The benefits of business intelligence (BI) software go straight to the heart of running a successful organization. Implementing a system that gets the right data to the right people at the right time isn’t easy. Most BI software offer analytics and reporting capabilities, but advanced features (scalability, ease of data access, visual presentation of information and predictive analytics capabilities) will set some apart from the rest. This list of popular applications is intended as a guide as you consider deploying a BI system.