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Operational analytical processing
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<p>Operational analytical processing, more popularly known as operational analytics, is a subset of <a href="/facts/Data_analytics/JWD5D9cM">data analytics</a> that focuses on improving the operational nature of a business or entity. </p><p>The main characteristic that distinguishes operational analytics from other types of analytics is that it is analytics <a href="/facts/On_the_fly/kx4wcAPS">on the fly</a>, which means that signals emanating from various parts of a business are processed in real-time to feed back into instant <a href="/facts/Decision-making/NbJYprSw">decision-making</a> for the business. This is sometimes referred to as "continuous analytics," which is another way to emphasize the continuous digital feedback loop that can exist from one part of a business to its other parts. </p>