Using Open Source Platforms for Business Intelligence: Avoid Pitfalls and Maximize Roi (Paperback)

1. The differences between general OS and commercial open source
2. Commercial open source options
3. Implications for users
4. The business benefits and challenges of OS for BI
5. Selling a BI OS project to the business
6. Evaluating ROI and TCO
7. Developing a cost benefit analytics
8. Complementary solutions - OS DI, databases, etc.
9. Technical considerations
10. Integration and data preparation
11. Working within an OS environment
12. Development steps and considerations
13. Required skill sets
14. Challenges
15. Technical benefits