Last year I wrote a blog “the cloud is a journey not a destination” and whilst many businesses are still on this journey, a new path towards business intelligence is emerging for many. 

Before I detail what the business intelligence journey looks like, it’s important to understand what I mean by business intelligence. The proliferation of data visualisation tools like Power BI, Looker and Futrli have provided a new tool set to gain insights into the information that has been trapped inside excel spreadsheets and legacy information systems.

However these tools have failed to give the full picture as many organisations have only been able to utilise them to visualise siloed business functions like finance or marketing. 

Recently i've been reviewing past cloud software implementations to find trends in successful implementations. Through this process I have confirmed a theory i've had for a number of years, moving to "the cloud" is a journey, not a destination.