Building an open source business intelligence (BI) platform offers organizations an alternative to expensive proprietary BI systems or one-size-fits-all packages. An open source BI platform provides a framework for developing customized BI solutions with more flexibility and scalability than branded options. The article discusses how to successfully build an open source BI platform that binds various BI application layers to enable improved integration, information delivery, and analysis.

1. Build Open Source Business Intelligence Platform Successfully
By Sharon D’Souza
Published: July 2011
A business intelligence platform binds the BI application layers and enables improved integration,
information delivery and analysis. While proprietary vendors sell BI systems as fragmented products,
buying all the pieces may prove to be overly expensive. On the other hand, organizations may procure an
all-in-one package only to discover that one size does not fit all.
Building your own business intelligence platform offers a good alternative. A business intelligence
platform is a technology-framework that facilitates development of innovative business intelligence
solutions. An open source business intelligence platform offers greater flexibility and scalability than
branded options.
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