Rapidly intensifying (and finishing?) the consolidation in the BI space, SAP has announced plans to acquire Business Objects. If SAP clients had concerns over Oracle's Hyperion acquisition, Oracle clients with Business Objects technology might now have similar thoughts. However, we can all look forward to seeing how SAP adjusts its technology stack to incorporate this acquisition with some rich new functionality.
All of this change is exciting to watch and experience. While some choices for clients might now be off the table (and with less competition, prices will rise), most of us can look forward to improved integration and a "tighter fit" of reporting/analytics across the mix of data sources and business needs.