Data Visualization Report
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This report summarizes data from hundreds of prospective business intelligence and data visualization software buyers from 2012 to 2014. It found that 70% were seeking dashboard or visualization solutions with reporting capabilities. Nearly all (95%) wanted an integrated suite rather than best-of-breed products. The most common industries represented were manufacturing and healthcare, each making up 10% of buyers. Nearly half (46%) of buyers held IT roles, and 30% were looking to improve data management with more effective visualization methods.
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Data Visualization Report
- 1. Software Advice BuyerView: Data Visualization Report 2014 Insight into today’s software buyer
- 2. From 2012 to 2014, we spoke to hundreds of prospective buyers considering a business intelligence purchase with data visualization at its core. We tapped into a subset of the data to determine two things: • Which applications did these buyers most want their software to include? • Which industries were most represented among prospective buyers? Abstract
- 3. Most-Requested Data Visualization Applications Percent of sample Seventy percent of prospective buyers said they were seeking dashboard or data visualization solutions with reporting capabilities. Reporting KPIs Data management Data warehousing Queries OLAP ETL Predictive/forecasting 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
- 4. Integration Preferences Ninety-five percent of buyers were interested in an “integrated suite,” meaning a single BI system with data visualization capabilities and other applications. 1% 4% 95% Integrated suite only Best-of-breed Multiple products OK
- 5. Deployment Preferences Among buyers who had made a decision on deployment, 49 percent preferred an on-premise solution and 51 percent preferred a Web-based model. 49% 51% Web-based On-premise
- 6. Prospective Buyers by Industry Manufacturing and healthcare were the most represented industries among prospective buyers, with each group making up 10 percent of the sample. 47% 5% 5% 7% 7% 8% 10% 10% Manufacturing Healthcare Banking/financial Software Government Non-profit Retail Other
- 7. Prospective Buyers by Job Title Forty-six percent of buyers listed themselves as IT professionals, spanning from IT managers to IT directors and consultants. 12% 6% 6% 9% 20% 46% IT professional Non-IT managerial C-suite executive Financial Marketing/sales Other
- 8. IT Job Titles Among IT professionals, 34 percent (15 percent of of the overall sample) listed a BI-specific role, such as “BI manager” as their title. 34% 66% Non-BI BI specific
- 9. Top Reasons for Software Purchases Percent of sample Thirty percent of buyers were looking for visualization capabilities as more effective methods for managing company data. Better data management More flexible visualizations Better reporting Organize processes Ease-of-use Growth 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
- 10. Prospective Buyers’ Current Methods Percent of sample Altogether, the vast majority of buyers (87 percent) were already using some type of software system for BI purposes, but were now looking to upgrade. ERP/CRM software Spreadsheets Databases & reporting software BI software Nothing 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
- 11. Prospective Buyer Size by Annual Revenue Buyers from organizations with $6-25 million in annual revenue made up 20 percent of the sample—the largest single group. 15% 8% 4% 17% 14% 19% 20% 3% $1-5 million $6-25 million $26-50 million $51-100 million $101-300 million $301-500 million $501 million-1 billion Over $1 billion
- 12. Prospective Buyer Size by Number of Employees Thirty six percent of buyers in our sample were from organizations with between 101 and 500 employees. 26% 14% 36% 13% 8% 2% 1% 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 101-500 501-1,000 1,001 +
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- 14. Software Advice™ is a trusted resource for software buyers. The company's website, www.softwareadvice.com, provides detailed reviews, comparisons and research to help organizations choose the right software. Meanwhile, the company’s team of software analysts provide free telephone consultations to help each software buyer identify systems that best fit their needs. In the process, Software Advice connects software buyers and sellers, generating high-quality opportunities for software vendors. @SoftwareAdvice /company/software-advice @SoftwareAdvice/SoftwareAdvice