Understanding the SAP BI Strategy

Understanding the SAP BI Strategy Blair Wheadon, GM of Enterprise BI September 2014 Use this title slide only with an image

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SAP BusinessObjects BI Strategy Trusted Data Discovery Against All Data Simplify Everything Client Convergence Licensing HANA Bring Customers Along On The Journey Integrated platforms Integrated end user experience Integrated administration BI 4.2 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 3

The Power of Collective Insight with Trusted Data Discovery Agility for the Analysts Agile Visualization Advanced Analytics Instant insight for decision makers Enterprise Business Intelligence Scale and trust for IT and Management 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 7

Value for Your Organization Business Agile Answers in real time on any data Repeatable data preparation Engaging Beautiful analytics to convey knowledge Increased Adoption of Analytics Across lines of business IT Department Self Service No need for IT to create query, report, or dashboard Connected to Your Enterprise BI Platform Leverage existing data, security, and existing governance Simple to Manage & Scale Proven scalability One infrastructure Optimized for big data 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 8

Enterprise Scale and Governance: BI 4.1 Platform Empowering analytics for business users on trusted, governed infrastructure IT only needs to manage one Analytics Platform globally Supports any datasource connectivity (BW/Bex integration) Platform supports Reports, Dashboards, and Agile Visualizations

Agile Visualization: SAP Lumira and Explorer Designed for business users Simple Data Acquisition and Transformation Built in HTML 5 Open, flexible, visual Easy to share and consume

Lumira Server integrated and included with the BI Suite Integrate SAP Lumira Server into SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 landscapes: SAP Lumira Server BI 4.1 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 12

Increase Speed with Trusted Data Discovery Business users want to: Create a dataset based on a universe query and mash it up with other data. Create visualizations and stories Share results with others Fast and agile without enterprise burdens Schedule documents IT can: Manage and monitor how document is being used. Apply security to visualizations and data With trust and low TCO 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 13

SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Understand the BI Portfolio Build Engaging Experiences Deliver engaging information to users where they need it Track key performance indicators and summary data Build custom experiences - users get what they need quickly Reporting Dashboards and Apps Reporting Agile Visualization Distribute Information Securely distribute information across your organization Answer related questions by interacting with pre-defined reports Build printable reports for operational efficiency Discover. Predict. Create. Discover areas to optimize your business Adapt data to business needs Tell your story with beautiful visualizations 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 15

Convergence what does the future look like?

Planned Simplification of the SAP BI Client Portfolio Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Desktop Intelligence Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Reporting Set Analysis Lumira Desktop/Cloud/Server Explorer Analysis OLAP Design Studio Dashboards Lumira Design Studio Discovery and Analysis Dashboards & Applications Interoperability Analysis Office Live Office BI Widgets Analysis Office Office Integration 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 17

SAP BI Functionality Reporting Dashboards and Apps Agile Visualization Distribute Information Build Engaging Experiences Discover. Predict. Create. q Securely distribute information across your organization q Deliver engaging information to users where they need it q Discover areas to optimize your business q q Answer related questions by interacting with pre-defined reports Build printable reports for operational efficiency q q Track key performance indicators and summary data Build custom experiences so users get what they need quickly q q Adapt data to business needs Tell your story with beautiful visualizations 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 18

The SAP BI Portfolio Today Reporting Dashboards and Apps Agile Visualization Distribute Information Build Engaging Experiences Discover. Predict. Create. Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Design Studio Dashboards Lumira Explorer ü Analysis for Office and Design Studio as premium alternatives to BEx Analyzer and Web Application Designer ü Advanced predictive analysis capabilities embedded in Lumira Set Analysis Analysis for OLAP Analysis for Office Live Office 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 19

Step 1 of the Convergence Plan Reporting Dashboards and Apps Agile Visualization Distribute Information Build Engaging Experiences Discover. Predict. Create. Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Design Studio Dashboards Lumira Explorer ü Add Explorer-style exploration, search, and visualization recommendation to Lumira ü Add Xcelsius-style controls, WS support and BEx WAD features to Design Studio Set Analysis Analysis for OLAP Analysis for Office Live Office 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 20

Step 2 Reporting Agile Visualization, Dashboards and Apps Distribute Information Discover. Predict. Create. Customize. Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Design Studio Lumira Analysis for Office Common artifacts and interoperability ü Open Lumira stories in Design Studio ü Explore and reuse Design Studio content in Lumira ü Insert Lumira charts or stories to Excel and PowerPoint Set Analysis Analysis for OLAP Live Office 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 21

Final Step Reporting Agile Visualization, Dashboards and Apps Distribute Information Discover. Predict. Create. Customize. Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Design Studio Lumira Analysis for Office Common artifacts and interoperability Set Analysis ü Add Set analysis and 3 rd -party OLAP to Lumira Analysis for OLAP 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 22

Simplified Licensing No More Authoring Licenses Starting With the Q3 Pricing Model New pricing model introduced in Q3 2014 Eliminates the need for additional authoring licenses Includes a HANA Runtime license in the BI Suite Restricted use HANA Only supports running Lumira Server or hosting the BI4 CMS repository Cannot be used for data modeling with HANA Studio, data mart, or data warehouse scenarios Changes are NOT retroactive to licenses acquired prior to Q3 2014 To benefit from these, please discuss conversion options with your partner or SAP account exec. 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 23

Simplified Landscape Reduce Data Movement and System Interfaces SAP HANA removes inefficiency from every layer of the technology platform. Traditional IT landscape ~80% of IT budget spent on supporting the existing landscape SAP HANA landscape IT budget freed up for new innovation to drive business growth Result Reduction in IT complexity and costs Streamlined IT investments Simplification of layers and network Reduced storage investments Increased agility to deal with change Reduced TCO Average 10 30% TCO reduction with SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA Reduced operating expenses Reduced carbon footprint: less hardware and energy requirements ebay SAP HANA will free up all the bandwidth right now involved in figuring out what is going. The user just has to feed in their metric, they don t have to really worry about which algorithm is the best and is able to use the system because it is inherently intelligent and configurable. Mantis Technology We can get close to an order of magnitude improvement in performance, additional headroom, access to new practical capabilities (as a result of the performance improvements) and... still save money! Gagandeep Bawa, Manager, North America FP&A, ebay Inc. Doug Turner, CEO, Mantis Technology Group 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 24

Integrated Platforms Free SAP BusinessObjects BI Add-On for SAP Lumira Federate the BI 4.1 Landscape with Lumira Server running on HANA Non disruptive to end users One portal Relational DB SAP BI 4.1 Landscape Loca l View SAP BusinessObjects BI add-on for SAP Lumira Relational DB SAP Lumira server on SAP HANA SAP BI Launchpad 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 26

Integrated End User Experience Bridge traditional BI 4.1 with agile visualization accelerated by HANA Web Intelligence in one tab Lumira in another 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 27

Integrated Administration Use BI4 user accounts Use BI4 CMC for administration Appears as one repository Relational DB SAP BI 4.1 Landscape Loc al Vie w Enables CSBL licensing with Lumira Server Relational DB SAP Lumira server on SAP HANA 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 28

BI 4.2 Simplification Admin Upgrade Migration Promotion Trusted Data Discovery Governance HANA connectivity BW support, prompts, UI Extending Platform Support to the Cloud 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 29