IDC: Oracle, IBM, Microsoft Lead Business Analytics Market

The IDC newly launched Worldwide Semiannual Business Analytics Tracker shows that Oracle's closest competitors (SAP, IBM, SAS Institute and Microsoft) also impressed with double-digit growth during the same period. In total, 14 vendors managed to surpass $100 million in global BA revenue during the first half of 2011. Among them, Informatica, MicroStrategy, Infor and QlikTech had the strongest growth.

The Worldwide Semiannual Business Analytics Tracker covers 12 segments within the business analytics market, providing semiannual vendor share information and a five-year annual forecast across a total of 49 countries. More than 300 vendors are being tracked across the 12 BA markets.

Out of the 12 BA markets, five contributed revenue of more than $1 billion globally on a semiannual basis: end-user query, reporting and analysis (standalone and embedded); data warehouse management; financial performance and strategy management applications; CRM analytics applications; and data warehouse generation. During the first half of 2011, they represented 73 percent of the total BA market with "impressive" year-over-year growth of 13.8 percent. Individually, the top-performing markets were data warehouse management, CRM analytics and data warehouse generation.

The United States was the dominant country in the BA market with a 44 percent share during 2011, and it is expected to see 8.6 percent growth expected in 2012. The Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan); Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMA); and Latin America are forecast to drive the highest growth opportunities in 2012. ...

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IDC Press Release IDC Launches Worldwide Business Analytics Software Tracker - Market Is Expected to Reach $33.9 Billion in 2012, Up 8.2% from 2011