Business Objects Explained SAP Live and Local Webcast Tour ‘08 22 May, 2008
Aug 26, 2014
Business Objects ExplainedSAP Live and Local Webcast Tour ‘08
22 May, 2008
AGENDA
(1) THE BI CHALLENGE
(2) SAP’S PREMIUM BI SOLUTIONS
(3) CORE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
(4) THE SAP BI ROADMAP
(5) SUMMARY
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The BI Challenge
The Challenge Today
Operational Systems
Finance Systems
CRM System
HR System
Partners/vendors
Internet, email
Increased efficiency
Lower costs
Customer retention
Employee motivation
Faster time to market
Compliance with regulations
Better communications
“Business Intelligence
Gap”
YOU ARE
NOT ALONE !!!!!
A Typical EnvironmentChallenge: BI for the Masses
Most BI platforms struggle with meeting this challenge
BI is too complex BI is for the savvy few BI is numeric BI is on only on my desktop BI is inconsistent
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THE SOLUTION
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PORTFOLIO
Business Intelligence PlatformCore Business Intelligence
Enterprise Information Management
Query, Reporting, & Analysis
DataQuality
DataIntegration
Data MartSolutions
MetadataManagement
Advanced Analytics
PredictiveReporting Analysis Dashboards Search Information Delivery
Business Intelligence Platform
Data Challenges…
Inconsistent Data
Disparate Data
Poor Data Quality
No Traceability to Source
ReportingAnalysisDashboardsSearchInformation DeliveryPredictive
Business Intelligence Platform
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Core Business Intelligence
Enterprise-Class Formatted Reporting with Crystal Reports
Access and present any data
Get the information you need from any data source – SAP or non-SAP
Automated wizards and reusable templates speed report production
Info when and where people need it
Real-time and scheduled reports Deliver feature-rich, interactive reports securely over the
web
A proven market standard
Proven world standard for report design The choice of over 500 independent software vendors Embedded within Microsoft, SAP, Borland, BEA, and IBM
Richly formatted, interactive information for every user
Powerful ad hoc queries
Powerful web based reporting, query and analysis
Integrated and trusted interactivity and analysis for all users
Zero IT reliance Multiple queries to both relational and
OLAP data sources
Flexible, interactive viewing and integrated analysis
Tailor to meet all analysis requirements in the organization
Flexible and easy to navigate and manipulate
Answering Adhoc Business Questions with Web Intelligence
Self-service information access and interactivity
Simple Visualisation of Complex Data
Extremely attractive
High interactivity
Feather light
Highly scalable
Easy to build and maintain
Drive Decision Making and Insight with Dashboards
Web based dashboard authoring
Consuming all BI content – reports, visualisations and more
Based on BI platform
For Business UsersInformation where and when you want
Intelligent Search Faster and better searching
capabilities Federated Search across the
internet and intranet Combined Search and
Analysis
Mobile Intelligence Access BI content on your
mobile device Rapidly deployed
Desktop Widgets Place BI content direct onto
your desktop Easily monitor key analytics
and KPI’s
BI Where You Work – My Desktop
MS OfficeAccess trusted BI content
The Business Intelligence Platform A Single Trusted Information Source
Data Profiling DATA INTEGRATION DATA QUALITY Metadata Management And more…
On Mobile device In MS Office via Search Non IT - SELF SERVICE BI SUPPORT CASUAL USERS
Power
BROAD CONNECTIVITY Crystal Reports OLAP Analysis
Simplicity Trust
TCO
Web based Management Security and Portal Integration SINGLE PLATFORM
Business Objects
Enterprise BI Platform
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SAP BI Roadmap
Business Objects and SAP: A Perfect Match
BIP Product Roadmap:Strategic Focus on Premium Offering
BOBJSAP
NOTE: Products not explicitly mentioned here continue on their existing roadmaps, including but not limited to SAP BW, SAP Portal, Visual Composer, BI Accelerator, BusinessObjects Rapid Marts, etc
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Summary
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Unlocking your most valuable asset – your business data.
With the new offerings from SAP & Business Objects ALL INFORMATION is accessible:
Structured AND unstructured Inside your enterprise network AND across your business network SAP sources AND non-SAP sources
With the new premium offering ALL PEOPLE in your enterprise get the trusted information they need to get their job done
The right tools for the right job for analysts AND mere mortals Self service – shrink the long list of IT service requests Stunning data visualization – let people see the insights Trusted data you can rely on – quality comes naturally, no required
The Value of the SAP – Business Objects Offering
Delivering what was out of reach and scope before:
Business Objects, an SAP company The Mission
Transform the Way the World Worksby Connecting People, Information, and Businesses
Our offer to you
All Information,
All People,
One Platform:Business Objects Whitepaper
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