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What is Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence (BI) is the process of collecting, monitoring, transforming, analysing, and presenting data to support better business...
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Plain-English guides to the core ideas behind business intelligence.
Start here if you want clear explanations of the terms, tools and concepts that come up again and again in BI, analytics, dashboards and reporting.
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What is a Dashboard in BI
A dashboard is a tool used to monitor key metrics and understand what is happening in a...
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What is SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) is the language used to query, retrieve, and manipulate data stored in databases and data...
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What is a Data Pipeline
A data pipeline is the system that automatically moves, updates, and processes data from source systems into a data warehouse so it can be monitored and...
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What is a Data Warehouse
A data warehouse is a system used to store, organise, and prepare data so it can be analysed and used for...
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What is ETL
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) is the process of taking data from different sources, cleaning and organising it, and loading it into a data warehouse so it can be...
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What is a KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
A KPI (Key Performance Indicator) is a metric that shows whether a business is performing well against a specific...
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What is Data Modelling in BI
Data modelling is the process of structuring data in a way that makes it easy to analyse, understand, and use in...
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