Word of the Day: operational intelligence (OI)

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operational intelligence (OI) Operational intelligence (OI) is an approach to data analysis that enables decisions and actions in business operations to be based on real-time data as it's generated or collected by companies. Typically, the data analysis process is automated, and the resulting information is integrated into operational systems for immediate use by business managers and workers. OI applications are primarily targeted at front-line workers who, hopefully, can make better-informed business decisions or take faster action on issues if they have access to timely business intelligence (BI) and analytics data. Examples include call-center agents, sales representatives, online marketing teams, logistics planners, manufacturing managers and medical professionals. In addition, operational intelligence can be used to automatically trigger responses to specified events or conditions. What is now known as OI evolved from operational business intelligence, an initial step focused more on applying traditional BI querying and reporting. OI takes the concept to a higher analytics level, but operational BI is sometimes still used interchangeably with operational intelligence as a term. Read more... Quote of the Day "Applying machine learning models close to the data in a database allows the operational intelligence to be readily shared among different downstream users." - Mike Matchett   Trending Terms real-time BI advanced analytics data visualization IoT self-service BI predictive maintenance   Learning Center Why you need to design for analytics to succeed at IoT Timely, reliable, accessible, trustworthy analytics is the future battlefield on which IoT wars will ultimately be won or lost. Operational data store vs. data warehouse: How do they differ? Considering operational data store vs. data warehouse platforms? It isn't an either-or question. They serve different purposes in analytics architectures. CA mainframe tools ante up with AI CA Technologies laces AI and machine learning into its mainframe software tools to shore up data management, as the company straddles users' evolving needs. Integrated analytics gives users operational intelligence edge Operational intelligence initiatives that integrate analytics into business processes can enable organizations to make better decisions on the fly, consultant David Loshin says. SQL Server machine learning goes full throttle on operational data As Microsoft invests in R and other technologies, SQL Server machine learning opens new analytics possibilities -- that is, if IT shops can take advantage. Writing for Business The user-training for the new business intelligence software was extensive, in the hopes that employees would be __________ by the change. a. unphased b. unfazed Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.