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Do You Have a Typical SaaS Adopter Profile? Forrester BI Users Survey [RESEARCH]

Posted by jonathan on Aug 25, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 0 comments

At Bime we have seen a large shift in BI user habits as users discard more traditional forms of BI for more agile and cost-effective solutions. This Forrester survey on BI users allows participants to express their expectations and plans for implementing BI.

47 Business Intelligence Experts You Should Follow On Twitter [LIST]

Posted by kirsty on Aug 16, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 10 comments

The world of Twitter is an extremely important resource to keep up to date with the rapidly evolving BI industry. Here is our list of 44 active and informative Business Intelligence experts on Twitter.

Jeff Kaplan: Midsize Companies Should Move BI/Analytics to the Cloud

Posted by kirsty on Aug 10, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 0 comments

According to Jeff Kaplan, founder and managing director of THINKstrategies, while there are good reasons to proceed with caution toward moving your entire infrastructure to the cloud, some applications are no-brainers to migrate today. One of these is Business Intelligence and Analytics.

Exploding Data – The Potential of Big Data [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted by kirsty on Aug 8, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 0 comments

The amount of data being collected and how quickly it's being generated nowadays never ceases to amaze us over here at Bime HQ. This infographic from GetSatisfaction is the latest to try to put all the figures into perspective. Dig into the data presented in this post to discover how much data is harvested by different industries, and how much that data may be worth.

Business Intelligence and Human Resources: A Match Made In Heaven?

Posted by jonathan on Aug 3, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 0 comments

A look at how we think BI can be used to optimise HR. Is BI set to play an important role in the advancement of HR? We would be happy to hear your thoughts on the topic...

More Organizations Applying Business Intelligence More Deeply Than Before [RESEARCH]

Posted by kirsty on Jul 27, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 0 comments

A quick snapshot from the 2011 report, “Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study,” from Dresner Advisory Services.

Self-Service Business Intelligence: Empowering Users to Generate Insights [RESEARCH]

Posted by kirsty on Jul 12, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing | 0 comments

TDWI define self-service BI as the facilities within the BI environment that enable BI users to become more self-reliant and less dependent on the IT organization. These facilities focus on four main objectives: easy access to source data for reporting and analysis, easy-to-use BI tools and improved support for data analysis, fast-to-deploy and easy-to-manage data warehouse options such as appliances and cloud computing, and simpler and customizable end-user interfaces. Read the TDWI report for more details.

BI Market Surpassed $4 Billion in Revenues in the Second Half of 2010 with Further Growth Expected in 2011 [RESEARCH]

Posted by kirsty on Jun 29, 2011 in Blog, Business Intelligence | 0 comments

The worldwide business intelligence (BI) tools market generated more than $4 billion in revenues in the second half of 2010 (2H10), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Business Intelligence Tools Tracker. This marks the first time the market has surpassed the $4 billion mark in a semiannual period.