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Business Intelligence for SMEs: where to start

What Business Intelligence is, why it is no longer just for large firms and how Data Layer makes it accessible.

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Business Intelligence is no longer just for large corporations. Today an SME can make data-driven decisions without building a whole department, thanks to services that deliver the intelligence ready-made. Data Layer is one of them.

What Business Intelligence is

BI is the set of processes and tools that turn data into information to decide: dashboards, reports and metrics that answer business questions.

Why it is no longer just for the big

Before, BI required infrastructure and a data team. With the Data as a Service model, an SME asks for the result and receives it working. Data Layer delivers automated dashboards and reports without you managing servers or hiring analysts.

Where to start

  1. Define the question: "which channel gives the best CAC?".
  2. Identify the sources: CRM, sales, leads, finance.
  3. Ask for the dashboard: let Data Layer deliver it working.
  4. Decide and repeat: expand to more areas over time.
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Key takeaways
  • BI turns data into information to decide.
  • With Data as a Service it no longer requires infrastructure or a team.
  • Start with a concrete question and ask for the dashboard.

Decide with data, not intuition.

Cross your leads and sales in a dashboard. Talk to our team.

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David Núñez
Data engineer

Writes about data mining, enrichment, AI scoring and Data as a Service. Explains how a good lead is born before it reaches your CRM.