Business intelligence vendors are companies that provide data mining, data warehousing, and enterprise resource planning services. Some of the top vendors that offer free BI reporting tools and commercial services are: MicroStrategy, QlikView, Pentaho, JasperReports Library, Rapid-I, and Jedox.
MicroStrategy Suite is available for free for up to ten users and is available on the Amazon EC2 Cloud. Amazon Web Services give the suite flexibility. Additionally, the suite is compatible with Apache Hadoop, which is usefully paired with AWS. The license has no time limit. Free online training classes are available.
The QlikView Business Discovery Platform specializes in compressing data in order to make data processing more efficient. It has a easy to read app that enhances decision making when working with groups. Data can also be collected from mobile devices. The individual use license is free, but it only costs a fractional amount of money to add additional users to the license. They can be added one at a time or all at once. This is useful for small or large companies.
Pentaho Business Analytics 4.8 provides a mobile application for data analysis. The app is designed mainly for tablet and smart phone use. It works especially well on the iPad and draws graphs as the data is analyzed. Additionally, Pentaho offers consultation, training and certification programs.
The Jaspersoft Community offers free open source BI tools. The JasperReports Library is an open source suite written for the Java programming language. It supports HTML, PDF, OpenOffice and Microsoft Word data sources to name a few. The robust online community hosts a wiki with troubleshooting information for new and experienced users.
Rapid-I has a free BI tool that can also be upgraded to a commercial version. The RapidMiner solution has a strong GUI and a powerful error recovery mechanism. The application is easy to read and is reliable. Users can contact Rapid-I for commercial support or simply download the free RapidMiner tool.
The Jedox Suite is a free software available for Windows or Linux. The suite makes analysis reports in real time and the data is quickly uploaded to the cloud. Jedox Suite has specific versions that are adapted for the Web, mobile devices, Excel and GPU projects.
Many business intelligence vendors offer free BI toosl in addition to their commercial services. Often these tools take the form of a free trial, so the open source models may be the most practical.
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