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How OLAP and AI can enable better business

IBM Big Data Hub

Online analytical processing (OLAP) database systems and artificial intelligence (AI) complement each other and can help enhance data analysis and decision-making when used in tandem. As AI techniques continue to evolve, innovative applications in the OLAP domain are anticipated.

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What are decision support systems? Sifting data for better business decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

Decision support systems definition A decision support system (DSS) is an interactive information system that analyzes large volumes of data for informing business decisions. These systems include file drawer and management reporting systems, executive information systems, and geographic information systems (GIS).

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What Role Does Data Mining Play for Business Intelligence?

Jet Global

Business intelligence (BI) software can help by combining online analytical processing (OLAP), location intelligence, enterprise reporting, and more. If data is the fuel driving opportunities for optimization, data mining is the engine—converting that raw fuel into forward motion for your business.

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Navigating Data Entities, BYOD, and Data Lakes in Microsoft Dynamics

Jet Global

Now, instead of making a direct call to the underlying database to retrieve information, a report must query a so-called “data entity” instead. Online analytical processing (OLAP), which enabled users to quickly and easily view data along different dimensions, was coming of age. Data warehouses have been in widespread use for years.

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Cloudera Operational Database Infrastructure Planning Considerations

Cloudera

For example, a utility company using the operational database for OLTP use cases can use Cloudera’s operational database to store smart meter data and later use the data for OLAP use cases. RAM: You can use around 16-24 GB of RAM for optimal performance. The organization may also have components for doing OLAP.

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Understanding Data Entities in Microsoft Dynamics 365

Jet Global

To include detailed information about each inventory item on the report, you might also need to link the item number from the invoice detail to the item master table in which additional information on each SKU is stored. Performance issues : Accessing report information using OData is slow. Enterprise Business Intelligence.

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RDF-Star: Metadata Complexity Simplified

Ontotext

There are no easy answers in life or in Information Architecture. Relational databases benefit from decades of tweaks and optimizations to deliver performance. Design decisions come with tradeoffs. Relational databases (RDBS) have been the workhorse of ICT for decades.

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