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Demos, Case Studies, and White Papers, Market Insights
View the content below to help you learn why you should be using Pentaho for your next BI implementation. You'll find topics including:
Let us know when you're ready to take the next step toward using Pentaho as your open source alternative for Business Intelligence. Product and Architectural Demos and Interviews
Product and Architectural Demos and Interviews
Use these on demand demonstrations and interviews to learn more about why Pentaho
is the commercial open source business intelligence alternative for your next BI project. If there's something
more specific you would like to see or learn about, please
let us know.
Live Online Demonstration
Experience the power and simplicity of Pentaho's end user BI offerings with this online demonstration. You'll
see rich, customizable reports, interactive dashboards, and powerful analytics.
Pentaho - The First to Bring BI to the iPhone
Pentaho's new iPhone application provides an easy and intuitive way for business users to access business intelligence (BI) information
on the iPhone. The iPhone BI extension is available today, and works with Pentaho Open BI Suite 1.7. This short demonstration provides a business user view
of accessing and interacting with business intelligence from Pentaho on the iPhone.
Pentaho Architecture Overview
In this sixteen minute presentation James Dixon, Pentaho CTO and cofounder, will
provide background about the Pentaho architecture. You will learn about why it's designed the way it is, a
complete flow of major components in the system, how data and control flows throughout the architecture, and
the many deployment and integration options available.
Pentaho Metadata and Ad Hoc Reporting
In this 15 minute presentation Jake Cornelius, Product Manager for Pentaho, provides an overview of the new metadata layer and ad hoc
reporting interface introduced in version 1.6 of the Pentaho Open BI Suite. This release delivers the first true, open source metadata
layer that reduces maintenance costs and removes the technical barriers to delivering self service, ad hoc reporting to business users.
Matt Casters Discusses Kettle (Pentaho Data Integration) Release
Matt Casters is Chief Architect for Data Integration at Pentaho and Founder of the
Kettle open source project. In this short video interview with Lance Walter, VP of Marketing at Pentaho, Matt
talks about his impressions of Pentaho Data Integration 2.4, the origins of the project, and why so many
organizations are choosing Pentaho Data Integration. He also describes the role and contribution of the
community in the development and testing process for the 2.4 release, and his passion for open source ETL.
Security in Pentaho BI Suite 1.2 - An Interview with Marc Batchelor
Marc Batchelor is a cofounder and Chief Engineer for Pentaho. In this short video
interview with Lance Walter, VP of Marketing, Marc talks about some of the new single sign-on capabilities
available via subscription in the latest release of Pentaho 1.2. Marc describes the end-user and IT benefits,
why and how Pentaho created this capability, and what it's like to work on a project like Pentaho.
Pentaho Google Maps Demo
This short, self-playing demo provides an overview and demonstration of Pentaho
Dashboards' ability to integrate with Google maps to provide interactive, geographic visualization.
Case Studies, Testimonials and Implementations
Case Studies, Testimonials and Implementations
The documents, podcasts and webcasts, provide you with examples of how companies,
organizations and agencies like yours, are using Pentaho to solve there BI needs.
ZipRealty Goes Open Source
Learn why ZipRealty, a national real estate brokerage, chose MySQL and Pentaho Business Intelligence, to help them better measure and optimize agent performance,
customer satisfaction and marketing ROI. By combining Red Hat Enterprise Linux, MySQL database and Pentaho Data Integration, ZipRealty was able to obtain an
integrated, strategic view across multiple operational systems while utilizing open source to greatly reduce overall TCO.
Loma Linda University Health Care Deploys Pentaho BI
Managing more than 600 physicians and more than 40,000 patient visits per month is no small task. Loma Linda
University Health Care (LLUHC) found that their business had outgrown their Microsoft Excel- and Microsoft
Access-based systems, and that they needed a real business intelligence solution. LLUHC evaluated various
proprietary and open source BI offerings, ultimately choosing Pentaho. This case study describes their
business and technology challenges, evaluation process, deployment, and the overall benefits they've achieved
from their Pentaho BI Solution.
