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Unlocking Data Storage: The Traditional Data Warehouse vs. Cloud Data Warehouse

Sisense

Scaling the warehouse as business analytics needs grow is as simple as clicking a few buttons (and in some cases, it is even automatic). The warehouse being hosted in the cloud makes it more accessible, and with a rise in cloud SaaS products, integrating a company’s myriad cloud apps (Salesforce, Marketo, etc.)

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What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

CIO Business Intelligence

Increased competitive advantage: A sound BI strategy can help businesses monitor their changing market and anticipate customer needs. Dashboards are hosted software applications that automatically pull together available data into charts and graphs that give a sense of the immediate state of the company.