We surveyed 500+ data professionals to uncover the biggest BI challenges companies face today. The findings are clear: legacy BI can’t keep up, and businesses that don’t act now will be left behind.
This report breaks down the three biggest challenges defining BI today—and what the smartest organizations are doing to get ahead.
As a data leader, you need BI that moves as fast as your business. This report gives you the data-backed insights to make informed decisions about your BI strategy — before your competitors do.
Traditional BI can’t keep up. Slow queries, outdated dashboards, and siloed systems are dragging businesses down. If your analytics stack wasn’t built for billions of rows and real-time decision-making, you’re already behind.
87%
of companies say their data volumes increased last year—but 71% report BI scalability issues.
AI-powered BI is here, but execution is failing. Businesses stuck with legacy workflows, fragmented data, and slow access are falling behind—unable to harness AI’s full potential. The future won’t wait.
89%
of organizations are actively adopting Generative AI — yet most lack the data infrastructure to support it.
Even the latest BI tools are failing to break down barriers. Without a modern BI platform, businesses are stuck viewing data instead of acting on it. The future isn’t dashboards—it’s workflows powered by data apps, writeback, and real-time insights.
37%
of executives want BI to rapidly build custom data apps, signaling a shift from static dashboards to interactive analytics.