Organizations
produce and store data in a variety of sources whether it is in relational databases, data warehouses,
or OLAP cubes. Some organizations and that organization’s business personnel may need to report
on and analyze real time data straight from their transactional or relational databases; others may
want to leverage the benefits of a data warehouse to facilitate reporting and analysis of information;
and still others may want to take advantage of the specialized analytical capabilities of OLAP; or
they may use a combination of all of these approaches. Whatever the case, organizations need BI
reporting and analysis solutions that address all of these BI needs.
Throughout the marketplace today, Business Intelligence (BI) generally has come to refer to a range of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, reporting, analyzing, and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better business decisions.
Organizations produce and store data in a variety of sources whether it is in relational databases, data warehouses, or OLAP cubes.
- Some organizations and that organization’s business personnel may need to report on and analyze real time data straight from their transactional or relational databases
- Others may want to leverage the benefits of a data warehouse to facilitate reporting and analysis of information
- Still others may want to take advantage of the specialized analytical capabilities of OLAP
- Or. they may use a combination of all of these approaches
Whatever the case, organizations need BI reporting and analysis solutions that address all of these BI needs.