In many organizations, the number of people needing a full-blown analytic tool
compared to reports with limited analytics is anywhere from 1:5 to 1:10; in other words,
one user will need a true analytic tool for every five to ten users that consume reports.
However, Excel skews this number by allowing for the creation of canned reports
against the data while still allowing for a fairly detailed analysis. Therefore, assume that
the line between true analytic tools and more general tools is continually blurring.
Figure 1-4 ProClarity provides advanced visualizations which enable users to more
quickly analyze and explore data.
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Line-of-Business Applications
Line-of-business applications are not business intelligence tools in a true sense.
Instead, they??™re the applications that allow a business to run its day-to-day operations.
However, integrating data from a business intelligence solution into line of business
applications can provide line workers with tremendous benefits. Call center employees
can immediately see charts or numbers representing all past business from a customer.
Online stores can recommend complementary products when a person is making
a purchase, based on the customer??™s previous purchases and the habits of similar
customers. A medical center could use statistics covering a wide range of lab values
and a large number of patients to identify whether a patient currently being treated
might be at an elevated risk for a certain types of disease.
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