About
Welcome to PracticalBusinessIntelligence.com–a weblog conversation between practitioners and professionals in Business Intelligence and Enterprise Data Management.
This blog is the result of the vision of Jeff Block, Director of the Business Intelligence Practice at Capstone Consulting, and a number of colleagues–with more than 100 years of BI experience among them. Its purpose is to create a space for conversation on the web about the best practices, industry standards, and battle-hardened principles that make business intelligence, enterprise data management, and related initiatives successful. It’s our goal to communicate a consistent practical vision for BI, and to assist both the new-but-interested and the seasoned-but-searching to improve their capacity to make data an increasingly-valuable asset in their–or their customers’–business.
Topics that might interest you before diving into the conversational deep end:
What is Business Intelligence? | Learn more about the concept of BI before diving in
Who’s blogging on this site? | Learn more about who’s sharing their ideas on the site
And some key resources of which to avail yourself for further research:
Resource Page | Whitepapers, presentations written by our team and other thought leaders
Ask the experts | Your chance to get today’s questions turned into tomorrow’s blog topics
Also there are some pretty valuable events going on every month in Chicago and Omaha, where Capstone has offices. If you live in or visit these areas frequently, make sure you check out:
Events Calendar | Seminars, webinars, roundtables, and other valuable get-togethers re: BI and other IT topics
Chicago ITA BI Roundtable | Collaborative BI group, hosted at the ITA on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, targeted at business and IT leaders
Omaha BI Summit | Another roundtable event, hosted in Omaha on odd-numbered months, typically on the 2nd Thursday of those months
Finally, it’s important to understand as a consumer of this blog that we really are interested in hearing from you. Please don’t hesitate to comment on blog entries, contact us to recommend topics of discussion or ways we can improve this site, or submit questions to Ask the Experts. And if you’d like to join our merry band of bloggers, definitely let us know that too.
–The Practical Business Intelligence Team
