Build vs. Buy: This Time It's Personal

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Build vs. Buy: This Time It's Personal

by Vijay Sankaran

November 1, 2000


The most frequent topic in our BI discussions has been about the buy vs. build option.  Many ganttheads have asked if SAP BW is a good product as a data mart or if Siebel Marketing Enterprise is valuable.  This buy vs. build decision is not a new one.  In fact, companies such as Siebel and SAP have been introducing business intelligence add-ons to their products for a long time.  It is a natural progression for them to offer analytical tools that complement their products.  However, there are definite pros and cons associated with going with a purchased solution.  As a rule of thumb, I would suggest that if you want to create comprehensive BI functionality or integrate data from other sources that you build.  Here are the main issues to consider when deciding on a buy vs.



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