If the year ended today, I'd be inclined to say that probably the two most significant events that have taken place concerning the BI world both have to do with Microsoft. The first was Microsoft buying BI and analysis tools vendor ProClarity Corporation back in April. The second was Microsoft announcing plans in June that it intends to market a business performance management application -- Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 -- based on a combination of ProClarity's and Microsoft's own BI technologies.
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Curt Hall is a Cutter Expert and a member of Arthur D. Little’s open consulting network. He has extensive experience as an IT analyst covering technology and application development trends, markets, software, and services. Mr. Hall's expertise includes artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), intelligent process automation (IPA), natural language processing (NLP) and conversational computing, blockchain for business, and customer… Read More
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