3. Speed of Implementation According to a white paper by Tata Consultancy Services, speed of implementation is one of the key factors in favor of cloud BI because it means "immediate availability of [the] environment without any dependence on the long periods associated with infrastructure procurement, application deployment, etc." – which drastically
reduces the BI implementation time. Time saved is crucial for most businesses, as is time-to-decision. If cloud BI can be implemented much faster than a traditional on-premise solution, this can be a deciding factor for some organizations. But note that customization is more difficult with SaaS BI solutions that come pre-configured.