The master thesis deals with a theme of Open Source Business Intelligence tools from the point of view of a small company. The theoretical part describes the historical background of Open Source software and Business Intelligence theory. The practical part summarizes possibilities and properties of particular selected tools, based on implementation of partial activities with fi?ctional company data. Based on a multicriterial analysis, a variant proposal of BI solution for a specifi?c small company is created at the end of the thesis.

Businesses today are often operating in a highly competitive environment where information is a noticeably valuable asset. Businesses are therefore in need of powerful tools for extracting actionable business knowledge. Research show that SME companies are lagging behind large companies in the use of data analytics; even though they know the potential benefits. We want to study and compare different tools for data analytics and how they can be used by small companies. Our research questions are therefore: what analytical tools are today available on the market, and what are their possibilities and challenges for small companies? And: how can these analytical tools aid in the development of a business, product or service? We conclude in our research that there are several data analytics tools available for small businesses, that their different usages can be applied successfully and without big cost, and that their relevance, both in business development and innovation, depends on the business objectives and goals of their utilization.

Diploma thesis deals with comparison of commercial and Open Source Business Intelligence (BI) reporting tools. The main aim of the thesis is to provide a list of BI reporting tools and their further comparison. Evaluation is based on a set of criteria. Every criterium has its assigned value that represents the importance of the criterium in a given group. The same procedure is applied on the groups. The final evaluation is based on defined values of these groups. The output of the thesis is a table structured into five parts according to defined groups of criteria. The second part of the thesis walks the reader through the practical showcase of implementation one of the selected tools that is SAP Business Objects Enterprise 4.0. At the beginning, there is a description of report proposal that contains graphical design and functionality requirements. Next part shows the whole process in detail.