http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn?view=discussions Most recent forum messages en Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:57:17 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-03-04T01:57:17Z en http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1151?tstart=0#1151 THINKstrategies has found growing interest in SaaS-based BI solutions. In response, we have seen a widening array SaaS-based BI solutions emerge, many of which you can find on THINKstrategies' SaaS Showplace by selecting the Business Intelligence Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:57:17 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1151?tstart=0#1151 2009-03-04T01:57:17Z 8 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1150?tstart=0#1150 With a crush of pressure to cut costs, companies increasingly are turning to BI software to gain insight from the reams of information they already possess. Read 2009: Year of BI Software? for more info on BI. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:39:38 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1150?tstart=0#1150 2009-03-03T18:39:38Z 8 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1149?tstart=0#1149 That's a very comprehensive and informative answer, Dorothy. It seems that both the BI and SaaS communities are wise enough to understand that they must position their products so that they can be implemented even in situations where much customization Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:48:00 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1149?tstart=0#1149 2009-03-03T17:48:00Z 8 months, 3 weeks ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1148?tstart=0#1148 SaaS is proving to be a well accepted approach to BI.   The most often cited reasons for the popularity are rapid deployment and lower up front and maintenance costs.   In fact for many small and medium sized firms SaaS BI with its web access and Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:27:09 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1148?tstart=0#1148 2009-03-03T17:27:09Z 8 months, 3 weeks ago 2 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1145?tstart=0#1145 Software-as-a-service is becoming a popular way for companies to reduce upfront capital costs and ongoing maintenance hassles for many enterprise applications. But what about business intelligence? Does SaaS work well for BI applications, which for many Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:52:00 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/message/1145?tstart=0#1145 2009-03-02T19:52:00Z 8 months, 3 weeks ago 4