Business Intelligence from its introduction in 1990 has made many IT Vendors to emerge and produced state of the Art BI Tools with big names like IBM, Oracle, Microstrategy, Microsoft, etc…
According to Gartner survey in December 2008 1527 CIOs worldwide observed that IT investment trend is moving towards Business Intelligence solution, realizing the importance of Business Intelligence in an organization and needs of information at right time, right place to the right people
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=855612
Following are top vendors in the business intelligence market
SAP
SAP with its acquisition of Business Objects, which was already among top market leader move to top of Business Intelligence vendors list. Before acquisition of BO, it has SAP BW but now with BO it took a giant step as a BI Leader.
Current Market Share: 24%
Estimated Revenue: $2.1 billion
SAS
SAS since its creation in 1970’s was focusing on Statistical analysis system, but since BI market emerged SAS has enhanced its competence to deliver a BI solution. SAS BI offers an integrated, robust and flexible solution with SAS Analytics capabilities, including statistics, predictive analytics, data and text mining, forecasting, and optimization – all integrated within the business context for better, faster decision making.
Current Market Share: 14.6%
Estimated Revenue: $1.286 billion
Oracle
Oracle with its complete suite of OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence) has acquired Hyperion in September 2007 to further penetrate into the BI market and increase their market share.
Current Market Share: 14.6%
Estimated Revenue: $1.284 billion
IBM
IBM with its strategic move of acquiring market leader product “Cognos” in 2007 has enhanced its capabilities and with recent acquisition of statistics software vendor SPSS, it has really enhanced its BI competency and continuously improving to become market leader.
Current Market Share: 11.3%
Estimated Revenue: $996.5 million
Microsoft
Microsoft was among the late mover to the BI market, but with great improvement in Microsoft OLAP (Analysis Services), acquisition of Proclarity, improving Sharepoint to give single access point to business users for everything with complete BI dashboards and scorecards and improving excel capabilities has given Microsoft an edge among the BI vendors.
Current Market Share: 7.7%
Estimated Revenue: $681.5 million
Microstrategy
Since 1989, MicroStrategy has been working continuously to improve its BI competency. MicroStrategy Business Intelligence platform offers an integrated solution to all business data query, reporting and advanced analytical needs.
Current Market Share: 4.1%
Estimated Revenue: $280 million
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
CONNECT IT
4th INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION CONFERENCE - CONNECT IT
This was the 4th Information Technology Exhibition & Conference – CONNECT 2009 displayed a wide array of latest technologies and business solutions in a highly interactive environment. The event offers great value for stakeholders in the fast growing industrial and corporate markets who are in continuous search for modern technology.
Pakistan's economy with a GDP growth rate of 5.8% has attracted a foreign investment of US$ 5.15 billion in 2007-08. The Information and Communications Technology sector of Pakistan has emerged as the fastest growing sector and is a major contributor to the GDP. The investor friendly policies of the Government have attracted US$ 1.63 Billion of foreign direct investment in the ICT sector.
CONNECT has established itself as an exclusive B2B event of ICT industry keeping in view the growing needs of IT and Telecom sector. CONNECT 2010 will reinforce its position as a unique opportunity for its participants to display and demonstrate wide array of latest technologies and business solutions to maximize market presence, establish new contacts and strengthen existing businesses in a highly interactive environment.
It will also attract industry leaders and decision makers from around the world to witness the showcase of technological advancements, latest industry trends and exchange experiences.
The unprecedented growth in the ever changing global ICT technologies and solutions provide immerse opportunity for he companies to share their technology for improving market share in the region. This year, the CONNECT conference program was also designed to discuss future trends in the emerging technologies while addressing the challenges that the industry has to face in this dynamic environment.
CONNECT Conference offers a perfect interactive platform to the eminent gathering of IT and Telecom industry from around the globe to exchange views, share ideas and disseminate valuable experiences. It will also provide an ideal opportunity for professionals to network, collaborate and explore the possibilities of forging new business relationships in the converging market of IT and Telecom, in the region.
ACTIVITIES
This year the 4th ICT Exhibition – Connect 2009 was an exhilarating experience.
Day 1 – 5th May 2009
The first day started off with the inaugural session in which the addressees were the organizers, sponsors and chief guest & guests;
o Mr. Asim A. Siddiqui (Organizer – Pegasus Consultancy)
o Mr. Rao Amir (Sponsor – Mototrola Limited)
o Dr. Mohammad Yaseen (Co-organizer – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)
o Mr. Hafiz ur Rehman (Chief Guest – Ministry of Information Technology)
o Ms. Jehan Ara (Supporter – P@SHA)
o Mr. Talib Baloch (Supporter – PSEB)
A conference on “Global Consortium & Technology Enhancement with Business Alliances” was also arranged by Computer Research.
