Business Intelligence Status Report: Recommendations
Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic - July 16, 2005

Recommendations for End Users

Vendors are retooling themselves to meeting the demand for accurate business intelligence (BI) solutions. Acquisitions and strategic partnerships appear to be the most popular way for vendors to jockey for the top position in this growing market. The following are the issues that customers should investigate if their enterprise applications vendor follows the strategy of partnering with a boutique vendor like Vanguard or Corporate Radar...