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| Thought Paper |
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Embedded BI: Agents Unleashed |
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| Abstract |
BI needs of many sectors are not completely addressed by current BI vendors, as they do not
provide the information to act on the changing business needs in real time. The progress made in
Agent technology has the potential to take BI considerably away from the data warehouse centric
models and drive it towards a more real time and responsive Embedded Business Intelligence
(EBI) model.
Embedded BI provides businesses with the intelligence to make right decisions at the right time; not
later to act upon. Agent Technology, which inspires EBI, is a new generation software, which is able
to manage in real time, the complexities of modern businesses. These autonomous intelligent
agents are distributed right throughout the business processes, acting both proactively and
responsively to business situations.
Agents have the intelligence to gather information, reason it out, and evaluate it and the authority
and autonomy to act independently. Thus it can watch systems, consider new information, monitor
changes, learn from previous results and trigger actions that will bring it closer to achieving its
objectives.
If EBI, becomes a reality, it would mean lesser number of business portals, as the BI agents take
decisions in real time and reduce the Data warehousing needs. EBI is at its early stages and the fast
emerging Business Process Management(BPM) needs point to its fast realization.
In this paper we will discuss Agent technology, its applications and its impact on BI.
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