For Business Process & Applications Professionals (Length: 26 pages)

February 20, 2009

BI Belt Tightening In A Tough Economic Climate

Practical Advice Applicable To Any Economic Condition

by Boris Evelson

with Rob Karel, James G. Kobielus, Jeffrey S. Hammond, Stefan Ried, Ph.D., Norman Nicolson


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

As an economic downturn becomes a sobering reality, enterprises look for various ways to increase revenues and reduce costs. While overall IT budgets become targets for cost cutting, business intelligence (BI) applications and infrastructure need not fall into the same category. Smart information and knowledge management (I&KM) professionals are leveraging BI as a corporate asset to continue to survive, compete, and thrive — even in tough economic times. Therefore, rather than implementing BI cuts across the board, Forrester recommends that I&KM pros use a more targeted approach of BI consolidation and optimization, as well as an evaluation to see if lower-cost technology alternatives are right for you. These approaches can enable you to do more with less, leading to a win-win scenario that can contribute to both your top and bottom lines.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemDon't Panic! Business Intelligence Remains A Top Priority

itemStart With Top-Line Contribution Opportunities

itemProceed To Bottom-Line Opportunities — But Act Prudently

itemBe Wary Of Shelfware: It Carries Costs And Risks

itemConsider Lower-Cost Alternatives To Complement An Existing BI Stack

itemUse BI SaaS When Your Business Can't Wait For Or Afford An In-House Solution

itemOpen Source BI Appeals To Developers, ISVs, And System Integrators

itemSmall BI Vendors Cater Directly To End Users

itemLower-Cost BI Options Are Not A Panacea

recommendations

itemDon't Ignore BI Best Practices To Optimize Return — They Still Apply

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 12 vendor and user companies, including Actuate, BlinkLogic, Engineering SpagoBI, Good Data, IBM Cognos, Information Builders Jaspersoft, Lucidera, Microsoft, Oco, Pentaho, and SAP Business Objects.

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Analyst: Boris Evelson
Technology: Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Economy, Information & Knowledge Management, Infrastructure Measurement, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Services, IT Spending & Budgeting, Outsourcing, Recession, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Total Economic Impact™
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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