Re: BI tools and postgresql

I think simple requirements would fit reporting tools space better.
Another alternative worth looking into may be Eclipse BIRT

On 26 Jul 2012, at 13:18, Chris Curvey <chris(at)chriscurvey(dot)com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Mark Phillips
> <mark(dot)phillips(at)mophilly(dot)com> wrote:
>> I am seeking suggestions for business intelligence and data mining tools compatible with postgresql. A new manager at a client's shop is leaning toward the MS offerings. I would like to be able to speak to the issue.
>>
>
> I'm in the same boat, and while it's not really my job, I'm looking
> for two things:
>
> 1) a tool for power users to be able to get their own data. There are
> a few folks here who are smart enough to be trusted with direct access
> to the database, but I don't want to ask them to learn SQL. Something
> like an open source version of the old Business Objects drag-n-drop
> interface would be great.
>
> 2) I could also use a more traditional reporting tool to replace (or
> augment) Crystal Reports. Heck, I'd take an open-source version of
> SQR if I could get it.
>
> I've looked at Pentaho and Jasper, but I have not had much success.
> (Can't remember exactly the issue right now, but I recall that they
> seemed to be huge products and I could never quite figure out how to
> do something simple with them.)
>
> I'd be interested in other suggestions from the community, or if
> people have some pointers to good newbie guides for Pentaho/Jasper,
>
> -Chris
>
> P.S. If the open source tools are written in Python, so much the better :)
>
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