implemented only by major corporations and large enterprises with multi-million...

Master data management with Software AG

There has been much hype written around master data management (MDM) – indeed, analyst firm Gartner released their Hype Cycle report last year. Gartner describes MDM as “a technology-enabled business discipline that helps organisations achieve a ‘single version...

Is BI an opportunity or a minefield?

According to Gartner, business intelligence (BI) has been the top action item for CIOs worldwide for the last year. Only recently displaced, BI remains a close second behind mobility. Since the largest driver for mobility remains BI, it seems the more things change,...