Michael Fitzgerald over at Computerworld says business intelligence is going mobile.  So what’s new?  Haven’t some companies been delivering business intelligence via mobile for some time now?  Well, yes:

But then the recession hit, and that stymied investment in mobile BI product development and marketing, Hatch says.

What the recession didn’t stop was the development of mobile gadgetry, most especially the iPhone, the iPad and the various Android phones. These new mobile hardware devices can finally handle the complexities of BI, Hatch says.

Companies are responding aggressively. In a May 2010 Aberdeen survey, 23% of the companies responding said that they now have a mobile BI application or dashboard in place, and another 31% said that they plan to implement some type of mobile business intelligence within the next year.

Instant access to real-time data to make real-time decisions, wherever you are in the world.  Cool stuff!