Business Intelligence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vitt, Elizabeth.

Contributor:

Luckevich, Michael.

Misner, Stacia.

Series:

Developer Reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business planning.

Decision making.

Decision support systems.

Local Subjects:

Business planning.

Decision making.

Decision support systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This readable, practical book helps business people quickly understand what business intelligence is, how it works, where it's used, and why and when to use it-all illustrated by real case studies, not just theory." Nigel Pendse Author of The OLAP Report www.olapreport.com So much information, so little time. All too often, business data is hard to get at and use-thus slowing decision-making to a crawl. This insightful book illustrates how organizations can make better, faster decisions about their customers, partners, and operations by turning mountains of data into valuab

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. Understanding Business Intelligence; Chapter 2. Bridging the Analysis Gap; Chapter 3. Defining BI Technologies; Chapter 4. Improving Operational Efficiency-Audi AG; Chapter 5. Maximizing Profitability-The Frank Russell Company; Chapter 6. Impacting the Bottom Line-CompUSA Inc.; Chapter 7. Keeping Customers Loyal-Disco S.A.; Chapter 8. Managing Seasonal Variability-Cascade Designs; Chapter 9. Identifying BI Opportunities; Chapter 10. Implementing a BI Solution; Appendix A. Microsoft Data. Warehousing Framework; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780735645837

0735645833

9780735646704

0735646708

OCLC:

776108035