The Evolution of Self-Service BI SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions February 2014
Jan 27, 2015
The Evolution of Self-Service BI
SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions
February 2014
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SAP Analytics Innovation Community Call Series
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• An opportunity for you to direct the
discussion, get your questions
answered, and end the session with
some useful advice
• Live and interactive 90 minutes
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• Future topic: Advanced Analytics
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Speakers – February 17
Jayne Landry
Global VP & GM
Business Intelligence,
SAP
Olivier
Duvelleroy
Sr. Director,
SAP Lumira, SAP
Aaron Graber
Senior Director,
Global Center of
Excellence, SAP
@jaynelandry @oduvelle @aaronbgraber
Josh Fletcher
SAP Mentor
@josh_fletcher
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Speakers – February 18
Jayne Landry
Global VP & GM
Business Intelligence,
SAP
Olivier
Duvelleroy
Sr. Director,
SAP Lumira, SAP
Aaron Graber
Senior Director,
Global Center of
Excellence, SAP
Jamie Oswald
SAP Mentor
@oswaldxxl @jaynelandry @oduvelle @aaronbgraber
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Agile visualization in the SAP Strategy (Jayne Landry)
Evolution of self-service BI (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Introducing Lumira (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Demo – End to End (Aaron Graber)
Lumira Product Directions (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Agenda
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Agile visualization in the SAP Strategy (Jayne Landry)
Evolution of self-service BI (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Introducing Lumira (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Demo – End to End (Aaron Graber)
Lumira Product Directions (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Agenda
Unlocking the value of “Dark Data”
Nucleus Research, Gartner, Fortune Magazine
10%
75%
Use analytics
today
Need
analytics
by 2020
Ability to manage and
consume all data is
getting harder
Not utilizing all the
information out
there
Not leveraging the power of
collective insight
Missing new
insights
IT is not agile enough
and the business wants
to get involved
=
Collective insight is changing the way
we think about analytics…
Analytics solutions from SAP
Your brain is wired for visuals
Understanding
available data –
big or small
Finding
answers to
questions in no
time – using
iterative data
exploration
65% of information is remembered by people 72 hours
after exposure when a picture
is added
30% of the cortex is devoted
to neurons processing visuals
It takes only 150ms for the
human visual system to process
a complex natural image
100101 011010
Agile Visualization Intuitively explore and present data
to reveal new insights at-a-glance
VISUALIZE
Discover hidden patterns
in information
Intuitively explore,
understand, and present
data to make better
decisions
Extend the reach of
analytics to the fringes of
the organization
10,000 5 → Reports
Analyst
Decision Maker
Designer
The power of visualization
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Agile visualization in the SAP Strategy (Jayne Landry)
Evolution of self-service BI (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Introducing Lumira (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Demo – End to End (Aaron Graber)
Lumira Product Directions (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Agenda
Self-Service Poll
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Mobile
Simple
IT needs scalable
solutions
Bigger
Faster
Data
More users,
new expectations
The need for self-service BI
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Real-time insights for
decision makers
Empower the analysts
IT approved
Enterprise self-service BI Connect people to data for better decisions
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Value for your organization
Fast
Get answers in real time on any data
Repeatable data preparation
Engaging
Beautiful analytics to convey insight
Increased adoption
of analytics
Across lines of business
Self service
No need for IT to create query,
report, or dashboard
Connected to enterprise BI
Leverage existing data, security,
and admin services
Simple to manage & scale
Proven scalability
On-premise
and cloud options
Business IT Department
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Transition to Enterprise Self Service
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More than 40,000 analytics
users from the board room to
the manufacturing floor
1st step mobilized
20 personalized
operational reports
and dashboards
Second step deployed SAP
BusinessObjects Explorer –
45 information spaces for
self-service access to data
“We put Explorer Mobile into the
hands of executives and business users
and it spread like wild fire”
