Pentaho Analytics for MongoDB (Paperback)

Together, Pentaho and MonoDB can provide the complete solution for storing, processing, and visualizing data. This user-friendly guide will soon have you configuring Pentaho Business Analytics to talk to MongoDB for great results.

Overview

• This is a step-by-step guide that will have you quickly creating eye-catching data visualizations
• Includes a sample MongoDB database of web clickstream events for learning how to model and query MongoDB data
• Full of tips, images, and exercises that cover the Pentaho development lifecycle

In Detail

Pentaho Analytics for MongoDB will teach you MongoDB and Pentaho integration points and developer skills needed to create turnkey analytic solutions that deliver insight and drive value for your organization.

Starting with how to install, configure, and develop content in both Pentaho and MongoDB, this book will give you the complete range of skills needed to gain insight into MongoDB data using Pentaho Business Analytics. You will learn about MongoDB data models and query techniques, which are covered in combination with the provided sample MongoDB database. You then advance to data integration, analysis, and reporting using Pentaho.

You will learn how to use Pentaho Data Integration to blend and enrich data from additional sources. From this blended data, you will develop professional-looking reports and analysis views that are visual and interactive. Lastly, we will cover the Pentaho web portal and web interfaces for deploying analytics out to a broader set of consumer users.

What you will learn from this book

• Install and configure Pentaho and MongoDB
• Discover MongoDB data models and the implications of collection design on queries
• Use the Mongo shell for database commands and queries
• Familiarize yourself with Pentaho Instaview for instant analysis on MongoDB data
• Discover Pentaho Data Integration for blending and enriching your MongoDB data
• Create prompted reports in Pentaho Report Designer
• Assemble interactive dashboards using Pentaho Dashboard Designer

Approach

This is an easy-to-follow guide on the key integration points between Pentaho and MongoDB. This book employs a practical approach designed to have Pentaho configured to talk to MongoDB early on so that you see rapid results.

Who this book is written for

This book is intended for business analysts, data architects, and developers new to either Pentaho or MongoDB who want to be able to deliver a complete solution for storing, processing, and visualizing data. It's assumed that you will already have experience defining data requirements needed to support business processes and exposure to database modeling, SQL query, and reporting techniques.

Pentaho和MongoDB一起可以提供完整的儲存、處理和視覺化數據的解決方案。這本使用者友好的指南將讓您快速配置Pentaho Business Analytics與MongoDB進行通信，以獲得出色的結果。

概述：
- 這是一本逐步指南，將讓您快速創建引人注目的數據可視化。
- 包含一個用於學習如何建模和查詢MongoDB數據的示例MongoDB數據庫。
- 充滿了提示、圖片和練習，涵蓋了Pentaho開發生命周期的各個方面。

詳細內容：
Pentaho Analytics for MongoDB將教您MongoDB和Pentaho的集成點和開發人員技能，以創建交鑰匙的分析解決方案，為您的組織提供洞察力和價值。

從如何安裝、配置和開發Pentaho和MongoDB開始，本書將為您提供獲得使用Pentaho Business Analytics分析MongoDB數據所需的完整技能範圍。您將學習有關MongoDB數據模型和查詢技術的知識，並結合提供的示例MongoDB數據庫進行學習。然後，您將進一步進行數據集成、分析和報告，使用Pentaho進行操作。

您將學習如何使用Pentaho數據集成從其他來源混合和豐富MongoDB數據。從這些混合數據中，您將開發專業外觀的報告和可視化分析視圖。最後，我們將介紹Pentaho Web Portal和Web界面，以將分析部署到更廣泛的使用者。

本書的學習重點：
- 安裝和配置Pentaho和MongoDB。
- 了解MongoDB數據模型以及集合設計對查詢的影響。
- 使用Mongo shell進行數據庫命令和查詢。
- 熟悉Pentaho Instaview，以便對MongoDB數據進行即時分析。
- 探索Pentaho數據集成，對MongoDB數據進行混合和豐富。
- 在Pentaho Report Designer中創建提示報告。
- 使用Pentaho Dashboard Designer組合互動式儀表板。

方法：
這本書採用了實用的方法，旨在讓Pentaho早期與MongoDB進行通信，以實現快速結果。

本書的讀者：
本書適用於商業分析師、數據架構師和初次接觸Pentaho或MongoDB的開發人員，他們希望能夠提供一個完整的儲存、處理和視覺化數據的解決方案。假設您已經具備定義支持業務流程所需的數據需求的經驗，並且熟悉數據庫建模、SQL查詢和報告技術。