BI ProductLineOverview

Business Intelligence Solutions for SMB

Overview of SAP BusinessObjects EdgeBI solutions

i4Ba BI practise

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Agenda

Need for a BI solution in Midsize companies

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI Solutions OverviewEdge BI, standard packageEdge BI, version with data integrationEdge BI, version with data management

Customer feedback

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Why BI? - Office productivity tools andtransactional applications aren’t enough

We tried buildingour own solutionusing MicrosoftOffice, but found itto be a complexand expensivesolution.”

CIOHigh Technology

Manufacturer

“Difficult to capture workflowand approvals

Difficult to work withstructured data anddependencies

Not integrated with budgetingor HR systems

Version control and auditissues out of date documents

Data entry and formulaissues errors andinconsistencies

Cumbersome, email-basedcollaboration

Limitations of Office Tools

Requires a well defined,top down process

Difficult to work withsemi/unstructured data

Only considersquantitative measures

Limited, inflexible dataaccess

Difficult to link with day-to-day activities

Cumbersome, forms-basedcollaboration

Limitations ofTransactional Apps

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The key to success is an applicationspecifically designed for managing strategy

Various studies done inthe past 25 years indicatethat 60% to 80% ofcompanies fall short ofthe success predictedfrom their new strategies.By creating a closed-loopmanagement system,companies can avoidsuch shortfalls.”

Source: Harvard Business Review

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Business intelligence works within differentlines of businesses

Sales and marketingUnderstanding the profitabilityof customer segments

OperationsImproved inventory management

ManufacturingSupplier performance scorecarding

Human resourcesWhat factors drive retention of my best employees?

FinanceUnderstanding the drivers of key financial metricsand facilitating financial reporting and analysis

Customer/partner self-serviceOperational efficiencies from sharinginformation with partners

Production

Business Intelligence

SupplyChain

Partners

Customers

Compliance

Sales

Operations

Finance, HR, etc.

Analysis

Wireless

Executives

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How do I make smart decisions?Too much data, not enough insight

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Services

InformationTechnology

Sales &Marketing

Executive

“Where did this numbercome from?”

Data Lineage“What changed since thelast time I opened thereport”

Track Data Changes

“How can I send apersonalized campaign tomy customers?”

Report Publishing“How do I create adashboard?”

Xcelsius

“I don’t have time to create areport. How do I find theinformation I need now?”

Polestar

Finance

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Agenda



Customer feedback

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SME Business Analytics Portfolio

CrystalReports

BusinessObjectsTM

XI 3.0BusinessObjectsTM

Edge SeriesFits the way youremployees work

Fits your futuregrowth plans

Fits your ITenvironment and

preferences

Fits your budgetand timelines

Crystal ReportsServer

We were struggling at getting data into the hands of people who needed it, whenthey needed it, so we could make better business decisions. The BusinessObjectsTM

Edge Series gave us access to tool sets and technologies that were previouslyout of our range. The solution has been ideal for supporting our business as wecontinue to grow.”

George BockSenior Director of IT, Sole Technology

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SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI

SAP BusinessObjectsTM Edge BI 3.1Comprehensive, Versatile BI Solutions Designed for Mid-Size Companies

Ad hoc reportingAnalysisDashboardsOffice IntegrationSecurityScheduling and PublishingAuditingMobileWidgetsPolestar Navigation*Integration for SAP, SharepointOracle, PSFT, Siebel and JDE

Add Data IntegrationGraphical ETL TransformImpact AnalysisData Lineage

Includes everything in Edge Standard

SAP BusinessObjectsTM

Edge BI, StandardPackage


Edge BI, version withdata integration

Add Data Quality ManagementData validationGlobal Address cleanse

Includes everything in EdgeProfessional

Requires subscription to postaladdress data (sold separately)


Edge BI, version with datamanagement

BusinessObjects Rapid MartsAdd-ons for Edge

* Download separately

BusinessObjects Rapid MartsAdd-ons for Edge

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SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI,the intelligence platform

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI,standard package

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The power of SAP BusinessObjectsEdge BI, standard package

Seamless MSOffice

Integrationwith LiveOffice

InteractiveDataVisualizationwith Xcelsius

AnsweringBusiness

Questionswith Web

Intelligence

Analysis andSharing ofOLAP DatathroughVoyager

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Seamless Microsoft Officeintegration with LiveOffice

