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Introduction Business intelligence is becoming an important strategic tool for business management. Business intelligence software offerings can help companies gain insight into their business, make better decisions and ultimately improve business performance. But, when it comes to acquiring business intelligence, many small to medium-sized companies are often at a disadvantage. Compared to larger companies, they may lack the resources and the appropriate systems and software to process their data and turn it into meaningful business insight. Or the systems and methods they use cannot keep pace with their company’s growth and changing needs. And this can limit their ability to optimize performance and compete effectively.		Online Magazine Get your own - Open publication
All about the trade Business Intelligence What’s it all about? Business intelligence is becoming an important strategic tool for business management. Business intelligence software offerings can help companies gain insight into their business, make better decisions and ultimately improve business performance. Intelligence, Creativity & Courage: Essentials for Tomorrow’s Business Leaders The changing face of industry	Skills you need The Future World of Work - Competing on Analytics On What Basis Do Companies Compete Today? A working knowledge research report by Professor Thomas Davenport of Babson College. This independent research study was conducted through the Babson Working Knowledge Research Center, and was co-sponsored by SAS and Intel.	e-skills UK
		What you need to learn History of Business Intelligence Prior to the start of the Information Age in the late 20th century, businesses had to collect data from non-automated sources. Businesses then lacked the computing resources to properly analyze the data, and as a result, companies often made business decisions primarily on the basis of intuition.	Possible careers So you want to be a Business Analyst? Business analysts examine business activities and use information technology (IT) to make them more efficient. For example they could produce an IT system that deals with orders, payments, despatch and stock control to save a business time and money.

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SAS® Overview Interactive Tour This interactive tour provides a profile of the SAS organization worldwide, as well as an overview of SAS business intelligence software and services. You'll also hear the views of industry analysts and SAS customers. Click Here More Demos & Interactive Tours 21st-Century Retail Merchandising and Customer Management Top retailers understand why it's essential to analyze the data they collect. They want to gain advanced insight and use comprehensive, accurate and forward-looking retail intelligence to win. They're competing on analytics. Are you? This Webcast explores the challenges of 21st-century retailing and how the ability to deliver strategic analytic insight can keep your organization ahead of the pack.		Business Intelligence: Better answers, faster SAS® Business Intelligence gives you the information when you need it, in the format you need. By integrating data from across your enterprise and delivering self-service reporting and analysis, IT spends less time responding to requests, and business users spend less time looking for information, so more time is spent on making better, more informed decisions. Keen to acquire SAS programming skills? Obtain SAS software and training materials, and become a SAS Certified Programmer, for less than £350. No previous programming experience is required. Just follow these steps….
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