Abstract
In-depth, informed, independent
The BI Verdict provides the most comprehensive coverage of business
intelligence products available on the market today, saving you time and money
by helping you to make the right decisions in your software selection process.
Subscribers gain access to three main areas of premium content:
Product Evaluations
We evaluate around 40 business intelligence products from some 20 different
vendors - Click here for a full list of products covered. Our approach to
product evaluation is four-pronged - designed to give the best and most
complete information possible for you to decide which BI products suit your
needs.
Product Reviews
Written by our team of experienced analysts, based on tests carried out in our
software lab. Beginning with a vendor overview, they then discuss aspects of
the product such as licensing, architecture, administration, front-ends,
reporting and a general overview of the product's strengths and weaknesses.
Factbases
Delivered in easy-to-use Excel format, each factbase gives you a
feature-by-feature score of the product accompanied by additional notes and
commentary.
Customer verdicts
Based on the results of the world's largest and most detailed annual survey of
BI users. A bullet-chart for each product enables you to quickly identify its
strengths and weaknesses.
KPI dashboards
A comparison of market-leading BI products across 26 key metrics. Gain an
instant overview of the most suitable solutions for your specific needs.
Market Analyses and Commentaries
A series of in-depth analyses and insightful commentaries from a
vendor-neutral perspective. Our team of seasoned BI experts cover a variety of
themes to give you the information you need to make your project a success.
The analyses are split into sections:
- 1. Understanding BI - Explanations of some of the technological
aspects of business intelligence tools
- 2. Advice to users - Tips and guidance guaranteed to improve the
success of your project
- 3. Understanding the market - Provides an overview of the market
and the flavors of BI tools available
- 4. Companies and strategies - Vendor strategy guides and
commentaries on vendor-related news
- 5. Mini product reviews - Overviews of lesser-known BI products
that we have tested
The BI Survey Summary
The data contained in this section of The BI Verdict is based on the results
of The BI Survey, the world's largest independent survey of Business
Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users. Unlike many other
surveys, it is not sponsored by any vendor. Conducted annually, The BI Survey
uncovers the truth about why real-world organizations select BI products, what
they do with them, and why they eventually abandon them. It also compares the
leading products on the market across a number of key criteria such as
performance, scalability and vendor support.
Subscribers to The BI Verdict gain access to:
- 1. Key Findings from The BI Survey 8 - A detail-rich summary of many of
the key findings from the latest edition of The BI Survey.
- 2. Product KPI Dashboards - A condensed yet highly informative summary
showing how 23 market-leading products rate on 26 key performance indicators.
Table of Contents
- arcplan Enterprise
- Cubeware Cockpit
- Cognos Planning
- Cognos 8 BI
- IBI WebFOCUS
- IBM Cognos TM1
- IBM DB2 Cube Views
- IBM Executive Viewer
- Infor PM 10
- Microsoft Gemini
- Microsoft PerformancePoint Server
- Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services
- Microsoft ProClarity
- MicroStrategy
- Essbase
- Oracle SQR Production Reporting
- Oracle HFM & Planning
- Oracle Interactive Reporting
- Oracle Express and the OLAP Option
- Oracle BIEE+
- Panorama NovaView
- QlikTech QlikView
- SAP Crystal Reports
- SAP Cartesis Performance Suite
- SAP BPC
- SAP BW
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Xcelsius
- SAP BusinessObjects XI
- SAP Profitability and Cost Management
- Tableau
- Targit Analysis
- Tibco Spotfire
- arcplan Enterprise
- Cognos 8 BI
- IBI WebFOCUS
- IBM TM1
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Dashboard Designer
- Microsoft Reporting Services
- MicroStrategy
- Oracle SQR Production Reporting
- Oracle Hyperion Planning
- Oracle Interactive Reporting
- Oracle BIEE+
- QlikTech QlikView
- SAP BEx Analyzer
- SAP Crystal Reports
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Xcelsius
- SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
- SAP BusinessObjects XI
- Actuate BIRT
- arcplan Enterprise
- Bissantz Deltamaster
- BOARD MIT
- Cubeware Cockpit
- IBM Cognos Analysis
- IBM TM1
- IBM Cognos Reporting
- Infor PM OLAP
- IBI WebFOCUS
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
- Microsoft Excel PivotTables
- Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services
- MicroStrategy
- MIK solution+
- Essbase
- Oracle BIEE+
- Panorama NovaView
- QlikTech QlikView
- SAP Crystal Reports
- SAP BW
- SAP BusinessObjects XI
- Targit Analysis
- Business Benefits Index KPI Dashboard
- “Goal achievement, adjusted for age KPI Dashboard”
- Competitive win rate KPI Dashboard
- Selection based on product factors KPI Dashboard
- Prevalence rates in multi-product sites KPI Dashboard
- Standardization preferences KPI Dashboard
- Intention to buy more licenses KPI Dashboard
- Discontinued usage rates KPI Dashboard
- Proportion of employees using product KPI Dashboard
- Range of applications deployed KPI Dashboard
- Number of departments served KPI Dashboard
- Deployed seats KPI Dashboard
- Data volumes (log) KPI Dashboard
- Cost of Ownership Index KPI Dashboard
- Deployed seats per administrator head KPI Dashboard
- Implemented within three months KPI Dashboard
- Product-related problems KPI Dashboard
- Product-related deterrents to wider deployment KPI Dashboard
- Product reliability KPI Dashboard
- Product support quality KPI Dashboard
- Query performance complaints KPI Dashboard
- “Query performance, adjusted for data volumes KPI Dashboard”
- “Data latency, adjusted for data volumes KPI Dashboard”
- Data latency as a deterrent to wider deployment KPI Dashboard
- Web deployment (>50 percent Web) KPI Dashboard
- Extranets deployed KPI Dashboard
- Aggregated Business achievement KPIs
- Aggregated Costs KPIs
- Aggregated Scalability KPIs
- Aggregated Quality and support KPIs
- Aggregated Performance KPIs
- Aggregated Web KPIs
- Overall KPI score
- What is OLAP?
- Storing multidimensional data
- Database explosion
- Semantic Metadata in Reporting Tools
- Relational Databases
- How not to buy a BI product
- Top 21 tips for BI success
- Commentary: Business Intelligence competency centers
- Commentary: Proof of Concept
- Commentary: Good things come to those who DON' T wait
- Commentary: Choose a product - not a vendor
- The BI Market Segment Guide
- Consolidations in the BI Industry
- FAQ: Open source BI/OLAP
- OLAP benchmarks
- Commentary: What in-memory BI ‘revolution' ?
- OLAP Market share analysis
- A dozen ‘Next Big Things' that didn't happen
- Key findings from The BI Survey 8
- The product strategy of SAP/Business Objects
- Oracle+Hyperion
- Oracle's BI product strategy
- The Product Strategy of SAS
- Commentary: Hyperion Solutions merger problems
- Commentary: Project Gemini - Microsoft's Brilliant OLAP Trojan Horse
- Commentary: The false dawn of Microsoft PerformancePoint Planning
- Commentary: Panorama's bumpy road from Microsoft to Google
- Commentary: The OLAP Revival
- Mini Product Reviews
- LogiXML
