Business intelligence (BI) software originally emerged in response to the need for organizations to access accurate and timely information to support informed business decisions.
However, today’s BI market has become a bewildering array of tools and platforms so businesses increasingly turn to their internal IT departments to develop their own BI solutions.
While BI software – tools, platforms, and applications alike – holds great potential for helping organizations readily access the enterprise information needed to make informed business decisions, the reality of developing such a system in-house is extremely challenging.
The Three E’s of Developing an in-house Business Intelligence Platform: