The role of social media within BI is becoming more prominent.  Not only is information on the Internet being used to drive analytics, but the way in which BI is being presented is slowly shifting towards ease of use, collaboration, and self-service models.  Each of these aspects enable organizations to take advantage of social networking [...]

Over the years, ROI calculations have been created by many and adapted within organizations to justify BI project spending, implementation, and expansion. Unfortunately, beyond-

Cost savings – as mentioned above and may include hardware/software, licensing, maintenance fees, etc.
Time savings – employee production and better decision making
Process automation – includes the time saved on report/analytics creation

it can [...]