{"id":12045,"date":"2021-07-01T15:25:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T07:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/?p=12045"},"modified":"2025-04-13T17:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T09:59:32","slug":"business-intelligence-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/bi-tools\/business-intelligence-technologies.html","title":{"rendered":"Business Intelligence Technologies: Definitive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_transparent no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Business_Intelligence_Technologies_Overview\">Business Intelligence Technologies Overview<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Meaning_of_Business_Intelligence_Technologies\">Meaning of Business Intelligence Technologies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Business_Intelligence_Technologies_Listswith_Examples\">Business Intelligence Technologies Lists(with Examples)<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Data_Warehouse\">Data Warehouse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Data_Querying_Discovery\">Data Querying &amp; Discovery<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Dashboard\">Dashboard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Ad_hoc_Analytics\">Ad hoc Analytics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Enterprise_Reporting\">Enterprise Reporting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Data_Visualization\">Data Visualization<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Business_Intelligence_Technologies_Tool\">Business Intelligence Technologies Tool<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Conclusion_of_Business_Intelligence_Technologies\">Conclusion of Business Intelligence Technologies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Business_Intelligence_Technologies_Overview\"><strong>Business Intelligence Technologies Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the advancement of technology, it is becoming easier for people to obtain a large amount of data. Therefore, the technical requirements for analyzing data are constantly increasing. This is the opportunity for the creation and development of <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Business Intelligence Technologies<\/span><\/strong>. This article will systematically introduce the definition of BI technology, and the technology list and provide technology examples and tool recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Meaning_of_Business_Intelligence_Technologies\">Meaning of <strong>Business Intelligence Technologies<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we understand what business intelligence technology is, it is always good to ensure that we have an overall understanding of Business Intelligence(BI). If you have never heard of BI, I suggest you read these two articles, one on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/bi-tools\/business-intelligence-analytics.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BI and analytics<\/strong><\/a> and one on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/bi-tools\/bi-reporting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BI reporting<\/strong><\/a>, to build your background knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us enter the topic and define what <strong>Business Intelligence Technologies<\/strong> are<strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">.\u00a0BI technology\u00a0is a series of technologies that can handle a large amount of structured and sometimes unstructured data. <\/span><\/strong>Their purpose is to help identify, develop, and otherwise tap the value of big data and create opportunities for new strategic businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Business_Intelligence_Technologies_Listswith_Examples\">Business Intelligence Technologies Lists(with Examples)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Specific business intelligence technologies may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ad hoc analysis<\/li><li>Data querying &amp; discovery<\/li><li>Data warehouse<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/enterprise-reporting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enterprise Reporting<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Data visualization<\/li><li>Dashboards<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s take some critical <strong>Business Intelligence Technologies<\/strong> components as examples and explain them one by one. Also, I will give you some samples on dashboards, ad-hoc analysis, and enterprise reporting to help to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Data_Warehouse\">Data Warehouse<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The data warehouse is a core component of business intelligence technologies. It is a central store to integrate data accumulated from a wide range of sources within a company. The data stored in the data warehouse is from various operational systems, such as marketing, sales, and so forth. There are two approaches often mentioned to build a data warehouse system, respectively ETL\uff08Extract, Transform, Load\uff09and ELT\uff08Extract, Load, Transform\uff09. The main goal of the data warehouse is to centralize and organize the data so that it is easier to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, business intelligence lies on the top of the data warehouse, fulfills the query, and analyzes and visualizes stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Data_Querying_Discovery\">Data Querying &amp; Discovery<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Data Discovery and Query are technologies that allow users to abstract and retrieve records from a data warehouse. Well, these two terms related to BI technology are two connected but different processes. In short, data discovery is the process of collecting various data and combining them into one, and then you can construct queries to help you find &#8220;needles&#8221; in the ocean of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C20210312Fuzzy-Query-1024x526.gif\" alt=\"Business Intelligence technologies-query\" class=\"wp-image-11675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C20210312Fuzzy-Query-1024x526.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C20210312Fuzzy-Query-300x154.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/C20210312Fuzzy-Query-768x394.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Query Report (by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Dashboard\">Dashboard<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The dashboard is a BI visualization technology that delivers KPIs and critical data in one informative and easy-to-understand interface. Often, dashboards are rich in graphics and visual representations. Dashboards are an essential part of most BI software platforms and are widely used in workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035-1024x545.png\" alt=\"Business Intelligence technologies-FineBI\" class=\"wp-image-14323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/11279960039203515035-2048x1089.