"Satyam collaborates with Pentaho Corporation"

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading global consulting and IT services provider, announced its partnership with Pentaho Corporation, a leading Open Source Business Intelligence (OSBI) product company. As a Silver Certified Partner for system integration and a Pentaho OEM Partner, Satyam will host ‘On Demand BI solutions’ for customers on Pentaho BI Suite Enterprise Edition.

Compared to traditional on-premise BI deployments, ‘On Demand BI solutions’ reduce total cost of ownership for the customer through reduced cycle time in solution deployment, smooth upgrades, and solution customization. The web-centric, cloud-based delivery platform provides an easy to use interface and product features that can be delivered through a browser. This includes a consistent Service Level Agreements (SLA) with complete control and streamlined processes for IT infrastructure, software and system integration services.

“With the growing acceptance of Software-as-a-Service and Open Source we believe that Satyam and Pentaho can jointly offer greater value to customers through this On-Demand BI model based on Pentaho’s Open Source platform,” said Swaminathan Srinivasan, Practice Leader, BI & PM Practice at Satyam.

The BI & PM practice at Satyam offers end-to-end BI & DW consulting services in the areas of Performance Management, High-end Analytics, Data Management and Data Warehouse Management. Satyam Pentaho Center of Excellence (CoE) on Open Source BI (OSBI) will operate as a dedicated center for creation of ‘On Demand BI solutions’ roadmaps as well as provide architectural guidance and share best practices in OSBI implementations for customers.

“We’re pleased to partner with Satyam to deliver ‘On Demand BI Solutions’ to the market,” said Lars Nordwall, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Pentaho. “Satyam’s expertise in solution delivery, combined with Pentaho’s technology strength, offered in a low-cost On Demand BI model should be very attractive to organizations looking for robust BI on a tight budget".