Birst is a San Francisco-based developer of business intelligence and analytics software founded in 2004 by Brad Peters and Paul Staelin.
Birst is a developer of a SaaS-based networked business analytics platform designed to offer a platform for enterprise Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence and analytics. The company's Birst platform connects together the organization through a network of interwoven virtualized Business Intelligence instances on top a shared common analytical fabric.
On June 1, 2017 InforInfor announced the completed acquisition of Birst. Infor initially announced their intent to acquire Birst on April 25, 2017. Birst retained their name and became a subsidiary of Infor. As part of this acquisition, Birst's business intelligence platform became part of Infor's CloudSuite solution.