Business intelligence and data warehousing (BI/DW) has reached a new level of maturity, both as a discipline and a technology market. Demand for BI/DW is stronger than ever; for the first time in 2004, BI/DW made the list of top ten CIO priorities according to a Gartner survey. Most enterprises already have a BI/DW infrastructure in place and are now taking the lessons they’ve learned from previous efforts to remedy problem areas. At the same time, many enterprises are also moving towards the next steps in the evolution of BI/DW. In this white paper we look at the top 10 trends shaping enterprises’ approach to BI/DW today, including both the improvements companies are making to their existing strategies and infrastructures as well as the new technologies and initiatives that are moving BI/DW forward.
By Knightsbridge Solutions