Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence (BI) is the strategic use of data to aid decision-making. It encompasses the technologies, applications, strategies, and practices employed to collect, integrate, analyze, and present information. The aim is to support better decision-making. Essentially, BI tools facilitate the transformation of raw data into meaningful and valuable insights. The discipline covers various tools and methodologies that collect data from internal and external sources, prepare it for analysis, run queries against the data, and create reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to make the analytical results available to corporate decision-makers and operational workers. Fundamental knowledge in data warehousing, analytical processing, and query tools, along with a firm grasp of data analysis and management principles. Professionals looking to excel in BI need analytical skills, an understanding of database technology, and an ability to glean insights from data to inform strategic and operational decisions.