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We are living in a “just-in-time” world. The proliferation of data, the speed at which information changes and the need for better, faster decision making has created a new knowledge environment. This environment requires robust, just-in-time, flexible and extendable platforms for delivering information to front-line managers.
Business managers must constantly analyze data such as sales trends, customer buying habits, operational activities, financial calculations and other business performance metrics. Business intelligence tools allow organizations to effectively measure and monitor this granular information, speeding decision-making and enhancing enterprise performance. Until now, only big companies paid for business intelligence applications. For smaller businesses, purchase and maintenance were often too expensive, and introduction and implementation were too complicated. However, the market share of open source software for business intelligence has boosted in the last years. Today, free business intelligence applications are beginning to challenge proprietary solutions. They are an excellent alternative, especially for medium and small sized businesses. In business intelligence, NTIS trusts the free business intelligence suite by Pentaho. |
