The need for timely and succinct business intelligence (BI) continues to grow as executives demand critical information to seize opportunities faster than competitors and to address potential problems in the making.

But increasingly, it is not just C-level executives and upper management who need access to business intelligence. Business unit managers and rank-and-file personnel increasingly must also have updated information to do their jobs.

And in every case, users of business intelligence solutions desire a flexible and intuitive method for assimilating information without manually gathering data. The delivery mechanism must provide transparent connectivity and security to users, while presenting an easy to use interface for navigating and consuming information. These requirements are driving the demand for a new generation of BI solutions.