Business intelligence (BI) is the ability to view and analyze data to provide actionable insights - but this ability wasn't always so available. The BI tools and platforms developed in the early days were very different to the modern analytics capabilities we have today In this article, we will discuss further about the history of business intelligence platforms. We will begin with the definition of business intelligence and its scope.

Data munging is the process of preparing raw data for reporting and analysis. It incorporates all the stages prior to analysis, including data structuring, cleaning, enrichment, and validation. The process also involves data transformation, such as normalizing datasets to create one-to-many mappings. It is also known as data wrangling.

From self-service models to customer onboarding metrics like TTV and product adoption rate, here are some strategies for improving the onboarding process.

Ever wondered what our most-used components are? Here at Talend, one of my “Shadow IT” jobs is to report on component usage. If you've ever used Talend Studio (either the open source Talend Open Studio or the commercial version) you most likely already know and love the component tMap.

Our five takeaways on why integration tools for Ecommerce businesses are essential.

Data is the biggest asset for any business, and its advantages are many. Data can help enterprises better understand their customers, improve advertising campaigns and bottom lines, and personalize their content. However, you cannot access these benefits without proper embedded analytics and reporting tools that make data a true part of your day-to-day workflow. Because while raw data has a lot of potential, a business needs the right tools to access, manage, share and analyze it to great effect.

Data scientists and machine learning engineers in enterprise organizations need to fully understand their data in order to properly analyze it, build models, and power machine learning use cases across their business. Due to the lack of tooling specifically designed for data discovery, exploration, and preliminary analysis, this presents a significant challenge for these teams.

Today, we are celebrating two product enhancements suggested by Max Hulten of Planspace that were delivered in the latest version of Bizview. We appreciate Max taking the time to share his ideas with us. Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with him to learn more about his ideas and why he sees value in providing feedback to insightsoftware. Max Hulten, Planspace Co-Founder and Partner has been working with Bizview since 2015, implementing the product for countless customers.