Taxonomy for Choosing BI Systems into an Existing Infrastructure

Abstract

Business intelligence, as a phrase was first used in 1989. The main reason for this was, that the commercial and sales experts at software development companies felt this expression could be better sold, than the used „decision support system”. Since, there is no practical border between the two expressions. There is only a minor difference in adaptability: is the problem structured enough? Decades ago, it had to be, if the company wanted to use a decision support system, but today, it is not necessary the condition: At the business intelligence systems, there are many ways to solve a problem, the focus is always on the analysis, and thanks to the technological development, serious automation is possible, with more detailed decision support.