BI solutions have the potential to be an essential tool for decision-making and strategy development. The resulting information can be used throughout a company, from marketing and sales to supply chain and finance,

The average enterprise solution requires an IT department to set up the environment and, in many cases, connect the internal and external data sources. Historically, IT was responsible for all BI, because these solutions usually required specialized expertise such as an in-depth knowledge of SQL or extensive scripting for data preparation.