Typically refers to the tools that are used to access the data[3] mart or data warehouse[1] for the purposes of gathering information[2] on which business decisions will be made. The tools allow for very specific and targeted access by line of business or process[4] to provide the information needed by business decision makers.
The combining of many different databases across an entire enterprise. It is A collection of data designed to support management decision-making. Data warehouses contain a wide variety of data that present a coherent picture of business conditions at a single point in time. Development of a data warehouse includes development of systems to extract data from operating systems plus installation of a warehouse database system that provides managers flexible access to the data.
The by-product of having data in an HR System. Data is gathered and reviewed providing information for decision making.
Numbers, characters, or images in a form which can be assessed by a human or (especially) input into a computer, stored and processed.
The mechanism through which the data are transformed, manipulated and created into output such as a report, a decision etc. A series of activities that need to be carried out to accomplish some sort of organizational goal. A sequence of events or activities that are triggered by something happening and results in something being achieved.
