Learn in the textbookBI, Data Warehouse, and Mining
DefinitionBI is the umbrella term for the idea of employees and executives analyzing a company's stored data themselves to inform business and operational decisions, along with the tools that support it.
ExplanationBI stands for Business Intelligence, and charting monthly store visits to compare them and plan the next move is one example. Software that bundles data search and analysis functions is called a BI tool (BIツール).
AnalogyIt works like a car's dashboard. Speed and fuel level are visible at a glance, but the driver still decides what to do.
Memory hookBesides “smarts,” intelligence also means “information,” as in military intelligence, so read BI as turning information into decision-making power.