SAP has long been a pioneer in the technology of business intelligence (BI), enabling companies in diverse industries to turn diverse data into actionable insights. In order to accommodate the ever-growing pool of data and deliver the kind of strategic agility that today’s executives require, SAP is constantly updating and improving its suite of BI tools. We’ve put together a review of the most recent developments:
Improved Approach to Enterprise BI
It’s become clear to everyone that BI is only as effective as its scope. That has led SAP to simplify the process for working with data across an entire enterprise. With the forthcoming release of SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2, users will find streamlined tools that gather together more information faster while maintaining the open and agnostic approach that has always made this one of the most cross-functional business tools.
Trusted Data Discovery
For too long, a gap has existed between piecemeal data discovery solutions and true enterprise BI. SAP aims to bridge that gap with a new push towards trusted data discovery, giving decision makers new capabilities to share trusted content. SAP Lumira documents will take on first-class status in the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform and deliver more flexibility and customization than before. Also coming down the pipeline is SAP Lumira, Edge edition, a new solution designed for individual divisions and mid-market companies. Once available, this solution will have a deployment time of just a few minutes and functionality on any existing hardware. The lightweight in-memory engine can also be swapped out with SAP HANA for instant scalability.
Self Service Analytics
Predictive analysis remains a time and labor intensive process that is simply too cumbersome and too uncertain for most companies to make a serious investment in. SAP hopes to broaden the utility of predictive analysis and lower the cost by creating tools that empower the average user, not the data scientist. SAP Lumira has been enhanced with a tool called Visual Discoveries, which enables any user to click a small icon and instantly jump to visualizations of the data with points of interest highlighted. Sophisticated predictive algorithms serve the needs of any user without requiring any specialized technical background.
Thanks to SAP’s constant commitment to innovation, the businesses of tomorrow will be able to make more informed and impact decisions than ever before. Find the resources you need to introduce SAP BI by contacting a Resolute Technologies representative.