Outstanding BI and Data Warehousing Practice Exists Around the World: The Absa Bank in South Africa

摘要

For many years, it was assumed that North American firms were the leaders in the use of information technology (IT). The large number of students and companies who came to North America to study and learn the latest thinking and practices supported this belief. While the basic hardware and software technology was available around the world, how it was used was another matter. Consequently, for many people, it was surprising when SAP emerged out of Germany to take a leadership role in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. In the business intelligence (BI) space, Business Objects, a French company, became a leading BI tool vendor. Clearly, outstanding IT work can thrive in many places in the world.