The Future of Business Intelligence at SAP BusinessObjects. September 10-13, 2012 Orlando, Florida

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1 The Future of Business Intelligence at SAP BusinessObjects September 10-13, 2012 Orlando, Florida

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3 Learning Points Understand the strategic and technical priorities being worked on by SAP BusinessObjects to evolve the SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions that are simple to use, mobile, collaborative and optimized for extreme analytics like big data, real-time and predictive Understand why SAP BusinessObjects believes these capabilities are important Learn how SAP BusinessObjects intends to deliver them Learn how SAP's customers and partners will benefit from these innovations 3

4 SAP solutions for analytics DATA IN Constant innovation for our customers ERP * + LoB + Systems of record Mobility Analytics Systems of engagement Oracle SAP HANA SQL, DB2, and others INFO OUT For over 40 years SAP has enabled organizations to run their businesses better For over 4 years SAP has enabled organizations to make sense of their data and run smarter with SAP solutions Last year Mobility via Sybase acquisition This year SAP HANA * Enterprise resource planning + Line of business

5 Analytics solutions from SAP Key capabilities Business intelligence (BI) SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions BI clients Reporting Analysis Dashboarding Data discovery Integration and connectivity Mobile BI Integration with SAP HANA Embedded analytics Integration with the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) component SAP BusinessObjects BI On Demand solution Enterprise information management (EIM) Data services Master data management Event processing Content management Information governance Business intelligence Enterprise information management Analytic applications Collaboration Data warehousing Enterprise performance management Governance, risk, and compliance Data warehousing In-memory computing Enterprise data warehousing Data marts Data modeling Analytic applications Extensible, role-based analytic solutions Designed to work with various data sources Designed for specific industries and lines of business Enterprise performance management (EPM) Strategy management Planning, budgeting, and forecasting Profitability and cost management Financial consolidation Disclosure management and XBRL Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) Enterprise-ready GRC Access risk management Global trade services Continuous transaction monitoring

6 SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Market leadership Leading analysts rate SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence solutions as number one overall Visionary Trusted data with innovative and integrated EIM and BI solutions Unique offerings for in-memory computing, exploration, mobility, and collaborative decision making Broad adoption >5 million users of SAP Crystal Reports software >3 million users of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence software; de facto leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) BI Vibrant partner ecosystem >7,000 partners across major independent software vendors, OEMs, resellers, and consulting Unified information Consumption of structured, unstructured, internal, and external data Open technology platform Designed to operate in heterogeneous environments and well integrated with SAP software User-friendly user experience Designed for all users Solution designed for business users >40,000 customers = 80% of the Fortune 500

7 Global trends and their impact on BI Everywhere mobility Big data Ubiquitous social networking and collaboration Increasingly pervasive BI Everywhere mobility Big data Social networking and collaboration Increasingly pervasive BI Enable BI clients for mobility Optimally leverage Sybase Unwired Platform Enable BI for in-memory solutions Enable BI for real-time operational systems, Internet activity, or streaming data Closely integrate BI collaboration solutions Identify opportunities to exploit collaboration in BI Move toward BI solutions that are increasingly simple to create, deploy, and use Use the ability to embed BI in other solutions

8 SAP s strategic focus on BI Core Creative Mobile Extreme Social Core for innovation Complete BI suite Continued leadership Use by IT and departments Fast time to value Connection to the enterprise First experience for BI Content to point of impact Expansion to untapped users Big data Real time Predictive Ability to capture the decision Information in context Ability to leverage the network Innovation without disruption

9 Road map for SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Platform BI clients Platform Next-generation clients Core Data discovery Data discovery Creative Mobility Big data Predictive Analysis BI for SAP software Collaboration Mobility Big data Predictive Analysis BI for SAP software Collaboration Mobile Extreme Social Solution today Planned innovations Future direction

