Not All Business Intelligence Users Are Managers Interested in Forecasting

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Essay

Not all business intelligence users are managers interested in forecasting sales figures for the next quarter. What different types of users are there for a business' intelligence systems?

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Definitions:

CAM Plants

Plants that utilize Crassulacean Acid Metabolism, a carbon fixation pathway that allows them to conserve water in arid conditions by opening their stomata at night.

Stomata

Microscopic openings on the surfaces of leaves and stems that regulate gas exchange and water vapor between the plant and the atmosphere.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water, producing oxygen as a byproduct.

RuBP Carboxylase

An enzyme that catalyzes the first major step of carbon fixation in the process of photosynthesis, converting ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) and carbon dioxide into two molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate.