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Business Intelligence covers systems written to support management rather than operational functions. Corporate management uses these systems, and the systems all contain extensive query, analytical, and reporting functions. Coverage follows the evolution of data management systems from MIS (Management Information Systems) and DSS (Decision Support Systems) to Knowledge Management and BI (Business Intelligence) systems. This includes text searching, collaboration systems, expert systems, groupware, data warehouses, data mining, content management, document management, and portal software.

Audience:
Business analysts and designers, business managers responsible for planning and forecasting, technical recruiters, account managers, and trainers are the prime audience for this session although anyone who in involved with analyzing data to make business decisions will benefit from this session.
People who have taken CSTA (Computers: systems, Terms, and Acronyms) need not attend this seminar as the material is also covered in that seminar.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the training, the participant will be able to:

• Confidently communicate with IT professionals about business intelligence processing and products;
• Understand OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing);
• Understand data warehousing, data mining, and complex queries and today's need for business analytics;
• Understand how the functionality of the Web has led to the advancement of BI systems;
• Use the online database, TechRef®, to reference information about business intelligence concepts, technology and products.

Business Intelligence Outline:
Data Management
Information Management
DSS (Decision Support System)
EIS (Executive Information System
Expert systems
Data Warehousing
OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing)
Complex queries
Data Mining
Business Intelligence
Unstructured data
Content management
Web personalization
Analytics
Portals
Vendor Approaches

• Site Map
• Training
• Products
• Schedule/Enroll
• TechConnections
• Recruiting Links
• Blog
• Company