Promote your business intelligence solutions that support informed decisions and better performance.
The renewed interest in BI solutions is one indication of the need for businesses to gain and sustain competive advantage. Technology is often an ally in that quest.
Deployed in the traditional on-site platform or in the increasingly popular SaaS platform, BI is showing up as a powerful tool for information gathering, data analysis and reporting, data storage and other enterprise resource management needs.
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We have posted a few articles here to stimulate interest in the challenges and issues relating to BI -- knowledge we consider essential for making the best decisions on BI deployment.
5 Key Things Every Business Manager Should Know About Business Intelligence.
Business Intelligence (BI) promises the type of information support every decision-maker could use. This article poses and answers five basic questions on implementing a BI system. It includes a working definition of BI, why it is important for any business, and issues to consider before acquiring a BI system. Read more ...
Business intelligence (BI) is a tech-based tool that allows decision makers process information to gain insights that drive enterprise performance. However, the path from information to knowledge is not always linear. Typically, a series of steps, including collection, organization, evaluation, and transformation precede the data analysis and reporting that provide insight. This article highlights ETL (extraction, transformation, and loading) of data in the context of a BI project. Read more ...
Data Warehouse in the BI Neighborhood
As the name suggests, a data warehouse is a data storage system. The data can be massive in volume, originate from multiple systems, and be very detailed (granular). This allows stored data to be organized, analyzed, and presented in diverse ways.
If designed primarily for use in a BI environment, a data warehouse typically contains historical data derived from multiple operational, transactional and non-transactional systems. The ultimate goal is to identify meaningful relationships among the various data to inform better business decisions.
However, what a data warehouse is in reality is not always linear due to the nuances introduced by individual software developers.
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How to Put Intelligence in Your Choice of BI Solution
Like most business investments, those that fit best work best. The choice of business intelligence system should be informed by clear business needs.
Join us at our business intelligence blog where we take an exploratory approach to the discussion of BI basics and related intellectual property investments.
