Business Intelligence

Foreword

In recent years, we have seen a comprehensive change in the way companies use data, evolving from simple operational processing to tactical decision support processing, culminating in the strategic use of information. The refinement of methods, tools, and approaches used in what is now called the business intelligence (BI) space has brought our industry to a point where the conventional wisdom is no longer defined in terms of the high costs of having a BI program, but rather in terms of the high costs of not having a BI program. Business intelligence has become critical to all organizations striving to succeed in this highly competitive global landscape. Properly planned, designed, and executed, a BI program ultimately will translate ...