10 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform TCO reductions SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Hot backup and restore Back up repository database and files while system running Restore from the hot backup Reduced TCO for multitenant installations Tool to automate tenant provisioning Lifecycle management integrated into the central management console Granular rights for promoting objects, create recurring promotion jobs, and version support for lifecycle management job and content Integrated and improved monitoring Graphical view of BI deployment topology Improve problem reporting and root cause drilldown Store trending data in audit database Customization of BI launch pad Match BI launch pad theme to the organization standard Reduce maintenance windows Lower maintenance effort Reduced costs and overhead Increased lifecycle control over objects, jobs, and content Better insight into system operation and performance through graphical drilldown and trending reports Solution today

11 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Semantic layer SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Broader platform support: Supports single and multisource universes InfoSets in SAP ERP Queries in SAP software ABAP Functions Improved access: SAP HANA Dimensional universes in version 10 of SAP solutions for EPM Releases supported by Sybase, an SAP company Improvements to the connection to SAP NetWeaver BW Essbase 11 dimensional access and universes on Oracle EBS Big data: SAP HANA - Support SQL access in single and multisource universes Apache Hadoop Hive - Support access in universes Increased reach of data: from operational to big data Increased fine-tuning of security with custom attributes and security software development kit (SDK) Better access to existing connectivity of SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA Solution today

12 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Developer-enabled SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Ability of OEM partners to repackage the SAP BusinessObjects BI suite: Redistribute only the required components Support for product customizations: Modify branding and theme of installer, BI launch pad, OpenDocument, BI workspace, and SAP Crystal Reports Changes persist after patch installation New RESTful Web service API: Support SAP BusinessObjects BI platform and SAP Crystal Reports New universe management API New API for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer: URL parameter support for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Flex 4.0 support in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Reduced footprint for faster downloads and installation Smooth integration with corporate branding Easier maintenance of a multitenant environment Reduced development times with modern, Web-standard APIs Solution today

13 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Search SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Deeper indexing: SAP Crystal Reports for the enterprise BI workspaces Users and groups Enhanced multilingual support: Documents returned regardless of where created Improved ranking and relevance: Based on location and number of matches Flexible search syntax: Support for multiple parentheses Improved handling of multiple search terms Single, consistent way of locating all BI content Ability to deploy globally Solution today

14 SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand Complete. Intuitive. Turnkey. SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand Upload, explore,and visualize your data using SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Use SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence to build operational and ad hoc reports Access your reports created with SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and data in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI (for ipad) Use SAP HANA, which allows customers to bring data into SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand and not worry about some of the normal complexities of data management such as indexing and optimization Quickly explore and visualize your data and gain insights Create operational and ad-hoc reports, and share them securely Access your data and reports from anywhere Bring data into the system without complex data maintenance Solution today

15 SAP Crystal Reports For production reporting SAP Crystal Reports 4.0, feature pack 3 Connect to data directly or through the universe semantic layer Access SAP ERP R/3 4.6C and later via a universe Access SAP HANA and Hadoop Hive Use JavaScript and RESTful Web services API Push data from applications into a report using the Open Data protocol (OData) format Use an online library of report templates Use new charting: tree map, tag cloud, and box plot Support insight-to-action framework invoke report-toreport interface and other targets Convert data into formatted, easy-to-read reports Schedule, secure, and share in any format. Add formatted reporting to custom applications with modern Web APIs and standards Take action from within your reports for closed-loop operational reporting Solution today

16 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence For interactive reporting SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0, feature pack 3 More productive: Customizable document style (Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) file in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence ) Waterfall chart Customizable document export: save as *.txt Richer data access Hadoop Hive via UNX Hierarchy support: Input controls with hierarchies Charts with hierarchical dimensions Ability to drill up, drill down, expand, and collapse on charts Member selection by level on all OLAP sources Prompt on hierarchy Integration with SAP NetWeaver BW: Support for scaling factor of SAP BEx Ability to merge on attributes Ability to filter out 0 values Quick, self-service answers to unpredictable questions. Universe semantic layer makes it easy for business users to access data. Secure sharing of interactive reports Online and offline access Ability to combine corporate data with local spreadsheets Solution today

