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Evaluating Business Intelligence Solutions

You know business intelligence is the answer.
Before you choose a vendor, ask the right questions.
 

The Definitive Guide

Many BI products may sound the same. However, your organization's needs are unique - so when you choose a BI solution, you've got to make sure it fits your company.

Free White Paper
Evaluating a Business Intelligence Standard - PDF 367KB
Learn about the three key areas to consider when evaluating business intelligence solutions (requires registration).

To create a custom evaluation guide for your organization, select from the following choices:

The business intelligence function you're interested in:
Customer Profitability
Enterprise Performance Management
Extranets
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Human Resources
Product and Service Analysis
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
Six Sigma
Supply Chain Analysis

The BI product category you are evaluating:
Data Integration
Enterprise Reporting
Query and Analysis
Performance Management, Dashboards, and Scorecards

Which major application vendors are you most interested in?
Microsoft
Oracle
SAP
Siebel
Other

Your industry:
Communications
Consumer Product Goods
Energy
Financial Services
Government
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals
Retail
Other

Would you like your guide to include comparisons to Cognos?
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BI Success Resources

• Free white paper
  Three key criteria for evaluating business intelligence solutions.
  - PDF 367KB
  (requires registration)
• Your BI Vision
  What is the long-term goal of your business intelligence project? Learn more about forming a BI vision.
• User Adoption
  Learn about five steps that can help unlock the full value of your BI applications.
• Standardization
  Is your company's BI strategy clearly defined? Find out what a standardized BI approach can offer.