While the enterprises have a slew of applications that churn out a variety of reports, there is a clear void in terms of providing 360 degree visibility to the executives and operational managers at the enterprise level. This arises mainly from the fact that the applications still work mostly as data islands, and do not give a single perspective by combining the data from various data sources. Even if there is a singular view, it is at a rather minimal level with no real mainstream utilization. How difficult or easy is the effort towards having a single set of reports that throw light on the enterprise performance? What are the initial steps? Does it really alter the way the business works?
This paper attempts to capture the trends in Business Intelligence (BI) and also how TCS' Business Intelligence solutions could help overcome these challenges.