17 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards For dashboards and visualizations SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0, feature pack 3 Richer data access: Hierarchically aware Tree view selector and hierarchical scorecard components Queries of SAP BEx visible within design tool Consistent data access across SAP NetWeaver BW and third-party OLAP servers Access InfoSets in SAP ERP InfoSets and functions in ABAP via UNX Hadoop via new universe (UNX) More productive: Waterfall charts Alerts in combination charts with multiple series Better, action-oriented insight: Insight-to-action framework Invoke Web applications in SAP NetWeaver BW Invoke Transactions and reports in ABAP Queries in SAP NetWeaver BW and InfoSets Monitor key performance indicators Perform what-if scenario analysis Consume dashboards over the Web or embedded in Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe PDF documents Use consistent data access with other BI solutions Take action on the insights in the dashboard Solution today

18 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office For analysis in Microsoft Excel SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 1.2, edition for Microsoft Office Support for analytic and calculation views in SAP HANA Ability to close the gap with Web analyzer and Excel analyzer tools of SAP BEx: Variable unmerge Functions to copy and paste prompting values Improved prompting and member selector Cell-locking for planning scenarios Modern and familiar Microsoft Office user experience Few clicks to fast business insight Simple drag and drop to slice, dice, and pivot cubes in SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA Ability to embed live analyses into PowerPoint and Excel Ability to leverage existing cubes and queries Solution today

19 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP For analysis over the Web SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 4.0, edition for OLAP, feature pack 3 Support analytic and calculation views in SAP HANA Support SAP Planning and Consolidation 7.5 and 10 Support SAP Profitability and Cost Management 7.5 and 10 Enjoy performance improvements Support queries from SAP BEx Display attributes, compact axes, filter, and pivot Use a focused analysis feature to connect grid and chart while navigating Display cross-tab data while charting a subset Access, slide, and pivot cubes in SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA Access non-sap data in Microsoft Analysis Services Share analysis workspaces with SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Solution today

20 Data discovery with SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Self-service solution for richer insight SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Ability of casual users to create their own compositions of visualizations (Eviews) in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Time and geography awareness Second nested dimension of analysis chart by geography and product Native mobile support for new features Improved search including auto-correct and did-you-mean feature Support for Hadoop Empower casual users to experience self-serve data discovery Discover critical answers over the Web or on device Improve adoption with intuitive behavior for date, time, and geographical dimensions Create user-defined dashboards more easily without dependency on IT or training Solution today

21 Data discovery: SAP Visual Intelligence Empowering the Business Analyst Enabling the business analyst to: View and interact with data stored in HANA Create analysis and stunning visualization on top of SAP HANA Share with colleagues Easy to use and quick to install. Get real-time answers on any volume of data Connect, access and visualize data without a single line of code Solution Today

22 Mobility Delivering insight to the critical moments of engagement SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Analytics Suite: SAP BusinessObjects Mobile and Explorer Support for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence documents including drill, sort, sections, breaks, filters, prompts and hierarchical report navigation Support for SAP Crystal Reports Support for Exploration Views, delivering highly interactive real time views of your business with extreme speed on HANA SAP HANA support for real-time, lightning fast exploration on big data New multidimensional interactive visualizations with geolocation support Support for SAP Sybase Unwired Platform and Afaria Integration with SAP StreamWork Seamless access to information anytime online, offline, on premise and on demand Streamline decision making with instant access to intuitive, interactive and highly visual information on your mobile device Ask any business question anytime with real time access to mountains of data anywhere you are Share, collaborate, and engage with your business network from anywhere in the world Rest easy knowing that all of your sensitive data is protected with best in class encryption and security standards With support for the most popular mobile devices including Apple s iphone and ipad, Android phones and tablets and Blackberry phones, business users can select the device that best fits their needs Solution today

