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SAP BusinessObjects

Business Intelligence Road Map

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Planned Innovations Future DirectionSolution Today

Increased Mobile Capabilities

Overview of SAP Road Map for SAP BusinessObjects

Business Intelligence

Evolution of In-Memory Capabilities

Improved BW Integration

Easily Definable Business Views

Expansion of Embedded Analytics Capabilities


SOLUTION TODAY Planned Innovations Future Direction









SAP Solutions for Business Intelligence

SOLUTION TODAY

EnterprisePortals

MS Office

On Demand Services

Browsers

Mobile

Other

Application/Data

Sources

SAP

Data Sources/

WarehousesAnalytic Capabilities Access

Social Media

Content

Unstructured

Content

OLAP Servers,

Data Warehouses

and Marts

Analysis

Dashboards,

Exploration,

Reporting

Services and Best Practices

Performance Management

Risk and Compliance Management


Data Foundation

Industry & LOB

Analytic Applications

Performance Management

Risk and Compliance Management

Enterprise Information Management

Data Warehousing



SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Solutions from SAP - A complete offering

SOLUTION TODAY

Strategy Management

Planning, Budgeting, and

Forecasting

Profitability and Cost Mgmt.

Financial Consolidation

Enterprise Performance Management

Disclosure Management

Enterprise Data Warehousing

Data Mart Solutions

High-performance Analytic Solutions

Data Warehousing


Analysis Dashboards

Exploration and Mobile

Reporting

BI Platform

Enterprise GRCAccess Risk Management

Global Trade Services

Continuous Transaction Monitoring

Governance, Risk,and Compliance

Data Services

Master Data Management

Event Processing

Content Management

Enterprise Information Management

Information Governance

Analytic Applications

By LoB

Service, Sales, and Marketing

Procurement

Supply Chain

Finance

Sustainability

IT, HR, and more…

By Industry

Financial Services

Public Sector and Healthcare

Manufacturing

Consumer Products

Retail and Telco

Utilities and more….


SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0

SOLUTION TODAY

Big Data in real-time

Real-time analytics powered by in-memory computing

Event-driven BI

5X faster on SAP BW

Insight with confidence across business and social data

Sentiment analysis enabling text data integration

Data governance and quality visibility

Easy multi-source authoring

Instant, powerful BI in your hands

Instant mobile BI

Easy user experience for everyone

Embedded in your operations

Best fit, right size, right now

Multiple deployment options

Excellent cross-platform integration

BI and EIM tuned to perfection


Making powerful BI even easier

SOLUTION TODAY

New Semantic Layer

End-Users

Modern styling and unified look and

feel

Refined interactivity with shared

charting, alerting, and search options

New Content Navigation and Search

Dashboards

Crystal

Reports

Web

Intelligence OLAP

Analysis

Explorer

Administrators

New abstraction layer for multi-

dimensional data sources

New information design tool for

native multi-source support over

all sources

Analysts

Common query design experience

across all data sources

New BI Workspace for combining all

information and analytics


Engaging new user experience Across entire BI Suite

SOLUTION TODAY

Streamlined design experience with a

consistent user experience

Consistent modern styling and more intuitive

look and feel across all BI tools

Common charting, ribbon bar, menus, and

toolbars

Common design experience across all data

sources with support for new semantic layer

Simple WYSIWYG authoring for creating

and modifying content


Engaging new user experienceBI Launch Pad

SOLUTION TODAY

Self-service information consumption

New self-service BI access making it easier to

find all available content

Enhanced filtering and search options to help

reducing page scrolling

Enhanced navigation for working with multiple

documents at the same time


New Semantic Layer Exposing all business data under a single umbrella

SOLUTION TODAY

New Semantic Layer

Consistent business

user experience

Trusted access to information

Heterogeneous access over

all major data sources

Hierarchical queries and reports

Real time multi-source access

SAP BusinessObjects Client Suite

Common user experience

Best access method for each specific data source

All data sources

SAP BW

OLAPApplicationDatabase

CustomerDatabase Text XML

WebService

ExcelSAP HANA

SAP ERP

Web Intelligence Crystal Reports Dashboards Explorer

Direct Access Universe Access


New Information Design ToolSingle environment for accessing multiple data sources

SOLUTION TODAY

Information Design Tool

Single development environment for

building BI solutions and data federation

jobs for multi-source universe data

access

Data Federator is integrated to leverage

common security and administration

Performance enhancements with engine

update to support native DB syntax and

new query optimizations

Color allows easy

discrimination

between tables from

multiple sources

Heterogeneous

joins between

tables from

different sources


Uncover deep business insights with self-service analysis

SOLUTION TODAY

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for OLAP

Self-service access

Few simple clicks to fast business insights

Modern look-and-feel with intuitive drag-and-drop

Pervasive web-based analysis

Deep business insights

Interact with multiple dimensions and hierarchies

Use advanced analytical capabilities to run deep analyses

Break data silos to enrich analyses and visualizations

Leverage all your investments

Run with existing BW cubes/queries

Run analytics from the same platform

Run with non-SAP multidimensional data sources

(MS Analysis Services)


