Which BI stack component provides company-wide BI tools and applications with data visualization capabilities?

• A. Metadata, data warehouse, warehouse management
• B. Real Time Access, Reports and Dashboards, Web
• C. Online Analytical Processing, data mining, querying and reporting
• D. Customer, Finance, Operations and Supply Chain

Answer: (B)

The part of a BI stack that provides company-wide BI tools and data visualization is the delivery layer that makes information accessible and visual across the organization. Real-time access, reports and dashboards, delivered via the web, turn stored data into interactive visuals and structured outputs that anyone can use to understand performance quickly. Real-Time Access keeps information fresh; Reports and Dashboards deliver the visualized data and key metrics; Web distributes these tools so users across the company can view, interact with, and share insights. The other groups are about data storage or processing (metadata, data warehouse, warehouse management) or analytical techniques (OLAP, data mining, querying and reporting) or domain areas, which don’t by themselves provide the company-wide visualization tools. So this delivery-and-visualization layer best fits the description.