Briefings:Business intelligence strategy guide: Getting your data to talk
Business intelligence strategy guide: Getting your data to talk
Industry experts say what midmarket CIOs want is this: a simple way for the knowledge worker to access data from the several repositories of information, structured or unstructured, that reside within their organizations. This Midmarket CIO Briefing explores how advanced technology is putting business intelligence applications in the hands of the user and how CIOs can deliver a business intelligence strategy that puts all that data to good use.
New in this guide
- Better business intelligence boosts confidence in data (Strategy: Finding your inner data)
- How does transactional data lead to intelligent business intelligence? (Execution: From the BI analyst's couch)
- BI analytics on steroids: Expert podcast (Strategy: Finding your inner data)
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Execution: From the BI analyst's couch
You have the data, but is it telling you what you want to know? This chapter examines ways to execute on a business intelligence strategy and how to implement reporting tools to efficiently process and use data.
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Strategy: Finding your inner data
No longer the domain of the database guru and business analyst, business intelligence (BI) tools are increasingly being deployed within midmarket organizations at the user level. This chapter provides best practices on establishing a BI strategy that meets your organization's objectives, while giving users the freedom to view data when and how they want it.
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Tools and Technology: Changing the BI equation
Improved technology has not only improved reporting and analysis of data, but it has also allowed midmarket CIOs to redefine how they use that data as part of an effective business intelligence strategy. This chapter explores the different business intelligence tools organizations have deployed and how they're changing the rules of business reporting.