04.19.08

Definitions of Business Intelligence

Posted in Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise/Corporate Performance Management (EPM/CPM), Oracle OBIEE at 3:12 pm by irusgroup

Our OBIEE clients ask us to define business intelligence (BI) all the time. Here are some good definitions we found after a quick search.

  • a popularized, umbrella term used to describe a set of concepts and methods to improve business decision making by using fact-based support …
    www.noisebetweenstations.com/personal/essays/metadata_glossary/metadata_glossary.html
  • Normally describes the result of in-depth analysis of detailed business data. Includes database and application technologies, as well as analysis practices. …
    it.csumb.edu/departments/data/glossary.html
  • Systems that provide directed background data and reporting tools to support and improve the decision-making process.
    bridgefieldgroup.com/bridgefieldgroup/glos1.htm
  • The capability to perform in-depth analysis and possibly data mining, of detailed business data, providing real and significant information to business users. Business intelligence usually makes use of tools designed to easily access data warehouse data.
    www.damacoc.org/presentations/2007_04_11_Adelman_DWGlossary.doc
  • The knowledge derived from analyzing an organization’s information.
    planning.ucsc.edu/irps/dwh/DWHGLOSS.HTM
  • Business intelligence (BI) is a business management term which refers to applications and technologies which are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information about their company operations. …
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business intelligence
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