BI applications are expected to have the highest impact on organizations such as manufacturing firms over the next two to five years, according to the Aberdeen Group's 2009 State of the Market: Mid-Year Insights Report.
SAP BusinessObjects' BI suite, BusinessObjects XI, for example, offers query, reporting, dashboarding and search capabilities, among others, in one package. The same goes for BI suites from IBM Cognos, Oracle and Information Builders.
Last year was another busy one for business intelligence (BI). After the previous year's slew of acquisitions, 2008 saw the mega-vendors integrate their new BI technologies, while operational and on-demand BI saw gains in adoption. What does 2009 hold in store for BI? Three industry watchers share their 2009 BI forecasts.
