Langdon White

The advent of Web 2.0 has upset the Internet in some interesting ways, particularly with regard to user experience and participation, the creation, derivation, and relevance of metadata, and the ability to deliver new functionality by leveraging existing sites, thereby accelerating time-to-market. This article considers how these concepts can be applied to benefit the world of business intelligence (BI). We'll discuss how users can benefit and a number of issues and requirements of corporate IT to implement and benefit from such solutions. BI solutions have long provided decision makers with access to corporate data, such as product profitability, customer profiles, and resource allocation. Access to such business intelligence is invaluable for strategic planning. However, using the tools that provide access to this invaluable information can frustrate users. Web ... (more)