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SAP Business Intelligence and Analytic Market Share Trend

Posted by aroundBI on Thursday, May 7, 2015 Label:
While working as an SAP BusinessObjects developer, sometimes it strikes me to think – how the SAP BI is working in current market and what is the future scope of this tool. I know that for the enterprise environment, where I am working, it is a perfect fit for my customer requirements. But I wonder- how it is functioning in comparison with its competitors, what’s the market share, whether dominance of BOBJ is increasing further or it is on its decline. I did some research with data available from Gartner and here I am sharing my findings.

Overall performance of SAP business intelligence in terms of market share is quite consistent and encouraging for few couple of years. It has a stake of around 21%-23% from year 2008 to 2013. Please check the yearly market share graph:

 The segment has slightly declined in 2013 but with the introduction of HANA and data discovery tool-LUMIRA- and with emphatic reviews of both tools, we should expect a growth in 2014 and 2015.
(Waiting to get 2014 data to add in the trend. Stay tuned.)

If we check how SAP is doing compared to Overall BI market and other top vendors, Business Intelligence and Analytics Software Market Grew 8 Percent in 2013 whereas SAP grew by 5.3%. Even the difference was wider in 2012.
If we talk about business of BI mega vendors in 2013, the difference in market share between #1 and #2 is huge.

SAP business intelligence has wider presence and vast customer base. With the inclusion of new tools (analytics and self-service), it is trying to align with changing trend and is expected to expand customer bandwidth along with market share. With a prediction of better BI domain growth till 2018, I feel sticking with SAP BOBJ would be a wise decision. 

What do you think?

Source: http://www.gartner.com/

Which certification for Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence is worth and most widely accepted?

Posted by aroundBI on Monday, January 19, 2015 Label:
Data warehousing is an emerging field with great potential of further growth. Scope and penetration of its usage is tremendous. Almost every business domain is using and implementing business intelligence in one way or other. With increasing rate of BI deployments, Business intelligence (BI) certification has attracted the attention of associated professionals, be it a DWH developer, Business analyst, BI architect or program manager.
(Disclaimer- We are NOT debating the importance and benefits of doing certification or whether certifications are required or not for career growth.)



We are skipping WHY (certifications) part and focusing on HOW. Article talks about different available certifications in the field of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence.
Available Data Warehousing certifications fall into two broad categories:
Vendor Neutral Vendor Specific
Vendor-Neutral:
Vendor-agnostic certification courses tend to offer more of a focus on general procedure and best practices, rather than concentrating on the details of a certain suite of hardware and software. Objective is to equip with general knowledge of process, methodology, concepts of business metrics, data visualization, deployment skills, and techniques of data warehousing.
Few prominent certifications are:
  • Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP)
  • Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA)
  • Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
Vendor-Specific:
Vendor-dependent certification courses focus on respective vendor product details.
Major ones are:
  • Oracle Database 11g Data Warehousing Essentials 1Z0-515
  • IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 10 BI Data Warehouses (C2020-625)
  • MCSE: Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Business Intelligence)
  • SAP Certified Application Professional - Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0)

To choose the right certification for oneself depends on many factor such as:
Job profile and role- This will be a key element in deciding the test. If I am working as an architect or program manager, in that case, will it be a good idea to go for product based certification. Professionals playing at mid-level management or higher prefer to go for general BI exams such as CBIP.
Developers or experts who want to stick with particular product line select for respective product certification that they keep current with re-certifications with latest releases. It also gives a competitive advantage during job change.
Location- Perception of certification type is different in different countries. In Europe, the vendor certification seems to be the key whereas in US BI market, it is a mixed experience.
Employer type- Stack vendor's certifications hold more weight for consultancy companies to show employees with vendor certificates. Internal employees tend to go with personal growth consideration.
Summary:
My recommendation would be to analyze my current job profile and nature of responsibilities. If I am more on designing and planning, I would go for vendor neutral certification. If my job and career goal revolves more around particular product, I would apt for exams for that product. Certifications does not prove expertise but it gives a fair understanding of subject knowledge. Besides, there is no harm in doing certification.
I would like to hear your views on certification. Please share your thoughts.
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