business intelligence
Americannoun
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the methods and technologies that gather, store, report, and analyze business data to help people make business decisions.
business intelligence software;
business intelligence tools.
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the data gathered by these methods: BI
Our operations decisions are driven by business intelligence.
Etymology
Origin of business intelligence
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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It’s a position that has put Palantir at odds with leading AI labs, whom Karp has characterized as looking to “colonize” their customers by ingesting their business intelligence and proprietary data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Brands are currently testing ads on platforms like ChatGPT, partly using experimental budgets, said Kate Scott-Dawkins, WPP Media’s global president of business intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Isaac Stone Fish, the chief executive and founder of Strategy Risks, a business intelligence firm with a China focus highlights the pressures on firms from both China and the US.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
“Local TV is going to see the vast majority of that,” said Kate Scott-Dawkins, global president of business intelligence at GroupM.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
But the rehabilitation was accomplished at the expense of his father's reputation for business intelligence; and New York never really excuses such things.
From The Danger Mark by A. B. Wenzell
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