Title: Traditional Business Intelligence vis-a-vis real-time Business Intelligence

Authors: Jayanthi Ranjan

Addresses: Information Management and Technology Area, Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: Thanks to real-time Business Intelligence, the latest research and practice confirm the need for business process centric applications that require better integration of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions with intra- and inter-organisational business processes operating in real time. Companies have understood the importance of enforcing achievements of the goals defined by their business strategies through real-time-driven business solutions. Real-time business intelligence is irrevocably changing the way that businesses do. The paper presents traditional and real-time business intelligence and their role in business firms. It describes the insights on the role and requirement of real-time BI by examining the business needs.

Keywords: traditional business intelligence; real-time business intelligence; business processes; business needs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2008.024004

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 2008 Vol.1 No.3/4, pp.298 - 317

Published online: 23 Mar 2009 *

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