Unionfidi uses Pentaho for Business Intelligence delivery
This one page case study describes how a leading Italian financial firm, Unionfidi
S.C., uses Pentaho to provide an integrated data warehouse, balanced scorecard application, and supporting
reports and analysis. The case study briefly describes Unionfidi S.C.'s challenges before Pentaho, their
technical environment, and the results they were able to achieve in only 8 weeks with Pentaho and Pentaho
Partner Two Heads I.T.
BNSF Logistics Deploys Pentaho
The B-Eye Network published a Community Spotlight on BNSF Logistics deployment of Pentaho's BI suite. The experts at OpenBI, a Pentaho Certified
Partner, worked closely with BNSF Logistics to understand their business requirements and technology infrastructure to implement a highly-successful
BI solution using Pentaho.
How Federal Agencies Can Achieve Operational BI on a Budget
Learn how government agencies like yours chose open source BI from Pentaho and how they have successfully implemented
operational BI, while reducing TCO and vendor lock-in via the open source model.
A Proven Prescription for Reduced Risk and BI Success
Choosing the right Business Intelligence solution can be confusing, expensive and lead to uncertainty. Please join Loma Linda University Health
Care and Pentaho to learn how to avoid the three key risks when making your BI purchasing decision: technology risks, project risks and
vendor relationship risks. The live case study by Loma Linda University Health Care will show why so many firms are choosing open source
Business Intelligence (BI) to solve their BI issues.
White Papers
White Papers
These white papers provide insight into Pentaho, Open Source BI, and strategies
for using business intelligence to explain why commercial open source business intelligence is the best
alternative for your companies next BI implementation.
A New Business Model to Drive Business Intelligence Acceptance and Adoption
Traditionally it has been time-consuming and expensive for a given customer to evaluate, select, purchase, and maintain the right Business intelligence
technology to address their needs. Customers face significant challenges relative to time, expense, and accuracy throughout BI technology investigation,
vendor engagement, and final technology selection. Professional open source BI radically alters the economics of all three of these phases in a way that
reduces costs and risks for prospective BI users - Learn more by downloading our new white paper
Open Source Use In BI: Companies' Attitudes and Actions - Ventana Research
This free report from Ventana Research summarizes and analyzes the results of a
large-scale survey on open source BI adoption done by Ventana Research in the Spring of 2006. The results show
aggressive adoption of open source BI, and the analysis shows why users have chosen open source BI, perceived
strengths and weaknesses compared to open source BI, and most desired features in open source BI.
Strategies for Managing Spreadmarts: Migrating to a Managed BI Environment
Does your firm struggle with spreadmarts? In organizations all over the world, business people bypass their IT groups to get data from spreadmarts. Spreadmarts
are data shadow systems in which individuals collect and massage data on an ongoing basis to support their information requirements or those of their immediate
workgroup.
These shadow systems, which are usually built on spreadsheets, exist outside of approved, IT-managed corporate data repositories, such as data warehouses, data marts, or ERP systems, and contain data and logic that often conflict with corporate data. Once created, these systems spread throughout an organization like pernicious vines, strangling any chance for information consistency and reliability. You'll find them in all industries, supporting all business functions. According to TDWI Research, more than 90% of all organizations have spreadmarts.
Open Source ETL tools vs Commercial ETL tools
Blogger Jonathan Leving, makes a case for open source ETL-data integration tools as an alternative for the commercial
data integration tool, Informatica PowerCenter by comparing Pentaho and Informatica.
Proprietary Business Intelligence Consolidation: What it Means to Your Company
The business intelligence (BI) market has recently undergone a significant level
of consolidation. The three largest independent BI software vendors have been acquired by larger technology
vendors. In April 2007, Oracle completed its acquisition of Hyperion Solutions. In October 2007, SAP announced
plans to acquire Business Objects, followed in November by IBM's announced intent to acquire Cognos.
This consolidation validates the importance and value of the BI market, but also creates challenges and opportunities for organizations that are currently using or considering business intelligence software. As stated by Mark Smith, Ventana Research, "If you are in the middle of evaluating SAP or Business Objects products in analytics, BI and Performance Management products you should take heed to the rocky future." Learn more about how Bi market consolidation will affect your business now and in the future and what you can do about it.
Pentaho Linear Scalability: Measure the Performance of a BI Platform and Apply This Technique to Pentaho
This white paper contains the description of a method used to measure the performance of a BI platform. Also included, are ways in which to use these
measurements to determine the scalability of a BI system in a scale-out architecture. This method was applied to the Pentaho BI Platform and the proof
of linear scalability in a scale-out architecture are presented.
Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence Platform Technical White Paper with V1.7 Update
The Pentaho business intelligence(BI) platform was designed to overcome many of the architectural and functional
limitations of traditional, proprietary BI platforms. Pentaho's unique architecture provides an innovative and flexible approach to implementing a
wide range of BI solutions, while harnessing the cost and quality advantages of an open source development model. This technical white paper provides
an overview of traditional technology challenges in BI, and describes Pentaho's architectural approach to addressing those challenges.
The paper focuses on the following key areas:
Market Insights
Market Insights
Use these on demand web casts, documents and articles to learn more about what's happening in open source business
intelligence and what other companies are doing to take advantage of the new alternatives presented with open source.
You can also register for upcoming webcasts at our events page.
Gartner Research: Who's Who in Open-Source Business Intelligence
Many of the Commercial Business Intelligence (BI) vendors have a long history and large marketing budgets, resulting
in high visibility and mind share. Their lesser known open source counterparts have, however, started to gain traction in the market, beyond
simple report writers for small shops and even larger enterprises are becoming aware of available open source BI options.
Market Overview: Open Source ETL Tools An Attractive Alternative To Custom Code
A Forrester Research Report by Rob Karel and Michael Goulde with Mike Gilpin
and Norman Nicolson November 6, 2007
As open source, community-driven software continues its evolution from an interesting experiment to a viable technology alternative for enterprises, additional market segments develop open-source alternatives. The latest segment in the trend is open source extract, transform, and load (ETL) data integration. While the vendors and projects leading the way in this emerging market have their sights set on creating an alternative to commercially available packaged solutions, expect early adopters to be independent software vendors (ISVs) and systems integrators (SIs), as well as end users in both midmarket and enterprise-sized organizations that are looking for a more productive and efficient alternative to writing custom code.
A New Business Model to Drive Business Intelligence Acceptance and Adoption
Traditionally it has been time-consuming and expensive for a given customer to evaluate, select, purchase, and maintain the right Business intelligence
technology to address their needs. Customers face significant challenges relative to time, expense, and accuracy throughout BI technology investigation,
vendor engagement, and final technology selection. Professional open source BI radically alters the economics of all three of these phases in a way that
reduces costs and risks for prospective BI users - Learn more by downloading our new white paper
Open Source Use In BI: Companies' Attitudes and Actions - Ventana Research
This free report from Ventana Research summarizes and analyzes the results of a
large-scale survey on open source BI adoption done by Ventana Research in the Spring of 2006. The results show
aggressive adoption of open source BI, and the analysis shows why users have chosen open source BI, perceived
strengths and weaknesses compared to open source BI, and most desired features in open source BI.
BI & Performance Management for Midsized Companies
Traditionally, Business Intelligence was thought of as a tool reserved for large enterprises with large IT budgets. Now, midmarket companies can
now take advantage of BI tools tailored to the size of their organization. These tools give them increased visibility into their operations and
this information can be effectively distributed to all key stakeholders. In this panel discussion, moderator Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research,
will be joined by Caroline Seymour, AVP, Cognos; Dick Kuiper, Sr. Business Consultant for Lawson; John Kale, LogiXML's VP of Marketing and Lance
Walter, VP of Marketing, Pentaho, for an informative discussion of how BI can be a critical component of growth for any size organization.
BI on a Budget: How to implement BI Environment without Breaking the Bank or a Maintenance Nightmare
Moderated by Claudia Imhoff, President & Founder, Intelligent Solutions Inc., Today, enterprises are under serious
scrutiny and pressure to reduce costs, simplify administration efforts and reduce the likelihood of project
failures. The daunting challenge that still exists around security and the continually increasing volumes of
data and numbers of users are making it extremely difficult for big business to maintain quick access to data,
uphold productivity and performance, and keep up application and service response times.
Demystifying Open Source BI: Applying BI to your Business Processes
The professional open source model for Business Intelligence (BI) is rapidly changing the BI industry, driven by customers seeking better product, service and
value. Open source BI usage has grown exponentially. It's free and open access to world-class BI technology, backed-up by professional support, have reduced
the costs and risks of traditional proprietary BI. This model features software at no cost, a rapid pace of innovation, and a clear focus on reducing TCO for
Business Intelligence. Learn from the experts why your firm should be considering open source BI today.
