Total Cost of Ownership and Microsoft BI
June 12, 2009
Microsoft BI users demonstrated excellent TCO during a recent Aberdeen study (http://www.aberdeen.com/summary/report/benchmark/5863-RA-business-intelligence-cost-tco.asp).
There seemed to be a couple of reasons why Microsoft customers did so well. First of all, those Microsoft customers that took part in the research study were, on average, more experienced than the customers of other vendors. Talent is precious, but wisdom apparently still counts for something. Secondly, they seek out projects with a fast ROI more aggressively than the users of other vendors. Thirdly – OK, so I lied about there being a couple of reasons – Microsoft customers also vigourously pursue automation within their BI environments, so eliminating costs. You can read my full research brief on Microsoft BI here: http://www.aberdeen.com/summary/report/market_alert/6119-MA-business-intelligence-tco-microsoft.asp
