Hello Folks!
As you know our new Mobile Computing & Mobile Business Intelligence market study is now underway and we're getting some fascinating comments.
Here are a few of them:
Mobile BI is very important to us. Many here are mobile and not tethered to an office, so the ability to remain connected to the business / BI while away or traveling is very important.
For me mobile BI is nothing more than BI on the go. People don't talk of mobile email, as it is just expected. BI will go exactly the same way. It goes where I work. It's not mobile, it just is "BI ".
We are trying to think of BI not as a complex, expensive system, but as a pervasive form of corporate-wide reporting and alerting for every employee. Mobile BI will enhance this concept. But, the solution needs to be $5 per user per month and cannot have a $1M back-end system.
We plan to continue data collection through the end of September and would like to invite you to participate! Click here to be directed to the study to share your perspective and plans for Mobile Computing and Mobile BI. The survey process takes only about 10 minutes to complete.
Thanks in advance!
Best,
Howard
Friday, August 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Announcing Our New Mobile Computing Market Study
Hello Folks!
I am pleased to announce that we have officially launched a new market study, in partnership with renowned Mobile Computing expert, Bob Egan, of MGI Research.
This new study will address important issues surrounding Mobile Computing broadly – and will include a special section on Business Intelligence.
This will allow us to explore some of the overarching issues surrounding Mobile Computing - including platforms, technologies, applications and security as well as key Mobile Business Intelligence issues surrounding required features, usage trends and products.
Our plan is to collect data through the end of September and publish the findings in mid October. As always, qualified participants will receive a copy of the study findings.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete the survey.
Click here to complete the survey today!
Thanks for your support!
Best,
Howard
I am pleased to announce that we have officially launched a new market study, in partnership with renowned Mobile Computing expert, Bob Egan, of MGI Research.
This new study will address important issues surrounding Mobile Computing broadly – and will include a special section on Business Intelligence.
This will allow us to explore some of the overarching issues surrounding Mobile Computing - including platforms, technologies, applications and security as well as key Mobile Business Intelligence issues surrounding required features, usage trends and products.
Our plan is to collect data through the end of September and publish the findings in mid October. As always, qualified participants will receive a copy of the study findings.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete the survey.
Click here to complete the survey today!
Thanks for your support!
Best,
Howard
Monday, July 18, 2011
Integrity: You either have it or you don't
Hello Folks!
These past few weeks I have been thinking a lot about integrity and ethics. To my way of thinking, integrity - being honest and truthful - is paramount both personally and professionally. And, generally, I believe that most people and organizations embrace this concept.
However, recently, I encountered an exception. Here's what happened:
Several weeks ago I visited a certain Business Intelligence software vendor's offices where they briefed me on their latest product release. During my visit (during which the CEO was present) it became clear that they had been actively using some of my copyrighted content without permission.
To be clear, I make a lot of my content available for free - on my blog, through social media and through the trade press. Had this vendor asked me, I would have directed them to one of those sources. Instead, they chose to use content directly from a copyrighted study - without permission and to which they were not entitled.
When I challenged them, they apologized, told me it was an oversight, and assured me that they would properly license the content. Ultimately, they reneged on that commitment and removed the content instead of licensing it.
At the heart of the matter is an issue of integrity. Had I not happened to visit them, they would have continued to use my intellectual property without permission. This scenario is even more surprising since this very issue (IP protection) remains a daunting software industry problem.
Some colleagues have encouraged me to expose their identity. Instead, I am using this as the impetus to add a new "Integrity" metric to the Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study (TM) for 2012. In this way, all vendors' customers will have a chance to share their opinions regarding the honesty and truthfulness of vendors - including the one that I have been referring to.
In conclusion, I believe that we should all strive to conduct ourselves with the utmost personal and professional integrity. And, we must insist upon it from others. Those lacking integrity (including BI software vendors) should be shunned.
What's your opinion?
Best,
Howard
These past few weeks I have been thinking a lot about integrity and ethics. To my way of thinking, integrity - being honest and truthful - is paramount both personally and professionally. And, generally, I believe that most people and organizations embrace this concept.
However, recently, I encountered an exception. Here's what happened:
Several weeks ago I visited a certain Business Intelligence software vendor's offices where they briefed me on their latest product release. During my visit (during which the CEO was present) it became clear that they had been actively using some of my copyrighted content without permission.
To be clear, I make a lot of my content available for free - on my blog, through social media and through the trade press. Had this vendor asked me, I would have directed them to one of those sources. Instead, they chose to use content directly from a copyrighted study - without permission and to which they were not entitled.
