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How OLAP and AI can enable better business

IBM Big Data Hub

Online analytical processing (OLAP) database systems and artificial intelligence (AI) complement each other and can help enhance data analysis and decision-making when used in tandem. As AI techniques continue to evolve, innovative applications in the OLAP domain are anticipated.

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What are decision support systems? Sifting data for better business decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

Decision support systems definition A decision support system (DSS) is an interactive information system that analyzes large volumes of data for informing business decisions. A DSS leverages a combination of raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to help users make decisions. Data-driven DSS.

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Build a real-time analytics solution with Apache Pinot on AWS

AWS Big Data

Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) is crucial in modern data-driven apps, acting as an abstraction layer connecting raw data to users for efficient analysis. It organizes data into user-friendly structures, aligning with shared business definitions, ensuring users can analyze data with ease despite changes.

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What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

CIO Business Intelligence

BI tools access and analyze data sets and present analytical findings in reports, summaries, dashboards, graphs, charts, and maps to provide users with detailed intelligence about the state of the business. Improved customer experience: Ready access to data can help employees charged with customer satisfaction provide better experiences.

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Unleashing the power of Presto: The Uber case study

IBM Big Data Hub

The magic behind Uber’s data-driven success Uber, the ride-hailing giant, is a household name worldwide. But what most people don’t realize is that behind the scenes, Uber is not just a transportation service; it’s a data and analytics powerhouse. Consider the magnitude of Uber’s footprint.

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Welcome To The Digital Age: BI Meets Social Media

Smart Data Collective

More companies are turning to data analytics technology to improve efficiency, meet new milestones and gain a competitive edge in an increasingly globalized economy. One of the many ways that data analytics is shaping the business world has been with advances in business intelligence. In a fast-paced, data-rich world.

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Reporting is used in almost every company

BI-Survey

C lassic BI is still dominant when it comes to distilling insights from data. Model-based analysis like OLAP analysis on cubes or ad hoc analysis based on semantic models provides greater flexibility for end users to pull information out of their information landscape. Interactive Analytical Storytelling Report.