It’s called having business intelligence, savvy, and it doesn’t just mean knowing the ropes or being well versed with the client. It means having an eye to the current, an intuitive ability to respond to the river of data coursing through your company, and if yours is a small business, it probably means knowing where… Continue reading A small business guide to tackling big data
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Big data is bigger than most realize
On the tail of the release of a report that showed how synthetic DNA could be used to store zettabytes of data in the palm of our hand, it’s important to understand just how much information that really is. The term “big data” is already appearing to be the most overused word of the year… Continue reading Big data is bigger than most realize
A clearer understanding of business intelligence
Business intelligence (BI) objectives are to support better business decision-making and to turn those decisions into strategies that give the company a competitive advantage in their industry. To analyze the information gathered from BI, companies use different types of business intelligence technologies, such as, online analytical processing, analytics, data mining, and predictive analytics. Although most… Continue reading A clearer understanding of business intelligence
The history of business intelligence
Since 1958, there has been an increase in the need for business intelligence. It’s nothing new, but in recent years it’s been much more important as the data is finally reaching the ability to display and track it. This graphic depicts the history as it has happened over the last 54 years. Click to enlarge.… Continue reading The history of business intelligence
Where business intelligence stands in the mobile world
The concept of business intelligence has been around for decades, but only in the last dozen or so years has it become an essential tool that businesses use to make major decisions about directions and strategies. The rise of the internet has made it the central focus of companies around the world whether they’re internet-based… Continue reading Where business intelligence stands in the mobile world