Integrating BI Tools with SOA By Mike Kavis Chief Architect

Business Problem Business processes were outdated and not optimal Sales people were spending too much time on operational tasks Sales lead times were way too long Process was error prone

Business Problem

Business processes were outdated and not optimal

Sales people were spending too much time on operational tasks

Sales lead times were way too long

Process was error prone

Original IT solution Code multiple screens covering all permutations Return huge data sets and have users sift through data online Build the entire application from scratch Rich UI and alternate output types out of scope

Original IT solution

Code multiple screens covering all permutations

Return huge data sets and have users sift through data online

Build the entire application from scratch

Rich UI and alternate output types out of scope

IT solution with BI as a Service Build one dynamic screen for “What if analysis” Capture business rules and deliver results to desired device Allow users to subscribe to categories and get alerts Leverage metadata layer in the BI tool

IT solution with BI as a Service

Build one dynamic screen for “What if analysis”

Capture business rules and deliver results to desired device

Allow users to subscribe to categories and get alerts

Leverage metadata layer in the BI tool

Why BI? Leverage existing investments Use existing metadata/rules Fully functional web delivery infrastructure Open platform (OS, browser, database, etc.)‏ Direct access to operational data from ERP systems Source: Microstrategy

Why BI?

Leverage existing investments

Use existing metadata/rules

Fully functional web delivery infrastructure

Open platform (OS, browser, database, etc.)‏

Direct access to operational data from ERP systems

Proven stable web platform Full Portal Integration Open platform 24x7 reliability High availability High performance Scalable Standards Based Tools Supports Flash (any browser, any OS)‏ Multilingual support LDAP/Single Sign-on XML, PMML Source: Microstrategy

Proven stable web platform

Full Portal Integration

Open platform

24x7 reliability

High availability

High performance

Scalable

Standards Based Tools

Supports Flash (any browser, any OS)‏

Multilingual support

LDAP/Single Sign-on

XML, PMML

Integrate with existing data marts, warehouses, applications Source: Microstrategy

Discovery opportunities, don't build complex applications Source: Microstrategy

Create multiple delivery formats with a click of a mouse Source: Microstrategy

Automate business processes and push results Source: Microstrategy

Source: Pentaho

Leverage the power of your existing BI investments Improve speed to market Build less code, reduce development costs Make use of standards Wow your customers with a rich user experience

Leverage the power of your existing BI investments

Improve speed to market

Build less code, reduce development costs

Make use of standards

Wow your customers with a rich user experience