23 Big data High-performance analytics on petabyte-scale data SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Access Hadoop Hive using the universe semantic layer Access Sybase IQ with universes and SAP Crystal Reports 2011 Use SAP HANA: Access analytic/calculation views of SAP HANA from all BI clients Use multisource workflows between SAP HANA and SAP Sybase IQ Leverage SAP HANA as a repository and audit database Use variables of SAP HANA Use single sign-on support for SAP HANA with Kerberos Best BI experience on big data with user-friendly interfaces on complex data deployments Federation of the power of SAP HANA and the storage capacity of SAP Sybase IQ Big-data value via SAP software and support for scenarios Solution today

24 Insight-to-action framework Closing the loop SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Supported by SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP NetWeaver BW defines an action Supported actions: Generic Web addresses like Google maps Web applications: SAP Business Explorer (SAP BEx) tools and SAP NetWeaver BW SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Transactions Reports in ABAP Queries in SAP NetWeaver BW and InfoSets Ability to be parameterized Invoke operational transactions in SAP and non-sap applications Invoke closed loop business processes from BI to transactions Solution today

25 SAP Predictive Analysis Uncover hidden trends and insights take proactive action SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis Desktop solution for developing predictive analysis Drag-and-drop visual interface for data selection, preparation, and processing Access to advanced visualizations directly within the modeling tool Ability to read and write from data stored in universes, SAP Sybase IQ, SAP HANA, and other sources Ability to access the in-database predictive algorithms of SAP HANA Ease of use for the data analyst Visualizations right where you d expect them. Integration: ability to share insights with other BI tools No need to extract terabytes of data from SAP HANA to perform predictive analytics Solution today

26 BI for customers of SAP NetWeaver BW BI designed for SAP NetWeaver BW SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Consistent client data access using query panel and business intelligence consumer services (BICS) Direct connection to queries in SAP BEx from all clients Ability to dashboards using queries in SAP BEx to be hosted on the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Member selection by level in SAP Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Support for scaling factor in SAP Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Support for hierarchies in workflows throughout SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence input, navigation, and display Consistent data access across tools reduces training and administration cost Investment in queries in SAP NetWeaver BW is protected and leveraged No additional semantic modeling is required Powerful member selector to save time when working with large hierarchies Solution today Detailed road map being created

27 BI for customers of SAP ERP BI designed for SAP ERP SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 One software platform that powers embedded analytics, SAP Rapid Marts, and rapid deployment of operational reporting with SAP ERP and SAP HANA Support data access in SAP ERP from universe semantic layer Support for InfoSets in SAP ERP, queries in SAP software, and functions in ABAP in single and multisource universes Support for SAP R/3 4.6C and later Rapidly improve operational reporting quality and velocity by adding the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform to your SAP ERP application No need to upgrade your SAP ERP or add SAP NetWeaver BW Combine data in SAP ERP with data in other systems using multisource universes Leverage existing code written in ABAP Solution today Detailed road map being created

28 BI for customers of SAP ERP Embedded analytics, SAP Rapid Marts, and Rapid Deployment Solutions for SAP ERP and SAP HANA SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Embedded Analytics SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) 6.0, Enhancement package (EHP 5) and above: Use SAP Crystal Reports as a layout option for the Application list viewer (ALV) in Web Dynpro and SAP GUI SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards on top of BI (BW) queries Embedded dashboard components Reports (16) and Dashboards (29) in Finance and HCM SAP Rapid Marts: Extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) scripts and schemas for SAP HANA, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server Universes, reports, and dashboards Rapid deployment of operational reporting with SAP ERP and SAP HANA: Real-time replication to SAP HANA using SAP Landscape Transformation software Sales, financials, purchasing, shipping, and master data Get BI in the context of a business process Leverage best practices embedded in BI content Use database-agnostic reports and dashboards Reduce time to value and project resources by leveraging optimized content Accelerate with in-memory reporting or use an existing database Use real-time reporting, accelerated by SAP HANA Work with a complete solution that includes software, content, enablement, and services Solution today

