In the past, it was simply data analytics. Now, it’s full business intelligence management that incorporates all areas of technologies, strategies, applications, and best practices to optimize business operations, sales, supply chain and, ultimately, growth. Almost all large companies are using BI solutions to drive their business performance. What does Business Intelligence Management do? […]
May 27, 2020
History of Business Intelligence
Business intelligence existed before technology. Today it’s understood as a set of analyses that derive value and insight from data. Richard Miller Devens’ 1865 work, Cyclopaedia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes contains the first known usage of the term “business intelligence.” He uses it to describe the way that a banker, Sir Henry Furnese, succeeded: […]
May 22, 2020
The 10 Most Influential Business Intelligence Blogs in 2020
Business intelligence never stands still. In a rapidly changing landscape, even experts need to work hard to stay abreast of the latest developments and insights. Countless resources exist to shepherd business intelligence users through these fluctuating ideas and frequent innovations. Below is a collection of the best. Many reflect unique perspectives from across the field […]
May 20, 2020
You’ve deployed a BI tool. Now what? Five factors that Influence BI success
There’s a general understanding that organizations that use data as a strategic advantage perform better than those that don’t. As a result, increasingly more companies are turning to business intelligence (BI) to help shape their business strategies, improve their products and services, drive cost and process efficiencies and eliminate pain points from across their operations. […]
