Delivering out-of-the-box Big Data analytics, with no specialized programming required, is the goal behind the latest version of Pentaho's business intelligence platform. Announced this week, Pentaho 5.1 offers enhanced MongoDB support, full Hadoop 2.0 YARN compatibility and more.

The new software release, according to Pentaho, "enables companies large or small to take full advantage of Big Data without having to endure a lengthy, specialized process that often proves a barrier to entry to Big Data." It aims to provide that Big Data accessibility in several ways, including:

According to Christopher Dziekan, executive vice president and chief product officer at Pentaho, "The new capabilities in Pentaho 5.1 support our ongoing strategy to make the hardest aspects of Big Data analytics faster, easier and more accessible to all. With the launch of 5.1, Pentaho continues to power Big Data analytics at scale, responding not only to the demands of the Big Data-driven enterprise but also provides companies big and small a more level playing field so emerging companies without large, specialist development teams can also enter the Big Data arena."

Pentaho unveiled the new version of its data analytics platform at MongoDB World on June 24.