When I challenged them, they apologized, told me it was an oversight, and assured me that they would properly license the content. Ultimately, they reneged on that commitment and removed the content instead of licensing it.
At the heart of the matter is an issue of integrity. Had I not happened to visit them, they would have continued to use my intellectual property without permission. This scenario is even more surprising since this very issue (IP protection) remains a daunting software industry problem.
Some colleagues have encouraged me to expose their identity. Instead, I am using this as the impetus to add a new "Integrity" metric to the Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study (TM) for 2012. In this way, all vendors' customers will have a chance to share their opinions regarding the honesty and truthfulness of vendors - including the one that I have been referring to.
In conclusion, I believe that we should all strive to conduct ourselves with the utmost personal and professional integrity. And, we must insist upon it from others. Those lacking integrity (including BI software vendors) should be shunned.
What's your opinion?
Best,
Howard
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Released: 2011 Edition of Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study Findings
I am pleased to announce that the 2011 Edition of the Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study (TM) Analysis and Findings Report has been officially released to enterprise licensees today, May 18th, 2011.
The in-depth report is the culmination of fours months of work - including data collection, synthesis, analysis and documentation.
Within its 85 pages are 60 charts and tables, plus analysis, commentary and insights into the ever-changing BI marketplace.
Included are core market research, market segment analysis, overall industry progress and individual vendor scores and rankings.
For those interested in our Wisdom of Crowds study and our other Business Intelligence research, we plan to launch a new, exclusive and user-only website this summer. Click here to add yourself to our interest list and we'll contact you with details shortly.
Here is the table of contents from the latest Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study Findings. Click on each individual image to enlarge.
Best,
Howard
The in-depth report is the culmination of fours months of work - including data collection, synthesis, analysis and documentation.
Within its 85 pages are 60 charts and tables, plus analysis, commentary and insights into the ever-changing BI marketplace.
Included are core market research, market segment analysis, overall industry progress and individual vendor scores and rankings.
For those interested in our Wisdom of Crowds study and our other Business Intelligence research, we plan to launch a new, exclusive and user-only website this summer. Click here to add yourself to our interest list and we'll contact you with details shortly.
Here is the table of contents from the latest Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study Findings. Click on each individual image to enlarge.
Best,
Howard
Monday, May 2, 2011
OpenSource Business Intelligence Category in Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study
Hello again!
We're making great progress in analyzing data from our 2011 Edition of the Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study (TM) and are on track for the release of findings, to enterprise licensees, in mid-May.
There will be a number of enhancements over last year and I wanted to let you know about an important one.
In the past we placed OpenSource BI vendors into existing market categories of "Established Pureplay" and "Emerging BI Vendors", based largely on size (revenues).
However, OpenSource BI vendors share common demographics, which are unique to them. As a result, for 2011, we'll break out OpenSource BI vendors into their own distinct category. This will better enable the direct comparison of these vendors - which we believe is both more useful and appropriate.
Stay Tuned!
Best,
Howard
We're making great progress in analyzing data from our 2011 Edition of the Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study (TM) and are on track for the release of findings, to enterprise licensees, in mid-May.
There will be a number of enhancements over last year and I wanted to let you know about an important one.
In the past we placed OpenSource BI vendors into existing market categories of "Established Pureplay" and "Emerging BI Vendors", based largely on size (revenues).
However, OpenSource BI vendors share common demographics, which are unique to them. As a result, for 2011, we'll break out OpenSource BI vendors into their own distinct category. This will better enable the direct comparison of these vendors - which we believe is both more useful and appropriate.
Stay Tuned!
Best,
Howard
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Analysis Phase of Wisdom of Crowds/ Some Demographics
After 6 weeks of data collection we've officially concluded data collection for the Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study (TM) 2011 Edition!
It's been an exciting process, resulting in a very rich and interesting data set - with 50% more data collected than last year! And, some surprises have already started to emerge!
Here are some of the final demographics:
Geography: We managed to collect a good sample from most of the major geographies around the world. Although a bit US-heavy, there's very strong representation from EMEA and APAC.
Industries: We had broad participation from a number of vertical industries, including: Technology, Financial Services, Health care, Retail & Wholesale and Manufacturing. Typically we haven't seen notable differences between industries. However, this year there are some worth examining - especially in the areas of licensing and technology.
Departments/Functions: Although the strongest response came from IT professionals, we collected a significant sample from Sales & Marketing, Finance and Executive Management. This will allow us to compare and contrast the plans and attitudes of the IT Department vs. Business users. First blush, I'm seeing some significant differences between functions - especially related to various technologies.
