CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2022

Business analytics and business intelligence (BI) serve similar purposes and are often used as interchangeable terms, but BI can be considered a subset of business analytics. Whereas BI studies historical data to guide business decision-making, business analytics is about looking forward. This is the purview of BI.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.

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Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The next step leads to performing exploratory, descriptive analytics, “why is this happening,” and so on. Finally, the end goal is to enable proactive, predictive analytics — “what if” — using applied ML and AI to better predict what will happen and recommend actions to prevent or manage activities as necessary.

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FineReport

MARCH 24, 2024

Data analysts leverage four key types of analytics in their work: Prescriptive analytics: Advising on optimal actions in specific scenarios. Diagnostic analytics: Uncovering the reasons behind specific occurrences through pattern analysis. Descriptive analytics: Assessing historical trends, such as sales and revenue.

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datapine

JANUARY 31, 2022

BI users analyze and present data in the form of dashboards and various types of reports to visualize complex information in an easier, more approachable way. Business intelligence can also be referred to as “descriptive analytics”, as it only shows past and current state: it doesn’t say what to do, but what is or was.

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Jet Global

MAY 1, 2023

Use the experts in analytics to add value to your product. Let’s just give our customers access to the data. You’ve settled for becoming a data collection tool rather than adding value to your product. Diagnostic Analytics: No longer just describing. Predictive Analytics: If x, then y (e.g.,

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