INTRODUCTION

Considering the globalized world in which companies are inserted, it is extremely important to achieve competitive advantages. In order to achieve these advantages, the knowledge of their own business and their competitors are essential. Nevertheless, information able to contribute to this knowledge is all over the company at: company’s systems, shared folders, employee’s computer, legacy systems and many others.

In this context, any company that wishes to compete at the current market must manage data in an intelligent way. Conversely, this management process is expansive. In view of the monetary aspect, this book intends to help companies and individuals to develop a business intelligence project using Open Source technology, specifically Pentaho.