TDWI World Conference Fall November 7-12, 2010

Prerequisite: None

Claudia Imhoff

Ph.D.

Business intelligence is moving into the small to midsize enterprise, enabling all organizations, large and small, to be smarter about the way they do business. Alternatives to the traditional on-premises model of licensing software, such as software as a service (SaaS), are becoming more attractive to these companies and to the supporting vendors.

SaaS has evolved significantly to deliver software functionality in a cost-effective manner that supports all forms of business models. SaaS consists of blended software, infrastructure, and business services across multiple usage and delivery platforms and business models. SaaS vendors must focus not only on cost-effective software delivery but also on helping users transform their business workflow and processes (i.e., the way they do business). Attendees will learn how organizations are implementing SaaS BI applications and solutions and will become prepared to introduce BI SaaS into their BI environments.

You Will Learn

• The need for SaaS BI applications that permit "on-demand" BI analytics without burdening the business or IT with hardware or software implementation or maintenance
• The characteristics of a SaaS BI application and the benefits these solutions offer to both the client and the vendor
• The pros and cons of SaaS
• The factors a client should consider in choosing a SaaS BI vendor's application
• The technologies and techniques available for BI SaaS
• The use of a service-oriented architecture (SOA) as a way to ensure proper placement and access to BI SaaS applications within the company’s workflows

Geared To

• Business intelligence leaders, users, and implementers