Let's start with a basic definition: A platform is a system that can be programmed and therefore customized by outside developers -- users -- and in that way, adapted to countless needs and niches that the platform's original developers could not have possibly contemplated, much less had time to accommodate.
Intelligence analysts earn the most in the District of Columbia, earning average annual wages of $94,620. On average, the highest type of analyst position is in public administration, where they earn an average salary of $90,770.
The average salary for a business intelligence officer is almost 85,000 dollars per year, making it reasonably attractive. Salaries do vary from state to state though. In New York, for example, the average salary is 100,000 dollars per year and in California it is 94,000 dollars per year.