What is Business Intelligence?
Technologies and practices for transforming raw data into actionable business insights.
Business intelligence (BI) encompasses the technologies, practices, and strategies used to transform raw data into meaningful, actionable business insights. BI tools enable users to create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that support decision-making. Modern BI platforms emphasize self-service capabilities, allowing business users to explore data independently. BI maturity is a key dimension in data maturity assessments.
Related terms
Self-Service Analytics
Tools and practices that enable business users to create their own analyses without IT dependency.
Data Literacy
The ability to read, understand, create, and communicate with data across an organization.
Data Warehouse
A structured repository optimized for analytical queries and business intelligence reporting.
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