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Business Intelligence FAQ

What is Business Intelligence (BI)?

Business Intelligence describes the set of processes and technology that enable organizations to access, manage, and react to information. For more information, review Wikipedia's definition.

What can BI do for me?

We all know how disastrous decisions can be if they are made based on outdated or inaccurate information.

Increasing business intelligence in your organization means more educated, strategic decisions are being made on a daily basis. Business users are given the right information, at the right time, in the right format to make decisions that ultimately result in increased revenue.

What is a BI portal?

A portal is an easy-to-use, internal or external website designed to facilitate delivery of reports and information to business users. InFonte BI portals come with built-in security that ensures your users see only what is relevant to their business. Our portals are also configurable and flexible enough to accommodate data from multiple data sources and vendors on one centralized platform

Will my users need extensive training to take advantage of a BI portal?

InFonte portals are built on open standards and best practices. We believe that all software should be built with users in mind i.e., easy-to-use, intuitive interfaces that require minimal training.