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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The latest edition of Pentaho and open source BI suite release

The United States Pentaho of the BI (business intelligence) software vendor October 10th, announced the latest edition "Pentaho of the BI suite Open BI Suite 1.6". You say that it loads the BI meta data layer, it is possible to draw up ad hoc and the report easily even with the end user.

Compilation of ad hoc basic function of the BI software. The same function was loaded onto the product of Business Objects and Cognos etc. which are the BI software vendor, from the time before. With Venn shelf research as for vise President and the research director is served, "as for the meaning ad hoc added to the BI suite of Pentaho it is large", that it points out.

"(By the fact that ad hoc ) the BI suite of Pentaho may say that it had competitiveness, vis-a-vis the other companies product. In the future the BI suite of Pentaho probably reaches the point where it is recognized as the enterprise tool ",

If lance Walter who serves marketing charge vise President with Pentaho utilizes the BI meta data layer, it corresponds to the business terminology such as "the customer" and "area", you explain that reuse possible definition can be drawn up on IT manager side of enterprise.

According to Walter, by the fact that the definition which was drawn up with BI meta data layer is utilized, you say even with the end user which has not understood the mechanism of database and it is possible to draw up by yourself.

"The business user ' looked at the order contents which in the north Touti limits past are received between 2 quarters to be, ' with the function which can execute which was said is sought. If Open BI Suite 1.6 is utilized, in the base, also the report for such demand can draw up the BI meta data layer which the IT manager prepares "(Walter)

As for Walter, to tell the truth, as for such report function after assuming, that with the BI tool it is not new, "the same function is offered with the open source, the meaning which reaches the point where it can download from the Web sight is large", you said.

The meta data layer of Pentaho has designated the Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM) specification of object-oriented management group (OMG) as the base.

As for CWM it is the specification which was developed in order to try to be able to change various BI tools easily without acquiring the meta data model where the user is new.

As for James chief analyst is served with current analysis, "as for Pentaho adopting CWM specification, although we assuming, that it is worthy of to appraisal", "as for CWM specification because it is not almost accepted in the market, as for the value it is unknown", that it points out.


The largest rival probably is the United States JasperSoft of the same open source BI vendor for Pentaho. When you look at the information which is stated in the Web sight of JasperSoft, Pentaho you can ask that the business model which differs is adopted.

JasperSoft being free the software of basic version on the basis of the open source license, although it offers, offers the superior edition which loads ad hoc and the like with the pay license.

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