Nigel Pendse is the author of The BI Surveys and also edits The BI Verdict (formerly The OLAP Report). He has been an independent BI industry analyst since 1994, having been a vendor from 1977 to 1994, and a user before that. û

In Praise of the Smaller BI Vendors
November 18, 2009 The BI Survey 8 reveals surprising results for products and support

Busting the BI Myths
June 19, 2008 The seventh BI Survey results test the industry’s conventional wisdom.

Results from The BI Survey 7
May 12, 2008 The Business Application Research Center recently released the world’s largest independent business intelligence (BI)...

The Problems with OLAP
March 1, 2007 This article presents research findings from The 2006 OLAP Survey and compares the information to past surveys to uncover some...

The Effect of the BI Application on Business Performance
March 28, 2006 This article presents some surprising results of the most recent OLAP Survey.

The Effect of the BI Application on Business Performance
March 1, 2006 This article presents some surprising results of the most recent OLAP Survey.

The OLAP Report: Market Share Analysis
May 3, 2005 The study reveals that the online analytical processing (OLAP) market has recorded its best growth since in 2000, to become a...

What's New and What's Not?
February 1, 2005 How has the world of OLAP changed over the past year? What are the trends and challenges for those using OLAP? Having...

Drilling Into OLAP Benefits
March 1, 2004 The OLAP Survey 3 showed many positive trends including a higher rate of OLAP usage, rising goal achievement rates and...

OLAP Paradoxes
January 1, 2003 Recently completed, The OLAP Survey 2 revealed some interesting surprises.

OLAP Market Review
October 1, 2001 Under one name or another, OLAP has been around for more than 30 years. According to The OLAP Report, the OLAP market is now...