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BI & Analytics Trends That Will Shape 2019

Oslo, 29 January 2019

Robert Tischler, Senior Analyst BARC Austria

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2,700 participants

Wide coverage of

• Industries

• Company sizes

• Regions https://bi-survey.com/top-business-intelligence-trends

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Top 6 BI and analytics trends – worldwide

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Source: BARC BI Trend Monitor 2019, n=2,679

Trends ranked from “Not important at all“ (0) to “Very important“ (10)

Worldwide Northern Europe

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What is the most

important goal of

BI & analytics?

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Informed decisions lead to better business results

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand Trust

Knowledge to

solve problems

From insight

to action

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A data-driven culture for better decisions requires data literacy

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Source: BARC Study 2017, Interactive Analytical Storytelling –

The Last Mile of Analytics

27%

73%

Evidence

Gut-feeling

Data literacyInclude all people

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Data discovery and visualization for business-driven exploration

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand

Data

dis

covery

TrustD

ata

vis

ualiz

ation

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Data discovery and visualization for business-driven exploration

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Data

Preparation

Visual Analysis

(visualization)

Guided

Advanced Analytics

Data Discovery

Business user-

driven Machine learning

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Data preparation fuels the insights pipeline

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand

Data

dis

covery

Data

pre

para

tion

TrustD

ata

vis

ualiz

ation

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Data preparation fuels the insights pipeline

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Connect Clean Structure Enrich Publish

Machine learning

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Self-service BI is a must in modern BI and analytics solutions

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand

Data

dis

covery

Data

pre

para

tion

Self-s

erv

ice B

I

Data

vis

ualiz

ation

Trust

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Self-service BI is a must in modern BI and analytics solutions

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Flexible and

quickSilver-service

(central)

Self-service

(decentral)Demand is rising

Integrated

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Data governance as foundation for trust, quality and flexibility

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand

Data

dis

covery

Data

pre

para

tion

Trust

Data

govern

ance

Self-s

erv

ice B

I

Data

vis

ualiz

ation

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Data governance as foundation for trust, quality and flexibility

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Standards

Transparency

Enterprise-wide

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High data quality and consistent master data are vital for BI

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand

Data

dis

covery

Self-s

erv

ice B

I

Data

pre

para

tion

Data

vis

ualiz

ation

Trust

Data

govern

ance

Maste

r data

Data

qualit

y

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High data quality and consistent master data are vital for BI

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Rules

Processes

Roles

Monitoring Combine and

harmonize

Correct data

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Top 6 BI and analytics trends – worldwide and in Northern Europe

2019

Source: BARC BI Trend Monitor 2019, n=2,679

Trends ranked from “Not important at all“ (0) to “Very important“ (10)

Northern Europe

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2

6

3

4

7

Worldwide

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Key take-aways:

5 areas for elevated

BI and analytics efforts

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Key take-aways: 5 areas for elevated BI and analytics efforts

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Informed decisions

Data

-driven c

ulture

Understand

Data

dis

covery

Data

pre

para

tion

Trust

Data

govern

ance

Maste

r data

Data

qualit

y

Collectively decide based on trusted facts

Self-s

erv

ice B

I

Data

vis

ualiz

ation

Engage and empower

more employees

Provide business user friendly tools Establish standards for flexibility

Employ machine learning everywhere to deliver better results

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