In order to identify opportunities and threats within your niche market, it is essential to have a secure system for managing and understanding data. However, to achieve an agile analytics environment it is not only necessary to store and process large data sets, it also requires quick time-to-value and easily accessible data discovery capabilities.

This analyst report looks at the process of building an environment for what can be aptly termed "Agile Business Analytics." The process includes identifying what organizations need to have in place before adopting or expanding their business analytics access.