Here is a nice introduction to “data mining”. In this YouTube video on data mining, Dean West talks about Data Mining and how it is used by businesses and organizations.

Dean West discusses various aspects of data mining, including:

- What data mining is

- How businesses and organizations can use data mining to increase their competitive intelligence

- Sources of information that can be used for data mining efforts

- Problems and limitations of data mining and information analysis

- Where to begin with data mining

- Data mining techniques