School of Business
Department of Management Information Systems
BMIS300 – Management Information Systems
Chapter 6 – Part 3
Foundations of Business Intelligence:
Databases and Information Management
Fall 2020 - 2021
BMIS300 - Chapter 6
, Using Databases to Improve
Business Intelligence
• Businesses use their databases to keep track of basic
transactions (payments, orders, purchases…)
• But they also need databases to provide information that will
help the company run the business more efficiently, and help
make better decisions.
• In large companies, with large databases, special capabilities
and tools are required for analyzing vast amounts of data.
• These capabilities include data warehousing, data mining, and
tools for accessing internal databases through the Web.
Department of Management Information Systems
BMIS300 – Management Information Systems
Chapter 6 – Part 3
Foundations of Business Intelligence:
Databases and Information Management
Fall 2020 - 2021
BMIS300 - Chapter 6
, Using Databases to Improve
Business Intelligence
• Businesses use their databases to keep track of basic
transactions (payments, orders, purchases…)
• But they also need databases to provide information that will
help the company run the business more efficiently, and help
make better decisions.
• In large companies, with large databases, special capabilities
and tools are required for analyzing vast amounts of data.
• These capabilities include data warehousing, data mining, and
tools for accessing internal databases through the Web.
