OLAP provides the user with a multi-dimensional view of their data.  This allows them splice and dice the results in order to find the causes of business bottlenecks and problems.

A Business Intelligence Reporting system provides a broad range of reports, including scorecard, business performance measurement, status, and ad hoc.  Business people at all levels of the organization, as well as Extranet partners, can report on the status of the business, understand what’s driving it, and improve the way it is managed.
Users are able to service their own needs by creating, accessing, and distributing reports within an infrastructure that is easily managed and maintained by IT. In this way the IT reporting backlog is virtually eliminated.
Enterprise reporting connects people to the business by ensuring that everyone can view and report on day-to-day processes and the overall health of the organization.

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