Easy: Use corporate data in MicrosoftOffice without reliance on IT

Accurate: Refresh in Microsoft Office toget latest data

Collaborative: Securely share documentswith live data context and maintain secureaccess to sensitive data

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Interactive data visualization with Xcelsius

Access attractive, personalized dashboardsanywhere

Portal, PDF, documents, presentations

Interpret information beyond data presentationEasy to use, interactive what-if scenarios for userempowered insight

Apply the power of innovative designIntuitive design environmentPre-built components, skins, maps, charts, gauges,and selectors

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Answering business questionswith web intelligence

Easy to use, end user reportingand analysis for all users

Access, combine and analyze datafrom multiple sources (SAP andnon-SAP) within a single interface

Increase collaborative decision makingthrough threaded discussions

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Powerful analysis and sharing of OLAP data

Powerful analysis and sharing ofOLAP data

Designed for business analysts

Comprehensive range of business andtime calculations

Share analysis beyond analyst group

Comprehensive data access

Access and analyze multiple OLAP sourcesin one place

Multiple views of the same OLAP cube

Fast access to specific information withpartial refresh

Cost-effective deployment options

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The same trusted information,any time, any where, any device

An InterfaceFor EveryBusiness

User

Desktop

Mobile

Web Browser

Microsoft Office

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Flexibility with Rich Client and Mobile

On-line and off-line support

Provide the most simple query, reporting and analysis solution both online andoffline access with Web Intelligence Rich Client

Offer a mobile solution for remote access to BI reports, metrics and real-time datawith Mobile

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Dashboard widgets

Turns desktops into a direct portal for any user tomonitor their KPIs

View Xcelsius and Web Intelligence docs on theirdesktop for quick, easy monitoring

Receive alerts and RSS feeds

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Mobile function

Proactive alerting

On data change, document change, schedule

Report push

On alerts, document synchronization

Expanded content

Crystal Reports and SAP sources

Enhanced enterprise support

Security, encryption, compression

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SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI,with data integration

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI,version with data integration

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The power of SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI,version with data integration

Deliver trusted information

End-to-end impact analysis

Report to source data lineage

Maximize developer productivity

Single interface to design

Web-based administration to deploy

Accelerate BI deployments

One version of the truth aggregating data frommultiple sources

Create and update universes with a single click

Update universes based on sourcechanges automatically

Delivering business intelligence you can trust

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Improving trust in data

Data quality is now part of theSAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, version withdata management:

Deliver the most trusted and accurate informationAdding data quality support for more countriesInstant traceability with impact analysis and data lineage capabilitiesData validation dashboard and process auditing for instant review

New workflow design and administration to improve usabilityMulti-user support and security with central repositoryTransform management allows you to easily define best practiceComprehensive administration and reporting tools

Extend enterprise-class performanceInteroperability and flexibility with web services based applicationsHigh performance parallel transformation and grid computingBroad source and target support

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BusinessObjects Edge BI, versionwith data management – DI + DQ

One RuntimeArchitecture

One DevelopmentUser Interface

One MetadataRepository

One Administration EnvironmentOne Set of Connectors

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI,version with data management

Improve

Deliver

Transform

Access

RuntimeArchitecture

MetadataRepository

DevelopmentUser Interface

Administration and Connectors

RuntimeArchitecture

MetadataRepository

DevelopmentUser Interface

Administration and Connectors

Data Integrator Starter

Data Quality Professional

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What are our customers say about ourproduct?

“Within one week ofdeployment we went fromzero reports to delivering

reports across alldepartments.“

Wayyne BennettVice President of Finance

“Ad hoc analysis was ahuge requirement for us.

Prior to using SAPBusiness Objects, ourdecision-making was

more intuitive. Now, we‘rereplacing those intuitive

decisions with data-drivendecisions – based on the

greater data analysisenabled by Edge BI.“

Karen CambrayCFO

“Its ease of use allows usto create dashboards in a

matter of days versusmonths using our

previous BI solution. Interms of navigating, SAP

Business Objects solutionis more intuitive, which

increases our users‘acceptance rate.“

Marty LouieVP Finance

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