Business Intelligence is a set of processes and techniques to analyze raw data and extract information that helps drive business solutions. In this live session, we will talk about the top 5 business intelligence tools that are being used in 2020. We will understand how these tools help in collecting and analyzing large amounts of data in organizations to make business decisions.

2. What is Business Intelligence?

3. What is Business Intelligence?
Have you ever wondered how
companies across the globe take
crucial decisions?

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5. They largely do this with the help of
business intelligence!
What is Business Intelligence?

6. Business Intelligence is a set of processes and
techniques to analyze raw data and extract
information that helps drive business
solutions
What is Business Intelligence?

7. In order to achieve the goals of business
intelligence, we have a set of business
intelligence tools that make the work easy
Business Intelligence Tools

8. Business Intelligence Tools
There are plenty of business intelligence tools
available in the market, so how do you
choose which one is the best for your
organization?

9. There are plenty of business intelligence tools
available in the market, so how do you
choose which one is the best for your
organization?
Business Intelligence Tools
Let us look at the top 5 business
intelligence tools in 2020

10. ThoughtSpot
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11. ThoughtSpot is a U.S based company that
provides business intelligence software.
ThoughtSpot allows users to obtain company’s
data and analyze them in a matter of seconds!
ThoughtSpot5

12. ThoughtSpot5

13. Features:
ThoughtSpot5

14.  ThoughtSpot lets its users look up for data within the search
bar. This makes the tool more accessible
Features:
ThoughtSpot5

15.  ThoughtSpot lets its users look up for data within the search
bar. This makes the tool more accessible
 ThoughtSpot’s instant chart creation ability enables its
users to view data graphically easily
Features:
ThoughtSpot5

16.  The unlimited data scaling feature of ThoughtSpot helps in
providing a flexible scaling of the resources according to the
business requirements
Features:
ThoughtSpot5

17.  The unlimited data scaling feature of ThoughtSpot helps in
providing a flexible scaling of the resources according to the
business requirements
 ThoughtSpot’s interface is very easy to operate on and hence
users with little to no training can work on it
Features:
ThoughtSpot5

18. Companies using ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot5

19. SAS BI
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20. Statistical Analysis System (SAS) is a software
developed by the SAS institute. This software
is used for data analysis and visualization
SAS BI4

21. SAS BI4

22. Features:
SAS BI4

23.  SAS is easy to use. SAS lets its users explore, create and
share data effortlessly
Features:
SAS BI4

24.  SAS is easy to use. SAS lets its users explore, create and
share data effortlessly
 SAS enables better data analysis using SAS SQL and
automatic code generation
Features:
SAS BI4

25.  SAS allows you to integrate with other open source platforms
like R
Features:
SAS BI4

26.  SAS allows you to integrate with other open source platforms
like R
 SAS provides a high level of security for the organization’s
data
Features:
SAS BI4

27. Companies using SAS
SAS BI4

28. Qlik
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29. Qlik3
Qlik is a platform which provides data
integration, business intelligence and analytics.
Two popular BI tools of Qlik are QlikView and
Qlik Sense

30. Qlik3

31. Features:
Qlik3

32. Features:
 QlikView provides OLAP to perform analytical operations
Qlik3

33. Features:
 QlikView provides OLAP to perform analytical operations
 Both QlikView and Qlik Sense provides its users ETL features
Qlik3

34. Features:
 QlikView requires data filters but it is not required in Qlik
Sense
Qlik3

35. Features:
 QlikView requires data filters but it is not required in Qlik
Sense
 Qlik Sense has the feature of Data storytelling but it is not
available in QlikView
Qlik3

36. Companies using Qlik
Qlik3

37. Tableau
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38. Tableau2
Tableau is a powerful BI tools which manages
the data flow and turns data into actionable
information. Data analysis and visualization is
quick with Tableau

39. Tableau2

40. Features:
Tableau2

41. Features:
 Tableau can be connected to 40 different data sources. It can
handle large amounts of data easily
Tableau2

42. Features:
 Tableau can be connected to 40 different data sources. It can
handle large amounts of data easily
 Tableau has the feature of drag-n-drop, which allows its users
to create interactive visuals quickly. It can also build
interactive dashboards with just a few clicks
Tableau2

43. Features:
 Tableau also allows its users to customize dashboards
specifically for a device
Tableau2

44. Features:
 Tableau also allows its users to customize dashboards
specifically for a device
 No coding knowledge is required to work on Tableau, as
Tableau provides in-built table calculations
Tableau2

45. Companies using Tableau
Tableau2

46. In addition to the Top 5 list, we also have the below tools
which are believed to do well in 2020
Other BI Tools

47. Power BI
1

48. Power BI1
Power BI is a business analytics service
provided by Microsoft that lets you visualize
your data and share insights

49. Power BI1

50. Features:
Power BI1

51. Features:
 Power BI makes data visually appealing. It has easy drag and
drop functionality, with features that allow you to copy all
formatting across similar visualizations
Power BI1

52. Features:
 Power BI makes data visually appealing. It has easy drag and
drop functionality, with features that allow you to copy all
formatting across similar visualizations
 It can also be used with Azure. Using Power BI with Azure
allows you to analyze and share large volumes of data
Power BI1

53. Features:
 Power BI fetches data from factory sensors and social media
sources to get access to real-time analytics
Power BI1

54. Features:
 Power BI fetches data from factory sensors and social media
sources to get access to real-time analytics
 Sets up automatic data refresh & rapidly publishes reports,
allowing all the users to avail the latest information
Power BI1

55. Companies using Power BI
Power BI1

56. Which of the following is not a crucial Business
Intelligence process step?
a) Understanding the business problem
b) Choosing the right business intelligence tool
c) Building a prediction model
d) Focusing on KPIs
QUIZ TIME!

57. Questions
&
Answers

58. Which of the following is not a crucial Business
Intelligence process step?
a) Understanding the business problem
b) Choosing the right business intelligence tool
c) Building a prediction model
d) Focusing on KPIs
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