Dresner Advisory Services Publishes 2018 Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study

9th Annual Report Provides Comprehensive Analysis of Business Intelligence User Priorities and Trends; Buyers’ Guide Edition Also Available


NASHUA, N.H., May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dresner Advisory Services today published the 2018 Wisdom of Crowds® Business Intelligence Market Study. The annual report is the company’s broad assessment of the business intelligence (BI) market, providing a comprehensive look at key user trends, attitudes, and intentions.  

For each study, users contribute their opinion on topics related to their current and planned usage and are asked to prioritize technologies and initiatives strategic to BI.  This year’s report adds Information Technology (IT) analytics, sales planning, and GDPR, bringing the total to 36 topics under study. The 2018 edition also features an expanded look at the chief data officer and chief analytics officer roles, new questions around business intelligence “achievements”, and a new section examining BI product/tool replacements.

"Better decision-making" remains the top BI objective for 2018. A second tier of more quantifiable objectives including “improved operational efficiency” and “growth in revenues” have gained momentum.  In addition, respondents indicated greater success, budgets, and adoption of BI with a chief data officer and/or a chief analytics officer in place.

“The Wisdom of Crowds BI Market Study is the cornerstone of our annual research agenda, providing the most in-depth and data rich portrait of the state of the BI market,” said Howard Dresner, founder and chief research officer at Dresner Advisory Services. “Drawn from first person perspective of users throughout all industries, geographies, and organization sizes, who are involved in varying aspects of BI projects, our report provides a unique look at the drivers of and success with BI.”

The company also announced availability of the 2018 Buyers’ Guide Edition. This separate, exclusive version of the flagship BI Market Study enables readers to compare and contrast 25 current vendor-supported BI capabilities across traditional, cloud, and mobile platforms for 27 individual vendors.

Dresner Advisory Services will highlight its proprietary research, including this report, at its upcoming Real Business Intelligence Conference, June 27th and 28th, on the campus of MIT. More information can be found at www.seebeyondthenoise.com.

Wisdom of Crowds® research is based on data collected on usage and deployment trends, products, and vendors. BI users in all roles and throughout all industries contributed to provide a complete view of realities, plans, and perceptions of the market.  To purchase a copy of the 2018 Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study Buyers’ Guide Edition, visit www.biwisdom.com.

About Dresner Advisory Services
Dresner Advisory Services was formed by Howard Dresner, an independent analyst, author, lecturer, and business adviser. Dresner Advisory Services, LLC focuses on creating and sharing thought leadership for Business Intelligence (BI), information management, performance management, and related areas.

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