An important enabler for today’s organizations finding tangible value in the mainframe platform is technology companies dedicated to developing business intelligence and data warehousing solutions specifically for the mainframe, development efforts that have been somewhat lacking in the past. In this paper you will read about how IBM offers not only a flexible, scalable, cost-effective mainframe platform - the IBM System z™ - but also delivers a portfolio of innovative business intelligence and data warehousing solutions for the mainframe. The emerging trends for business intelligence tools to access data on demand and the surge in software and hardware enhancements for IBM System z and IBM z/OS® are enticing many enterprises to re-examine their current data warehouse and business intelligence strategies, and how they can maximize the value of the IBM System z for strategic advantage.