Fast Way to Calculate your BI Costs

May 21, 2009 BI Program, BI Solutions, on Demand BI No Comments

PivotLink have a useful BI cost calculator to help you compare your current or potential BI costs against industry data published by TDWI.

Naturally, on-demand BI vendors PivotLink are keen to provide a comparison on the cost of on-demand BI compared to inhouse solutions, however I congratulate them on helping business and technical managers make this decision. As the author of  The Logical Organization, I support anything that helps businesses make better decisions.

So check it out here - it is very easy to use, and you can quickly see how each key component of your BI solution impacts your bottom line, including:

  • BI software licensing costs
  • Database costs
  • Hardware costs
  • Staffing costs

Note: The 2008 TDWI BI Benchmark Report: Organization and Performance Metrics for BI Teams based on a web survey of 392 BI professionals found that the median capital budget spending on BI in 2008 was $260,000 while median BI maintenance costs were $235,000.

Advanced Technology Believed to Be Key To Solving Country’s Problems

May 17, 2009 IT Strategy No Comments

According to a recent Harris Poll, most Americans believe that advanced technology” will play a critical role in solving many of the country’s problems. The top 4 technology driven catalysts to recover from the current slump include:

  1. Innovation and “technology sciences” in education  – 73%
  2. Investing in hybrids and alternative fuels - 71% – acting as a support for the failing U.S. auto industry.
  3. Production of “green products and services” – 67%
  4. Management of medical records – 67%

Source: Harris Poll