Business Intelligence software like Data Analysis, Data Mining, Predictive Analytics etc., have been the fortyfold of big players like IBM, Oracle, SAP etc., With the arrival of Open source BI software, it is no longer! If we have a look at the Northbridge venture partners’ report on the survey taken with global enterprises, 52% of the respondents have told that Database is the sector that is going to be disturbed by Open Source, in the next five years time. SaaS, Virtualized Infrastructure and Cloud Computing are the trends that will, in turn, have the greatest impact on Open Source Players.
Let us look at some of the open source players who have made buzz in the past.