A Recipe for Pervasive BI in an Uncertain Economic Climate
Listen or watch this one-hour educational Webinar featuring John Hagerty, Vice President
and Research Fellow for AMR Research. John will explain how operational BI contributes to pervasive performance
management and will offer advice on how to address the challenges of a consolidating BI marketplace. He will
detail how open source BI can expand your choices, decrease your costs and risks and help integrate systems
that are already working well for your enterprise. You'll see how your whole organization can enjoy the
bountiful benefits of operational BI, even on a budget!
Open Source Business Intelligence Changes the way you buy and own BI
Lance Walter, Vice President of Marketing for Pentaho, explains why business intelligence buyers should consider open source, describes how Pentaho differs
from other open source business intelligence companies and provides an overview of Pentaho.
Strategies for Managing Spreadmarts: Migrating to a Managed Bi Environment
One of the most insidious problems in data warehousing is the proliferation of spreadmarts---spreadsheets and Access databases that masquerade as
data marts. Created independently, these data shadow systems deliver a fragmented view of the enterprise and an inconsistent view of the business
that cripples the business. This webinar will show how spreadmarts are a symptom of a larger problem and then outline strategies for migrating
organizations to a managed BI environment that delivers a single version of truth. The event will be hosted by Wayne Eckerson, Director,
TDWI Research.
The Ins and Outs of Open Source Business Intelligence - A TDWI Webcast
You've surely heard of open-source software by now. More and more top-tier vendors write for Linux, the premier open-source operating system;
even TiVo runs on Linux! These days, the open-source movement extends into the realm of business intelligence. Numerous open source BI vendors offer a wide range
of reporting and analytical applications for free*. *Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch: there are the services to implement the software, and
those ever-present maintenance contracts.
Open Source BI: An Emerging Disruption To Traditional BI
This report from financial analyst firm ThinkEquity discusses some of the ways in which
Pentaho is disrupting the traditional, proprietary business intelligence market.
Pentaho Gives Open Source Business Intelligence a Boost Industry Performer Report
This independent, non solicited, 8-page report characterizes Pentaho as the leader in open
source BI, and analyzes Pentaho from the perspectives of strategy, functionality, and technology.
Taking the Wheel of Your BI Strategy—Are You the Driver or the Passenger?
Know Your Options Before You Make Your Next BI Move
Are the dramatic business intelligence (BI) market changes of the past year driving your BI strategy? In order to keep delivering BI benefits for your organization, you need to learn how to regain control, balancing the art and science of BI. To develop your clear, low-risk strategy, you need to overcome the challenge of change in the market and in your suppliers. Join our webcast to learn how.
Federal Agencies: Taking the Wheel of Your BI Strategy—Are You the Driver or the Passenger?
Know Your Options Before You Make Your Next BI Move
Are the dramatic business intelligence (BI) market changes of the past year driving your BI strategy? In order to keep delivering BI benefits for your organization, you need to learn how to regain control, balancing the art and science of BI. To develop your clear, low-risk strategy, you need to overcome the challenge of change in the market and in your suppliers. Join our webcast to learn how.
Understanding open source and translating it to BI
Bernard Golden, CEO of Navica gives a basic feel for core issues and opportunities
around open source software and how to translate open source to business intelligence (BI).
He'll cover:
Operational Business Intelligence on a Budget
The goal of Operational BI is to put relevant information into the hands of front-line employees in the context of
their normal daily work processes. Many organizations have recognized the potential value of Operational BI, but high costs, complex technology,
and unforeseen change management issues have slowed or stalled their initiatives.
Get an understanding of how open source adoption and operational BI are creating new opportunities for European firms. European industry analyst perspectives as well as European customer examples will provide insight into market dynamics and best practices to achieve operational business intelligence throughout your organization.
Grow Existing BI Deployments at Lower TCO with Open Source
Watch this on demand webcast to learn the benefits achived by your peer organizations, who already own proprietary BI, from
vendors like Oracle, Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica and others, and how they have deployed commercial open source business intelligence,
side-by-side in their existing BI deployments, as well as for new users and projects.
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