Innovations in SAP BusinessObjects 4.0

Innovations in

SAP BusinessObjects 4.0

Pierre Leroux, SAP Business Analytics

March 2011

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Agenda

1. SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 is here

2. Lightning fast

3. Trusted

4. Easier

5. Available whenever, wherever

6. Pervasive

7. Involving the right people

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LIGHTNING FAST EASIERTRUSTED

AVAILABLE

WHENEVER, WHEREVERPERVASIVE

INVOLVING THE

RIGHT PEOPLE

4.0 Is Here

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LIGHTNING FAST

In-Memory | Sybase IQ

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Lightning Fast Innovations

Hardware Innovations

64-bit address space – 2TB

in current servers

100 GB/s data throughput

Dramatic decline in

price/performance

Multi-core Architecture

(8 x 8 core CPU per blade)

Massive parallel scaling

with many blades

Row and column store

Compression

Partitioning

No aggregate tables

Insert only on delta

Software Innovations

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In-Memory Computing

Engine

Admin and Data Modeling

Real–Time Replication Services

Data Integration Services

In-Memory

Computing

Calculation

and

Planning

Engine

SAP

NetWeaver BW

3rd Party Data

Sources

SAP

Business Suite

Other

Applications

SAP

BusinessObjects

MDX SQL BICS

Data Management Service

Lightning Fast with SAP High-Performance Analytic

Appliance (HANA)

Foundation for a new category of

analytics applications

Preconfigured analytical appliance

In-memory software + hardware

(HP, IBM, Fujitsu, Cisco)

In-memory computing engine

software

Data modeling and data management

Real-time data replication for SAP ECC

Data integration for 3rd party systems

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Reporting Process Runs 350 Times Faster

with In-Memory

77

minutes 13

seconds

Before After

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Data Services

Lightning Fast with SAP Sybase IQ

BI Suite

Analytics

SYBASE

IQ

Software

Storage

Hardware

Maintenance

Health Insurance

Provider

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TRUSTED

360-degree view of your information

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360-Degree View with Unstructured Data

http://experience.sap.com/twitterta/sapsummit.jsp

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Text Data Processing with SAP BusinessObjects

Data Services

One Runtime Architecture

One UserInterface

One Metadata

Repository

One Administration Environment

One Set of Connectors

Data Services

Profiling

Text Analytics

Data Quality

ETL

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Real-Time insight As Events Unfold

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Better Access to More Relevant Information

Data Exploration

BI

Suite

Dashboards Reporting

and Analysis

New semantic layer

Native multi-source support

New information design tool

1 consistent user experience

across the BI suite

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New Authoring Environment

Information design tool

New authoring paradigm

Teamwork enabled

Better project lifecycle

management

New security management

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Data Profiling and Scorecard with

SAP BusinessObjects Information Steward

Data quality score metrics

Latest quality score

Quality trend

Scorecard to

measure DQ from

a Data Steward’s

perspective

Key Quality

Dimensions (KPI

for data)

Drill into scorecard

details

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EASIER

For Business Users | Analysts | Administrators

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BI Platform

Dashboards

Crystal

Reports

Web

Intelligence

Analysis

Explorer

Trusted Data

One Unified Business Intelligence Suite

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New query panel

Consistent experience

across the BI Suite

Integration of hierarchical

concepts

Unified Information Access Experience Across The

BI Suite

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New Visual Experience Across The BI Suite

Modern styling and look

New ribbon bar look and feel

New charting options

Improved workflows

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Advanced analytical capabilities

Across multiple dimensions

and hierarchies

Web-based for better user

adoption and lower TCO

Leveraging investments in

BW cubes, BEx queries, and

the BI platform

Interactive Experience with SAP BusinessObjects

Analysis

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One Unified Platform for Easier Deployment

Information

Steward

Co

mm

on

P

latf

orm

Data

Services

Event

Insight

Business

Intelligence

Suite

Common platform forBI and EIM

Single repository

Granular control over

administrative tasks

Enhanced scalability with

virtualization and 64-bit

support

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Easier Upgrade

New upgrade management tool

Best of import wizard and

database migration tool

Direct upgrade from XI R2

SP2 or later, and from XI 3.x

Choice of upgrades: complete

or incremental

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Easier Platform Monitoring

New system monitoring

Server metric and user-

defined watch condition

Probe for workflow simulation

New visualization dashboard

in the management console

Integration with SAP Solution

Manager, Tivoli, and JMX

compatible tools

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Easier for Customers with SAP Landscape

SAP landscape integration

SAP Solution Manager

SAP Change & Transport

System+

Direct native access to

SAP NetWeaver BW

Unified BI application layer

for all use cases

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WHENEVER

Self-Service | Personalized | In Your Hands

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Self-Service Information Consumption

New BI launch pad

Modern self-service access

Enhanced filtering and

search options

Enhanced navigation for

working with multiple

documents

Simplification of common

workflows

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Personalized Information Consumption

BI Workspace

Web

Co

nte

nt

Ag

no

stic

Cry

sta

l Rep

orts

An

aly

sis

Web

Inte

lligen

ce

Dash

bo

ard

s

Reporting

and AnalysisOthers

Dashboards

Data Exploration

Info

rmatio

n

Sp

aces

New BI workspace

All information and analytics

needed for daily activities

Mass appeal with simple, drag

and drop experience

Decreased dependency on IT

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BI in Your Hands Wherever You Are

On device

Search across all data

Automated relevancy and chart

generation

Share your results instantly

with others

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PERVASIVE

Embedded Analytics

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Embedded Analytics Within the Business Suite

Actionable insights like never before

Directly in SAP Business

Suite 7

Best practice content ~100

preconfigured reports and

dashboards

Embedded in ERP Financial,

CRM, and HCM applications

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THE RIGHT PEOPLE

Collaboration

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Collaboration Within The Context of Your Work

With SAP StreamWork

Collaborative decision making

Unite people, information,

and structure

Share and analyze enterprise

data

Be productive in minutes

Secure and extensible

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LIGHTNING FAST EASIERTRUSTED

AVAILABLE

WHENEVER, WHEREVERPERVASIVE

INVOLVING THE

RIGHT PEOPLE

THE SAP DIFFERENCE

Thank You

Pierre Leroux

[email protected]

Twitter: @pileroux