A lot of companies are comfortable working in the old ways due to past success. However, it is time to adopt business intelligence (BI) tools to the operations due to several proven reasons. These tools provide comprehensive understanding of overall organizational performance. Performance reviews are held only periodically, whereas such tools provide real time insights and analytics. Over a period of time, there is substantial saving of time and money. Duplications can be avoided and routine tasks may be minimized. Finally these tools offer smaller companies the platform to play on level playing field. An ideal BI tool must be easy to use, yet be highly secure.