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Data, BI and Analytics Trend Monitor 2026 – Management Summary

Management Summary of the Data, BI and Analytics Trend Monitor 2026
Larissa Baier
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Dr. Carsten Bange
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Florian Bigelmaier
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Timm Grosser
,
Herbert Stauffer
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We surveyed 1,579 professionals on their data and analytics priorities for 2026. Read the results of the world’s largest survey of data, BI and analytics trends.

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We surveyed 1,579 professionals on their data and analytics priorities for 2026. Read the results of the world’s largest survey of data, BI and analytics trends.

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Dr. Carsten Bange
Founder & CEO

As founder and CEO, Dr. Carsten Bange has built BARC into Europe’s leading market analysis and consulting firm for data & analytics over the past 25 years. With his team of 50 people, he helps companies make the strategic, organizational and technological decisions that ensure their successful transformation into data- and analytics-driven organizations.

Dr. Bange is considered one of the leading experts on the technology market and the beneficial use of data & analytics, which makes him a sought-after speaker, author and consultant for companies, software vendors and service providers as well as investors.

Florian Biegelmaier
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Florian Bigelmaier
Analyst Data & Analytics

Florian is an Analyst for Data & Analytics with a focus on Data Management. His primary interests include topics such as Data Catalogs, Data Intelligence, Data Products, and Data Integration.

He supports companies in selecting suitable software solutions, analyzes market developments, addresses the needs of user organizations, and evaluates innovations from software vendors.

As a co-author of BARC Scores, Research Notes, and Surveys, he regularly shares his insights and expertise. He frequently moderates events on data management topics. He is particularly fascinated by the rapid pace of technological advancement and the central role of data management in enabling the success of forward-looking technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Herbert Stauffer
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Herbert Stauffer
Senior Analyst Data & Analytics

Herbert Stauffer focuses on data & analytics strategy and architecture, organization and governance, quality and methodology.

He is the author of the books “Testen von Data-Warehouse- und Business-Intelligence-Systems” (dpunkt.verlag, 2013) and “Security in Data-Warehouse- und Business-Intelligence-Systemen” (dpunkt.verlag, 2018).

Herbert leads the TDWI Roundtable in Zürich, Switzerland and has more than 30 years of experience in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.

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Larissa Baier
Senior Analyst Data & Analytics

Larissa Baier is a Senior Analyst in the Data & Analytics field, combining expertise in consulting projects and research. She supports end customers with strategic questions regarding BI and analytics front ends, including architectural design, usage scenarios, and software selection. Her focus lies on BI and analytics front ends for dashboards, reporting, analysis, planning, self-service analytics as well as GenAI Copilots. A particular area of expertise lies in assisting SAP customers in deriving added value from their data.

In the research domain, Larissa is responsible for the “Score” and “Reviews” product lines and serves as the product manager for the “BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms“. Additionally, she contributes as a co-author to various market analyses, including the “BI & Analytics Survey” and the “BARC Data, BI, and Analytics Trend Monitor“.

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Robert Tischler
Senior Analyst Data & Analytics

Robert is Managing Director and Senior Analyst at BARC Austria. His areas of expertise are analytics, BI and CPM.

He supports companies in all industries in software selection as well as in the design and optimization of strategy, architecture and organization.

Robert has many years of experience managing analytics and BI projects, hands-on expertise with many BI tools on the front end as well as the back end, designing, coaching and implementing reporting, analytics and planning solutions with a focus on self-service BI, information design and advanced planning.

Timm Grosser
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Timm Grosser
Senior Analyst Data & Analytics

Timm Grosser is a Senior Analyst Data & Analytics at BARC with a focus on data strategy, data governance and data management. His core expertise is the definition and implementation of data & analytics strategy, organization, architecture and software selection.

He is a popular speaker at conferences and seminars and has authored numerous BARC studies and articles.

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