The document outlines a webinar discussing the transformation of SAP BW into an agile analytics platform, emphasizing the challenges of managing big data and the need for advanced analytics. It highlights the benefits of using TIBCO Spotfire with SAP BW, showcasing how it enhances data discovery and provides actionable insights for organizations. Key speakers include Michael Krause and Imran Hussain, both with extensive experience in business intelligence and data analytics.

1. insight unleashed
Webinar: SAP BW Dinosaur to Agile
Analytics Powerhouse

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Michael Krause
TIBCO Spofire | Senior Consultant
Michael has 15 years of background in the
Business Intelligence area with a strong
focus on Analytics & Data Discovery.
Imran Hussain
Agilexi | Data Analytics Director
Co-founder of Agilexi and over 15 years
experience in enterprise business
intelligence. Imran advises customers
running SAP on data analytics
Presenters

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Agilexi: Drive business advantage through actionable insights
Who we are
 June 2011: UK HQ. Formed by Business Intelligence professionals to generate business value through analytics
 June 2013: TIBCO Spotfire EMEA Partner of the year 2013
 Jan 2014: Merging with InfomatiX to build a global brand of 250+ analytics professionals
Key Partners
Our model
We help organisations running SAP achieve better business outcomes through data analytics

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Webinar: SAP BW Dinosaur to agile analytics powerhouse │Contents
1. SAP BW Today
3. Unleash insight
. from SAP BW
2. Big Data imperative
. for SAP BW

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• Challenges
• Constrains data to app
• Can’t manage new data
• Costly to Scale
SAP BW
Clickstream
Geolocation
Web Data
Internet of Things
Docs, emails
Server logs
2012
2.8 Zettabytes
2020
40 Zettabytes
LAGGARDS
INDUSTRY
LEADERS
1
2 New Data
ERP CRM SCM
New
Traditional
© Hortonworks Inc. 2011 – 2015. All Rights Reserved
SAP BW Today │Growth in Big Data

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SAP BW Today │Traditional Enterprise Datawarehouse

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SAP BW Today │4 Reasons why SAP will remain a critical data source
DSO
InfoProviders
BEx queries
SAP BW
1. Enterprise Data Warehouse for SAP customers ->
single version of truth
2. Massive investment of business logic and reporting
requirements
3. Robust data governance
4. Native integration with line of business systems –
SAP ERP

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SAP BW Today │What are the current limitation of SAP BW?
1. No data visualisation or data
discovery
2. No advanced analytics
3. Time and effort to deliver not agile
4. Low end user satisfaction

9. a
COMPETITIVE
advantage

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Unleashing insight on SAP BW │ the essentials
User experience Architecture
Big Data AnalyticsSAP integration
Analytics
on SAP BW
» Access all data within SAP BW
» No client limit on SAP BW data read
» High performance extraction
» Mashup SAP BW data
with external sources
» Native extension
» No additional infrastructure
» Enterprise ready:
SAP BEx variable maintenance
Support for SAP SSO
SAP message server (load balancer)
» Integrated & ‘out of the box’
» Easy 4 step connection wizard
» All SAP BEx concepts retained
» Intuitive & easy to use for SAP
BEx users
» Deep SAP BW metadata integration
» All BEx variables
» BEx queries
» BW Hierarchies
» BW InfoProviders
» Analysis auths

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Unleashing insight on SAP BW │ the essentials
Enterprise
features
Key features for SAP BW analytics
SAP™ Certified Integration with SAP
NetWeaver™
BEx variables
BEx hierarchy
BEx structures
Speed of development
Dynamic drilldown
Scheduled update
Web Player BEx hierarchy variables
SSO
Messaging Server support

12. “TIBCO Software sets the data discovery
benchmark that traditional BI vendors are
trying to emulate.
Its strategy to evolve differs from those of
its point solution competitors.”
2014 Gartner Group,
Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant
LEADER
2013 &
2014

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Unleashing insight on SAP BW │ Spotfire on SAP BW
ERP Insights for SAP BW

14. Spotfire is in multiple departments at:
• 25 of the Top 25 Pharmaceuticals
• 5 of the Top 5 Asset Management Firms
• 10 of the Top 10 Oil and Gas Companies
• 7 of the Top 10 Semiconductor Manufacturers
• 6 of the 16 US Intelligence Agencies
• 5 of the top 5 research institutions
Who uses Spotfire ?

15. © Copyright 2000-2013 TIBCO Software Inc.
Spotfire is an analytics
platform specifically
designed to help you
easily answer questions
in the shortest possible
time

16. Spotfire helps you
access & assemble
all of your data

17. Visual Analytics insights unleashed

19. Immediate
Long-Term
Competitive AdvantageValue to the Organization
Spotfire is the only analytics platform that can provide value
to the organization across the full spectrum of use cases
Analytics Value Model
Self-service
Dashboards
Event Analytics
Predictive
Analytic Apps
Measure Diagnose
Predict &
Optimize
Operationalize Automate Transform
Analytics Cycle

20.  Actions are decoupled
from the analytics
 Action is automatically executed
based on real-time analytics

22. Spotfire Differentiators
Unmatched
Data Discovery
Data Mashup
Enterprise-
Class
• Visual & Interactive
• Metrics through Advanced
Analytics
• Deep exploration to details
• Easy -- No Constraints
• Past-Present-Future
Perspectives
• Combine ALL Data Sources
• No Scripting – IT Free
• Swap-Out Massive Data Sets
• Predictive Analytics
• Location Analytics
• Event Analytics
• Tools for Analytics
Maturity
• Guided Apps
• Bookmarks
• Portals & Social Platforms
Advanced
Analytics
Guided &
Collaborative
• Unmatched Performance
• Extensibility
• 24x7 Expertise
• Centralized Data Access
Governance
• Stability of $1B Software Co.

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Unleashing insight on SAP BW │ TIBCO Spotfire on SAP BW demo

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Unleashing insight on SAP BW │ Download Free e-Book

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Contact
For any questions please get in touch:
Imran Hussain
email: imran.hussain@agilexi.com
web: www.agilexi.com
Q & A