Business Intelligence Overview and Stories – 4 Videos





Here is a collection of free video tutorials on Business Intelligence. The videos provide an overview of Business Intelligence and some success stories.

(BI) refers to processes, technologies, skills, applications and practices used to support decision making. Here are some common functions of Business Intelligence Technologies:

  • reporting
  • data mining
  • analytics
  • business performance management
  • benchmarking
  • text mining
  • business analysis

Business Intelligence is often referred to as a Decision Support System (DSS) because the goal is to provide better hard-factual information that can be used in making decisions. There are three types of information that BI can provide:

  1. historical
  2. current
  3. predictive

Background:

IBM researcher Hans Peter Luhn used the term business intelligence in a 1958 article. Luhn defined intelligence as: "the ability to apprehend the interrelationships of presented facts in such a way as to guide action towards a desired goal."

In 1989 Howard Dresner (later a Gartner Group analyst) suggested that BI should be used as an broad term to describe "concepts and methods to improve business decision making by using fact-based support systems."

Business Intelligence Overview and Stories Videos

SeriesTitleDatePresenterMin
Business Intelligence Overview and StoriesBusiness Intelligence for IT Pros Part 2 – Seamless Data Integration10/2/2009Alan Le Marquand73
Business Intelligence Overview and StoriesBusiness Intelligence for IT Pros Part 4 – Scorecards, Dashboards and Analytics10/2/2009Alan Le Marquand78
Business Intelligence Overview and StoriesCustomer BI Stories: How Ste. Michelle uses Dashboards to Monitor its Business5/9/2009Joe Gregg60
Business Intelligence Overview and StoriesCustomer BI Stories: Credit Valley Hospital's Interactive Business Intelligence Solution6/26/2009Dan Germain60

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2 Responses to “Business Intelligence Overview and Stories – 4 Videos”
  1. Hi Wade, I am not a programmer, however I have learned to use programs that help me parse, convert and re-organize data. Once I have compiled data using db3, I can retrieve it using an old (but quick) dos based program.

    I am basically a one man operation and really do not have much time to learn all these programs, however, I would like to take my processes to the next level and automate as much as I can.

    Any recommendations or questions would be welcome.

    I really like what you have put together on this site.

    Thanks,

    Richard

  2. I have a second request Wade, please do not allow my comments to be public.

    Thanks,

    Richard

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