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By Chris Kanaracus, IDG News, Apr 20, 2011
Global spending on BI (business intelligence), analytics and performance management applications jumped 13.4 percent in 2010 to US$10.5 billion, according to figures released Wednesday by analyst firm Gartner. The results reflect the BI market's continued strength throughout the world's economic downturn, as customers looked to such software to find efficiencies and gain competitive advantage.
BI remains dominated by a handful of major players. SAP, IBM, Oracle and Microsoft alone control 59 percent of the market for BI and performance management software, according to Gartner, while SAS Institute holds the top spot for analytics.
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Gartner: Worldwide BI, Analytics and Performance Management Revenue Estimates for 2010 (Millions of U.S. Dollars)
| Company | 2010 Revenue |
2010 Market Share (%) |
2009-2010 Growth |
| SAP | 2,413.1 | 22.9 | 16.8 |
| Oracle | 1,645.8 | 15.6 | 21.9 |
| SAS Institute | 1,386.5 | 13.2 | 4.7 |
| IBM | 1,222.0 | 11.6 | 7.6 |
| Microsoft | 913.7 | 8.7 | 23.6 |
| Other Vendors | 2,940.6 | 27.9 | 10.5 |
| Total | 10,521.8 | 100.0 | 13.4 |
Here is Gartner Press Release Worldwide Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management Software Market Surpassed the $10 Billion Mark in 2010