BI technologies are evolving at an ever-increasing pace. Application development and delivery (AD&D) pros working on BI initiatives should read this report to familiarize themselves with mature and commoditized, versus new and differentiated, BI technologies. Based on the findings in this report, AD&D pros can then invest in deeper evaluation of emerging technologies or allocate their time wisely to other initiatives rather than spin their wheels selecting a BI platform that they base on table-stakes features.