Convergence, Complementarity Or Disruption: Enterprise Search And Business Intelligence

Business intelligence has been used in companies for decades, enabling management to make decisions and to increase their competitiveness in the market. Search technology has enabled users to access all types of information from anywhere at anytime. In today's world, where the amount of information is ever growing, professionals see the potential of these two technologies. In what direction is the relationship between enterprise search and business intelligence evolving: Towards complementarity, convergence or disruption? Throughout the research for this paper, there were 35 professionals interviewed who are industry analysts, technologists, marketing specialists, entrepreneurs, scientists, managers and consultants.