1. BI
1.1. Purpose
1.1.1. to provide
1.1.1.1. single version of truth
1.1.1.2. actionable insight
1.1.1.2.1. strategic, tactical and operational knowledge
1.1.1.3. simplified system implementation, deployment and administration
1.2. Technologies
1.2.1. Reporting
1.2.2. Ad-hock querying
1.2.3. OLAP
1.2.4. Predictive analysis
1.2.4.1. Rule based simulations
1.2.4.2. Web services
1.2.4.3. Advanced visualisation capabilities
1.3. Tradition
1.3.1. Focused on the back-end , which is usually powered by technologies for data-warehousing
1.4. Contemporary
1.4.1. move towards distributed multi-tier enterprise analytic operations
1.5. Architecture
1.5.1. focused on Information view
1.5.1.1. Data mart bus architecture
1.5.1.1.1. with linked conformed dimensional Data-marts
1.5.1.1.2. Independent non-integrated data-marts
1.5.1.2. hub-and-spoke architecture
1.5.1.2.1. Data-mart
1.5.1.2.2. Centralised Data-warehouse
2. Paper
2.1. Objective
2.1.1. Describe a SOA for BI that makes possible a seamless integration of technologies into a coherent BI environment
2.2. Benefit
2.2.1. Simplified data delivery and low-latency analytics
2.3. Supports
2.3.1. n/a
2.4. Contradicts
2.4.1. n/a