Open Source Business Intelligence Goes Mainstream
May 04, 2006 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
Open Source Business Intelligence Goes Mainstream; Comprehensive Study from Leading Research Firm Highlights Rapid Adoption of Open Source BI
ORLANDO, FLa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Pentaho Corp., the world's leading provider of Open Source Business Intelligence (BI) software, in cooperation with Ventana Research, announced the results of a recent study, "Open Source BI: Ready to Play in the Big Leagues," which provides a compelling view into trends related to the adoption of open source BI based on data from more than 300 surveyed organizations. The survey results, available for download from www.pentaho.org, give a view into current usage of open source BI, plans for future deployments, and primary considerations and drivers in choosing open source BI. Pentaho was proud to sponsor the study, and to work with Ventana Research and other sponsors to provide a clear view into the state of open source BI adoption.
Rapid Adoption
Open source technologies have already driven significant change and evolution in major software markets including operating systems, databases, development tools, and more. The recent research from Ventana Research suggests that the same dynamics are rapidly transforming the business intelligence market.
Among organizations surveyed, more than 20% had already deployed open source business intelligence. Another 19% were in development with open source BI, with an additional 43% currently considering open source BI. The results of this primary research clearly show that open source business intelligence has made its way into many organizations.
Poised for Growth
According to the survey, open source BI deployments are likely to grow significantly. For example, 11% of organizations were already deploying open source BI to 1,000 or more users, with more than 38% planning to support more than 1,000 users at full deployment. And only 4% of survey respondents indicated that they did not plan to deploy additional open source BI software.
Clear Requirements
The survey also asked respondents for the most valuable features in open source BI. Organizations indicated that having a complete BI suite - including reporting, dashboards, OLAP support, alerting and more - was the most valuable feature of open source BI. This validates Pentaho's approach of providing a flexible, modular architecture while delivering a full suite of BI capabilities. So for example, organizations who only need reporting or dashboards in the immediate future can use an embeddable, componentized offering that provides only the capabilities that they need today, while still giving them a clear path to a complete, open source BI suite down the road.
Advantages Over Proprietary, Commercial BI
The survey also asked organizations to compare their satisfaction across a range of criteria between open source and proprietary or "commercial" business intelligence. Survey respondents indicated that open source BI was more capable than proprietary BI in areas including database support, openness and flexibility, reliability, and cost of ownership. The data clearly refutes the notion that open source BI is simply a cost-driven decision.
Dan Everett, Research Director for Ventana Research will present and analyze the findings of the survey at 9am pacific time today, May 4th.
For more details and to register, please visit www.ventanaresearch.com. "This research will be an 'eye opener' for those unfamiliar with open source BI," said Dan Everett. "There is clear evidence that open source BI is penetrating the market quickly, that open source BI deployments are growing, and that many factors beyond cost are driving organizations to consider and deploy open source BI."
"We've always said, 'Don't use us because we're cheaper, use us because we're better,'" said Richard Daley, CEO of Pentaho. "Open source BI is bringing BI to new users and geographies, and is making BI a seamlessly integrated part of many applications. Anyone interested to see what's making open source BI so popular is invited to www.pentaho.org to download, try, and use the Pentaho Open BI Suite."
About Pentaho
Pentaho provides a full spectrum of open source Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities including reporting, analysis, dashboards, data mining, data integration, and a BI platform. Formed by a highly experienced team of industry veterans, Pentaho's mission is to bring innovative, high quality technology and professional support to the BI market. Pentaho uses a revolutionary approach to development, distribution and support made possible by an open source business model. Pentaho's technologies support a wide range of business initiatives from sales and profitability analysis, customer analysis, HR reporting, Financial reporting, KPI dashboards, Supply Chain analytics, and operational reporting.
For more information: Pentaho's web site is located at www.pentaho.org.
Open Source Business Intelligence Goes Mainstream; Comprehensive Study from Leading Research Firm Highlights Rapid Adoption of Open Source BI
ORLANDO, FLa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Pentaho Corp., the world's leading provider of Open Source Business Intelligence (BI) software, in cooperation with Ventana Research, announced the results of a recent study, "Open Source BI: Ready to Play in the Big Leagues," which provides a compelling view into trends related to the adoption of open source BI based on data from more than 300 surveyed organizations. The survey results, available for download from www.pentaho.org, give a view into current usage of open source BI, plans for future deployments, and primary considerations and drivers in choosing open source BI. Pentaho was proud to sponsor the study, and to work with Ventana Research and other sponsors to provide a clear view into the state of open source BI adoption.
Rapid Adoption
Open source technologies have already driven significant change and evolution in major software markets including operating systems, databases, development tools, and more. The recent research from Ventana Research suggests that the same dynamics are rapidly transforming the business intelligence market.
Among organizations surveyed, more than 20% had already deployed open source business intelligence. Another 19% were in development with open source BI, with an additional 43% currently considering open source BI. The results of this primary research clearly show that open source business intelligence has made its way into many organizations.
Poised for Growth
According to the survey, open source BI deployments are likely to grow significantly. For example, 11% of organizations were already deploying open source BI to 1,000 or more users, with more than 38% planning to support more than 1,000 users at full deployment. And only 4% of survey respondents indicated that they did not plan to deploy additional open source BI software.
Clear Requirements
The survey also asked respondents for the most valuable features in open source BI. Organizations indicated that having a complete BI suite - including reporting, dashboards, OLAP support, alerting and more - was the most valuable feature of open source BI. This validates Pentaho's approach of providing a flexible, modular architecture while delivering a full suite of BI capabilities. So for example, organizations who only need reporting or dashboards in the immediate future can use an embeddable, componentized offering that provides only the capabilities that they need today, while still giving them a clear path to a complete, open source BI suite down the road.
Advantages Over Proprietary, Commercial BI
The survey also asked organizations to compare their satisfaction across a range of criteria between open source and proprietary or "commercial" business intelligence. Survey respondents indicated that open source BI was more capable than proprietary BI in areas including database support, openness and flexibility, reliability, and cost of ownership. The data clearly refutes the notion that open source BI is simply a cost-driven decision.
Dan Everett, Research Director for Ventana Research will present and analyze the findings of the survey at 9am pacific time today, May 4th.
For more details and to register, please visit www.ventanaresearch.com. "This research will be an 'eye opener' for those unfamiliar with open source BI," said Dan Everett. "There is clear evidence that open source BI is penetrating the market quickly, that open source BI deployments are growing, and that many factors beyond cost are driving organizations to consider and deploy open source BI."
"We've always said, 'Don't use us because we're cheaper, use us because we're better,'" said Richard Daley, CEO of Pentaho. "Open source BI is bringing BI to new users and geographies, and is making BI a seamlessly integrated part of many applications. Anyone interested to see what's making open source BI so popular is invited to www.pentaho.org to download, try, and use the Pentaho Open BI Suite."
About Pentaho
Pentaho provides a full spectrum of open source Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities including reporting, analysis, dashboards, data mining, data integration, and a BI platform. Formed by a highly experienced team of industry veterans, Pentaho's mission is to bring innovative, high quality technology and professional support to the BI market. Pentaho uses a revolutionary approach to development, distribution and support made possible by an open source business model. Pentaho's technologies support a wide range of business initiatives from sales and profitability analysis, customer analysis, HR reporting, Financial reporting, KPI dashboards, Supply Chain analytics, and operational reporting.
For more information: Pentaho's web site is located at www.pentaho.org.
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