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Administration and Technology

W7A Using Open Source for BI and Data WarehousingNEW!

November 10th, 2010

8:00 am - 11:15 am

Prerequisite: None

Mark Madsen

Mark Madsen

Why are companies using open source, and why now? Open source business intelligence tools are past the early stages of adoption and entering mainstream use. As the products mature, we’re faced with new questions:

  • When should I consider using open source software?
  • What does introducing open source mean to my existing BI investments?
  • What parts of the data warehouse stack are a best fit?
  • What open source alternatives are available today?

This presentation provides an introduction to open source concepts and business models, and delivers insight into the cases where open source fits. It will also provide information from a recent market research report on the projects, domains, rationale, and benefits as seen by open source users.

You Will Learn

  • The reasons people are using open source and the benefits they see
  • Open source alternatives to commercial BI and data warehouse software
  • How and where open source offerings fit into our data warehouse projects
  • Market adoption statistics for open source projects and areas of use

Geared To

  • Anyone interested in learning more about open source in BI/DW

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