--- title: Top 10 SAP Business Intelligence Industry Trends 2018 [Checklist] description: Read about the Top 10 Business Intelligence Industry Trends based on our Global BI Project Experience. You can contact us for SAP Consulting support image: https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-16%20at%204.01.08%20PM.png --- ![](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-16%20at%204.01.08%20PM.png) # Top 10 SAP Business Intelligence Industry Trends 2018 [Checklist] Table of Contents We recently got our [**Business Intelligence** experts](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/sap-industry-solutions/business-intelligence-consulting/what-is-sap-business-warehouse) together and did a survey on what we see as the key [**Business Intelligence Trends**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/sap-industry-solutions/business-requirements-analysis) affecting the vast majority of industries in 2018.      ![Business Intelligence Trends](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Top%2010%20Business%20Intell%20Trends/White%20Button%20with%20Big%20Data%20Icon%20on%20Computer%20Keyboard.%20Information%20Concept..jpeg?width=600&name=White%20Button%20with%20Big%20Data%20Icon%20on%20Computer%20Keyboard.%20Information%20Concept..jpeg)Data Quantity Continues to Increase   ## [Business Intelligence](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/70-of-business-intelligence-projects-are-failing-worldwide) Spending Projected to Increase In **2011**, the projected global spend on [business intelligence](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-bw-naming-conventions-review) was $11,000,000 (Eleven Billion Dollars), while in **2018**, this number is projected to surpass $20,000,000 (Twenty Billion Dollars).  This, despite years of sluggish economic growth.     ## [Connected Devices](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/42-essential-hubspot-integrations-b2b-marketers-need-to-start-using) Are Exploding in Number and Data Generation Capacity ![Connect Device Projections](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-16%20at%204.01.08%20PM.png?width=813&name=Screen%20Shot%202018-07-16%20at%204.01.08%20PM.png) Source: statistia     Of course, these trends are being driven by the continuing improvement of both hardware power and new [analysis](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/12-sap-crm-content-management-system-requirements) and [statistical techniques](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-steps-to-developing-a-successful-business-intelligence-strategy).  What are the key trends we see percolating through the [business intelligence](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/understanding-sap-bw-in-5-minutes) space and what should know and can you benefit from them?.   - **Faster performance** from continuing hardware and software improvement - Higher performance business processes **infused with [information](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/understanding-the-most-common-sap-data-warehousing-concepts)** by design - More accurate and relevant **predictions** by [productizing](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-get-the-webi-universe-data-source-connection-setup) analytics and statistics   To see our complete list of [business intelligence](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hire-sap-business-intelligence-consultant) trends, just click on this link and download the complete report.   [![Download Your 2018 18  Business Intelligence Trends Checklist ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/988c35b6-db8d-4c25-a8cb-fe0a2ee59a9f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/988c35b6-db8d-4c25-a8cb-fe0a2ee59a9f)   *Would love to hear what some of you out there in the BI space see as the Top Industry Trends.*   Topics from this blog: [BW](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/bw) [BI Industry Trends](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/topic/bi-industry-trends) ### Download SAP BW Mindmap Learn what SAP Business Warehouse is and what it does in under five minutes [![Get this Mindmap](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/8db2ad37-8211-47a3-86ae-09b6b2bb297b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/8db2ad37-8211-47a3-86ae-09b6b2bb297b) [mailto:someone@yoursite.com](mailto:someone@yoursite.com) ### Lonnie D. Ayers, PMP About the Author: Lonnie Ayers is a Hubspot Certified Inbound Marketing consultant, with additional certifications in Hubspot Content Optimization, Hubspot Contextual Marketing, and is a Hubspot Certified Partner. Specialized in demand generation and sales execution, especially in the SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Partner space, he has unique insight into the tough challenges Service Providers face with generating leads and closing sales using the latest digital tools. With 15 years of SAP Program Management experience, and dozens of complex sales engagements under his belt, he helps partners develop and communicate their unique sales proposition. 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