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The Business Intelligence Power Rankings

The BI Top Five is essentially unchanged from last year. In fact, the top four BI players seem to have dug themselves in for the long haul.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• 7.5.2007

Analysis

Microsoft Masters Data Management with its Acquisition of Stratature

Even the mighty Microsoft now plays in the MDM space.

• By Mike Schiff
• 7.5.2007

Business Itelligences Gang of Three

What do Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP have going for them, and where do they need to improve if they’re to tackle the best-of-breeds?

• By Stephen Swoyer
• 6.27.2007

PerformancePoint a Tougher Sell than Anticipated?

Don’t look now, but Office and Excel are shaping up as PerformancePoint Server’s biggest competition.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• 6.27.2007

SAP and the Strategy Management Game

So much for SAP not being willing to spend, at least at a pace with rival Oracle Corp., to acquire talent and technology.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• 6.20.2007

The SAP Partnering Strategy: Keep Disparate Friends Close

Keep your friends close and your partners closer, as it were.

• By Stephen Swoyer
• 6.20.2007

Separation of Powers: Drawing the Data Viz Divide

What qualities help separate best-of-breed data visualization offerings from their general purpose competitors?

• By Stephen Swoyer
• 6.13.2007