Creating a federated data service with Pentaho Kettle

Creating a federated data service with Pentaho KettlePrerequisiteKettle (PDI) 5: download here [Not for production use]You are familiar with Pentaho Kettle (PDI)You are familiar with the Linux command lineWhat is the goal?We have data sitting around in various disparate databases, files, etc. By creating a simple Kettle transformation which joins all these data together, we can provide a data service to various applications via a JDBC connection....

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BIRT: Creating and using external style sheets

BIRT: Using the global library for styles, images etcBIRT libraries allow you to share themes (styles), images etc among many reports. I consider using the library a must for any project that involves more than one report and that share common styles etc simply because it makes my life a lot easier: If somebody requests a style change i.e., there is just one place where I have to change the style, not hundreds of reports!Reference style from the...

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Mondrian 4: Get ready!

Mondrian 4: Get ready!Mondrian is a very popular open source analytical engine which is used in various offerings (like Pentaho BA Server, JasperSoft BI Server). Mondrian 4 brings a whole bunch of new features, some of which we will discuss in this blog post.PrerequisiteYou are familiar with XMLYou are familiar with OLAPYou are familiar with the command line on a Linux OS or Mac OS. Download Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers from here. Users unfamiliar...

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