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- Morgan Kaufmann
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Well you already have half of what you need (the “business” in “business intelligence”).
Do you have an idea of what kind of work you would like to do? BI is a pretty broad subject, here’s some examples :
ETL developper : You develop executables to extract data from various sources (databases, flat files, Excel, web), clean that data (using cool tools) and load it into a data warehouse, so the data can be used easily. This is the most technical type of job in BI.
Data warehouse designer / data architect : Design various "databases" to gather the data needed for other BI processes (dashboards, analytics, ...). You can also work with big data tools if needed.
Report / dashboard developper : Display information on a screen to help people make better decisions. Here you have to talk to a lot of different people from a shop floor employee to a CEO. You mostly work with tools like Power BI and Tableau.
Business analyst / data scientist : search for valuable "stuff" in the data that you don't see with visual reports and dashboard. You use statistics and algorithms to solve business problems. You mostly work with Python and R.
Some people only have one role, some people have many. Usually the smallest the business, the more roles you have.
As for what you should learn. There's no escaping SQL. Make sure you understand what is the point of a database and how it works (broadly). Python is good if you're going the analytics route. Power BI and Tableau are usually good skills to have to land an entry level position. Tools are good, but make sure you understand what is the classical BI process.
This book gives a very good overview of what is BI and what problems it tries to solve. I think it's a very good place to start.
[Business Intelligence Guidebook: From Data Integration to Analytics](
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BI is more about the "B" than any tools or techniques, so whatever you do, make sure it helps the business.
Welcome to the lovely world of BI!