Selling the Microsoft BI platform - Competition
I recently found an intresting blog (md_miller from autralia) with usefull competitive information on Microsoft BI. Thanks to this wonderfull blog technology we can all take our advantages from their work :
- Stéphan R Langer on SSAS versus BO Universes : http://srlanger.com/bi/opinions/cubes_&_universes.html
- A whitepaper from symcorp : http://www.symcorp.com/downloads/EvaluatingBI_BOvsMS.pdf
- Mark Miller on Competition with Cognos : http://millermark.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-to-position-ms-bi-against-cognos.html
Mark also mentioned some of the reason's why pleople are moving to Microsoft BI solutions : http://millermark.blogspot.com/2006/05/why-are-organizations-moving-to.html
- 1) TCO
- 2) Spending of the BI budget is more usefull
- 3) End-User acceptance of the solution
- 4) Number of BI Partners available
- 5) Resources available (Books, training courses, People, ...)
- 6) You already have SQL, Excel and/or Sharepoint
- 7) My personal favorite -> Sharepoint.
Thanks Guy's for assisting the Belgian Microsoft BI Partners.
By the way : Remember that the Microsoft Partner site also has a lot of Competitive Material.
