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SAP Steps Up Visual Analytics, Mobile BI
May 21, 2013
SAP's renamed Lumira visual module, mobile upgrades and the Hana platform are uniting the customer experience.
SAS Upgrades Visual Analytics App
March 12, 2013
SAS strategy for big data, cloud and mobile includes one-click deployment of analytic apps in the cloud.
MicroStrategy Doubles Down On Mobile, Data Visualization
February 14, 2013
Business intelligence vendor focuses on mobile, cloud, social and visual analysis amid a tight battle with SAP, Oracle, QlikTech and Tableau.
7 Top Business Intelligence Trends For 2013
January 25, 2013
Short list of BI hot buttons includes dashboards, self-service, mobile, in-memory, cloud, collaboration and, of course, big data.
Big Data Meets BI: Beyond The Hype
October 30, 2012
With Hadoop quickly gaining adoption, Cloudera, Platfora, SiSense and others are introducing new options for gaining business intelligence from this big data platform.
Oracle Exalytics: Is It A Must-Have for BI?
October 11, 2012
Oracle's latest engineered system promises better business intelligence performance and ease of deployment, but the tradeoff is in openness to third-party tools.
MicroStrategy Bets On Visualization, BI For Facebook
July 23, 2012
MicroStrategy's latest release counts on warming interest in cloud-based business intelligence and hot demand for social data analysis.
QlikTech Buys Expressor To Nix Scripting
June 15, 2012
Deal gives QlikView business intelligence software a graphical user interface to ease and speed data loading.
SAP Shares Five-Point BI Improvement Plan
May 22, 2012
SAP is innovating on core business intelligence, visual analysis, mobile, social, and deep analytics.
QlikTech Promises 'Gorgeous Genius'
May 14, 2012
The Business Intelligence vendor behind QlikView says next release will blend seductive interfaces with smart, comparative-analysis capabilities.
Oracle Makes Case For Exalytics, Data Discovery
May 03, 2012
Oracle demonstrates how it optimizes queries, searches mixed data types, and "engineers" hardware to run its high-demand software.
SAP Steps Up Commitment To Predictive Analytics
March 15, 2012
SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis will integrate with Hana, take on SAS and IBM SPSS modeling and analysis tools.
MicroStrategy Cloud, Social And Mobile Bets Pay Off
January 31, 2012
Cloud-based business intelligence services, mobile delivery options and Facebook data-analysis capabilities help drive MicroStrategy's fast growth.
SAP Steps Up Mobile, Cloud And In-Memory Commitments
December 19, 2011
SAP spotlights innovation, customer success and new partnerships with Google, Tableau and Tibco at its Influencer Summit.
SAP BusinessObjects Customers Await New Platform
July 22, 2011
Delays have pushed back the vendor's business intelligence suite 4.0 upgrade, but components including data services and a Microsoft Office analysis tool are finally available.
IBM Readies Data Visualization Play
June 10, 2011
Cognos release could disrupt market dominated by specialty vendors QlikTech and Tableau.
SAP Hana Overshadows BusinessObjects 4.0 At Sapphire
May 19, 2011
The in-memory appliance and the big BI release are both set for release next month, so why is it that only Hana got the limelight and customer testimonials at this week's event?
Manage The Mayhem Of Mobile BI
May 09, 2011
Some business intelligence vendors rely on device-native mobile apps while others count on browser-based viewing of reports and dashboards. Here are the tradeoffs of each approach.
Make Peace In The BI-Versus-Excel Battle
April 11, 2011
Managers fear Microsoft Excel undermines business intelligence, but sometimes, it's the best solution in a fast-paced business environment. Here's how to support spreadsheets without sacrificing data integrity.
Business Intelligence Goes Mainstream At info360
March 24, 2011
The biggest event in content management and records management adds BI to the topic list.
SAS Talks Up BI Improvements
March 09, 2011
It's a vendor is known for its high-end analytics, but it's also planning improvements to its business intelligence tools and interfaces. Here's where SAS falls short and where it deserves more credit.
SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 Mixes Expected Upgrades, Innovative Breakthroughs
February 28, 2011
The list of business intelligence enhancements includes long-awaited fixes as well as in-memory and real-time advances.
BI Licensing And Lawsuits: A Sure Sign Of Failure
February 08, 2011
A plea to simplify complicated and out-of-sync business intelligence software purchasing terms.
MicroStrategy Revs Up Mobile Computing
January 31, 2011
Transactions services and new cloud computing and data visualization options enrich the vendor's business intelligence portfolio.
5 Big Themes in BI for 2011
January 17, 2011
Business intelligence will become more visual, mobile and social in 2011. But how should you balance central vs. departmental control, and does it make sense to upgrade?