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Business Intelligence Platforms (aus Notizbuch)

Definition: Business intelligence (BI) platforms provide a BI application development environment for complex, custom applications.

Justification for Hype Cycle Position/Adoption

• Speed: BI platforms have been around for many years in the form of decision support systems, online analytical processing engines or packaged data warehouses. Adoption beyond the departmental level is just beginning.
• Business Impact Areas: Complex analysis and corporate-level BI applications.
• Benefit Rating: Moderate.
• Market Penetration: Five percent to 20 percent of target audience.
• Maturity: Early mainstream.
• Example Vendors: SAS, Hyperion, Microsoft, SAS and SAP.
• Recommended Reading: “Magic Quadrants for Enterprise BI Suites and Platforms, 2H04
• Analysis by Howard Dresner