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dashboard (by <a href=\"https:\/\/intl.finebi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineB<\/a>I)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Ad_hoc_Analytics\">Ad hoc Analytics<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ad hoc analysis is a process designed to answer an ad-hoc business question. What makes ad hoc analysis different from standard reports is that ad hoc report is designed for one-time use. As a result, a distinguishing feature of ad hoc reports is that they are highly customized. That&#8217;s where BI technology comes in. Business intelligence enables anyone within an organization to answer specific business questions and present that data in a visual format by themselves and without relying on IT personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Enterprise_Reporting\">Enterprise Reporting<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting is a feature that business intelligence technologies can realize. It presents data compressed and organized, making complex information easy to digest and understand. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/enterprise-reporting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Enterprise reporting<\/strong><\/a> is also easy to understand. It is extracting, processing, organizing, analyzing, displaying, and reporting company data. The difference between enterprise reporting and ad-hoc analysis is the regularity. Enterprise reporting is viewed as a regular provision of information about the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Data_Visualization\">Data Visualization<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Data visualization is the graphical representation of data, and it is one of the most critical components of business intelligence technologies. Analysts can use visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps to illustrate trends, outliers, and patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/support-50-types-of-charts-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/support-50-types-of-charts-2.png\" alt=\"Business Intelligence technologies-charts\" class=\"wp-image-14321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/support-50-types-of-charts-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/support-50-types-of-charts-2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/support-50-types-of-charts-2-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Charts (by FineBI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Business_Intelligence_Technologies_Tool\"><strong>Business Intelligence Technologies<\/strong> Tool<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BI software plays an essential role in the business area. Here I list some previous articles for your appetite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Top 10 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/bi-tools\/free-and-open-source-bi-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\">Free and Open Source BI Tools<\/a><\/li><li>Top 6 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/bi-tools\/top-5-bi-tools-of-2019-comparison-and-how-to-decide.html\" target=\"_blank\">BI Tools Comparison&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/bi-tools\/bi-visualization-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\">BI Visualization Tool<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, for newbies to start, I highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/intl.finebi.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intl.finebi.com\/\">FineBI<\/a>\uff0c <a href=\"https:\/\/intl.finebi.com\/\">FineBI<\/a>&nbsp;is a modern big data analytics &amp; BI software designed for everyone who needs data analysis. Everyone of any level can use FineBI to easily establish professional BI dashboards, perform self-service data analysis, gain useful insights, and thus drive your business forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through simple operations like drag-and-drop, you can create professional dashboards without difficulty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12045-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finebi.com\/images\/index2-mp4-fenxi1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finebi.com\/images\/index2-mp4-fenxi1.mp4\">https:\/\/www.finebi.com\/images\/index2-mp4-fenxi1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FineBI provides a variety of self-developed HTML5 charts (including histograms, line charts, radar charts, scatter charts, and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/mastering-boxplots.html\" target=\"_blank\">boxplots<\/a><\/strong>), with excellent 3D dynamic effects. You can use lots of pre-built templates to create dashboards and reports promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/business-overview-template-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1007\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/business-overview-template-1-1007x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Business Intelligence technologies-dashboard sample\" class=\"wp-image-14316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/business-overview-template-1-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/business-overview-template-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/business-overview-template-1-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/business-overview-template-1.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Produced by FineBI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FineBI is free without time or feature limits <strong>for personal use<\/strong>. For enterprises, it offers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/intl.finebi.com\/pricing\">a quote-based plan<\/a>&nbsp;that charges according to different situations. In a word, FineBI is price-friendly to all customers! Why not try it now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:20px 0px\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finebi\/download-trial-b\" style=\"background-color:#2c7adf;padding: 15px 26px;border-radius:50px;color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\nTry FineBI Now\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Conclusion_of_Business_Intelligence_Technologies\">Conclusion of Business Intelligence Technologies<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we talk about what is business intelligence technologies, and the list of BI technologies. Among them, we launched a more detailed discussion on data warehouse, data query and discovery, dashboard, ad-hoc analytics, enterprise reporting, and data visualization. Finally, we recommend FineBI as a BI and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/best-reporting-tools-list.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting tool<\/a><\/strong> to help you make progress in business competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read on the definition of business intelligence technologies, the BI technologies list and examples and tool recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2317],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[6881,6879,275,2315,6878,249,235,6877,6882,177,767,3227,6883,250,6880,416,6884,1399,776],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12045"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19372,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12045\/revisions\/19372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12045"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=12045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}