InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comMon, 20 May 2013 18:49:52 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353191-147-1.aspxIf I may ask a related question - What's the difference between a Business Analyst and a Business Intelligence Analyst?Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:45:06 GMTtengen1010http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353191-147-1.aspxGreat Reply. Thanks!RegardsWed, 05 Sep 2012 07:15:09 GMTdavdam8http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353191-147-1.aspx[quote][b]davdam8 (9/2/2012)[/b][hr] Definition of BI? Do performancepoint, reporting services, excel services are included on BI?[/quote]There's no set definition of BI, but the one from Wikipedia is a very broad one and covers it all :)[quote]Business intelligence (BI) is defined as the ability for an organization to take all its capabilities and convert them into knowledge.[/quote][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence[/url]If you ask different people about the definition of BI, you'll likely get very different answers. Some people only consider OLAP as BI, and Excel services and SSRS as just "reporting". In my opinion, reporting is part of BI as well.[quote][b]davdam8 (9/2/2012)[/b][hr]If you work in the area of BI, what kind of job do you do?[/quote]I work as a consultant where most of my time I spent in SSIS developing ETL (together with TSQL). Most people talking about BI forget about ETL because it is something the end-users never will see and is thus not important :) However, developing the ETL usually takes about 60% of the projects costs. Furthermore I do some cube development in SSAS and some report development in SSRS.Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:35:13 GMTKoen Verbeeckhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353191-147-1.aspxAll good info.Thanks PaulB-TheOneAndOnly !RegardsWed, 05 Sep 2012 03:19:06 GMTdavdam8http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353191-147-1.aspx[quote][b]davdam8 (9/2/2012)[/b][hr]Definition of BI?Do performancepoint, reporting services, excel services are included on BI?If you work in the area of BI, what kind of job do you do?[/quote]Let me take "definitions" for five hundred... [url]http://www.cio.com/article/40296/Business_Intelligence_Definition_and_Solutions[/url]Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:58:54 GMTPaulB-TheOneAndOnlyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1353191-147-1.aspxHi people!I'm asking directly to people who works in Business Intelligence! Definition of BI? Do performancepoint, reporting services, excel services are included on BI?If you work in the area of BI, what kind of job do you do?ThanksRegards to all!Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:49:37 GMTdavdam8