Business Intelligence

_________ _________ combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers.

Business intelligence is defined as “_______ _______” by many senior executives today.

Advanced analytics that, if applied, can actually “________” new information

We discuss overall BI scenarios today, the view of the CIO, the IT perspective, the end user perspective, and establishing a vision. Lewis Carroll wrote in ____ __ __________, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.”

My answer in 2003 was, “Business intelligence is a ____ _______!” What I meant was that BI transcends simple query and reporting.

There is a continuing gap between user groups where “_____ _____” still produce the bulk of the output for consumers, regardless of how much easier to use many BI tools are touted to be.

BI should be considered a “___________” powerful weapon in the hands of all employees within an enterprise.

At this point, it is more important to have a proper business case handy for the potential ___ for the required BI process and to make sure it is understood and agreed upon. If the return is high enough, additional resources are easily justified.

Appliances have emerged with “_____ ___” BI solutions.

Service providers have offered alternatives (_________ __ _ _______—SaaS) to in-house infrastructure and support.