Business Intelligence

Research Meeting Findings

• Findings: IBM Software Initiates a New Focus on Event Processing
  22 October 2008

Featured Research

• The First 100 Days: The New BIPM Leader
  17 November 2008
• Using CPM Suites for IT Performance Management
  17 November 2008
• Leveraging Financial Analytics
  13 November 2008
• Roundup of Business Intelligence and Information Management Research, 3Q08
  4 November 2008
• SWOT: Microsoft, Business Intelligence Platforms, Worldwide
  3 November 2008
• Key Observations From The Cognos Analyst Summit
  31 October 2008
• Microsoft's Excel Services Lacks Collaborative Features but Shows Promise
  31 October 2008
• Business Activity Monitoring Architecture Evolution
  24 October 2008
• Best Practice for Using the Competency Center in Process-Driven Business Intelligence
  11 October 2008
• A Pragmatic Approach to Integrating BI Within Automated Human Workflows
  24 October 2008

Spotlights

Research collections focusing on current issues

• Customer Experiences With Packaged Analytic Applications
  1 August 2008
• Introduction to the Gartner Maturity Model for Web Analytics
  3 July 2008
• Case Studies for Business Intelligence Excellence Award
  16 June 2008
• Top View: Definition of, Issues With and Uses for an Information-Centric Infrastructure
  25 May 2007

The Basics

Essential concepts and fundamental principles

• Tutorial for Understanding Scorecard and Dashboard Architecture
  3 October 2008
• Key Issues for Selecting an Information Access Vendor and Products
  6 June 2008
• Who's Who in Open-Source Business Intelligence
  16 April 2008
• Take These Steps to Develop Successful BI Business Cases
  1 February 2008
• Predicts 2008: Emerging Trends Expand Collaboration and Human Performance
  8 January 2008
• Predicts 2008: Business Process Management Alters Business and IT Collaboration
  11 December 2007

Hype Cycles

The wave of the future — or just hype? Gartner Hype Cycles show the difference

• Hype Cycle for Business Intelligence and Performance Management, 2008
  22 July 2008
• Hype Cycle for Analytic Applications, 2008
  3 July 2008

Magic Quadrants

Which vendors are leaders, visionaries, challengers or niche players

• Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools
  22 September 2008
• MarketScope for Business Intelligence and Performance Management Services, Western Europe, 2008
  1 July 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Customer Data-Mining Applications
  1 July 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools
  4 June 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Performance Management Services, North America
  30 May 2008
• Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 2008
  1 February 2008
• Magic Quadrant for CPM Suites, 2007
  19 December 2007
• Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, 2007
  10 October 2007

Vendor Ratings

The products, strategies and viability of specific vendors

• Vendor Rating: Oracle
  8 April 2008
• Vendor Focus for Oracle: Product and Service Offering Details
  8 April 2008
• Vendor Rating: QlikTech
  4 April 2008
• Vendor Rating: Cognos
  1 October 2007
• Vendor Rating: Business Objects
  28 September 2007