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Open Source Channel

Open source refers to software, tools and other applications that allow free and open access to the source code used to write the program. Open source development is usually supported through user communities that share advances and fix problems; other projects are supported by private companies that sell services to support open source code; and still other open source code is optimized, supported and distributed by vendors selling hardware that runs open source applications. Examples of open source code include Linux, Apache, MySQL and Firebird.

Articles

Pythian Group Forecasts Critical Issues for Database Administration

Technology, business and regulatory trends create new challenges and opportunities.

The Reality We Can All Agree On

Rather than rely on our own knowledge and experience the way the old encyclopedia-makers did, the wiki approach allows organizations to leverage a broader range of knowledge and experiences.

Open Source Software Research from Saugatuck

Is open source the next disruptive IT influence?

Columns

Open Source BI: The Venture Capital Perspective - Intel Capital Does the Math

This column includes the thoughts of Patrick Walsh,investment manager for Intel Capital, on open source and super-crunching.

A Propensity for BI

At a minimum, BI practitioners should understand the strengths and weaknesses of the designs they deploy to gather intelligence.

The Harvard Business Review on BI for Management

I recently purchased Harvard Business Review on Making Smarter Decisions and read several articles in sequence that struck me as particularly relevant for educating executives on the business benefits of BI.

Musings on the ROI of BI

Surveys of BI users fully demonstrate the difficulties of quantifying the hard benefits of BI.

A Statistical Stocking Stuffer for the Holidays

All of you last minute shoppers stumped for presents to geeky BI practitioner loved ones have an answer to your gift-finding dilemma, a great statistics book available for next day delivery.

Ask the Experts

Are open sources capable of handling huge volume of data?

White Papers

Breadboard BI - Unlocking ERP Data Using Open Source Tools

By By Christopher Lavigne

The Transformative Economics of Professional Open Source on Business Intelligence Technology Selection and Evaluation

By Pentaho Corporation

Integrating Data in the Information System, an Open Source Approach

Practical Open Source Data Integration: Case Studies and Implementation Examples

Delivering Business Intelligence with Open Source Software

Books

Succeeding with Open Source

By Bernard Golden

MySQL Phrasebook

By Zak Greant and Chris Newman

MySQL Clustering

By Alex Davies and Harrison Fisk




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