When it comes to enterprise software, SAP and Oracle are two of the biggest players, and their BI offerings are the go-to tools for many companies. See how SAP BusinessObjects and Oracle BI stack up.

Reports are typically built using dynamic interfaces that allow users to view transactional data in table or chart formats.

In order to create reports and data visualizations with BusinessObjects, many of the reporting capabilities require connections with other SAP or third-party BI products and reporting tools.

BI and analytics tools are here to stay, but their technology foundation is changing -- moving to an AI stack on the cloud. "Every layer of the current data stack will be reimagined and reinvented ...