Recently on SearchBusinessAnalytics
5 self-service BI best practices for larger organizations
Self-service analytics programs can streamline the BI process by allowing users access to data, but scaling out to thousands of users requires proper planning.
More Highlights
- Tips for creating curated data sets for self-service BI users
Data curation initiatives can help streamline BI processes by reducing the amount of time users spend locating and preparing data. Get four tips for preparing data sets.
- What the Tableau Hyper engine does and how it was developed
Tableau's new Hyper data engine is designed to boost processing speeds in its BI and data visualization software. Making it work was a complicated process.
- Deep learning in big data analytics with Sisense Hunch
Sisense Hunch, a new Sisense BI tool, enables big data analytics for IoT devices by using deep learning to automatically extract insights from big data.
Definitions
- Ad Hoc Analysis
Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer a single, specific business question.
- association rules (in data mining)
Association rules are if-then statements that help to show the probability of relationships between data items within large data sets in various types of databases.
- business intelligence dashboard
A business intelligence dashboard is a graphical interface that displays the current status of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for an enterprise.
Browse Business Analytics Topics
BI management
Get comprehensive information on business intelligence management, including news and news analysis stories, case studies, expert tips and more. Learn about important BI management issues that can determine the success or failure of business intelligence projects, including business intelligence strategy, best practices and project management. Read about emerging technologies and concepts such as operational, self-service and collaborative business intelligence. Get advice from business intelligence experts on key aspects of business intelligence process management, such as setting up and managing business intelligence teams and selecting vendors.
Recent Definitions
- Ad Hoc Analysis
Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer a single, specific business question.
- center of excellence (CoE)
A center of excellence (CoE) is a team of skilled knowledge workers whose mission is to provide the organization they work for with best practices around a particular area of interest.
- business intelligence dashboard
A business intelligence dashboard is a graphical interface that displays the current status of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for an enterprise.
Highlights
- 5 self-service BI best practices for larger organizations
- Tips for creating curated data sets for self-service BI users
- What the Tableau Hyper engine does and how it was developed
More BI management Topics
- Business intelligence best practices
- Business intelligence case studies
- Business intelligence project management
- Business intelligence strategy
- Business intelligence team
- Operational business intelligence
- Selecting business intelligence vendors
- Self-service and collaborative business intelligence
BI technology
Get the latest information about enterprise business intelligence technology and platforms, including news on the latest business intelligence (BI) software, tools and applications, plus articles on business intelligence strategy and market trends with insight from industry experts. Learn how business intelligence vendors are reacting to the ever-changing industry with updates to their business intelligence product suites, and read news and articles on Oracle business intelligence platforms, SAP business intelligence platforms, Microsoft business intelligence platforms and IBM business intelligence platforms. Read about business intelligence case studies, fundamentals and best practices, find out how business intelligence relates to other disciplines and learn the advantages of business intelligence. Also, read about business intelligence reporting tools, open source business intelligence, Software as a Service (SaaS) business intelligence, real-time business intelligence and BI architecture, design, integration and development.
Recent Definitions
- business intelligence dashboard
A business intelligence dashboard is a graphical interface that displays the current status of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for an enterprise.
- self-service business intelligence (BI)
Self-service business intelligence (BI) is an approach to data analytics that enables business users to access and work with corporate data even if they do not have a background in statistical analysis, BI or data mining.
- Decision Model and Notation (DMN)
Decision Model and Notation (DMN) is a formalized method of making and mapping out decisions through official business processes.
