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Business intelligence software

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Business intelligence tools are a type of application software designed to report, analyze and present data. The tools generally read data that have been previously stored, often, though not necessarily, in a data warehouse or data mart.

Types of business intelligence tools

The key general categories of business intelligence tools are:

Except for spreadsheets, these tools are sold as standalone tools, suites of tools, components of ERP systems, or as components of software targeted to a specific industry. The tools are sometimes packaged into data warehouse appliances.

Open source free products

Open source commercial products

  • Palo (OLAP database): OLAP Server, Worksheet Server and ETL Server
  • Pentaho: Reporting, analysis, dashboard, data mining and workflow capabilities

Proprietary free products

Proprietary products

References

  1. ^ Ouch! Get Ready — Spreadsheets Are Here To Stay For Business Intelligence by Boris Evelson - Forrester Research
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