Category: Business Intelligence
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Online lecture on introduction to BI – 15th January 2016
Time: 11 AM (Indian Std Time) Date: 15 January 2016 Access: WeBind.in WeBind.in is organising a live screening of my lecture on ‘What is BI – a case study’.
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Google Trends Comparisons
This work is the result of a recent request by a client to be able to measure the number of Java developers in India. Although there are other methods that can be used to evaluate this number, short of a national survey, all methods are only estimates with inherent errors which are difficult to measure.…
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Google Trends, comparing monkeys and bananas
Google is one tremendous galaxy of tools, services and most importantly data. Core to Google is of course its search engine. While most people seek to information out there and Google’s search engine ranks and optimises the result to match the search, there is a wealth of other information that Google collects from its search engine…
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Do we share molecules with Magellan?
There is a question that gives rise to a lot of debate which is “what are the odds that we breath, eat, drink molecules of matter that have gone through someone else before?” Here is a correct approach to the question, but a little confusing the way it is presented. The reasoning is quite simple:…
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What is the Business Intelligence
What is Business Intelligence? The general understanding of Business Intelligence is the process by which data collected by an enterprise (sales, purchases, production, etc) is compiled into summary reports for the management and executive leaders to enable to understand the overall status of their business. This data is usually stored in databases, although smaller enterprises…
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How Many? – BI Intro (2)
Previous article: Introduction – What is the Business Intelligence, a case study. Next article: How Much? – BI General Question (Part 3) This is the second part of a general introduction to BI using a case study of a mobile phone store. How Many? – this relates to the quantity of items handled by the…
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How Much? – BI Intro (3)
Previous article: How Many? – BI General Question (Part 2) Next article: How Often? – BI General Question (Part 4) This is the third part of a general introduction to BI using a case study of a mobile phone store. How Much? – this relates to the money handled by the enterprise and measures are…
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Business Intelligence for the Enterprise
Business Intelligence is about preparing your growth with analysis of your surroundings. Surveying your markets, your clients, your resources, and uncovering trends to be better prepared for the future.
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How Often? – BI Intro (4)
Previous article: How Much? – BI General Question (Part 3) Next article: How Likely & How Quickly – BI General Question (Part 5) This is the fourth part of a general introduction to BI using a case study of a mobile phone store. How Often? – this relates to trends that appear in the analysis…
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How Likely & How Quickly – BI Intro (5)
Previous article: How Often? – BI General Question (Part 4) This is the final part of a general introduction to BI using a case study of a mobile phone store. How Likely? – This group of questions require more complex analysis of past data to identify trends in order to predict future events. This can…