BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES USED IN BUSINESS ANALYST: Data Warehousing Dashboards Ad Hoc Reporting Data Discovery Cloud Data Services BI TECHNOLOGIES USED: SAP Business Intelligence Tableau TIBCO Spotfire SAS Business Intelligence MicroStrategy Sisense Yellowfin BI Dundas BI Systum Microsoft Power BI Looker Clear Analytics domo Oracle BI QlikView

1. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

2. WHAT :
• The term Business Intelligence (BI) refers to
technologies, applications and practices for the
collection, integration, analysis, and presentation
of business information.
• The purpose of Business Intelligence is to support
better business decision making.

3. • The information gathered by Business Intelligence
can be used to give specific and detailed information
regarding a business' viability and can help the user
make qualified and better decisions.

4. 1. Data Warehousing
2. Dashboards
3. Ad Hoc Reporting
4. Data Discovery
5. Cloud Data Services

5. DATA WAREHOUSE:
• Data warehousing is the process of constructing and
using a data warehouse.
• A data warehouse is constructed by integrating data
from multiple heterogeneous sources that support
analytical reporting, structured and/or ad hoc queries,
and decision making.
• The information gathered in a warehouse can be used
in any of the following domains:
– Tuning Production Strategies
– Customer Analysis
– Operations Analysis

6. DASHBOARD:
• A business dashboard is an information
management tool that is used to track
KPIs, metrics, and other key data points
relevant to a business, department, or
specific process.
• Through the use of data visualizations,
dashboards simplify complex data sets to
provide users with at a glance awareness
of current performance.

7. Ad Hoc Reporting:
• It is report that is
created on the fly,
displaying
information in a table
or a chart that is the
result of a question
that has not already
been codified in a
production report.

8. Data Discovery:
• Data discovery software can
analyze a large amount of data to
locate information from that set
and extract previously unfound
patterns, outliers, associations,
and correlations. Because the
uses of data discovery are so
broad and are frequently also
applied to forms of large-scale
data, information processing, and
applications of computer decision
support systems, many times the
term is used as a buzzword or to
add value for marketing
purposes.

9. Cloud Data Services:
• Cloud Computing Services provide
information technology (IT) as
a service over the Internet or dedicated
network, with delivery on demand, and
payment based on usage.
• Cloud computing services range from
full applications and development
platforms, to servers, storage, and
virtual desktops.

10. BI TECHNOLOGIES USED:
: SAP Business Intelligence offers several advanced
analytics solutions including real-time BI predictive analytics, machine learning,
and planning & analysis.
The Business Intelligence platform in particular, offers reporting & analysis, data
visualization & analytics applications, office integration and mobile analytics.
SAP is a robust software intended for all roles (IT, end uses and management) and
offers tons of functionalities in one platform.

11. Tableau is a Business Intelligence software for data discovery and data visualization. With the software
you can easily analyze, visualize and share data, without IT having to intervene.
• Tableau supports multiple data sources such as MS Excel, Oracle, MS SQL, Google Analytics and Salesforce.
• Tableau is free for personal use. However, if you want more, the price can go up quickly. But of course, this will
give you something in return: well-designed dashboards that are very easy to use.
• Additionally Tableau also offers three standalone products: Tableau Desktop (for anyone) and Tableau Server
(analytics for organizations), which can be run locally and Tableau Online (hosted analytics for organizations).

12. TIBCO Spotfire is a self-service business intelligence tool that offers
executive dashboards, data visualization, analytics and KPI push to mobile devices.
• This tool is great for collaborating with your digital team as users can define their
own KPIs and send alerts to both iPhones and Androids.
• TIBCO Spotfire can be integrated with many CRMs, ERPs, and of course Excel and
Access.

13. While SAS’ most popular offering is its advanced
predictive analytics, it also provides a great business intelligence platform.
• It is self-service tool that allows to leverage data and metrics to make informed
decisions about their business.
• Using their set of APIs, you are provided with lots of customization options, and
SAS ensures high-level data integration and advanced analytics & reporting.

14. MicroStrategy is a business intelligence tool that offers powerful
(and high speed) dash boarding and data analytics which help monitor trend,
recognize new opportunities, improve productivity and more.
• Users can connect to one or various sources, whether the incoming data is from a
spreadsheet, cloud-based or enterprise data software.
• It can be accessed from your desktop or via mobile.

15. This user-friendly tool allows anyone within your organization to manage
large and complex datasets as well as analyze and visualize this data without your
IT department getting involved.
• It lets you bring together data from a wide variety of sources as well including Ad
words, Google Analytics and Salesforce.
• It uses in-chip technology, data is processed quite quickly compared to other tools.

16. Yellowfin BI is a business intelligence tool and ‘end-to-end’ analytics
platform that combines visualization, machine learning, and collaboration.
• It also easily filter through tons of data with intuitive filtering (e.g. checkboxes and
radio buttons) as well open up dashboards just about anywhere (thanks to this
tool’s flexibility in accessibility (mobile, webpage, etc.).

17. Dundas BI is a flexible, browser-based business intelligence tool that
lets users connect to many data sources in real-time.
• It offers great visualizations in charts, tables and graphs that are customizable and
can be viewed from both desktops and mobile devices.
• Users can also build their own reports and drill-down and certain performance
metrics for analysis.
• Dundas provides support to companies of all different sizes and across various
industries.

18. Systum is a Business Intelligence tool that helps organizations streamline
and consolidate processes across multiple B2B and B2C channels so that they can
boost productivity as well as efficiency.
• It includes a number of sales features, built-in CRM, Inventory Management, a B2B
portal and more.
• Systum also offers a wide range of integration options with among others like
Amazon, eBay, and QuickBooks.

19. Microsoft Power BI is a web-based business analytics tool
suite which excels in data visualization.
• It allows users to identify trends in real-time and has brand new connectors that
allow you to up your game in campaigns. Because it’s web-based, Microsoft Power
BI can be accessed from pretty much anywhere.
• This software also allows users to integrate their apps and deliver reports and real-
time dashboards.

20. This platform integrates with any SQL database or warehouse and is great
for startups, midsize-businesses or enterprise-grade businesses.
• Some benefits of this particular tool include ease-of-use, handy visualizations,
powerful collaboration features (data and reports can be shared via email or USL
as well as integrated with other applications), and reliable support (tech team).

21. This BI tool is an intuitive Excel-based software that can be used by
employees with even the most basic knowledge of Excel.
• What you get is a self-service Business Intelligence system that offers several BI
features such as creating, automating, analyzing and visualization your company’s
data.

22. • Oracle BI is an enterprise portfolio of technology and applications for
business intelligence.
• This technology gives users pretty much all BI capabilities, such as dashboards,
proactive intelligence, alerts, ad hoc, and more.
• Oracle is also great for companies who need to analyze large data volumes (from
Oracle and non-Oracle sources) as it is a very robust solution.

23. Domo is a completely cloud-based business intelligence platform that integrates
multiple data sources, including spreadsheets, databases and social media.
• Domo is used by both small companies and large multinationals. The platform offers
micro and macro level visibility and analyses.
• From cash balances and listings of your best selling products by region to calculations of
the marketing return on investment (ROI) for each channel.
• The only let down about Domo is that it is difficult to download analyses from the cloud
for personal use.

24. QlikView is a Business Intelligence data discovery platform that offers
unique data discovery and global search.
• It provides users with customer connectors so that they can import data when they
need it from sources such as Salesforce, Teradata and Hive.
• It also gives users complete control over their data, a secure working environment,
flexibility (gives you the tools you need to build your workspace and process data
your way), and consistent reporting which can be sent to Microsoft Office docs.