2009- 2011 Dark Ages • Manual query • Techie skill set • Manual Report creation • Long dev cycle • Limited scope MongoDB Business Analytics 2012 Light At The End Of The Tunnel E T L • Visual data integration designer (required to get data) • Manual Query input • Need to know collections names REPORT DESIGNER • Visual, desktop report designer • Manual Publish REPORT DESIGNER • Create reports directly in report designer (no ETL step needed) • Fully leverages Aggregation Pipe • Schema on read via doc sampling • No need to know doc structure • Enhanced parameters for light interactivity • Publish and distribute • Still need to know query language • Support for replica sets, tags, nested docs, arrays Reporting & Dashboard Designer • Self-service Interactive Reporting/all thin • Uses Pentaho meta-data layer for full usage interactive reports and dashboard • 1st class citizen as a data source …no need to code query • Leverages Aggregation Pipeline Data Pipeline Getting Closer E T L • Visual design environment • Data movement in and out of MongoBD • Blend MongoDB with other key data sources • Need to know data/manual queries TARGET DATA SET • Seed data to report designer/ visualization objects • Use as a direct pipeline to reporting Invention of the Wheel 2013 - Q3 2013 - Q4 Wait for It Self-Service Interactive Reporting & Dashboards NOLAP • Multi-dimensional Cube • Leverages PTHO meta-data • No need to know structure, queries, etc. Benefits 1. Expand Audience of Users 2. Faster Development of Analytics 3. Richer Analytics 4. First Class Citizen 5. Tied into Data Fabric Discovery & Exploration • Highly interactive Analytics/Discovery • Advanced visualizations (chart types, zoom, select, focus) • Built-in functions like Top N, Calcs, Sort, more Pentaho Report Design Tools V2 Winning 2013-2014 Highly Interactive Analytics Discovery, Explore and Visualize Pentaho Report Design Tools Pentaho Analytics 2012 MongoDB Business Analyics