As a result of implementing business intelligence applications, organizations are gaining key business value advantages ranging from simple cost avoidance, such as saving on the labor, printing and distributing reports, to competitive advantage, such as recognizing hot selling items quickly enough to respond to customer demands and avoid “out-of-stock” conditions. Consolidate Query, Reporting, Analysis, and Analytic Applications, such as eliminating custom development and manual maintenance of Excel spreadsheets and reducing data consolidation efforts 2.