Mary Grace Caday GEIT 861-1 BIT

Assignment #3

a. What are the disadvantages in having a BI in an organization.

• Data Breaches, one of the most pressing concerns with any data analysis system is the risk of
leaks.
• If you use BI applications to handle sensitive information, an error in the process could expose
it, harming your business, customers or employees.

• HIgh Prices, as business intelligence software are expensive.

• Difficulty Analyzing Resources, A variety of different sources can be beneficial in giving you
well-rounded analytics, but systems may have trouble working across varied platforms.

• Poor Data Quality, A surplus of data can mean that a lot of what your BI tools analyze is
irrelevant or unhelpful, muddying results and slowing down processes.

• Resistance to Adoption ne of the most substantial obstacles facing BI is employees or

departments not wanting to integrate it into their operations. If your company doesn’t adopt
these systems across all areas, they won’t be as effective.

b. Do the benefits outweigh the liabilities or is it otherwise? How so?

My Answer here is it depends on the organization. For me the main constraint of Business
Intelligence is actually the COST of the implementation. The other disadvantages are easier to pass
through. If the organization does not have the enough resources to implement a BI, the chance of
having high Return of Investment is low too. In the examples how I found where business intelligence
tools are used like the research for new medicines specially for the pandemic that we are facing right
now, the liabilities does not outweigh the benefits we get from BI.

References:

Danziger, C. (2020, February) 5 Disadvantage of Business Intelligence and How to Avoid Them (Online).
Available: https://www.business2community.com

Brandon, G. (2016, May) 14 Pros and Cons of Business Intelligence (Online) .

Available: https://brandongaille.com/14-pros-and-cons-of-business-intelligence/