business intelligence

noun

1. the methods and technologies that gather, store, report, and analyze business data to help people make business decisions:

   business intelligence software;

   business intelligence tools.

2. the data gathered by these methods: : BI

   Our operations decisions are driven by business intelligence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of business intelligence¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

In the new position, Wallitt has relied upon his existing relationships within Forbes’ revenue organization as well as its CTO and head of business intelligence.

From Digiday

I have become on a first-name basis with everyone in the business intelligence department now.

From Digiday

Consumption and distribution alone can be measured in terms of an organization’s ability to apply services ranging from business intelligence to streaming data to self-service applications of data analytics.

From MIT Technology Review

Outside politics, she’s had her foot in Big Tech, working on business intelligence and data science for both Etsy and Facebook before becoming the Chief Technology Officer of the Democratic National Committee in May 2019.

From MIT Technology Review

Before I wrote novels, I investigated for the business intelligence company Kroll.

From The Daily Beast