Microsoft

With Excel 2007, SQL Server 2008 and the rapidly-spreading SharePoint 2010 Server at the centre of its business intelligence offer, Microsoft plays a growing role in Blueprint’s BI projects. More than half of our data warehouses – the bedrock of BI systems – now involve the use of SQL Server.

Although Microsoft is a relative newcomer to the business intelligence market, its recent growth and penetration of the market and the low cost of its software, aimed at placing BI applications on every employee’s desktop, make it a serious option for any organisation planning a BI strategy.

The added advantage of Microsoft’s products is their ability to connect your BI system, strategic plans and unstructured data seamlessly, regardless of the tools or vendor chosen for your BI platform. This high level of connectivity enables every employee to access the information and data they need to drive the organisation forward and improve its performance.

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