Enterprise BI Essentials: The Convergence of Self-Service Autonomy and Enterprise Scalability

The traditional black and white comparison of self-service vendors vs. enterprise scale vendors is quickly breaking down. A convergence of capabilities means that decision-makers no longer need to compromise enterprise scalability and governance to achieve individual business user agility. This paper examines IBM’s investment in its IBM Cognos Analytics and IBM Watson Analytics products in terms of addressing modern enterprise BI needs.