Business Intelligence For Dummies (Paperback)

Want to know more about Business Intelligence and how it can help you make better business decisions? Business Intelligence For Dummies helps it all make sense.

More than just the technology, Business Intelligence is a broad concept that encompasses tools, philosophies, and strategies for success. This handy guide explores the principles as well as the software, making it easier for you to create a business environment that helps you gain a competitive edge in today’s demanding marketplace. By putting together the appropriate technologies and applications, you’ll be better able to gather, access, and analyze data about your market and your customers. With that knowledge available, you can make more informed decisions and get a jump on the competition.

Business Intelligence For Dummies will help you

• Compare various BI models
• Determine the needs of your business
• Build a solid BI architecture and roadmap
• Design, develop, and deploy a plan
• Relate BI to data warehousing, ERP, CRM, and e-commerce
• Use the information you collect to develop a clearer understanding of your customers, your competitors, your business partners, and the general economic environment in which your business operates
• Work with specific technologies, including data warehouses, data marts, and operational data stores

This exciting, emerging set of practices and principles becomes more vital for business success every day. Business Intelligence For Dummies gets you prepared, so you can become a business whiz kid before you know it!

Author:

Scheps, Swain

ISBN:

9780470127230

Format:

Paperback

Pages:

358

Publish Date:

01/10/2008

Publisher:

For Dummies

Language:

English

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