An effective, integrated business intelligence solution can improve business performance by driving better decision making across an organization. In order to be effective, the business intelligence solution must be designed with the needs of every user in mind and must have the flexibility to accommodate all the structured and unstructured information that the organization uses day to day.
The foundation of a solid business intelligence solution is the very data that people rely on to make decisions. SQL Server can bring together all of this data, wherever it resides. Known for its power and scalability, SQL Server offers an enterprise-ready engine that can store massive amounts of data and support high query loads and clustering.
Microsoft offers a full range of business intelligence solutions that work together to form a comprehensive, end-to-end solution with the scalability and vision to help people drive their business forward. By utilizing Microsoft products such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system and SharePoint Server 2007, employees are able to collect, analyze, and share the information seamlessly. With these features on top of SQL Server, a full range of capabilities, including advanced reporting, integration, and analysis tools, are available to provide an even deeper look at the business. This ensures that valid information from a number of sources, whether it’s from e-mail, the Internet, a corporate data source, a conversation, or anywhere else, can be brought together and organized in ways that will ultimately support informed decision making at a broader level.
Microsoft Business Intelligence solution facilitates the data reporting and consolidation process, reducing potential for errors in reporting financial figures, and enabling richer data analysis. This functionality not only removes the time required to issue reports from a number of separate systems to know where that business stands, but also enables an organization to access consolidated data daily and stay on top of key performance indicators (KPIs) through a carefully designed PerformancePoint Server dashboard. With Microsoft Business Intelligence solution, the organization is not only saving time and ensuring data integrity, it is getting the 360⁰ view of the business it needs to make informed decisions...Read more.