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Explore The BI Survey 12

What is The BI Survey 12?

The BI Survey is the world's largest and most detailed annual survey of business intelligence software usage. The results are published via an online analysis tool and an iPad App which allow you to compare end-user feedback on leading BI products and to perform your own custom analysis. A number of reports are also published which uncover the key findings of The Survey. Read on to find out more.

The BI Survey 12 is made up of six core elements

These can be purchased individually or as a specially priced package

The BI Survey Analyzer

The BI Survey 12 Analyzer screenshot

An interactive online tool that enables you to perform your own custom analysis of the survey data.

Key features:

• Have the full Survey results at your disposal to analyze leading BI products and end-user experiences
• Browser access - use The BI Survey Analyzer on the road from anywhere
• Create customized reports to download and share within your organization - Find out more...

The Results

The most important findings from The BI Survey 12, supplemented by in-depth expert commentary.

Key features:

• Headline findings from the world's largest survey of BI users
• Exposes emerging trends - keep your finger on the pulse
• Compares BI tools on criteria such as performance, agility, quality and support - Find out more...

The BI Survey 12 iPad App screenshot

iPad App

New this year, the iPad App enables you to make quick product comparisons, any time, anywhere.

Key features:

• Access The BI Survey 12 results at your fingertips, literally. View the data on the road from anywhere
• Find out which products meet your company's requirements and which are not suitable
• Create customized reports to share within your organization and support your tool selection project - Find out more...

Vendor Performance Summaries

High-level overviews of each of the twenty-seven products covered in The BI Survey 12.

Key features:

• Discover each vendor's highlights and lowlights from this year's Survey findings
• Available in an easily-digestible PDF report packed with end-user feedback on each product
• Key measures such as performance, agility, product satisfaction and support quality evaluated - Find out more...

Trending Topics

A series of reports focusing on emerging trends such as mobile BI and big data, based on current end-user feedback.

Key features:

• Gauge adoption rates of new and emerging technologies
• Discover which products are leading the way in innovation in the BI space
• Keep abreast of current developments in the BI software market - Find out more...

Best Practices

What the Survey teaches us about the factors that lead to the most successful BI tool selection projects.

Key features:

• Homes in on the non-product related findings from The BI Survey 12
• Highlights the reasons why projects succeed and fail in the real world
• Helps you avoid costly mistakes by recommending best practices that work - Find out more...

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