The document discusses best practices for accessing and integrating data from multiple SaaS applications. It notes that the volume of SaaS data is growing rapidly, creating challenges for analyzing and reporting on data from different sources. Common approaches today like shuffling CSV files, building on-premise data warehouses, and data replication are inefficient. The presentation recommends keeping data access in the cloud, maintaining a single source of truth, prioritizing fast time to value, using standards where possible, and adopting cloud data virtualization. Yellowfin and Connection Cloud are presented as tools that can help implement these best practices to better leverage growing volumes of SaaS data.

1. SaaS data access & integration
best practices for BI
Presenters:
Cameron Deed
Senior Consultant, Yellowfin
Murray Dunn
Vice President, The Connection Cloud

2. Today’s agenda
• The adoption of SaaS and volume of SaaS data is
rapidly increasing…
• What are the challenges this creates for business?
• Why are we challenged with Access to SaaS data?
• How can we better address these challenges?

3. The volume of SaaS data is rapidly
increasing…

4. We’re entering the age of ‘Big Data’

5. To the moon and back…

6. Big Data = SaaS data?

7. Why is this a potential problem?

8. Why is the ability to access and
integrate your SaaS data vital?

13. Traditional challenges when accessing
your SaaS data…
• Crea%ng report and Analyzing data from
• Mul%ple SaaS applica%ons
• Cloud and On‐premise applica%ons
• Snapshots when you need it, real‐%me when you need it
• Extending the capabili%es of SaaS applica%on repor%ng
• FormaBng data including charts and graphs
• Analyzing large datasets (Big Data)

14. So, how do companies solve this
challenge today?
• The .CSV file shuffle
• The Data Warehouse Project
• Data Replica%on

15. The .CSV File Shuffle

16. The .CSV File Shuffle

17. The .CSV File Shuffle

18. The .CSV File Shuffle

19. The On-Premise
Data Warehouse Project

20. The Data Warehouse Project

21. The Data Warehouse Project

22. The Data Warehouse Project

23. The Data Warehouse Project

24. The Data Warehouse Project

25. The Data Warehouse Project

26. The Data Warehouse Project

27. Data Replication

28. Data Replication
Salesforce NetSuite Zuora Eloqua Zendesk
DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA

29. Data Replication
Salesforce NetSuite Zuora Eloqua Zendesk
DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA
Data Integra:on / Data Synchroniza:on

30. Data Replication
Salesforce NetSuite Zuora Eloqua Zendesk
DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA
Data Integra:on / Data Synchroniza:on

31. SaaS Access &
Integration
Best Practices for BI

32. Best Practice #1
Keep it in the Cloud

33. Integrate in the Cloud

34. Best Practice #2
Maintain One Source of
the “Truth”

35. Maintain One Source of the “Truth”

36. Best Practice #3
Time to Value

37. Deliver immediate value to your
business users
Time to Value: How long does it take to
deliver actionable data to your business?

38. Best Practice #4
Use Standards When and
Where They Exist

39. Use Standards Where They Exist

40. Use Standards Where They Exist
SQL
SSL
ODBC JDBC

41. Best practice #5
Cloud Data Virtualization

42. Cloud Data Virtualization
Real‐%me Salesforce: Opportuni%es
*and* Zendesk: Customer Issues
Warehoused Data Virtual Table: Customer Status Intacct: Customer Billing

43. So, how can you
make these best
practices a reality?

44. Solution: Connection Cloud & Yellowfin
Real‐%me
Salesforce: Opportuni%es
*and* Zendesk: Customer Issues
Cloud Warehouse Intacct: Customer Billing
Data

45. Solution: Connection Cloud & Yellowfin

46. Solution: Connection Cloud & Yellowfin

47. Solution: Connection Cloud & Yellowfin

48. Demonstration

49. Summary
• Your number of SaaS applications, and volume of SaaS data
is growing rapidly - so how are you going to leverage it?
• Access to SaaS-based data presents new challenges
• Best Practices:
• Consider Time-to-Value Delivered as the new measure of
Success
• Keep it in the Cloud
• One Source of the Truth
• Use standards when and where they exist
• Cloud Data Virtualization is the Cloud Data Approach
• Yellowfin and Connection Cloud Deliver the Ultimate Time-To-
Value solution

50. More informationYear
| Last
Yellowfin
www.yellowfinbi.com
Connection Cloud
www.connectioncloud.com @YellowfinBI
@ConnectionCloud
Feedback & Questions
cameron.deed@yellowfin.com.au
murray.dunn@elasticintelligence.com
Yellowfin LinkedIn Group
Connection Cloud LinkedIn Group

51. Q&A