Improved SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Local – Regional – Global

SOLUTION TODAY

Global readiness and scalability

Multilingual BI delivery across geographic

locations

Enhanced scalability with virtualization

potential and

64-bit support

Continued heterogeneous platform and

database support with expanded access to

more data sources

Support for more than 20 languages


Improved SAP BusinessObjects BI PlatformSystem monitoring and diagnosis

SOLUTION TODAY

Comprehensive system monitoring

and diagnosis

Single, consistent , accurate system for

monitoring and auditing

Automatic diagnosis for performance

optimization to quickly assess the health

of the deployment

Health dashboard, watches, and alerts –

proactively inform administrators of

abnormal situations

Complete audit tracking for compliance

and usage analysis


Mobile BI 4: Smarter decisions, wherever you are…

SOLUTION TODAY

Mobile BI

New engaging, interactive experience for business

users

Native applications that leverage mobile form factors,

touch interfaces ,intuitive gestures and augmented

reality

Stunning new interactive visualizations

Live connections to in-memory data to drive extreme

speed

Instant access to relevant information with Smart

Search

Simple to setup and manage


Intuitive, self-service insight

SOLUTION TODAY

SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand

Connect to internal and external

sources

Employ powerful ad-hoc query and

analysis when needed

Easily create and monitor dashboards

Explore and drill to better understand

root causes

Securely share insight with your

business network


SAP BW access strategyBased on direct native BICS access to SAP BEx queries

SOLUTION TODAY

What is BI Consumer Services (BICS)

BICS is an OLAP connectivity layer from BEx to BW

BICS is built upon native proprietary API call

The value of unified direct BICS access

Expose all BW multidimensional / hierarchical models

Expose all BW metadata: e.g., variables and structure

Perform optimally through native API

Unify user experience regardless of front-end

Leverage investments in BEx query design

Streamline data access architecture

Universes for OLAP access to BW currently fully

supported*

OLAP universes XI 3.x currently hosted and supported in

BI 4.x releases on Web Intelligence, Live Office and

Query as a Web Service

No further enhancement to functionality or performance

*Support made available pursuant to the support timeline in the Product Availability

Matrix located on SAP Service Marketplace


SAP BusinessObjects BI and SAP NetWeaver

SOLUTION TODAY

Platform rationalization to drive lower TCO

SAP Solution Manager integration

Unified system monitoring

End-to-end root cause analysis

SAP Change and Transport System integration

Unified change and transport management

Lifecycle Manager triggered from SAP CTS+

Direct native access to SAP BW

Direct BICS access to BEx queries is strategic

Leverage previous investments in BEx queries

Unified BI application layer for all cases

BEx Web templates hosted within BI 4.0

BEx WAD publishes BEx Web templates to BI 4.0

Common infrastructure

Unified Java application environment

Continued support for SAP NetWeaver WAS*

* Support made available pursuant to the support timeline in the Product Availability

Matrix located on SAP Service Marketplace


Embedded Analytics within the SAP Business Suite

SOLUTION TODAY

Embedded Analytics – Transforming the way

business users gain insight

Actionable insights like never before

Modern, compelling, and seamless user experience

Context-relevant and actionable

In-depth and complete

Best-practice business analytics content

Preconfigured reports and dashboards

Embedded in standard SAP Business Suite processes

Out-of-the-box end-to-end best practices

Deep and unique integration

Leverage investments in the SAP Business Suite

Leverage latest technology innovations and established best

practices

Enable easy extension and customization


SAP BusinessObjects AnalysisEdition for Microsoft Office

SOLUTION TODAY

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for

Microsoft Office

Innovation without disruption

Run with all your existing BW cubes and BEx queries

Transition BEx analyzer users to next gen BI

Adopt new BI platform at your own pace

Simpler and more intuitive

Few simple clicks to fast business insights

Intuitive drag-and-drop to analyze multiple dimensions

and hierarchies

Modern and familiar MS Office user experience

More powerful

Build pervasive Excel-based BI apps

Bring live analyses into PowerPoint presentations

Prompt response time regardless of data volume


Key links for more informationFor customers and partners

SOLUTION TODAY

• SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions on SAP.COM

• IDC names SAP BI as Market Leader 6.8.2011

• Gartner names SAP BI as Market Share Leader 4.28.2011

• SAP Unveils Future of Analytics 2.23.2011

• Road Maps on SAP Service Marketplace

• Live SAP Road Map sessions on SAP Service Marketplace

• SAP‟s Release Strategy for Large Enterprises on SAP Service Marketplace

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Future DirectionSolution Today PLANNED INNOVATIONS









Key Needs Key Innovations

Increased Mobile

Capabilities

Make informed decisions with instant

access to targeted, personalized

information wherever you are

Allow customers to access their data on any

device, in real time.

Exploit the use of built-in capabilities of mobile

devices, and leverage common services.