29 Collaboration Drive fast, meaningful results with integration of SAP StreamWork SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 Send BI documents to an activity in SAP StreamWork Link from SAP StreamWork to BI documents Schedule BI documents to SAP StreamWork Follow and collaborate on BI documents within BI launch pad Feed for SAP StreamWork available as module for BI workspaces so that users can keep track of followed reports Mobile support: comment on reports and send reports to new or existing activities in SAP StreamWork (available in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 4.1 (for ipad)). Make better decisions by combining social collaboration with BI Add value to BI documents by augmenting them with social insights Solution today

30 Road map for the SAP Solutions Platform BI clients Data discovery Mobility Big data Platform Next generation BI clients Data discovery Mobility Big data Core Creative Mobile Predictive Analysis Predictive Analysis BI for SAP software BI for SAP software Collaboration Collaboration Extreme Social Solution today Planned innovations Future direction

31 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform TCO reductions Simplified deployment process: User-friendlier, more robust, and quicker installation Use of Sybase SQL Anywhere as default repository database Enhanced server configuration tool to reduce complexity and avoid misconfiguration Integration of the SAP NetWeaver Identity Management (SAP NetWeaver ID Management) component: Simplified user account management in landscape involving SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, SAP HANA, other SAP software Improved single sign-on (SSO) for SAP HANA: SSO SAML-based (Security Assertion Markup Language) solution that does not require Active Directory Software lifecycle management: Auto-update service to manage desktop client updates Software version management Multitenancy framework enhancements Ability to actively manage resource allocation to tenants avoid having a single tenant abuse the system Enhanced tenant provisioning tool for universe management Less effort to maintain Reduced costs and overhead Enterprise collaboration to enable faster decision making Increased time to value with improvements for rapid system deployments Ability to realize shared services model with higher system availability configurations Planned innovations

32 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Semantic layer Semantic Layer technology Big data: Dimensional access to models in SAP HANA Performance improvements for SAP HANA Tool to migrate BI projects to SAP HANA Extended Hadoop support Hadoop federation technology Broader data access and extensibility: Federation design interface within IDT Support of SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA Performance improvements for SAP NetWeaver BW Additional authoring SDK functionality Increased functionality to benefit from all the power of SAP HANA Best BI experience on SAP HANA Enhanced multisource workflow to manage the company s big data environment better OEM focus on additional authoring SDK functionalities Web Intelligence Dashboards Crystal Reports MDX SQL SAP Hana Information Models Tables Planned innovations

33 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Run better Leverage more SAP software: Ship SAP Sybase SQL Anywhere as default content management system (CMS) on all platforms Ship Java Virtual Machine standard on all platforms Support SP5 enhancements for SAP HANA Support latest Microsoft technologies: Internet Explorer 10 Windows 8 and Windows 8 Server SQL Server 2012 Microsoft Office 15 Support latest IBM and Oracle technologies: Java 7 Solaris 11 Oracle DB and WebLogic 12 IBM DB2 10 and WebSphere 8 application and portal servers Support the latest client technologies: Google Chrome browser support Firefox long-term support (LTS) versions Better integrated stack that improves deployment experience and reduces footprint Ability to leverage the latest editions of third-party stack components under and around the suite Broader reach of BI through wider support of the latest client technologies Planned innovations

34 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform and clients Developers Deliver key developer requirements for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: Resolution of upgrade blockers for XI 3.1 (appendix) Customization of UI through CMC RESTful based Web services SDK for cross-platform support Extension points for adding features into UI Universe (.UNX) authoring SDK: Access/modify universe content, connections, and parameters Java SDK for fine-grained control Programmatic conversion of.unv to.unx New methods for data and business security profiles Continuous improvement: OpenDocument parameter support for SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP Extended platform and Web services for SAP Crystal Reports Improved custom theming and branding Integration of customized mobile BI solutions Ability to embed in cloud applications beyond Microsoft.NET and Java Easily customized viewing experience More flexible programmatic control Planned innovations

