What challenges do legacy BI tools face?

When asked about challenges with legacy BI tools and technologies, 57% of respondents identified “integration with other business applications is challenging” and/or “does not support all desired data connections.”

How advanced are organizations in building future BI capabilities?

When asked where they are in the process of building the future of BI capabilities at their organizations, 59% responded that they have started to make the push (33%) or are still planning (26%).

SAPinsider’s The Future of Business Intelligence Benchmark Report

SAPinsider’s Future of Business Intelligence Benchmark Report, developed in partnership with Pyramid and analyzed by Senior Analyst Kumar Singh, reveals that a majority of SAP organizations face challenges with legacy BI tools—such as limited analytics support and integration issues—and that 59% are either beginning or planning to develop future BI capabilities incorporating AI and ML to better prepare for evolving business intelligence needs.

SAPinsider is the largest and fastest-growing SAP membership group in the world. Pyramid recently partnered with them to offer a new industry benchmarking report: The Future of Business Intelligence. In this comprehensive future-focused benchmark report, Senior Analyst Kumar Singh examines the impact of AI and ML on SAP organizations’ traditional BI capacities. It answers the critical question: What is the future of business intelligence? And it provides actionable advice any BI and analytics leader needs to prepare for what’s next.

Here are a few key findings:

68% of respondents said their BI tools and technologies “do not support all types of analytics.”
When asked about challenges with legacy BI tools and technologies, 57% of respondents identified “integration with other business applications is challenging” and/or “does not support all desired data connections.”
When asked where they are in the process of building the future of BI capabilities at their organizations, 59% responded that they have started to make the push (33%) or are still planning (26%).