There may be no more critical arena of innovation for IT organizations in the digital age than advanced IT analytics (AIA)—most commonly called “operational analytics.” EMA has chosen a different label because the values of AIA, while often centered on operations, go far beyond classic IT operations in terms of the stakeholders supported.

This buyer’s guide is an industry-first effort to bring individualized attention to 13 vendors evaluated by EMA as leading innovators in AIA. Each vendor offering will be characterized in detail and mapped against a set of shopping cart criteria directed at everything from time to value and cloud-readiness to business impact and business alignment. This report is not about a footrace with winners and losers; rather it is a highly individualized look at 13 vendors that are already leading in AIA innovation—each with a distinctive footprint and any one of which might be the one best optimized to meet your needs and priorities.