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Why Should My Organization Standardize?

"We basically run our business with Business Objects. A hodge-podge of technologies is a recipe for disaster. Standardization is too important and that is why we selected BusinessObjects XI as our enterprise standard."

Shawn Schwegman, senior vice president of technology
Overstock.com

Despite a volatile economy, the business intelligence (BI) market continues to grow. IDC estimates that it will reach $5.7 billion in 2009. BI implementation projects show a consistently high return on investment and are recognized as a key to business success. But few organizations have a comprehensive enterprise BI strategy or clearly defined BI standards.

Those who do have a distinct advantage.

Reduce Your BI Tools

Companies with a patchwork of disparate BI technologies are facing the consequences, including:

"... [W]e went for a standardized architecture based on Business Objects, giving us a single application with different levels of analysis for different managerial profiles."

Olivier Joly, manager, business intelligence platform
Gefco

By reducing the number of BI tools in your organization you can save money, have confidence in and control over business data, and give your employees the information they need to do their jobs well.

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