Highlights
- What the Tableau Hyper engine does and how it was developed
- How Morgan Stanley scaled up Tableau self-service analytics
- Data silos can live or die by a self-service BI strategy
More BI technology Topics
- Business intelligence architecture and integration
- Business intelligence development
- Business intelligence software
- Enterprise business intelligence reporting
- IBM business intelligence platforms
- Microsoft business intelligence platforms
- Open source business intelligence
- Oracle business intelligence platforms
- Real-time business intelligence
- SaaS business intelligence
- SAP business intelligence platforms
Performance management
Corporate performance management software and performance management concepts, such as the balanced scorecard model, enable organizations to measure business results and track their progress against business goals in order to improve financial performance. To help make your CPM strategy a success, get useful information and insight on performance management trends and the use of performance management technology, including CPM software, business performance management software, enterprise performance management software and forecasting, planning and budgeting software. Read news stories, case studies and other articles on the use of performance management tools, and get tips from business intelligence experts on performance management best practices and how to deploy a coporate performance management system. Also, learn about using a balanced scorecard methodology, managing a balanced scorecard implementation and developing performance management metrics.
Recent Definitions
- Kano Model
The Kano Model is a product development theory which is centered on customer satisfaction. The model was developed by Professor Noriaki Kano in the 1980s.
- decision-making process
The decision-making process, in a business context, is a set of steps taken by managers in an enterprise to determine the planned path for business initiatives and to set specific actions in motion.
- key performance indicators (KPIs)
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are business metrics used by corporate executives and other managers to track and analyze factors deemed crucial to the success of an organization.
Highlights
- What-if business planning simulation at its predictive best
- What-if business planning simulation at its predictive best
- Rising demand for business analytics education programs
More Performance management Topics
- Corporate performance management best practices
- Corporate performance management software
- Forecasting, planning and budgeting software
Analytics
Data analytics software and advanced analytics techniques can help organizations make sense of -- and gain a competitive advantage from -- all the data that they have in their systems. Get fully informed about the different types of business intelligence analytics that your company can take advantage of, including predictive analytics, text analytics and text mining, customer analytics and business intelligence data mining. Read news stories and case studies about data analytics vendors and the latest developments in business analytics and advanced data analytics technology, and get tips and advice from business intelligence experts on deploying and managing analytic business intelligence systems. Learn about topics such as unstructured data analysis, predictive data mining, customer data analysis, text data mining and customer data mining.
Recent Definitions
- big data
Big data is an evolving term that describes a large volume of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data that has the potential to be mined for information and used in machine learning projects and other advanced analytics applications.
- over sampling and under sampling
Over sampling and under sampling are techniques used in data mining and data analytics to modify unequal data classes to create balanced data sets.
- Ad Hoc Analysis
Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer a single, specific business question.
Highlights
- Deep learning in big data analytics with Sisense Hunch
- How Morgan Stanley scaled up Tableau self-service analytics
- Data silos can live or die by a self-service BI strategy
More Analytics Topics
- Advanced analytics software
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) analytics
- Artificial intelligence and analytics
- Big data analytics
- Business intelligence data mining
- Customer analytics
- Predictive analytics
- Text analytics and text mining
Data visualization
Data visualization tools, such as data mashups, executive dashboards, performance scorecards and other data visualization technology, are becoming more popular among enterprises. Here you’ll find the latest news and articles on data visualization software, learn about techniques, strategies and best practices, and read about emerging trends in the data visualization market. Get best-practices guidance on how to create and set up data visualization applications and tools, and learn about interactive, real-time and multidimensional data visualization. Also, learn how different industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing, are using data visualization to reach their business goals.
Recent Definitions
- Ad Hoc Analysis
Ad hoc analysis is a business intelligence (BI) process designed to answer a single, specific business question.
- binning and grouping
Binning and grouping is form of data visualization in which individual data values are sorted into classes or categories and depicted graphically to help explain the significance of the data. Binning and grouping is useful when there are so many individual graphic elements in a chart, that distinguishing them is difficult.
- organizational network analysis (ONA)
Organizational network analysis (ONA) is a quantitative method for modeling and analyzing how communications, information, decisions and resources flow through an organization.
Highlights
- What the Tableau Hyper engine does and how it was developed
- How Morgan Stanley scaled up Tableau self-service analytics
- 10 features to look for in visualization tools for big data
More Data visualization Topics
- Business intelligence dashboards and performance scorecards
- Data mashups
- Data visualization software