This IDC study examines the data warehouse platform software market for the period from 2005 to 2007. Worldwide market size with regional segmentation for Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia/Pacific (AP) is provided for 2007, with trends from 2005. This study also provides a competitive analysis, with revenue and market share for the leading vendors for 2007 of the DW platform software market, including profiles of leading vendors.

"In 2007, data warehouse platform software remained an attractive market for IT vendors and one of the top investment priorities for end-user organizations. The market grew 14.6% to reach $6.7 billion in worldwide software revenue." — Dan Vesset, vice president, Business Analytics Solutions