The Convergence of BI and Enterprise Search: Toward True Self-Service Business Intelligence

by Curt Hall

Business intelligence (BI) and enterprise search are converging, and vendors now offer products that combine the ease of use of search engines with the reporting and analysis capabilities of BI tools. This Executive Report by Curt Hall examines the evolution of search-enabled business intelligence, the goal of which is to fulfill the promise of enterprise BI by enabling organizations to distribute BI functionality to increasing numbers and classes of BI consumers in a manner that makes self-service business intelligence practical.