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Challenges of Changing BI Tools

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staby Angela Guess

Pedro Arellano recently wrote in IT Pro Portal, “No company sticks with the same technology forever. Even the most useful pieces of software will be updated, upgraded and changed to keep pace with business demands and customer requirements. However, BI implementations are in a category of their own when it comes to change. For many companies, their BI services are fundamental to their success and their ability to manage operations. Making changes to these critical systems can seem like a recipe for heartache, even when the value from doing so can be huge.”

Arellano goes on, “However, change is coming in the BI market. Traditional tools from the likes of Oracle, IBM and SAP BusinessObjects have performed sterling work within enterprises, but they can represent a significant ongoing cost, as well. While the reports that they produce are important to the business, the platforms are inflexible and have failed to keep up with evolving business user needs for speed and agility.”

He continues, “While these products work, they are often not receiving any updates beyond those for security purposes. Rather than providing platforms that can support new centralised and decentralised uses of data within the business, these implementations have ossified under the weight of how businesses rely on them. Rather than changing and keeping pace, they have become frozen in time.”

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