|         Using Open Source Platforms for Business Intelligence              |
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 |                     Avoid Pitfalls and Maximize ROI                        |
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 | DATE: 2013-03-10  SIZE: 2,28MB   DISKS: 01_______4,77MB      PAGES: 227    |
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 | PUBLISHER: Elsevier                          GENRE: Business and Economics |
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 | AUTHOR: Lyndsay Wise                                                       |
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 | FORMAT: PDF    PROTECTION: DRM     EDITION:                                |
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 | URL: http://is gd/zTJJjB                                                   |
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 | LANGUAGE: English   ISBN: 9780124158764                                    |
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 : Open Source BI solutions have many advantages over traditional proprietary :
 : software, from offering lower initial costs to more flexible support and   :
 : integration options; but, until now, there has been no comprehensive guide :
 : to the complete offerings of the OS BI market. Writing for IT managers and :
 : business analysts without bias toward any BI suite, industry insider       :
 : Lyndsay Wise covers the benefits and challenges of all available open      :
 : source BI systems and tools, enabling readers to identify the solutions and:
 : technologies that best meet their business needs. Wise compares and        :
 : contrasts types of OS BI and proprietary tools on the market, including    :
 : Pentaho, Jaspersoft, RapidMiner, SpagoBI, BIRT, and many more. Real-world  :
 : case studies and project templates clarify the steps involved in           :
 : implementing open source BI, saving new users the time and trouble of      :
 : developing their own solutions from scratch. For business managers who are :
 : hard pressed to indentify the best BI solutions and software for their     :
 : companies, this book provides a practical guide to evaluating the ROI of   :
 : open source versus traditional BI deployments.                             :