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2021 Small and Mid-Sized Performance Management Market Study

This edition is our fourth small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) performance management market study examining related processes and software usage in small and mid-sized organizations, with an analysis of how their deployments and views differ from each other and from large organizations.

An EPM system allows an organization to plan for the impact of various internal and external factors on its future performance and business outcomes. This includes strategic, operational, and financial planning and forecasting. A small enterprise is a business or organization with between one and 100 employees; a mid-sized enterprise has between 101 and 1,000 employees.

This report includes over 50 pages of in-depth analysis, including ratings of relevant vendors.

 

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2021 Small and Mid-Sized Enterprise Business Intelligence Market Study

The 2021 Wisdom of Crowds ® Small & Mid-Sized Enterprise Business Intelligence market study examines business intelligence in small and mid-sized organizations. A small enterprise is a business or organization with between one and 100 employees; a mid-sized enterprise has between 101 and 1,000 employees.

In particular, we consider how their deployments and views differ from each other and from larger organizations.

The report contains over 75 pages of in-depth SME market analysis, with over 25 charts and tables, and 19 vendor rankings.

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2021 Data Science and Machine Learning Market Study Report

Data Science and Machine Learning includes statistics, modeling, machine learning, and data mining, to analyze facts to make predictions about future or otherwise unknown events.

The 7th annual report examines end user deployment and trends around data science and machine learning (DS/ML). According to the report, the category of machine learning, data mining, advanced algorithms, and predictive analytics ranks 20th out of the 44 technologies and initiatives strategic to business intelligence in 2021. Current deployment of DS/ML is modest with current use at 39 percent, and steadily gaining traction over time. 

The 2021 Wisdom of Crowds® Data Science and Machine Learning market study contains everything you need to assess this dynamic market phenomenon with over 120 pages of in-depth market analysis, 84 charts and tables, and 21 vendor ratings.

 

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2021 Enterprise Performance Management Market Study Report

The 2021 Wisdom of Crowds® Enterprise Performance Management Market Study Report provides an in-depth analysis of enterprise performance management market, including perceived importance, adoption trends, deployment options, and current and planned industry capabilities. 

An enterprise performance management system is a key element of performance management. It allows an organization to plan for the impact of various internal and external factors on its future performance and business outcomes. This includes strategic, operational, and financial planning and forecasting. EPM systems also include reporting and analytics capabilities that allow organizations to set goals and objectives and monitor performance against those objectives. 

Included are over 96 pages of in-depth market analysis, with 61 charts and tables, and 16 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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2021 Business Intelligence Competency Center Market Study Report

A Business Intelligence (BI) Competency Center is a group within an organization charged with defining, delivering, documenting, and promoting best-practice BI and analytical solutions.

The 8th annual BI Competency Center Market Study examines the goals and functions of the business intelligence competency center (BICC), including BICC success; organization and reporting structure; longevity; staffing, skills, and activities; and budget/funding. The most prevalent activity is analytic model development followed by business consulting, database design, and management.

Included are 100 pages of analysis, over 70 charts and 18 vendor ratings in two industry models.

This report will be especially useful for existing BI competency centers or any organizations planning to establish one.

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2021 Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study Report

The 12th anniversary edition of the Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study offers a wide array of market and user trending - providing a valuable assessment of the state of the market.

Our research community of users contribute their opinion on topics related to their current and planned usage and are asked to prioritize technologies and initiatives strategic to BI - providing a more well rounded, representative and real world perspective on the market.

The 2021 report includes analyses of adoption and deployment, staffing, budgets, technology, state of data, action on insights, and success with BI, plus a robust industry section.

The report contains over 180 pages of in-depth analysis, including 130 charts and tables, and assessments for 26 vendors.

 

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2021 Self-Service Business Intelligence Report

The Self Service BI Market Study represents the latest evolution of our research in this area, which begin in 2012 as an examination of collaborative BI trends. Since that time we have expanded the scope to include important related topics such as data storytelling and governance to provide a rich multi-year portrait of important shifts in the market.

According to the 2021 report, the umbrella topic of self-service is a top-ten BI initiative among users.

The 2021 report contains 105 pages of in-depth research, with 74 charts and 17 vendor ratings - making this an essential tool for anyone considering self-service BI.

 

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The 2021 Guided Analytics(TM) Market Study Report

Guided AnalyticsTM improves time to insight and action by supporting the creation of connections between related and relevant information and directing and suggesting analytical story flow..

In our inaugural report we examine this important capability considering its importance to user organizations as well as key features surrounding authoring, and user capabilities. 

The report contains 50 pages of in-depth analysis with 25 charts and ratings for 13 vendors.

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2021 Data Catalog Market Study 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. Features include both governance and collaborative capabilities.

The fifth  annual data catalog report includes 65 pages of in-depth analysis, with 40 charts and industry ratings for 20 vendors.

