April 2013
Business Intelligence News
Strategies for creating an information-driven culture
Welcome to the April issue of Business Intelligence News!
When we speak to customers, they often ask, “What is coming next for BI from SAP and where are you innovating?” For us, the SAPPHIRE NOW conference, SAP’s largest, represents a great opportunity to launch new products and talk about innovation.
With the event only a month away, we want to give you a preview of the various business intelligence (BI) innovations that will be showcased. To do that, this issue includes articles on where we see BI going and the innovation we will be delivering this year as well as how partners and customers are innovating with us.
We will continue to expand on this theme next month with highlights from the conference for those who missed it as well as for those who were there but were unable to see and absorb everything. We look forward to seeing you all at SAPPHIRE NOW on May 14-16, 2013, in Orlando.
Saskia Battersby, GM BI Solution Management
FEATURED CONTENT |
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Re-Imagine BI with Adam Binnie
Technology has radically transformed how we interact with information. In daily personal life, most people expect to access the information they seek, on any topic, in real time, yet these same individuals struggle to access the workplace information they need with the same ease. Adam Binnie, GVP and GM for Business Intelligence Solutions at SAP, calls this the Google Gap.
Read how he sees this challenge impacting BI and where SAP is investing to address it. »
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Migration, Collaboration, and Innovation
Close collaboration between SAP and APOS has enabled development of innovative solutions that help customers of SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions meet unique requirements and realize the full benefits of their BI platform. Faced with rising complexity and growing demands from their user communities, APOS looked for opportunities for further innovation.
Revolutionize Decision Making in your Organization with the Latest BI Innovations
The very first printing press revolutionized information access in the 1400s. Humankind has been innovating ever since. Global landscape and markets have been changing rapidly as well. Business intelligence plays a key role in any organization equipping itself to meet these ever changing demands. How can you revolutionize the decision making in your organization with BI?
Cloud Analytics Is All Smoke and No Fire
It’s no big secret that cloud analytics hasn’t taken off as some predicted. Those of us building cloud analytics solutions have heard all the excuses, ranging from data security to bandwidth to proximity to on-premise data sources. So, where is the fire?
Find out the real reason why cloud analytics hasn’t taken off. »
SDKs for SAP® BusinessObjects™ Software: The Next Wave
Wondering what the key developer priorities are in the next wave of SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions? We’re focusing on SAP Visual Intelligence, SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app, universes, and common visualization object model (CVOM) visualizations.
Check out the key developer activities for SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions. »
The Rise of the Superfast Question-Answer Cycle
A group of Stanford researchers have recently achieved a supercomputing milestone: 1,572,864 computer cores (processors) and 1.6 petabytes of memory. But what does this mean for the business world?
Find out how in-memory databases play a huge role in the new superfast question-answer cycle. »
From a Single Version of Truth to a Network of Truth
Before, there was a “single version of the truth,” but success leads to new challenges. We are now seeing a new shift in user expectations and Big Data that has put renewed pressure on the information supply chain.
See how the single version of the truth is evolving into the “network of truth.” »
CUSTOMER STORIES |
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How Do SAP Software Innovations Impact SAP Partners?
Listen as Jason Rose, vice president of business intelligence marketing at SAP, and Joe Guerra, senior vice president and chief architect at RapidDecision, discuss how SAP software innovations impact our partners, at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit in Gaylord, Texas.
Watch the video interview with RapidDecision. »
FedEx Overhauls Its BI Software in Only Six Months
At the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit, Andy Mills, business intelligence manager for FedEx services, describes how FedEx decided to move away from reporting overload to a visual dashboard, which was delivered in only six months for 1,800 stores.
CIR food s.c. Feeds More People with SAP Software
CIR food s.c. discusses how the use of SAP Predictive Analysis software and the SAP HANA® platform has transformed how they run their business today, enabling it to nourish a greater number of hungry customers in restaurants, hospitals, schools, and other institutions.
PRODUCT INNOVATION |
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BI Keynote Address from SAP Insider 2013
Here’s a recap of the BI keynote address at SAP Insider BI 2013 in Las Vegas, including presentation slides, customer videos, and demos shared during the address.
See what’s new from SAP Insider BI 2013. »
SAP at Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics 2013 Summit
Find out what you missed if you weren’t at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit in Texas March 18–20, 2013. At the SAP customer session, FedEx shared how it implemented a new BI solution in only 6 months.
Watch video interviews and review the highlights in photos. »
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Support Package 4: Data Access and Interoperability
This tutorial shows you how the different products in the BI suite connect to data sources and to each other.
Take a look at this e-learning tutorial. »
UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBINARS |
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On-Demand: Predictive Analytics: The Stakes have Never Been Higher – Webinar
April to June: Elite Training for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 – Cities Worldwide
April to June: SAP’s BIT Partner Beta Test Initiative – Cities Worldwide
May 7, 2013: Self-Service, Departmental, and Agile BI in the Cloud – Webinar
May 9, 2013: North America #VisiChat – Live Tweet Chat on Data Visualization – Twitter
May 14-16, 2013: SAPPHIRE NOW + ASUG Annual Conference – Orlando, Florida
May 23, 2013: The 2013 Guide to Mobile BI Technology from SAP BusinessObjects and Social Media Analytics – Webinar
May 28, 2013: Business Intelligence Innovations for Organizations with Diverse Data Sources and Applications – Webinar - this will be a deep dive on content from this April issue of Business Intelligence News
June 11–13, 2013: SAP BI 2013 – Amsterdam
June 20, 2013: Guide to Analytics Functionality Embedded Within SAP Business Suite and Benefits of Moving to the SA... – Webinar
September 9–12, 2013: ASUG SAP BusinessObjects User Conference – Anaheim, California
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