Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Intelligence Vendor (Competitor Focus)

Due to demand from enterprises which want to invest in Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, Datamonitor has developed the Business Intelligence Decision Matrix. This report explores the competitive dynamics within the BI market and helps businesses select a vendor based on its technology strength, reputation among customers, and impact in the market.



Report Highlights
Datamonitor identifies BI as an evolving market driven by enterprise-wide BI consolidation, democratisation of BI deployment and increasingly permeable boundaries between the traditional BI and adjacent technology areas such as predictive analysis or business process management. Strategy for success in such market depends on the provision of a broad platform that fits well with the enterprise applications portfolio and provides outstanding analytical capability. Alternative strategies include playing to one's strength in an attempt to carve out a specialised niche. The Business Intelligence market will continue to evolve. Although the market leaders are well placed to maintain their position, the market is replete with vendors that could challenge the current leaders. Potential market entry by an ambitious vendor from an adjacent market could cause further changes in market dynamics.


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CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
METHODOLOGY 2
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 3
The BI market is driven by pervasiveness, consolidation and analytics 3
The Business Intelligence Decision Matrix 5
Market leaders: SAS and Oracle 6
The challengers: Business Objects, Cognos, IBM and SAP 6
MARKET LEADERS 7
Market Leaders: Technology 7
Market Leaders: User Sentiment 8
Market Leaders: Impact 9
VENDOR ANALYSIS 11
Actuate: Business Intelligence Radars 11
Recommendation: Explore 12
Business Objects: Business Intelligence Radars 13
Recommendation: Consider 14
Cognos: Business Intelligence Radars 15
Recommendation: Consider 16
Hyperion Solutions: Business Intelligence Radars 17
Recommendation: Explore 18
IBM: Business Intelligence Radars 19
Recommendation: Consider 20
Information Builders: Business Intelligence Radars 21
Recommendation: Explore 22
Microsoft: Business Intelligence Radars 23
Recommendation: Explore 24
Microstrategy: Business Intelligence Radars 25
Recommendation: Explore 26
Oracle: Business Intelligence Radars 27
Recommendation: Shortlist 28
SAP: Business Intelligence Radars 29
Recommendation: Consider 30
SAS: Business Intelligence Radars 31
Recommendation: Shortlist 32
SPSS: Business Intelligence Radars 33
Recommendation: Explore 34
Summary: The BI market will be dominated by strong platforms 34
APPENDIX 35
Definitions 35
Datamonitor Ratings 36
Extended methodology 36
Technology 36
User Sentiment 38
Market Impact 38
Further reading 39
Ask the analyst 40

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Table 1: The Business Intelligence Decision Matrix* 6


Figure 1: The Business Intelligence Decision Matrix 5
Figure 2: Market Leaders analysis: technology 7
Figure 3: Market Leaders analysis: user sentiment 9
Figure 4: Market leaders analysis: market impact 10
Figure 5: The Actuate Business Intelligence Radar 11
Figure 6: The Business Objects Business Intelligence Radar 13
Figure 7: The Cognos Business Intelligence Radar 15
Figure 8: The Hyperion Solutions Business Intelligence Radar 17
Figure 9: The IBM Business Intelligence Radar 19
Figure 10: The Information Builders Business Intelligence Radar 21
Figure 11: The Microsoft Business Intelligence Radar 23
Figure 12: The Microstrategy Business Intelligence Radar 25
Figure 13: The Oracle Business Intelligence Radar 27
Figure 14: The SAP Business Intelligence Radar 29
Figure 15: The SAS Business Intelligence Radar 31
Figure 16: The SPSS Business Intelligence Radar 33

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