 

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2021 Cloud Computing & Business Intelligence Market Study Report

How will Cloud Business Intelligence (BI) affect you? Our 10th annual Cloud Computing and BI report can help answer that question! Cloud BI is on the move and developing a plan for your organization is critical!

The 2021 Wisdom of Crowds® Cloud Business Intelligence market study contains everything you need to assess this dynamic market phenomenon with over 100 pages of in-depth market analysis, 74 charts and 20 vendor rankings.

For this year’s cloud business intelligence report, we built upon nine years worth of cloud market data to include many year-over-year comparisons. This, in addition to a number of wholly new analyses, makes it a valuable tool for anyone considering investing in cloud-based BI products and services

 

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2021 Analytical Data Infrastructure (ADI) Market Study

Analytical data infrastructure (ADI) defines a set of technology components for integrating, modeling, managing, storing, and accessing the data sets that serve as sources for analytics and business intelligence consumers, including analytic/business applications, tools, and users.

Our fifth annual report examines ADI deployment and licensing priorities, data types, data model/management of data associated with ADI, data preparation and loading priorities, preferences in ADI development and deployment features, as well as ADI interfaces and analytical features.

Included are 128 pages of in-depth market analysis, with over 90 charts and tables, and 16 vendor rankings examining the nature of ADI, 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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2021 Data Pipelines Market Study

Data pipelines are complementary components or capabilities to an organization’s Analytic Data Infrastructure and provide the means to simplify and speed up access to relevant, qualified, and governed analytical content by BI users and use cases. 

This second annual data pipelines research examines market requirements and priorities for data orchestration, integration and transformations including advanced analytics in the data pipeline workflow.  

Included are over 80 pages of in-depth market analysis, with over 55 charts and tables, and 19 vendor rankings examining the nature of data orchestration, data transformation, and data integration (source and target) for a variety of sources including databases, files, and applications. It also includes cross-tab analysis, where relevant, to explore key differences using the collected demographics.

 

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2021 Data Preparation Market Study

Data Preparation is a "self service" capability to model, prepare, and combine data prior to analysis. This may complement traditional IT-driven Data Quality/ETL processes or may be used independently.

The seventh annual Wisdom of Crowds® Data Preparation market study addresses key data preparation issues, including end user requirements and features, industry support for data preparation, user requirements compared to industry capabilities, and ratings of key vendors with offerings in this space.

Included are over 100 pages of in-depth market analysis, with 75 charts and tables, and 24 vendor rankings examining the nature of end user data preparation, 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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2021 Natural Language Analytics Market Study Report

Natural Language Analytics (NLA) is an emerging category that uses algorithmic and semantic technology to simplify BI problems—interpreting and converting human language into data manipulation language like SQL (NLQ) and creating associated user visualizations and analyses.

The inaugural NLA Market Study examines market requirements and priorities, providing an analysis of the current NLA perceptions, intentions, and adoption. Natural language analytics currently ranks 32nd among the 41 business intelligence-related technologies and initiatives under study. The study shows interest has grown modestly but consistently over the past 4 years, with 70 percent saying NLA is, at minimum “important” in 2021. Interest is greatest in larger organizations.

Included are 112 pages of in-depth market analysis, with over 80 charts and tables, and 15 vendor rankings examining the nature of NLA, 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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2020 Big Data Analytics Market Study

For 2020 we explore the big data analytics dynamic and compare findings over the course of five years (2015-2020).

For this, our fifth Big Data Analytics Market Study, we continue to focus upon the combination of analytical solutions within the Hadoop ecosystem, adding some new criteria and exploring changing market dynamics and user perceptions and plans.

This report contains over 100 pages of in-depth analysis with over 70 charts, and vendor ratings for 13 vendors and is recommended for anyone considering a big data analytics initiative.

 

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2020 Embedded Business Intelligence Market Study Report

Embedded Business Intelligence is the technological capability to include BI features and functions as an inherent part of another application.

For this, our seventh Embedded Business Intelligence report, we continue to focus on the requirement to make BI capabilities pervasive by including them as a part of other applications.

Like our other thematic research reports, Embedded BI explores user perceptions and intentions and includes 80 pages of in-depth analysis with 50 charts and tables, and ratings for 15 vendors, making it a valuable tool for anyone considering investing in embedded BI products.

 

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2020 Sales Performance Management Market Study Report

Sales performance management (SPM) enables the sales organization to develop plans and manage and analyze performance for staffing, revenue, territories, etc. SPM includes sales planning and sales analytics.

The 3rd annual report examines end user perceptions and trends around sales performance management use, adoption, budgets, and overall success, analyzed by organization size, geography, and other attributes. The report scores the importance of the main areas of SPM, including features, integrations, and technologies, as reported by end user respondents.

This report includes 70  pages of analysis, with over 40 charts and tables and 14 vendor ratings.