Organization Size: When looking at size of organization, we were able to recruit a great sample of small, mid-sized and large organizations. Although the differences aren't quite as striking as other splits, there are some important differences moving from small to mid-sized to large companies.
We'll be performing the in-depth analysis of the data over the coming weeks and plan to release the findings to enterprise licensees sometime in early to mid May.
And, we'll continue to post updates here throughout the process. Also, check out our official Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study (TM) Website at www.business-intelligence-study.com.
Best,
Howard
It's been an exciting process, resulting in a very rich and interesting data set - with 50% more data collected than last year! And, some surprises have already started to emerge!
Here are some of the final demographics:
Geography: We managed to collect a good sample from most of the major geographies around the world. Although a bit US-heavy, there's very strong representation from EMEA and APAC.
Industries: We had broad participation from a number of vertical industries, including: Technology, Financial Services, Health care, Retail & Wholesale and Manufacturing. Typically we haven't seen notable differences between industries. However, this year there are some worth examining - especially in the areas of licensing and technology.
Departments/Functions: Although the strongest response came from IT professionals, we collected a significant sample from Sales & Marketing, Finance and Executive Management. This will allow us to compare and contrast the plans and attitudes of the IT Department vs. Business users. First blush, I'm seeing some significant differences between functions - especially related to various technologies.
Organization Size: When looking at size of organization, we were able to recruit a great sample of small, mid-sized and large organizations. Although the differences aren't quite as striking as other splits, there are some important differences moving from small to mid-sized to large companies.
We'll be performing the in-depth analysis of the data over the coming weeks and plan to release the findings to enterprise licensees sometime in early to mid May.
And, we'll continue to post updates here throughout the process. Also, check out our official Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study (TM) Website at www.business-intelligence-study.com.
Best,
Howard
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Three *MUST READ* Business Intelligence Articles!
This past week has been insane, but really gratifying, as we begin to wrap up data collection for the Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study! We now have 600 surveys collected, which is amazing - even though we're short of our goal of 1,000.
We've also gotten some fantastic recognition by some great industry trade press this week and wanted to share these articles with you:
If you haven't completed the survey yet, you're in luck! We've extended data collection until next Friday, April 8th! It takes less than 10 minutes and you'll get a free copy of the findings report.
And, this isn't just any old research report! We've not only collected data about Business Intelligence market perceptions and intentions, but have also scored and ranked relevant vendors & products using our trademark 32-dimension scoring model! So, you'll learn what your peers are planning AND have an important tool to help evaluate vendors and products!
Click on this link and complete the survey now! If you've already filled out the survey, I want to say "thanks!" and ask you to pass this on to a colleague!
Also, next Friday, April 8th, we will hold our 3rd Twitter "Tweet Chat", discussing the study and Business Intelligence in general. They've been well attended and really fun! The hashtag is "#BIWisdom" and I hope you can join in!
In the mean time, please remember to complete the survey!!
Thank you in advance!
Best,
Howard
Howard Dresner
President, Founder and Chief Research Officer
Dresner Advisory Services, LLC
Visit The Official Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study Website
We've also gotten some fantastic recognition by some great industry trade press this week and wanted to share these articles with you:
- Jim Ericson - Information Management - "Business Intelligence Crowd Appeal" - March 30, 2011
- Ann All - ITBusinessEdge - "Dresner: Business Users Happy With BI" - March 31, 2011
- Nicole Laskowski - SearchBusinessAnalytics - "New survey reveals mobile business intelligence is on the upswing" - April 1, 2011
If you haven't completed the survey yet, you're in luck! We've extended data collection until next Friday, April 8th! It takes less than 10 minutes and you'll get a free copy of the findings report.
And, this isn't just any old research report! We've not only collected data about Business Intelligence market perceptions and intentions, but have also scored and ranked relevant vendors & products using our trademark 32-dimension scoring model! So, you'll learn what your peers are planning AND have an important tool to help evaluate vendors and products!
Click on this link and complete the survey now! If you've already filled out the survey, I want to say "thanks!" and ask you to pass this on to a colleague!
Also, next Friday, April 8th, we will hold our 3rd Twitter "Tweet Chat", discussing the study and Business Intelligence in general. They've been well attended and really fun! The hashtag is "#BIWisdom" and I hope you can join in!
In the mean time, please remember to complete the survey!!
Thank you in advance!
Best,
Howard
Howard Dresner
President, Founder and Chief Research Officer
Dresner Advisory Services, LLC
Visit The Official Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study Website
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