Advanced Analytics: Advanced Analytics mean the analysis of structured and unstructured data through the use of sophisticated statistical methods of prediction and forecasting tools able to extract and infer information that traditional methods of BI, such as Query and Reporting, are unable to provide. The purpose is the formulation of accurate forecasts and predictions for the optimization of planning processes and the identification of new opportunities. The Advanced Analytics is the core expertise of i4C.

Advanced Analytic Applications: Advanced Analytic Applications are applications based on the use of Advance Analytics. Embed the Advanced Analytics in business processes, with the aim of producing forecasts and / or prediction correct and reliable. i4C AAA offers highly contextualized processes in the target market, to allow the Manager to reduce costs, increase revenues and achieve business goals.

Predictive Analytics: Predictive Analytics are the statistical techniques and data analysis aimed to analyze the historical facts to make predictions about future events. The Predictive Analytics capture the relationships between various factors in such a way as to allow assessment of current or potential risk associated with a set of conditions. These are widely used in various analytical fields: actuarial science, marketing, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, retail, travel, healthcare, pharmaceuticals. i4C solve core business problems by applying Predictive Analytics.

Forecasting: a statistical technique headed to predictive analytics able to analyze the past history, and grasp the regularities in order to predict future events. To obtain accurate predictions it is necessary to apply methods of forecasting belonging to Advanced Analytics. The Advanced Analytic Applications i4C contextualize the methods of forecasting in the vertical markets of reference.

Energy Trade Risk Management: Applications of Energy Trading and Risk Management Platforms are tools for optimizing the physical and financial positions of multiple commodities, necessary to operate on energy markets and platforms. Gartner ETRM platforms splits it into a component of the Transaction / Deal Capture, an area of ​​logistics and delivery of energy, analytical support for trading, analysis tools and the position of the portfolio and risk management component. All this operation linked by a straight-thru processing from Deal Capture to Settlement. i4C offers AAA designed to give Energy Traders and Risk Managers all they need to carry out their activities: Logistics tools, Portfolio with Trader Analytics, Risk Management and integration with Energy Trading platforms. The ETRM i4C uses very strongly the results offered by Advanced Analytics.

Business Analytics: Business Analyics refer to the technological applicational and functional expertise for business performance monitoring. The Business Analytics makes use of predictive statistical models to guide decision making. i4C Business Analytics goes beyond, going to tie in with the most advanced and Advanced Predictive Analytics.

Data mining: Data Mining is the set of techniques and methodologies related to the extraction of knowledge from a large amounts of data (through automated methods or semi-automatic) and to the scientific, industrial or operational use of this knowledge. i4C fits into the broader context of modern and Advanced Predictive Analytics, which represent a larger set that also contains its own methods and algorithms of Data Mining.

Business intelligence: Business Intelligence means  ”transformation of data and information into knowledge.” The tools used allow business user to make strategic decisions based on accurate, current and relevant information but always pointing to the past. It is often confused with Predictive Analytics, but BI is essentially based on flexible data presentation, and therefore is not able to extrapolate and infer information about the future, which instead is the main characteristic of the Advanced Analytics. i4C is focused on Predictive Analytics and Advanced, and then falls to a level of maturity in the use of more advanced information.