Amazon picks up an intelligent Penguin

What’s this? Is Amazon getting into bed with the Penguin? It is beginning to look that way from here. With them being dependent on Linux to offer them reporting and analytics, I am going to say that I could see this as the beginning of more dependence on the Linux solutions within Amazon as time passes on.

Amazon.com is deploying Linux-based business-intelligence tools to improve the efficiency of its financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

The online retail giant will use a range of analytics software from business-intelligence vendor Cognos as part of a multiyear agreement. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

Amazon will use Cognos’ Linux-based reporting and analytics software as well as planning tools for its finance and operational organizations. The move reaffirms Amazon’s commitment to open source after switching to a Linux-based infrastructure from Windows several years ago. [Read the rest]