I often get asked about Business Intelligence and related tools, as dashboards and data integration have become so common today. Everyone wants “instant information.” After all, aren’t we all information workers today?
Since my company is a Microsoft Partner, doing Dynamics (GP, SL and CRM) business applications, my first recommendation is to “look close to home”. You may be surprised by how much existing BI you already own and are not utilizing if you use Microsoft products (Dynamics, SQL, SharePoint, and Office). The Microsoft BI toolkit is not a lightweight player in the BI market, as you can see from the 2013 Gartner’s Magic Quadrant graphic below.