Top 25 Influencers in Business Intelligence

Here’s the list of top 25 influencers in the field of business intelligence. The ranking is based on Klout score. We used the Klout’s top business intelligence influencers as the starting point, and we checked the top influencers for these accounts (sometimes going out to multiple levels) to arrive at the list below.

1. MicroStrategy @microstrategy
Klout Score 79
Business Intelligence and Mobile Intelligence Software. For better, faster business decisions.

2. Mico Yuk @MicoYuk
Klout Score 66
Founder http://BIDashboardFormula.com &http://EverythingXcelsius.com, Entrepreneur, BI Influencer, Global Speaker, #dataviz Geek, #BIDF Coach, #Xcelsius Guru.

3. Philippe Nieuwbourg @nieuwbourg
Klout Score 66
Independent analyst and journalist specialized in Business Intelligence http://www.about.me/nieuwbourg.

4. Timo Elliott @timoelliott
Klout Score 66
Passionate about analytics, business intelligence, performance management, and social enterprise. Employed by SAP, but all my own thoughts here.

5. SAP BusinessObjects @SAPAnalytics
Klout Score 65
Official Twitter account for analytics solutions from SAP. We’re all about analytics & making data more intelligent: big data, predictive, mobile & more.

6. Tableau Software @tableau
Klout Score 64
Tableau Software helps people see and understand data.

7. Jill Dyche @jilldyche
Klout Score: 63
Vice President of Thought Leadership@SASBestPractice. Best-selling business book author. Dog rescuer. Dilettante haiku writer. Opinions mine.

8. Shawn Rogers @shawnrog
Klout Score 63
VP of Research – Business Intelligence at EMA, Serial Media/Internet Entrepreneur. Social media/networking & Big Data expert, habitual early adopter.

9. Jamie Oswald @oswaldxxl
Klout Score 62
SAP BusinessObjects evangelist with a side of gangsta. Better check yo’self before you compromise your data’s integrity.

10. Qlikview @QlikView
Klout Score 62
QlikView is a leading Business Discovery platform that lets business users explore data, make new discoveries, and solve unique problems.

11. Tamara Dull @tamaradull
Klout Score 62
Director of Emerging Technologies for@SASBestPractice. Geeky about BI, big data, social biz, and open source. The Little Prince is my hero. Opinions are mine.

12. Yves Mulkers @YvesMulkers
Klout Score 62
Business Intelligence professional with a balance between Family, Business Intelligence, Music and DJ-ing.

13. John Myers @johnlmyers44
Klout Score 61
Senior Analyst for EMA Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing practice specializing in telecom analytics and business process management.

14. Marcus Borba @marcusborba
Klout Score 61
Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management Expert.

15. Pentaho @Pentaho
Klout Score 61
Modern, integrated, embeddable business analytics and data integration platform built for the future of analytics.

16. SmartData Collective @SmartDataCo
Klout Score 61
Expert writers on analytics, BI and big data brought to you by the folks at Social Media http://Today.com.

17. TDWI.org @TDWI
Klout Score 61
The Premier Source for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.

18. Boris Evelson-Forrester @bevelson
Klout Score 60
Business Intelligence industry analyst at Forrester Research.

19. Microsoft BI @MicrosoftBI
Klout Score 60
Your official source for Microsoft Business Intelligence solutions and news.

20. Kurt Bilafer @Bilafer
Klout Score 60
APJ @ SAP, Analytics, EPM, GRC, BI, Mobile, Cloud, Social, Ecosystem & Channel Enthusiast.

21. Claudia Imhoff @Claudia_Imhoff
Klout Score 59
Consultant and analyst for business intelligence, analytics and the technical architectures supporting it. Founder of the Boulder BI Brain Trust.

22. Jaspersoft Corporation @Jaspersoft
Klout Score 58
Jaspersoft provides the most flexible, cost effective and widely deployed Business Intelligence (BI).

23. Oracle EPM & BI @OracleAnalytics
Klout Score 58
Official account for Oracle’s Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management, Business Intelligence, and Big Data Product News, Updates, and Conversation.

24. Cindi Howson @BIScorecard
Klout Score 57
Business Intelligence (BI) analyst & consulting company that advises clients on tool selections & strategies. Product insights from hands-on testing.

25. Donald Farmer donalddotfarmer
Klout Score 57
QlikView Product Advocate at QlikTech.