Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780470127230
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 384


Description:
You're intelligent, right? So you've already figured out that
Business Intelligence can be pretty valuable in making the right
decisions about your business. But you?ve heard at least a
dozen definitions of what it is, and heard of at least that many BI
tools. Where do you start?


Business Intelligence For Dummies makes BI
understandable! It takes you step by step through the technologies
and the alphabet soup, so you can choose the right technology and
implement a successful BI environment. You'll see how the
applications and technologies work together to access, analyze, and
present data that you can use to make better decisions about your
products, customers, competitors, and more.


You?ll find out how to:


Understand the principles and practical elements of BI

Determine what your business needs

Compare different approaches to BI

Build a solid BI architecture and roadmap

Design, develop, and deploy your BI plan

Relate BI to data warehousing, ERP, CRM, and e-commerce

Analyze emerging trends and developing BI tools to see what
else may be useful



Whether you?re the business owner or the person charged
with developing and implementing a BI strategy, checking out
Business Intelligence For Dummies is a good business
decision.