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The future of BI in two words

April 24, 2012 by Ted Cuzzillo

What’s the future of BI? Last fall, one sharp source of mine answered, “Two words: Tableau and QlikView. You didn’t hear it here.”

Those are startling words coming from that source, a well-regarded BI consultant known for big-name clients and their big deployments.

At about the same time, a column of mine appeared in Information Management titled “Don’t call it BI” — in which I mentioned Tableau and a few smaller tools. A reader emailed, “You should also become familiar with QlikView.”

My many Tableau-using friends say QlikView is hardly worth a look. Poor visualization! Control panels! Scripting! “It’s so — yesterday,” one emails.… Read the rest “The future of BI in two words”

Filed Under: BI industry Tagged With: analytics, collaboration, Hall of Fame, Information Management, QlikView, Tableau, tools, Wayne Eckerson 35 Comments

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