what is business intelligence?

2003-12-19 Thread ryan_oracle
I see this alot when people look for data warehouse people. any idea what is meant by this? Not look for the obvious oxymoronic joke. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services--

Re: what is business intelligence?

2003-12-19 Thread Bricklen Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see this alot when people look for data warehouse people. any idea what is meant by this? Not look for the obvious oxymoronic joke. This was briefly covered several days ago in c.d.o.misc (watch for wrap)

RE: what is business intelligence?

2003-12-19 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
Euphemism for Oracle Discoverer in many cases. It is about the ability of mgt. to know how their company is doing, e.g. sales reports, etc. Someone posted an item on Wal-Mart and K-Mart recently, that kind of thing. If Mgt. doesn't have accurate info on how their company is doing, the company

RE: what is business intelligence?

2003-12-19 Thread Michael Milligan
It's the ability to use your operational data, such as invoicing, patient visits, etc., and aggregate them in ways that tell you trends, good and bad. What age group had the most doctor visits? What product sold the most? These sound very simplistic and obvious but there are many nuances. For