Chapter 28
Business Intelligence in SharePoint
In This Chapter
Exploring business intelligence options in SharePoint 2010
Using the Business Intelligence Center site template
Introducing PerformancePoint Services
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Think about your life and how you make decisions, whether taking a trip, buying a house, or deciding where to eat dinner. Chances are you research and look at multiple pieces of information before making the decision. You need to look at the price, the past experience, and the extras (for every vacation I take, boarding my dogs costs as much as airline tickets!) before you can make the best decision. The good thing is that as an individual it’s a bit easier to get your arms around the necessary parts and pieces. In a business, especially a large business, this can be much harder.
If you’re an information worker, chances are you have more data than you know what to do with. Being able to make sense of it all is where the concepts of business intelligence (BI) and performance management come in. Much of the content you have in your SharePoint sites is technically business intelligence, but often this information may be stored and arranged ...
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