Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Intelligence Tools Vendor for Performance Management (Competitor Focus)

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1 Brochure More information from Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Intelligence Tools Vendor for Performance Management (Competitor Focus) Description: Introduction Due to demand from enterprises looking to invest in performance management solutions, a Performance Management Decision Matrix has been developed. The Decision Matrix provides a comprehensive and transparent view of vendor capabilities in the performance management market and presents advice on which vendors should be explored, considered and shortlisted Scope - Provides an overview of the most important trends driving the competitive dynamics in the performance management market. - Benchmarks BI tools vendors for performance management in terms of their technology, user sentiment and market impact. - Presents a detailed view of each vendors performance management capabilities, as well as providing advice on the suitability of these offerings. - Vendors covered include: Actuate, IBM, Information Builders, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and SAS. Highlights - Performance Management is identified as a methodology and a technology, with BI tools enabling the business methodology. This market has the potential for high growth over the next two to three years, beyond which, the market will most likely mature and commoditize. - To succeed in this market, BI tools vendors offering performance management should combine a solid architecture and support for core features with elements such as predictive analytics, robust presentation layer and interactive collaboration tools. Best-of-breed vendors will continue to be successful if they can maintain their level of expertise. - The next two to three years are seen as the decisive period during which vendors stand to consolidate market share. Larger vendors will retain their lead and gain market share by agressively cross-selling performance management to enterprise applications, data integration and data management customers. Reasons to Purchase - Gain detailed knowledge of BI tools for performance management vendors strengths with regards to technology, user sentiment and market impact. - BI tools vendors for performance management can benchmark their own performance in various key criteria against their competitors. - IT managers will gain valuable insight to improve their purchasing decisions. Contents: CATALYST SUMMARY MARKET DEVELOPMENTS The performance management market presents short-term growth opportunities The Business Intelligence Tools for Performance Management Decision Matrix Shortlist: Oracle, IBM, and SAS The challengers: Information Builders and SAP The prospects: Microsoft and Actuate MARKET LEADERS Market leaders: technology Market leaders: user sentiment Market leaders: market impact VENDOR ANALYSIS Actuate: Performance management radars Recommendation: explore IBM: Performance management radars

2 Recommendation: shortlist Information Builders: Performance management radars Recommendation: consider Microsoft: Performance management radars Recommendation: explore Oracle: Performance management radars Recommendation: shortlist SAP: Performance management radars Recommendation: consider SAS: Performance management radars Recommendation: shortlist CONCLUSION Performance management market is set to remain competitive APPENDIX Summary scores Definitions Datamonitor ratings Methodology Extended methodology Technology User sentiment Market impact Further reading Ask the analyst Disclaimer List of Tables Table 1: Performance management Decision Matrix (vendors listed in alphabetical order) Table 2: BI Tools for Performance Management Decision Matrix: vendor scores (1-10 ascending) List of Figures Figure 1: Business Intelligence Tools vendors for Performance Management Decision Matrix- Figure 2: Market leaders analysis: technology Figure 3: Market leaders analysis: user sentiment Figure 4: Market Leaders analysis: market impact Figure 5: Actuate performance management radars Figure 6: IBM performance management radars Figure 7: Information Builders performance management radars Figure 8: Microsoft performance management radars Figure 9: Oracle performance management radars Figure 10: SAP performance management radars Figure 11: SAS performance management radars Figure 12: Butler Groups Performance Management Reference Architecture Ordering: Order Online - Order by Fax - using the form below Order by Post - print the order form below and send to Research and Markets, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8,

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