Category 08 of 09 · IT Stack Sourcing

Business Intelligence

Data platforms and analytics the leadership team runs on. Warehousing and lakehouse platforms, data integration and pipelines, and BI tooling for reporting.

Business Intelligence, run as part of one managed stack.

SpearPoint sources this category across every major supplier through the national distributor network, negotiates it, and then manages it for the life of the contract — inventoried in SHELBY, reconciled monthly, renewed on purpose. Maximum impact from the spend, minimum vendor debt.

  • Decisions-first scoping: what leadership needs to see
  • Warehouse, lakehouse, integration, and BI platform sourcing
  • Unified dashboards across CX, network, and spend
  • Data-source and integration planning with the rest of the stack
  • KPI review and platform fit on a cadence

Typical trigger

  • Reporting scattered across vendor portals
  • Leadership can't see cost-to-serve or vendor spend
  • Data platform renewal or migration
  • Incentive and rebate tracking

C.L.E.A.R., applied to Business Intelligence.

Customer & Landscape

  • Outcome and KPIs before any supplier
  • Inventory of what you own, pay, and renew
  • Market read and live pricing benchmarks

Evaluation & Adoption

  • Shortlist of the two or three that fit
  • Weighted scorecard, benchmarked pricing
  • Negotiated terms, go-live oversight

Roadmap · in SHELBY

  • Monthly invoice-to-contract reconciliation
  • Renewal strategy 90 days ahead
  • Quarterly review with leadership
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SPEND

This spend can earn something back.

Business Intelligence bought as a service through SpearPoint is eligible spend. For a company, the rebate comes back to the IT budget; for an association, the dividend funds the mission.