35 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Common visualization engine in the platform and BI clients High interactivity take action based on visualized data and share it with colleagues Big data use new advanced visualizations designed for making sense of massive datasets, including predictive capabilities Share high impact visuals for BI content on nearly any device Overlay chart visualizations with geocoded data, giving location-based insight into your business Make sense of massive data instantly through visualizations Geospatial use integrated mapping with charts Ease of use take advantage of improved control for touchscreen devices and analytic controls built directly into charts HTML5 support mobile devices and the next generation of Internet browsers Planned innovations

36 SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand Complete. Intuitive. Turnkey. SAP Visual Intelligence to quickly acquire, manipulate and visualize data then publish to BI OnDemand Turn-key BI packages that enable: Connectivity to the SAP Business Suite Extraction to BI OnDemand Out-of-the-box analytics Connectivity to SAP Cloud products to enable enhanced ad-hoc analytics functionality: First target application is SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Exploration Views SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Geographic Maps Support enhancements to our on-premise BI mobility products: Example - Mobile BI s ability to mobilize SAP Crystal Reports Enable business users to independently access any data, and share it with their business Connect to the SAP Business Suite for turn-key analytics at low time to value Connect to SAP Cloud applications for enhanced ad-hoc analytics functionality Create compelling reports and dashboards without coding and share them instantly and securely View information on interactive maps to understand spatial relationships in data Ability to have analytics content available on the road - anytime, anywhere Planned innovations

37 SAP Crystal Reports For production reporting Access to SAP NetWeaver BW: Performance improvements Increased consistency across BI clients Access to SAP HANA - MDX and SSO via SAML SAP Crystal Reports in Mobile BI: Interactive mode (drilling and sorting) Improved mobile experience Developer, OEM, and embedding: Web services: data source configuration and generation of report from data set JavaScript: more configurable UI (toolbars) Additional data sources - OData, XML, and Web services (SOAP) SAP Crystal Reports in embedded BI service Additional report functionality - QR codes and bar codes More legible logs and traces (technical support) Wider data access report on data wherever it is More report insight on mobile devices Ability to add formatted reporting to custom applications with modern Web APIs and standards Lower TCO, including greater consistency Planned innovations

38 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence For interactive reporting Improved integration with SAP NetWeaver BW: Variable management improvement Prompt-box performance improvement Auto-refresh option at report level Ability to embed and extend: RESTful APIs for report consumption, scheduling, and changing data source Custom interface More productive: Custom color palettes enhancement Additional alignment with SAP BusinessObjects XI3.x options: CMC settings for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Auto-merge by default Ability to purge previous value in prompts Better control of the execution of queries against SAP NetWeaver BW Ability of developers to customize and extend the product Easier administration of the solution Planned innovations

39 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards For dashboards and visualizations Mobile dashboard deployments: HTML5 output for dashboards Unified native viewer app CVOM (Common Visualization Object Model) charts Right-to-left navigation support Gestures Richer data access: Direct access (semantic layer) to SAP HANA via MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) Multidimensional and variable support Additional multidimensional data sources (Teradata, Greenplum, and SQL Server 2012) Online or offline dashboards: For browser, desktop, and mobile Ability to analyze data snapshots More productive: Runtime and design time enhancements for SAP NetWeaver BW Deploy dashboards to mobile users to make quicker, more informed decisions Leverage current investment in dashboards by reusing existing content (*.xlf) Analyze and explore data with finger swipes or taps Make decisions regardless of the size of your data volumes and analyze trends quickly Analyze data while travelling or disconnected Enjoy faster response times when querying data in SAP NetWeaver BW CAN DACH LA UAE AUS USA Planned innovations

40 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office For analysis in Microsoft Excel Support for new functions of SAP HANA such as hierarchies and variables Conversion of simple Web Analyzer tool workbooks of SAP BEx to SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office Ability to close the gap with Excel Analyzer of SAP Bex: Support variants and personalization Report-to-report interface Support for SAP NetWeaver BW Workspaces Take advantage of the full power of in-memory analysis within Microsoft Excel Leverage existing investments in workbooks of SAP BEx Create direct links to the underlying transactional systems Easily combine corporate data with personal data for analysis and sharing Planned innovations

