<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">John Kemp</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benjamin Dietz</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Business Intelligence: A Primer</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Open Source Business Resource</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">09/2009</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://timreview.ca/article/284</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Talent First Network</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ottawa</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This article provides a primer on business intelligence (BI) and serves as an introduction to the concepts used throughout the rest of the articles in this issue of the OSBR. We define BI, discuss the components of a BI solution, explain the types of BI tools and provide a brief overview of the evolution of BI. 
 </style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2009</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Articles</style></work-type><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SQL Power Group
John Kemp is a Principal Consultant with SQL Power Group. John is responsible for the delivery of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects at SQL Power. A 20-year information technology veteran, John previously provided Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence consulting services with KPMG, SAS Institute, Infobright Inc., and as the lead of his own consulting firm. </style></custom1><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SQL Power Group
Benjamin Dietz is a Business Intelligence Consultant at SQL Power Group. Benjamin wrote his Master's thesis on Open Source Business Intelligence and graduated from University of Applied Science Karlsruhe, Germany, with a Master of Business Information Systems. </style></custom2></record></records></xml>