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New edition 2010 - 24 product tests, comprehensive analysis, 360+ pages

If you are seeking to purchase project management software for your organization, this report from BARC puts the facts at your fingertips to help you select the best tool to match your requirements. As well as providing detailed reviews of 24 leading products on the market, this report will give you all the background information you need to conduct a swift and successful evaluation and selection project.

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The BI Market Guide — comprising 65 pages of incisive research and invaluable information — will help you through the early stages of your tool selection project and give you a sound overview of the BI software market.

Written and compiled by our panel of expert analysts, this section of The BI Verdict gives you an introduction to the categories of BI tools on the market, essential tips and advice for a successful project and a thorough guide to the product strategies of the major vendors.

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Interest in commercial data models and pre-built analytical applications (generically referred to as reference data models or RDMs in this paper) is growing strongly, but many are still uncertain about the benefits RDMs can deliver.

Based on a series of interviews with key personnel at end-user organizations, this report uncovered one unanimous conclusion from all the participants: Although the use of an RDM requires extensive knowledge building and significant time investment, it speeds up BI delivery and its benefits are expected to increase over time.

Reference Data Models: Market Overview and User Experiences, presents the full results and conclusions from this research project and can be downloaded free of charge.

The BI Survey 9 presents results and analysis from the world’s largest and most thorough vendor-independent survey of business intelligence users and consultants.

The latest edition of this major annual report gives a detailed snapshot of the business intelligence market based on 2665 detailed survey responses.

It contains more than 300 pages packed with fresh findings, charts and insightful analysis from BARC’s team of experienced BI analysts, and will enable readers to:

• Quickly discover the strengths and weaknesses of 23 leading business intelligence products
• Find out which vendors offer the best (and worst) performance, product reliability and support
• By discovering product weaknesses, strengthen your negotiating position with vendors
• Learn what makes for a successful tool selection and implementation project
• Understand the hidden costs of BI ownership - license fees are often just the tip of the iceberg

If you are planning, or embarking on, a business intelligence selection project, The BI Survey 9 will provide you with key product and market information to support your decision. And for organizations operating in the BI industry, it is absolutely essential reading.

For more information, and to download a free chapter, visit www.BI-Survey.com

The BI Verdict provides the most comprehensive coverage of business intelligence products available on the market today, saving you time and money by helping you to make the right decisions in your software selection process.

Subscribers gain access to vendor independent evaluations of around 40 BI products, a series of in-depth analyses and insightful commentaries to support your BI project, and a summary of the key findings from The BI Survey.

The BI Verdict combines expert opinion with real-world end-user feedback to provide a rounded perspective which will help to ensure you choose the solution to match your requirements and deliver business benefits. Many hours of consulting time and internet research would not yield anything close to the amount and quality of vendor-independent information and advice that The BI Verdict provides.

The BI Verdict is online at www.bi-verdict.com