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What is data analytics? Analyzing and managing data for decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

In business analytics, this is the purview of business intelligence (BI). Diagnostic analytics uses data (often generated via descriptive analytics) to discover the factors or reasons for past performance. In business, predictive analytics uses machine learning, business rules, and algorithms.

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Birst Named to Constellation ShortListâ„¢ for Cloud-Based Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms for 4th Straight Time

Birst BI

The result is a consistent enterprise view that enables users with self-service analytics through world-class dashboards, drill-down reporting, visual discovery, mobile tools, and predictive analytics. The Birst platform also makes it easy for enterprises to create their own analytics products or monetize their data.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

Leading research and consultancy company, Gartner describes the path that businesses take as they move to higher levels: Descriptive Analytics: Describe what happened (e.g., Diagnostic Analytics: No longer just describing. Predictive Analytics: If x, then y (e.g., Now explaining why things happened (e.g.,