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The 2018 Enterprise Planning Market Study Report

The fourth annual Wisdom of Crowds® Enterprise Planning market study provides an in-depth analysis of enterprise planning software, including perceived importance, adoption trends, deployment options, and current and planned industry capabilities. Enterprise Planning is defined as a system of software used to plan for the internal and external factors that affect an organization, including strategic, operational and financial planning. Included are over 75 pages of in-depth market analysis, with over 45 charts and tables, and 13 vendor rankings - examining the nature of enterprise planning, exploring user sentiment and perceptions, the nature of current implementations, and plans for the future. It also includes cross-tab analysis, where relevant, to explore key differences using the collected demographics.

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Announcing The 2018 Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study

The 2018 Wisdom of Crowds® Business Intelligence Market Study is our annual assessment of the business intelligence (BI) market - examining key user trends, attitudes, and plans for the next three years. For each study, users contribute their opinion on topics related to their current and planned usage and are asked to prioritize technologies and initiatives strategic to BI. This year’s report adds Information Technology (IT) analytics, sales planning, and GDPR, bringing the total to 36 topics under study. The 2018 report features an expanded look at the chief data officer and chief analytics officer roles, new questions around business intelligence “achievements”, and a new section examining BI product/tool replacements.

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The 2018 Real Business Intelligence Conference: Beyond The Noise

The 2018 Real Business Intelligence® conference is the first industry event for business and IT communities focused completely on real world best practices and proven methods. The theme of the second annual event is Beyond the Noise: A Future of Clarity, Purpose, and Perspective. The conference will be held June 27-28, 2018, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Tang Center in Cambridge, MA. The focus of the two-day, single track event will be on strategies for success with BI, information management, and performance management, providing attendees with pragmatic and actionable takeaways. Registration for this premier event is now open at www.seebeyondthenoise.com.

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The 2018 Data Catalog Report

Data catalog focuses upon the user requirement to locate and leverage metadata, data, models and data elements within an organization – for the purposes of analysis within business intelligence solutions. The 2nd annual report examines current use and plans for employing data catalog and related governance, and collaboration features to address the difficulty in finding, sharing, and accessing analytical content. This year's report includes 64 pages of in-depth analysis, with 39 charts and industry ratings for 18 vendors.

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Thomas Nather
Director, Enterprise System Services, Materials Management, Major US Healthcare provider

As fast as technology and trends move in the Business Intelligence world, it is products like the Wisdom of Crowds survey that helps me stay up to date with what is happening now, and what is happening next. It's a great tool to use if you want to see where your BI initiative stacks up with the rest of the BI Programs in operation.

Mark Bradbourne
Business Intelligence Team Lead, Large US Retailer

The Wisdom of Crowds research has width, illustrating the big picture issues, as well as much depth making it actionable - a must have resource to plan, grow or enhance a Business Intelligence capability. Howard Dresner has been a BI leading light for years, living this day-to-day, and has channeled his knowledge with analysis of the market, customers and vendors for a unique expert perspective.

Menka Uttamchandani
VP Business Intelligence, Denihan Hospitality Group

"I find the Wisdom of Crowds reports so valuable because it allows me to compare how we are doing with our peers and the industry and provide the big picture of what is going on in the business intelligence / analytics industry”

T. Powlas, Senior Business Analyst, Large US-based utility

"We rely on Dresner Advisory Services to provide us with timely and accurate information to guide our strategic direction with BI processes. Howard's ability to analyze complex data and translate it into bottom-line boosting information is what makes his research so valuable to us."

Mark C. Lack Manager, Strategy Analytics & Business Intelligence, Mueller, Inc.

Dresner Advisory Services’ Wisdom of Crowds research is informative, relevant, and helps to define, refine, and validate your business intelligence strategies.   They should be your starting point regardless if you are new to BI, re-evaluating your strategy, or wanting to stay current within this fast changing technology sector.

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