Open Source Big Data Tools

BIRT is an open source technology platform used to create data visualizations and reports that can be embedded into rich client and web applications. Developers who use BIRT Designer are able to access information from multiple data sources easily and quickly in order to create reports and applications with stunning data visualizations. Actuate now provides a free report server, BIRT iHub F-Type, to deploy BIRT content so developers don't have to build their own infrastructure. With a flexible Open Data Access framework, developers can write custom data drivers to access data from any source, including Big Data sources like Apache Hadoop, Cassandra, and MongoDB, along with all traditional relational databases, Flat Files, XML data streams, and data stored in proprietary systems. Built for embedding, BIRT includes APIs for data access, chart generation, output formats, content execution, and integration within larger applications.

Open Source BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) is a visual-based development tool used to create data visualizations and reports that can be embedded into rich client and web applications. BIRT is a top-level designer tool within the Eclipse Foundation, an independent not-for-profit open source community and consortium of software vendors. For the first time ever, Open Source developers using BIRT can now leverage technology previously reserved for commercial applications with BIRT iHub F-Type, a free enterprise-grade server for managing and delivering BIRT content to any number of users, while instantly enhancing Open Source reporting functionality and reducing deployment time down to minutes. With out-of-the-box Big Data support, BIRT iHub F-Type connects to all relational databases and allows unlimited data-in for creating data visualizations and dynamic report views.