CRACKING THE CODE

BEHIND FAST BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

As information demand and data volume continue to grow, organizations are faced with the challenge of analyzing and disseminating that information in a timely manner. Thats why Best-in-Class companies already are adopting visual discovery over traditional Business Intelligence (BI), resulting in responsive, self-service analytics.

AS THE DECISION-MAKING WINDOW SHRINKS, AGILITY IS THE KEY

Need agility because of information demand

52%

Need agility because of data volume

38%
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It comes down to getting the right information to the right people at the right time. We surveyed hundreds of organizations to identify Best-in-Class, industry average and laggards in information agility. This is based on their ability to find information needed in the time required, the average elapsed time to add a column to an existing report, and time to create a new dashboard.

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60% 28%
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THE INDI THROUG VIDUAL H INTERA CTIVIT Y

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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BEST IN CLASS

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Best-in-Class companies, already using the most agile and responsive analytic solutions, are more likely to use dashboards, in-memory analytics and visual data discovery tools.

Respondents

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Best-in-Class Industry Average Laggards

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with BI users discovery visual data

37% 20%

55% 49%
BI users with managed reporting

THE FINDINGS
solely on traditional BI.

The reports are clear: Interactive BI allows for agility in the face of decreasing business response time. Forty-four percent of the organizations that use just interactive BI tools are always able to provide business managers with the information they need, in the timeframe required. This holds true for just 17 percent of the organizations that rely

Companies that have complemented their traditional BI solutions with the interactive approach are almost 50 percent more likely to consistently meet the needs of business managers than those that rely solely on traditional BI solutions. A highly visual approach to BI can liberate business managers and transform their decision-making by ensuring they have access to the right information at the right time.

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