Birst

Birst was positioned as an innovative cloud BI provider before being absorbed into Infor's enterprise analytics portfolio

Birst was a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform founded in 2005 that provided networked BI capabilities to enterprises. The company pioneered a unique approach to analytics by combining traditional BI with a networked architecture that allowed organizations to blend centralized governance with distributed analytics across multiple business units. Birst's platform enabled companies to create a 'network of instances' where data could be shared and analyzed across different departments while maintaining consistency and governance. In May 2017, Infor acquired Birst for approximately $500 million to strengthen its enterprise software analytics capabilities. Following the acquisition, Birst's technology was integrated into Infor's product suite, becoming a core component of Infor's Advanced Analytics offerings. The platform continued to serve existing customers while being embedded into Infor's broader enterprise resource planning (ERP) and industry-specific cloud solutions. While Birst operated as a distinct brand for some time after acquisition, it has been largely absorbed into Infor's analytics ecosystem. The technology and approach that Birst pioneered in networked BI influenced Infor's analytics strategy, but Birst no longer exists as an independent company or standalone product offering in the market.