Business Intelligence Software
Business Intelligence Software, Tools and Supplier Vendors
The SAP Business Objects versions are outlined below.
The most current SAP BO version is 4.3 and this version is a major release so users should consider migrating to SAP BI 4.3 as soon as possible.
Note that SAP BI 4.2 end of support
SAP BO 4.4 Release date is pending.
SQL 2018 Server is likely to be the next re-incarnation of Microsoft’s Enteprise Business Intelligence toolset.
It is expected that SQL 2018 will further consolidate Microsoft’s roadmap into Azure, Artificial Intelligence and further integration with Data Science open source toolsets R language and Python.
Microsoft’s cloud strategy has become central to the business-focused company. Expect news on Container Services, Azure DocumentDB, and machine learning advances.
Connecting Windows IoT Core devices with SQL2018 and that “edge” computing and distributed computing should loom large, according to Microsoft watchers.
The next version of
Gartner Magic Quadrant Business Intelligence has been released.
BI platforms are now classified across three core dimensions, BI Analytics, Information Delivery and Integration.
Cloud BI is always on the ascendancy but for all the focus on the world of cloud these days, again the 2017 Magic Quadrant is lacking in cloud solutions.
Microsoft breaks through in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms due to the
Almost all organisations struggle to turn an Enterprise Business Intelligence strategy into a workable, cohesive operating model for the business stakeholders.
Lack of investment, indifference to data quality and the sheer effort required to make it work mean that many fall by the wayside.
Good data quality costs money, requires strong discipline and management controls – attributes that most organisations have little appetite for.
Many organisations are lured away from climbing the peak of Enterprise Business Intelligence into “Big Data” and “Analytics” eager to try the brave new world of Data Science where back office statisticians in darkened rooms conjure up algorithms that may solve many of the organisational challenges in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
C level executives fresh from the latest research conference brimming with buzzwords such as “Big Data”, “Predictive Analytics”, “Machine Learning” and Artificial Intelligence call a meeting to announce