Introduction
Business intelligence (BI) means different things to different people. For some, it means advanced analytics. For others, it is self-service report creation. A few see it as a prelude to Big Data. For many users, however, BI is much more accessible than any of these things. It is quite simply the regular production of clear and meaningful reports and dashboards that translate data into actionable information.
In my experience, all that a majority of business people ask for is up-to-date data that they can access when they want in a ready-to-use format. They do not always have the time or the skills to develop their own flashy output. Most end users have no desire to delve deeply into vast realms of data to track processes, sales, ...
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