Business intelligence is a wide ranging subject. Members of the Montage team regularly author articles and papers to provide insight and guidance 'about BI'.

What is Business Intelligence?

An introduction to the concept of Business Intelligence.. Read More >>

Start Making Sense

Do you have even the faintest idea what your vendor is talking about? No? Do you have to make a decision? Yes! But how? ..Read More >>

The Difference Between Operational Reports and BI

If you are a business intelligence advocate within your organisation, you will be familiar with those who fail to grasp the difference between operational reports and business intelligence. This article compares the characteristics of operational reports and business intelligence. Read More >>

The Advantages of a Data Warehouse

A data warehouse is not the only approach to extracting and presenting information from multiple business (source) systems. In this article, we compare the strengths of the data warehouse approach with three common alternatives... Read More >>

Data Warehouse Essentials for Business People

For a business person, the technologies of business intelligence are the reporting, analytical & forecasting tools. But in the background, these tools commonly depend on a very complex & powerful entity known as a data warehouse. Read More >>

Data Warehousing 101

An introduction to the components of a Business Intelligence solution. Read More >>

ETL: SSIS vs Wherescape RED

A comparison between the Microsoft Integration Services and Wherescape Red products. Read More >>