Jeffrey Robinson, 3M Global BI IT
Manager
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Agile visualization in the SAP strategy (Jayne Landry)
Evolution of self-service BI (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Introducing SAP Lumira (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Demo – end to end (Aaron Graber)
SAP Lumira product direction (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Agenda
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BI Platform &
SAP HANA
IT
Acquire, Transform,
Visualize
Search, Explore,
Share
Design,
Build,
Govern
+ +
Desktop
Cloud
Self-service solution from SAP
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Acquisition
Transformation
Visual Discovery Sharing
Access data from
a variety of
sources
Stored in
columnar store
Combine
sources without
scripting
Cleanse, and
add calculations
and groupings
Use fast and
flexible workflow
Build engaging
visualizations
and stories
Publish view on
SAP HANA
Publish as
information
space on the BI
platform
SAP Lumira - Desktop Key Capabilities
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On premise, in the cloud and on any device
SAP Lumira
Server SAP Lumira
Cloud SAP Lumira
for desktop
Desktop
SAP Lumira end to end
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SAP Lumira Cloud
SAP Lumira
Server SAP Lumira
Cloud
SAP Lumira
for desktop
Desktop
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SAP Lumira server component
SAP Lumira
Server
SAP Lumira
Cloud SAP Lumira
for Desktop
Desktop
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SAP Lumira
on SAP HANA BI 4.1.3
Integrate SAP Lumira Server into SAP
BusinessObjects BI 4.1 landscapes:
• Add-on to version 4.1 system provides
integration
• Users log on with BOE credentials, can
share resources
• BOE CMC exposed monitoring and
auditing
• User experience: SAP Lumira is part of
BOE system and BI Launchpad
SAP Lumira Server integration with
SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite
Planned Innovation
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Agile visualization in the SAP strategy (Jayne Landry)
Evolution of self-service BI (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Introducing SAP Lumira (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Demo – end to end (Aaron Graber)
SAP Lumira product direction (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Agenda
BI Platform Poll
SAP Lumira
Demo
SAP Lumira
Cloud
SAP Lumira
for desktop
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Agile visualization in the SAP strategy (Jayne Landry)
Evolution of self-service BI (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Introducing SAP Lumira (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Demo – end to end (Aaron Graber)
SAP Lumira product direction (Olivier Duvelleroy)
Agenda
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AGILE DATA
AGILE EXPLORATION
AGILE VISUALIZATION
AGILE PREDICTIVE
SAP Lumira - future direction
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Agile exploration
Search large data sets
• Optimized facet navigation
Visual discoveries
• Discover interesting situations
in the data
Build stories from a tablet
Monitor key points
• Get alerts on your mobile
Future Direction
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Agile data
Custom hierarchies
• Custom territories
Extend data access
• Data API, big data and cloud sources
• SAP NetWeaver BW access (BEx queries)
Data refresh
• Agent for scheduled push
• Server side refresh
• SAP Hana Cloud integration
Future Direction
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Agile visualization
Extend visualization
• Keep extending possibilities
• Big Data visualization
Highly customizable charts
Sharing
• Public links
• Integration with SAP Jam
Offline viewing on mobile
Future Direction
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Oil industry example
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Agile predictive
Suggested charts
Key influencers of a measure
• Positive or negative
influence
Forecasting for time series
Future Direction
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Key links for more information
Download SAP Lumira http://saplumira.com/redirect-
download.php
White Paper from Wayne
Eckerson Enterprise vs Departmental BI: Pulling
together instead of apart
Try SAP Lumira Cloud https://cloud.saplumira.com
• SAP Lumira SCN page http://scn.sap.com/community/lumira
SAP Lumira Help and What’s new http://help.sap.com/lumira/
• BI Champion Kit http://www.sapbusinessobjectsbi.com/
champion-kit
Data Geek challenge http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-51970
http://www.saplumira.com/
Questions?
Jayne Landry, GVP & GM Business Intelligence @jaynelandry
Olivier Duvelleroy, Sr. Director, SAP Lumira @oduvelle
Aaron Graber, Sr. Director, Global Center of Excellence, Analytics @aaronbgraber
Pierre Leroux, Sr. Director, Analytics Marketing @pileroux
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