451 Research: The Emergence of Decision Intelligence

S&P Global Market Intelligence

Differentiators and Platform Components

A decision intelligence platform needs to include a few key elements, including a comprehensive data management functionality to enable the integration and blending of all relevant data sources in a self-service manner. They should use machine-learning-driven data preparation to automate certain steps for non-technical individuals, but also offer sophisticated data manipulation, transformation, and cleansing capabilities using a code-based approach to meet the needs of coders who have more complex requirements … [S]upport for multiple query types is also crucial, as well as options in handling how queries are processed, such as in-database, in-memory, or locally, which is a good foundation for insight diversity.