Validation for Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Strategy

Steven Guggenheimer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:53:00 GMT

A key focus area in our platform strategy is business intelligence. Our goal is to provide all individuals, teams and entire organizations with BI solutions that drive bottom line performance and operational excellence. This was reiterated by Steve Ballmer last year when he proclaimed “BI for Everyone.” Microsoft continues to make progress on this strategy which has been validated by industry analysts including Gartner. They recently released their Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, 2008 where we moved into the leaders quadrant. This reflects our innovations in multiple product areas across the platform. We deliver a complete and integrated solution for customers looking to take advantage of any or all of the three pillars of BI -- data warehousing, reporting and analysis, and performance management. Gartner also recently recognized Microsoft as a Visionary in their Corporate Performance Solutions Magic Quadrant and positioned us as a Leader in the 2007 Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Managements Systems. This validation is a recognition that we are on the right path to providing the tools and technologies that are in demand by our customers. To hear more about our BI strategy on an ongoing basis, check out the recently launched BI blog. Don’t forget to sign up for the RSS feed.

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Steven Guggenheimer — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:14:00 GMT

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I’m also happy to report that SQL Server 2005 has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, 2007. As a company we’re proud to get this kind of evaluation, which I believe recognizes our continued commitment to providing a comprehensive data platform that scales with the needs of enterprise applications and data storage requirements. We are even more proud of the way our customers have been relying on SQL Server to manage even the most demanding applications. Customers such as Danske Supermarket, Premier Bankcard, and TDC are using the data warehousing functionality of SQL Server 2005 and are seeing amazing business results. SQL Server 2008 will bring even greater innovations to the market.

We’re in the process of buying the reprint rights for this report and will have it available soon on microsoft.com. In the meantime, you can see the Microsoft press release on the Gartner MQ at: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-12DWMQPR.mspx

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

A View from the Application Platform Team : Magic Quadrant

Validation for Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Strategy

SQL Server Going Up