While cyclical IT budgeting factors are likely at work, we also believe that the BI market has matured after a post-recession and post-consolidation growth phase and that enterpriseattention has turned to new data processing and analytics technologies.
When Michael Dell signaled intentions to take his company private for an overhaul, there were questions as to just what he wanted to do if and when shareholders weren't watching his every move: was he going to shift attention away from PCs toward the enterprise?