Big data should not mean big cost
Data is exploding at rates our industry has never seen before and the huge opportunity to leverage this data is stymied by the archaic licensing practices still in use by the old school software...
View ArticleImproving product quality the open source way
Originally posted on opensource.com 7/7/10 If we look at the differences between closed and open source software development processes, we can identify aspects that can be generalized and applied to...
View ArticleCongratulations to QlikTech and the new wave of BI
It’s been awhile since a BI company went public, so I’m excited by the news of QlikTech’s IPO and what it bodes for our industry. Following the Era of the BI consolidation, when the Big 3 BI vendors...
View ArticleReflections on the Wisdom of the Crowds BI Market Study
I recently came across a very interesting study that has been published by Dresner Advisory Services. The Business Intelligent market study titled, “The Wisdom of Crowds,” is written by Howard Dresner,...
View ArticleSpotlight this week: LexisNexis, Infobright, OpenBI
We’ve been heads down the past month preparing for our next MAJOR product launch coming soon (sign-up to be the first to see the impressive new features). In the meantime, we’ve had three partners in...
View ArticleOpen Source Fuels “Power To The User”
Traditionally open source Business Intelligence (OSBI) has been adopted by individuals with an “I” in their acronym: IT, SI, and ISVs. This made sense because Open Source software started with deep...
View ArticleThe New, Game-Changing Rules of Enterprise Software
The rules of the game have changed for enterprise software. In Aaron Levie’s recent article on TechCruch, “Building An Enterprise Software Company That Doesn’t Suck”, he breaks down the changes in...
View ArticlePentaho and Cloudera Impala in 5 words
Today our big data partner Cloudera, joined us in continuing to deliver innovative, open technologies that bring real business value to customers. Pentaho and Cloudera share a common history and...
View ArticleDinosaurs Have Had Their Day
Once upon a time, (not so) long ago in 2004, two young technologies were born from the same open source origins – Hadoop and Pentaho. Both evolved quickly from the market’s demand for better,...
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