Industry analysis reports are always packed with great information, lots of it. Data visualization however helps better understand the conclusions reached by Forrester in their The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q1 2015 report. 11 vendors in this industry are included.
Table 1 shows the summary scorecard, and details are presented below the table.
![Table 1 - Enterprise Business Intelligence Scorecard](https://anamariaecheverri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/screen-shot-2015-07-10-at-6-26-58-am.png?w=652&h=435)
Table 1 – Enterprise Business Intelligence Scorecard
The top level comparisons involve 3 categories: Current Offering, Strategy, and Market Presence.
![The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q1 2015](https://anamariaecheverri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/forrester-top1.jpg?w=652&h=847)
Vendors with above-average scores
Current Offering: IBM, Information Builders, Microsoft, Opentext, SAP, SAS
Strategy: IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and SAS
Market Presence: IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and SAS
We can also look at the scores that went into every one of these categories and see how vendors compare at a more granular level.
Current Offering Details
![Forrester Evaluation Business Intelligence Current Offerings](https://anamariaecheverri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/forrester-current-offerings.jpg?w=652&h=847)
Vendors with above-average scores for Current Offering
Architecture: Information Builders, Microstrategy, Opentext, SAP, SAS
Development Environment: Microsoft, Opentext, and SAS
Functional Capabilities: IBM, Information Builders, Microsoft, SAP and SAS
Operational Capabilities: IBM, Information Builders, Microstrategy, Opentext
Strategy Details
![Forrester Enterprise Business Intelligence Strategy Comparisons](https://anamariaecheverri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/forrester-strategy.jpg?w=652&h=847)
Vendors with above-average scores for Strategy
Commitment: IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, SAS
Pricing: IBM, Information Builders, Microsoft, Opentext, Qlik and TIBCO
Transparency: Tableau
Product Direction: IBM, Information Builders, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and SAS
Market Presence Details
![Forrester Enterprise Business Intelligence - market presence evaluation](https://anamariaecheverri.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/forrester-market-presence.jpg?w=652&h=847)
Vendors with above-average scores for Market Presence
Company Financials: IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Qlik, SAP, SAS
Global Presence Base: IBM, Microsoft, Microstrategy, Oracle, SAP, and SAS
Partnership Ecosystem: IBM, Microsfoft, Oracle, SAP, and SAS
Functional Applications: IBM, Oracle, SAP, and SAS
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