41 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP For analysis over the Web Support for hierarchies and variables in SAP HANA Connectivity to Essbase Support for variants and personalization in SAP NetWeaver BW Support for report-to-report interface (RRI) User interface customization and simplification Take full advantage of in-memory capabilities of SAP HANA Connect to SAP and non-sap data sources Simplify the experience of consuming multidimensional data and analyses Create links to other BI content and to underlying transactional systems. Planned innovations

42 SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio For building Web applications Build applications from scratch or based on existing BI workspace from SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP Powerful application development: State-of-the-art, user-friendly development framework Ability to build multidimensional analytical applications Latest technology: Eclipse-based development environment HTML5 rendering Ability to access data from SAP NetWeaver BW or SAP HANA Develop analytic applications for use on the Web or mobile devices Allow users to interact with data easily in highly customizable interfaces Fully leverage your existing investments in SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA Planned innovations

43 Data discovery with SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Faster time to answers Data flexibility: Map objects from an existing information space to another data source Renewed support of universes prior to version 4.0 (.UNV) Leverage richness of SAP Visual Intelligence datasets SAP HANA: Upgrade of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer to SAP HANA Users can choose prompt values Support for semiadditive measures in SAP HANA Exploration views: Edit visualization titles Multisource exploration-views Improved User experience undo/redo Semantic enrichments to time and geography SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand Alignment with SAP BusinessObjects Mobile for annotations and collaboration Increased simplicity and ease of use: Leverage already-defined data sources Improve geographical and time semantics Faster time to answers on any volume of data with improved integration with SAP HANA Increased business user autonomy and richer information context Planned innovations

44 Data discovery with SAP Visual Intelligence Empowering the business user Ability of the business user to: Combine corporate data with personal data easily Manipulate the data flexibly Create analysis and stunning visualizations Develop personalized views of visualizations Share with colleagues Deploy to the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform Simpler and easier to install and use No IT or developer dependency Ability to leverages existing investments in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Semantic layer not required directly acquire data sources without additional modeling layer No scripting required Easier creation of analysis and visualizations Planned innovations

45 Mobility Extending the reach of Mobile Analytics Deliver support for SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards within the Mobile Analytics Suite The Mobile Analytics Studio will enable integration of Mobile Analytics into operational and transactional applications and workflows Support for additional languages Enhanced support for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence including ranking, charting, track data changes Enhanced support for SAP StreamWork to extend collaborative decision making services Support for SAP Design Studio Mobilize your Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects Mobile and take advantage of the world s largest dashboard community and partner eco system Leverage the Mobile Analytics Studio to integrate analytics into your operational and transactional workflows Extend the reach of your Business Intelligence investments to more users globally in their native languages Build applications with the new SAP Design Studio and deliver them to business users everywhere with SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Planned innovations

46 Big data High-performance analytics on petabyte-scale data Enhanced support of SAP HANA for all tools: Global support of dimensional access Global support of variables in SAP HANA Performance improvements for BI on SAP HANA BI project enablement on big data: Data federation for SAP HANA and Hadoop Migration of BI projects to SAP HANA EIM solution for ETL to and from Hadoop Additional support of Hadoop sources Wider adoption of functionalities of SAP in BI client tools Single BI view on top of multiple data sources in the Big Data deployment Ability to move a BI project on third party sources to HANA and optimize its performance Planned innovations

47 SAP Predictive Analysis Uncover hidden trends and insights to take proactive action Simplify analyses via a predictive wizard Leverage >3,500 open-source predictive algorithms via integration of R with SAP HANA Consume universes (.UNX) in release 4.0 of SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions Support for SAP NetWeaver BW Visualization of large volumes of data Increase predictive analysis library (PAL) algorithm support in SAP HANA Simpler and easier method of creating analyses Visualization of large volumes of data Planned innovations

