NexTec posted on August 23, 2011 12:44
Business Intelligence (BI) software has become a must-have solution in many businesses. And it’s no wonder. Who would argue against making smarter decisions based on better information?
However, the myriad of choices available to you can make your decision seem overwhelming. You may feel like you need quite a bit of business intelligence to pick a business intelligence solution. BI solutions are complex, with nuances that aren’t always immediately apparent. Should you go for the high end solution with lots of bells and whistles - or should you go in a different direction? After all Microsoft Excel has worked pretty well to this point, and can be used to create basic dashboards and reports. The decision is yours.
Over the next 5 posts, we’ll share what we think are the 5 most important criteria to consider when picking a BI solution.