Editor's Note

What would it mean for you to go big with BI?

What is business intelligence? At SAS, we believe it’s much more than simple query and reporting tools. Yes, user-friendly output is important – but SAS likes to think at a much higher level.

Today, more and more organizations want to see data integration and performance management as components of their BI strategies, and the smartest organizations are also incorporating high-level analytics into their BI plans.

In fact, organizations around the world and in every industry are getting smarter about their BI goals. You can see that savvy reflected in the 11 customer vignettes featured in our cover story, “Going Big with BI.”

As more and more organizations look to standardize their BI infrastructures, they’re seeking a complete enterprise intelligence solution, and they want to talk about BI platforms.

How do you know SAS has the most comprehensive platform? Because SAS is the only vendor to offer mature solutions in all four areas of data integration, data quality, analytics and business intelligence. 

When you read about the customers featured in our cover story, you’ll see they’re counting on SAS in each of these areas – and more.

Alison Bolen 
Editor-in-Chief