The Forrester Wave Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008

The Forrester Wave evaluation for Q3 2008 identifies IBM Cognos and SAP Business Objects as leaders in enterprise business intelligence (BI) platforms, with Oracle and SAS Institute also gaining leadership positions due to their comprehensive functionalities and strategic visions. The assessment reviewed twelve vendors against 151 criteria, highlighting the ongoing evolution in the BI market towards next-generation tools that support deeper insights and user self-service capabilities. New market entrants like Panorama Software and QlikTech are noted for their specific use case strengths, although they lack the breadth of features typical of larger enterprise BI solutions.