Why Your Business Wants to Control BI Technology
posted by John Spacey, November 03, 2011There's a new approach to Business Intelligence (BI) that's challenging the megavendors' hold on the market. It's also challenging IT's control of applications and data. Business users are able to deploy and configure these tools without help from IT.
Traditional Tools
BI tools have been around for more than 30 years. Traditional tools are tightly integrated with enterprise software stacks. Data outside the stack is obtained using middleware.This is a heavy weight approach. You need specialists to configure the software, develop reports and build data integrations.
The new face of Business Intelligence — data discovery
Data discovery BI is designed from the ground up to be used by business without assistance. These tools pull data from coarse-grained application mashups, can be rapidly deployed and support zero-wait analysis.The Business Intelligence market
More than 10 years ago it was widely predicted that the BI market was approaching commoditization. This hasn't happened — innovation has kept the market vital.Traditional BI tools still dominate the market but data discovery tools are gaining market share. Data discovery tools are marketed directly to business users — resulting in a shift of BI spending from IT to the business. It is estimated that business users now control 40% of business intelligence budgets.
This is part of a larger trend whereby business users are challenging IT's control over technology spending and standards.
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