Thanks for taking the time to comment. I agree but wish to suggest that the we are not dealing with “two sides”; the dimensionality is more complex.

Stephen Arnold, August 10, 2008

I suggest another assumption: BI and search are different.

BI and Enterprise search are becoming two sides of the same coin. I predict that search will become as common as email in the Enterprise once there is some understanding of the business value this convergence brings. See SAP acquisition of Business Objects who earlier acquired Inxight. Executives now understand that more knowledge sharing across the enterprise will lead to better operational performance. Developing a corporate strategy that encompasses both is not an option anymore. Doing so will help drive performance management and make BI information more accessible closer to the base of the organizational pyramid.