It’s that time of year again… end of the school year, graduation, Fathers’ Day and of course; time to take the annual BI Survey! The survey is an annual report conducted by Business Application Research Center (BARC), an independent software industry analyst, comparing the industry BI tools rated by thousands of industry professionals. Participants will have access to a free version of the results that they can use to compare and rank each vendor tool on a variety of criteria. BARC also sells a report of detailed survey results with exhaustive product and vendor background information.
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