Enterprise Portals are the consolidation of all of the web applications supporting your Business Intelligence into a framework that allows easy navigation between the individual web applications or services via hyperlinks. The advantages of implementing Enterprise Portals are many and include:
Single Point of Entry
- Allows single sign-on capability, requiring user authentication only once
Integration
- The integration of functionality and data from multiple systems
Federation
- The integration of content from other portals
Customization
Allows personalization of the look and feel of the environment, as well as selection of content and services
Security
Allows the ability to limit the types of content and services users have access to