Evolution of In-

Memory Capabilities

Unification of BI & HANA

All clients able to leverage HANA

Common deployment, security, and data

modeling environments

Access HANA data through all BI Clients & BW

Improved BW

Integration

Unified and optimized access to BW

Leverage additional BW metadata

Streamlined and consistent story on direct BICS

access across BI Clients, including Dashboards

Easily Definable

Business Views

Allow users to analyze multiple

perspectives of their business within

a single consolidated view

Highly personalized and dynamic Exploration

Views

Expansion of

Embedded Analytics

Capabilities

Be able to identify the insight, and

take action upon it

Tighter integration with the Business Suite while

leveraging the SAP Report-to-Report Interface

Planned innovations for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Overview

PLANNED INNOVATIONS


Solution Enhancements Key Benefits

Increased Mobile CapabilitiesRun Smarter - Anywhere

Expand the range of device support to Android

and Playbook.

Extend infrastructure support to include Sybase

Unwired Platform.

Develop new Mobile Services, such as Geo-

Location Services, and Exploration Views

Support for Filtering, Input Controls, Drill,

Hierarchical data and Hierarchical prompts.

Allow customers to access their data on any

device.

Expand the reach of BI Mobile onto other market

leading platforms.

Exploit the use of built-in capabilities of mobile

devices, and leverage common services.

Find the results you need, in real time.

PLANNED INNOVATIONSPLANNED INNOVATIONS



Evolution of In-Memory CapabilitiesRun Faster with HANA: High-Performance Analytic Appliance

Unify the BI and HANA data and modeling

environments

Unify HANA and BIP security (authentication and

data authorization); Single Sign-On (SSO) to DB

Evolve toward acceleration of all Business

Intelligence 4.x clients

Move toward BW leveraging HANA‟s In-Memory

Computing technology

Enable HANA as a single DBMS for BI auditing

and reporting, CMS database, and as meta data

repository

Simplify BI deployment by aligning with HANA

deployment model.; HW partner pre-deployment

of BI Suite on native HW or virtual machines

Universes automatically created on HANA

analytic views, use only one modeling tool

More streamlined security

All clients able to leverage HANA

Reduce TCO by using HANA

Faster, more efficient deployments





• Streamlined and consistent story on direct BICS

access across BI Clients, including Dashboards

• Enhanced support for BW functionality

• Expand multi-source universe access to SAP

ERP

• Continue enablement of BW by leveraging

additional BW metadata

• Expand our capabilities around use with BW

Integrated Planning and BEx capabilities

• Updates and monitoring unified under Solution

Manager

Allow for unified Business Intelligence client

access to BW on BICS

Take advantage of Key figure scaling factors and

Level-based member selectors.

Be able to gain a new level of flexibility and data

reuse by accessing Infosets, SAP queries and

ABAP functions

More dynamic dashboards using richer BW

metadata such as additional hierarchies

Be able to leverage SAP BusinessObjects

Analysis, edition for OLAP

Integration between and among our Business

Intelligence environments





• Exploration Views are an evolution of Explorer

that lets users create end user driven

dashboards

• Highly personalized and dynamic experience

• Leverage investments in Business Objects

Enterprise, Explorer, In-Memory data sources

(HANA, BWA) and the Semantic Layer

• Smart visualization with auto adapting Views on

mobile devices

• Empowers business users to easily create,

navigate and share key business views

• Users are able to tailor Views to their own

requirements

• Low TCO, and thanks to in-memory technology,

users can analyze data with even billons of

records at sub-second response time

• Users are able to interact and analyze, making

informed business decisions




Expansion of Embedded Analytics capabilities

• “Insight to Action” Framework

• Use existing Report-to-Report Interface (RRI)

targets defined for SAP Queries in Crystal

Reports and Dashboards

• Define and manage actions in BI to be

consumed by Crystal Reports and Dashboards

• Enables closing the loop on a business process

• Be able to use targets such as SAP transactions,

queries, reports, and web links

• Enable the use of actions such as RESTful web

services and other BI documents



FUTURE DIRECTIONPlanned InnovationsSolution Today









Future Direction

FUTURE DIRECTION

connect

harmonize

transform

…offer the world„s best,

tightly integrated

suite of BI clients on an

enterprise-ready BI

Platform

…to all sources and

technologies via SAP

BusinessObjects Analytic

solutions, Mobile solutions,

In-Memory solutions and

the SAP Business suite

…leverage our unique

and complete BI

solutions coupled with

extensive business

process expertise,

create transformational

solutions for our

customers


Future Direction

FUTURE DIRECTION

Harmonize

New BI Studio

Broader application use or embedding of semantic layer

Connect

Continued Emphasis on Mobile Enablement

Integration of Analytics, Social Networking andCollaboration

Transform

Instant Value, Next Generation BI Experiences

Increasing Emphasis on In-Memory Enablement

Expanding and Embedding Predictive Capabilities

Common modeling experience across all enterprise data and metadata

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