Day 2 – 6th May 2009
The day started of with a very conference “The Future of the ICT Industry”. Being an international Forum, the conference brought together eminent industry professionals and experts from around the world to discuss the latest technological advancements, industrial challenges, opportunities and concerns. The conference also provided a chance to the participants to network and explores the possibilities of having mutually beneficial agreements.
Day 3 – 7th May 2009
The third day was as fruitful as the first two days as most of the people were from the general public, but the over all experience was very good and a lot is expected from this event.
EVALUATION / OUTCOME
Connect IT was very different from typical IT exhibition held at expo center like ITCN which looks more of a Carnival when you visit. There were more professional audience @Connect IT and it was worth while to visit such place, which give visitor market trend plus overview of technologies on which Organization are mostly working. There were many software products for different industries i.e. from simple solutions like Attendance Management system, Payroll to Enterprise solution like Business Intelligence and SharePoint.
This was the 4th Information Technology Exhibition & Conference – CONNECT 2009 displayed a wide array of latest technologies and business solutions in a highly interactive environment. The event offers great value for stakeholders in the fast growing industrial and corporate markets who are in continuous search for modern technology.
Pakistan's economy with a GDP growth rate of 5.8% has attracted a foreign investment of US$ 5.15 billion in 2007-08. The Information and Communications Technology sector of Pakistan has emerged as the fastest growing sector and is a major contributor to the GDP. The investor friendly policies of the Government have attracted US$ 1.63 Billion of foreign direct investment in the ICT sector.
CONNECT has established itself as an exclusive B2B event of ICT industry keeping in view the growing needs of IT and Telecom sector. CONNECT 2010 will reinforce its position as a unique opportunity for its participants to display and demonstrate wide array of latest technologies and business solutions to maximize market presence, establish new contacts and strengthen existing businesses in a highly interactive environment.
It will also attract industry leaders and decision makers from around the world to witness the showcase of technological advancements, latest industry trends and exchange experiences.
The unprecedented growth in the ever changing global ICT technologies and solutions provide immerse opportunity for he companies to share their technology for improving market share in the region. This year, the CONNECT conference program was also designed to discuss future trends in the emerging technologies while addressing the challenges that the industry has to face in this dynamic environment.
CONNECT Conference offers a perfect interactive platform to the eminent gathering of IT and Telecom industry from around the globe to exchange views, share ideas and disseminate valuable experiences. It will also provide an ideal opportunity for professionals to network, collaborate and explore the possibilities of forging new business relationships in the converging market of IT and Telecom, in the region.
ACTIVITIES
This year the 4th ICT Exhibition – Connect 2009 was an exhilarating experience.
Day 1 – 5th May 2009
The first day started off with the inaugural session in which the addressees were the organizers, sponsors and chief guest & guests;
o Mr. Asim A. Siddiqui (Organizer – Pegasus Consultancy)
o Mr. Rao Amir (Sponsor – Mototrola Limited)
o Dr. Mohammad Yaseen (Co-organizer – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)
o Mr. Hafiz ur Rehman (Chief Guest – Ministry of Information Technology)
o Ms. Jehan Ara (Supporter – P@SHA)
o Mr. Talib Baloch (Supporter – PSEB)
A conference on “Global Consortium & Technology Enhancement with Business Alliances” was also arranged by Computer Research.
Day 2 – 6th May 2009
The day started of with a very conference “The Future of the ICT Industry”. Being an international Forum, the conference brought together eminent industry professionals and experts from around the world to discuss the latest technological advancements, industrial challenges, opportunities and concerns. The conference also provided a chance to the participants to network and explores the possibilities of having mutually beneficial agreements.
Day 3 – 7th May 2009
The third day was as fruitful as the first two days as most of the people were from the general public, but the over all experience was very good and a lot is expected from this event.
EVALUATION / OUTCOME
Connect IT was very different from typical IT exhibition held at expo center like ITCN which looks more of a Carnival when you visit. There were more professional audience @Connect IT and it was worth while to visit such place, which give visitor market trend plus overview of technologies on which Organization are mostly working. There were many software products for different industries i.e. from simple solutions like Attendance Management system, Payroll to Enterprise solution like Business Intelligence and SharePoint.
Friday, January 23, 2009
CMMI Beneficial / Overhead ?
What is CMMI?
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) in software engineering and organizational development is a process improvement approach, that wants to provide organizations with the essential elements of effective process improvement. It can be used to guide process improvement across a project, a division, or an entire organization.
The model identifies five levels of process maturity for an organization:
- Initial (chaotic, ad hoc, heroic) the starting point for use of a new process.
- Repeatable (project management, process discipline) the process is used repeatedly.
- Defined (institutionalized) the process is defined/confirmed as a standard business process.
- Managed (quantified) process management and measurement takes place.
- Optimising (process improvement) process management includes deliberate process optimization/improvement.
