Business intelligence spending will reach more than $6.35 billion dollars in 2006, according to AMR Research. Why so much? Simply said, business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing remain top priorities for accurate, right-time decision-making - no matter the industry.
Organizations are quickly learning that operational BI is the next step in extending the value of their EDW. Future systems will not only generate more data, but the operational BI system must be scalable in updating, managing and supporting more data and users, as well as balancing mixed workloads of business and operational users.
In this Teradata Magazine article reprint, 10 industry experts focus on five BI and data warehousing trends that will guide the future of enterprise planning:
1. Operational BI
2. Infrastructure standardization
3. Strategic approach to information
4. Master data management (MDM)
5. Consulting on BI and data warehousing.
A separate discussion on each of these trends provides insight and tips to help you take advantage of these trends in your own organization. For example, get Gartner's list of the recommended building blocks for enterprise information management, TDWI's view on the four steps necessary for MDM success, and Alan Levy's "three magic questions" to ask when evaluating BI challenges.
