ABSTRACT
The Business Intelligence (BI) industry has grown to now include many vendors offering their products to accomplish their goals of business intelligence and analytics. In very basic terms, that goal can be defined as getting the right data to the right person at the right time. Undoubtedly, all vendors will make the generic claim that their product is the best. But after further analysis and examinat ion of the exact reporting function or analytic capability that is required, it becomes apparent that certain tools and technologies are better suited than others. The true evaluation is not so much about which tools provide BI or analytics but rather which tool is the best fit to the requirement. To make that determination, it helps to understand how the BI space has evolved.