Organizations Accomplished CMMI
LIST OF CMMI RATED COMPANIES IN
| SR # | Company Name | CMMI Level |
| 1 | NetSol Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd. | CMMI Level 5 |
| 2 | NCR | CMM Level 5 |
| 3 | Kalsoft (Pvt.) Ltd. | CMMI Level 3 |
| 4 | Systems (Pvt.) Ltd. | CMMI Level 3 |
| 5 | Digital Processing Systems | CMMI Level 3 |
| 6 | ZTE | CMMI Level 2 |
| 7 | Eworx Intl (Pvt.) Ltd. | CMMI Level 2 |
| 8 | Techlogix | CMMI Level 2 |
| 9 | Si3 - System Innovations (Pvt.) Ltd. | CMMI Level 2 |
| 10 | Abacus Consulting (Pvt.) Ltd. | CMMI Level 2 |
| 11 | Descon Information Systems | CMMI Level 2 |
| 12 | E-Dev Technologies | CMMI Level 2 |
| 13 | Prosol Technologies | CMMI Level 2 |
| 14 | Avanza Solutions | CMMI Level 2 |
| 15 | | CMMI Level 2 |
| 16 | Geopaq Technologies | CMMI Level 2 |
| 17 | Advanced Computing and Engineering Solutions | CMMI Level 2 |
| 18 | NADRA | CMMI Level 2 |
| 19 | Technosoft Solutions (Pvt) Ltd | CMMI Level 2 |
| 20 | Prislogix | CMMI Level 2 |
| 21 | CARE (Center for Advanced Research in Engineering)Pvt Ltd | CMMI Level 2 |
There are 1306 IT companies registered with PSEB among which only 21 companies have successfully achieved any CMMI Maturity level out of which Netsol and NCR are the only two companies operating on CMMI-Level 5 which is the highest maturity level. three at Maturity Level-3 and Sixteen at Level-2. So keeping in mind these statistics CMMI is still an evolving practice in
CMMI being developed considering the westeren working environment where approach to complete work is very different from the local market. Locally there is complete different scenario of awarding a project and then from developing to deployment and maintenance. Most Importantly there are not seprate people for each role in the organization like a single person could be a technical lead on any particular, at the same time same person could be working as a system architect or business analyst, integrator or any other role.Another reason is the time constraint in the local industry as there is always a pressure on the Software developer to implement the solution as soon as possible. Due to un-realistic deadlines resources rather than focusing on processes do everything adhoc.
Reason for organization not focusing on CMMI implementation is not only cost of CMMI consultancy or SCAMPI-Appraisal fee but operating cost also increases as there is a need for specific resource related responsible for processes, configuration management and due to systematic approach several roles shared by an individual are distributed among different people.
Still many organization have achieved different CMMI-Level and operating efficiently as implementation of CMMI offers numerous benefits to an organization.
- A framework for improvement
- To forge a shared vision
- Establishes a common language for talking about the software process
- Supports measurement of the software process by providing a framework for performing reliable and consistent appraisals
- A “Common Sense Engineering” approach to software process improvement.
- A conceptual structure for improving the management and development of software products in a disciplined and consistent way
- Identifies practices for a mature software process and provides examples of the state-of-the-practice
- Tool to help software organizations improve their software processes
Concluding all the things, i think CMMI in
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Business Intelligence Trends in Pakistan
First of All let me define what is business Intelligence?
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence is a practice followed in any organization to analyze its data to take better management decisions utilizing different management techniques. as far as standard definition is considered " Business Intelligence (BI) is a broad category of application programs and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better business decisions."
BI applications include the activities of decision support, query and reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP), statistical analysis, forecasting, and data mining.
Currently only giant multinational, banks, telecoms or enterprises are focusing on business intelligence with limited application on the overall organization. No organization have empowered its all business functions with the BI capabilities. Among these organizations banks and Telco’s are mostly having the infrastructure of any good Business Intelligence tool.
Banks like Standard Chartered, Bank Alfalah, City Bank are using BI tools SAS, Cognos, Oracle BI Solutions.
FMCG companies Unilever, P&G 2 big giants are also focusing on BI capabilities, with Business objects implemented in Unilever having a huge IT Team still they are more focused towards Sales Analytics less on Supply Chain & Financial Analytics.
Telco’s like Telenor who are utilizing Business objects implementation to its maximum with CRM Analytics, Sales Analytics and implemented in other business functions also. Mobilink and UFone also have implemented BI Solutions but not matured yet as in telenor.
Companies like Colgate, Trade key, Express News are realizing the analytical capabilities of Business Intelligence solution and going towards its implementation.
Conclusion
Still there is a great opportunity for different IT solution provider to jump into this field and focus on providing a Cost effective solution that will not just focus on enterprises but also mid-size organization also.
Industries which are need to be focused are Airlines, Automobiles, Retail Chains, Manufacturing and distributions.
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