This chapter discusses foundations of business intelligence including databases and information management. It covers organizing data in traditional file environments versus database management systems. The key benefits of database management systems in solving issues with traditional file environments are explained. Database concepts like relational databases, normalization, and entity-relationship diagrams are introduced. The chapter also discusses using databases to improve business performance through data warehousing, online analytical processing, data mining, and more. It concludes with managing data resources through information policies and ensuring data quality.