The aim of Business Intelligence is the provision of information about Business Operations, which leads to support the decision-making.

Mostly Business Intelligence collects the input from Data Warehouse.

Typical Business Intelligence Tools are amongst others:

• Business Objects
• Cognos TM1
• MicroStrategy
• SAP BW

• Data Warehouse
• Reporting
• Data Cubes

SAP Website, “SAP NetWeaver BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE”, web. 09.05.2012. http://www.sap.com/germany/plattform/netweaver/components/businessintelligence/index.epx