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Business Intelligence - Vendors, Software, and Reporting

Business Intelligence

Business intelligence, or BI, is one of the hottest trends in the IT world. More and more companies are wrestling with massive data...and trying to make sense of it all.

BI is predicted to be one of the few growing areas of information technology in the next few years. Companies are realizing the goldmine of information they are sitting on; they just need a way to work with it and get value. They want it to be part of their decision support system. Good data should be driving their decisions. Its not just large businesses either; small and mid-size companies are getting into the mix.

If you are just getting into the industry, or if you are a company trying to understand your options, it can seem overwhelming. Some people think that BI is just reporting software. It's much more than that. The industry touches not just software, but databases, datawarehousing, data mining, analytics, and a whole slew of other technologies. We'll help you through it.

The ultimate goal of business intelligence is to help a company or organization make better decisions . With all of the data coming in every day, businesses need tools to help manage and understand what is happening now, what happened previously, and what might happen in the future. Then they need to be able to act on it, quickly. BI is the tool to make this happen.

Here you'll get information on everything BI:

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***Databases

***Jobs

***Trends

***Reporting Software

***Visualizations

***Reviews

....and everything else. Check back often, as we keep on top of the latest trends. We have years of experience in the industry. Let us know how we can help you!

Definition of Business Intelligence
The definition of business intelligence can definitely vary depending on who you talk to about it. We can all agree that business intelligence is centered on the data.

Business Intelligence Software
Business intelligence software is the technical way to get BI into your organization.

Balanced Scorecard
The balanced scorecard is a great tool for company management.

Business Intelligence Jobs
Business intelligence jobs are one of the fast growing segments of the information technology world. It’s a growing business and that translates into more positions available. Placement firms and re

Open Source Business Intelligence
Open source business intelligence has been a growing segment of the industry for some time now. With the economy down, and the need for information and data up, it’s no surprise that there has been a

OLAP
When you’re working in business intelligence, you’ll see the term OLAP being thrown about. But what exactly does it mean, and why do you need it?

Business Intelligence Training
Business intelligence training is a key aspect of a successful BI implementation. An impressive system is only as good as the people who use it, so education and knowledge is key.

Decision Support System
A decision support system, or DSS, is a commonly used term in the business intelligence world. There is no doubt that BI is a critical piece of effective executive tools.

Data Mining
Data mining is a fast growing segment of the business intelligence world.

BI Reviews
With so many options available, bi reviews can help you get the full overview of different products before selecting a vendor or platform.

Microsoft Business Intelligence
Microsoft business intelligence is the market leader in terms of market share in the BI space. They have many different products that compose their system, which includes database, ETL, OLAP and anal

Oracle Hyperion
Oracle Hyperion is the EPM wing of Oracle's software offering. Since being acquired in 2007, they have been a big part of Oracle’s BI stack.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Cognos Business intelligence is IBM’s flagship BI solution and a cornerstone of their business analytics practice. They acquired it in the big BI purchasing spree in the last few years.

Business Objects Overview
Business Objects from SAP is the still the biggest player in the BI marketplace, despite all of the changes since being acquired in 2007.

OBIEE
OBIEE is the main product for Oracle's BI offerings. Get a full review and information here.

Microstrategy
Microstrategy is the biggest pure-play bi vendor in the business.

ETL - An essential process for a BI data warehouse
ETL is an important part for data quality and use in a business intelligence implementation.

Qlikview Overview
Find out about Qlikview, a software solution providing in-memory BI

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