Mobile BI: The past, the present and the future

Abstract

Mobile BI presents a new and relatively little-known subject promising major progress in the near future. With advance of technology we can run various BI solutions on many different mobile devices. This became possible some 2–3 years ago with the emergence of mobile broadband and new and powerful hardware platforms such as iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile/Phone and Blackberry. A brief history of this new discipline is presented and the need for its application in modern business is explained. Paper also presents some recommendations about how to achieve the best effects with the introduction of BI solutions on mobile devices with special attention to some important technical limitations.