48 BI for customers of SAP NetWeaver BW Enhanced performance when creating or refreshing a report based on a query in SAP BEx Retrieval of information and metadata on demand Enhanced metadata support for SAP NetWeaver BW Support for variable variants Integration between SAP NetWeaver Identity Management and the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Increased performance, resulting in a better consumer experience Ability to leverage only the metadata that is required for specific workflows to increase overall performance and reduce time to create and edit reports Richer meta-data support to allow customers to leverage even more from their investment in queries in SAP BEx Ability to create and leverage variable combinations, greatly enhancing the user experiences and reducing the overall time needed to create or refresh reports Integrated user provisioning to reduce administrative tasks to a single environment and allow a globally managed user repository Planned innovations

49 BI for customers of SAP ERP Embedded analytics Operational data providers (ODP) that feed analytic and hierarchical data directly from SAP transactional systems. Use the standards of SAP NetWeaver to BI tools Over 500 ODPs delivered with SAP ECC 6, EHP6 Compatibility with SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator providing indexing and search Ability to leverage SAP NetWeaver 7.03 Single interface to consuming analytical data, whether directly from SAP ECC or via SAP NetWeaver BW Enablement of powerful OLAP reporting directly on application data within SAP Business Suite without setting up a data warehouse. Support for the BusinessObjects BI client tools, like those of SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office directly against SAP ECC Zero latency No data warehouse to maintain Planned innovations

50 Collaborative Business data collaboration, information sharing, and inclusive decision making Comment on BI content while viewing the document in BI launch pad or open document viewer Send reports to SAP StreamWork from within the BI launch pad or open document viewer Integration of SAP StreamWork at the instance level Enhanced security Collaboration on documents in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Mobile BI improvements: Android release with SAP StreamWork Further enhancements to ipad app Enhancements to SAP StreamWork: Viewing of reports created in SAP Crystal Reports in SAP StreamWork Light instance of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for collaborative data exploration in activities Save visualizations Use BI content as a basis for exploration Conversion of visualizations to tools of SAP StreamWork tools like pro/con and ranking Make better decisions by combining social collaboration with BI Add value to BI documents by augmenting them with social insight Embed BI into collaborative scenarios across all enterprise applications (SAP CRM and SAP Sales and Operations Planning) Planned innovations

51 Road map for SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Platform Mobility Big data Predictive Analysis Collaboration BI Clients BI for SAP software Platform Mobility Big data Predictive Analysis Collaboration Data discovery Next-generation clients BI for SAP software Core Creative Mobile Extreme Social Solution today Planned innovations Future direction

52 SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Future direction Future direction Comprehensive business intelligence platform All users All data All landscapes Core Core for innovation Complete BI suite Continued leadership Convergence across domains On premise On device On demand Enterprise scalability Enterprise integration Future direction

53 SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Future direction Future direction Compress time from information to insight Creative Use by IT and departments Fast time to value Connection to the enterprise Empower the analyst Ease of use Unleash creativity Unbounded and smooth (department or enterprise) Empower IT Easy to deploy Enterprise scalability Liberate parts of organization that are blocked Future direction

54 SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Future direction Mobile Make better decisions everywhere Rapid time to value Extend Mobile Analytics throughout & beyond your organization Future direction Next Generation Visual Analysis Contextual Analytics Services New On-Demand & Cloud Solutions Future direction

55 SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Future direction Future direction Analytics first driver of action rather than measuring past actions Optimally consume of extreme data performance Extreme Big data Real time Predictive High resolution BI optimized perspective from summary to transactions Ubiquitous BI Future direction

56 SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Future direction Future direction Converge collaboration and business intelligence Enable real-time social analysis Social Ability to capture the decision Information in context Ability to leverage the network Capture collaboration context at all points in the information supply chain Future direction

57 Key links for more information SAP customers and partners SAP named worldwide market-share leader for business intelligence In 2011: Gartner Road maps on SAP Service Marketplace SAP s release strategy for large enterprises on SAP Service Marketplace SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions on sap.com Solution today

58 Key Learnings SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions are evolving to meet the demands of BI that is simple to use, mobile, collaborative and optimized for extreme analytics like big data, real-time and predictive SAP BusinessObjects BI is a suite, not a tool 58

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