Best Free Business Intelligence Software
Fri, 07/18/2008 - 08:49 — coy.yonce
Business Intelligence software provides the means to gather, analyze, and visualize data in way that allows for the intelligent and efficient use of that data. The applications that lie within the realm of Business Intelligence can vary from software that is used to integrate data from multiple sources to software that is used to present multiple forms of data visualization in one centralized location.
If one were to break Business Intelligence into sub-categories, it would probably be best to do so as such:
· Data Collection – the means by which data is gathered into one or multiple locations
· Data Integration – provides for the combination of data from multiple sources
· Data Quality – ensures that the underlying data can be trusted
· Information Discovery – provides for the search and navigation of data in order to gain insight
· Information Query / Reporting – allows for the querying of data and report generation
· Information Analysis – provides the ability to analyze data to create information
· Information Delivery – scheduling and publishing information for others to consume
· Business Performance Management – monitoring aspects of business (i.e. budgeting / planning)
Within this category, I plan to review all free software that relates to the aforementioned aspects of Business Intelligence.
NOTE: This is a placeholder while I generate the list of software to be reviewed and start posting my reviews.
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This is the only one I know of:
http://www.pentaho.com/
I'd be very interested to see what you'd be putting up here. Can't wait.
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