Business Intelligence (BI) is software, technologies, processes, and applications that collect, store, and analyze data produced by a company or network of companies’ activities. BI tools enable business users to access different data types and present it in user-friendly views such as reports, dashboards, charts, and graphs. BI systems help organizations to drive strategy, analyze data and extract insights to inform decision-makers. A Data Lake within a BI system allows for the ingestion and processing of data not generally thought to be analyzed together. 

Among other applications, we are using BI tools to develop a Data Lake application for the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to allow Head Start Programs across the country to gain greater insights into their programs and to provide better services to their children.