Business Objects Online Training Free Demo

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Business objects From RVH TECHNOLOGIES
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Agenda

• Customer needs solution selection criteria
• SAP BI offering
• Bridging the needs gap
• Functionality map
• Sales positioning guide
• High level feature comparison
• CRS vs. Competition
• Full SME portfolio

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Customer needs solution selection criteriaSME
Selection criteria Essential solution Comprehensive solution
Information needs Provide essential information to support decision-making in day-to-day operations Access internal and external data sources Share information via detailed reports and high-level data summaries Use information as competitive advantage Have processes to support planning and strategy processes Access to reliable data is key to improving operational efficiency Information is widely shared with users, including on mobile devices.
Challenges with current technologies Too many report requests overwhelming IT Application-centric reporting is insufficient The free reporting tool provided with their database is very limited Need to report off multiple applications or data sources at once Too many report requests overwhelming IT Application-centric reporting is insufficient Need to report off multiple applications or data sources at once Need to deploy on mobile devices Need to access quality, trusted data Need to drill into the data for specific answers
Deployment cycle Very short Moderate
IT budget availability Price sensitivity Very limited Very high Moderate Moderate
Key functionality sought Basic reporting and dash boarding infrastructure Comprehensive, extensible and customizable BI solution
Number of users supported (connected users) Up to hundreds of simultaneous users Up to hundreds of simultaneous users
Technology preference More scalability More Functionality
IT staff availability Minimal Dedicated resources exist
Training budget availability Minimal to none More generous
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SAP BI offering From specialized to
comprehensive solutions
SAP BusinessObjects BI Packages
SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI
Crystal Reports Server 2008

• Add
• Multi server support for clustering and failover
• Unlimited named users
• Metadata management
• Data Federation

• Add
• Web Intelligence
• OLAP Analysis
• Mobile BI
• BI Widgets
• Explorer (Polestar)
• Integration for SAP, Oracle EBS, PSFT, Siebel and
  JDE
• Data Integration and Data Quality
• Rapidmarts

• Crystal Report Viewing
• Microsoft Office Integration
• Security
• Sharepoint, Websphere, Weblogic portal
  integration
• Xcelsius, Dashboards Visualization for 100 NUL
• Data Driven Crystal Reports Publishing

• BI Starter Kit
• Subset of full BI package with 100 users per
  deployment
• Support for clustering and failover

Limitations 250 CAL 100 NUL Single Server No
SAP Integration

• Remove
• Data quality and data management features not
  included.
• CAL licensing

Limitations 50 CAL 250 NUL Single Server
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Bridging the needs gap
Capability Crystal Reports Server Securely open, view, interact with and share reports and dashboards over the Web BusinessObjects Edge Address any BI requirement from enterprise reporting, visualization, ad hoc analysis to powerful data integration and data quality
Information availability Connect to any data Securely visualize, interact with, and share detailed transactional reports and summary dashboards Monitor key business trends KPIs Ad-hoc reporting, data explorations Strategy and planning tools Integrate with SAP data Reporting and dashboarding Information sharing on Mobile devices
Deployment time 1 5 days 2 - 4 weeks
Minimum budget required (MSRP) 5 NUL 2,495 / 1,995 5 CAL 6,995 / 5,495 10 NUL 12,000/ 8,000 5 CAL 19,000/ 19,000
Detailed functionality Reports dashboards on a single server Publish customized reports to thousands Share reports on portals (.NET Java) Office and Sharepoint integration Reporting dashboarding PLUS Ad hoc QRA, OLAP, Explorer, Mobile support, data management, quality and integration Office and SharePoint integration.
Connected users supported 5 to 350 connected users Max 100NUL 250CAL per server 10 to 300 connected users Max 250 NUL 50CAL per server
Solution focus More user scalability More advanced functionality
IT staff required Minimal Moderate
Training budget required None Moderate
Multi server clustering and failover support No No
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Crystal Reports Server, Edge, and Business
Objects Enterprise Functionality Map
Functionality
Edge has all the same functionality as BOE,
limited to a single server
Predictive
SAP BusinessObjects BI
Edge
Mobile, OLAP, Explorer
SAP connectivity RapidMarts
Data Quality
Crystal Reports Server supports dashboarding only
in named users
Data Integration
Adhoc QRA
Dashboarding
Crystal Reports Server supports more scalability
with less functionality than Edge.
CR Server
Office and Sharepoint
Reporting
250 NUL 50 CAL
100 NUL 250 CAL
100 NUL
Hundreds of thousands
Single Server Only
Capacity (connected users)
Clustering
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Sales positioning guide
Position Crystal Reports Server when
Position SAP BusinessObjects Edge when
Position the right solution to the right customer
in a competitive scenario

• Customer requires a comprehensive BI solution
• Customer is willing to do upfront work to create
  semantic layers to empower business users
• Customer requires advanced analysis tools beyond
  just reporting and dash boarding
• Ad-hoc reporting capability is essential
• Customer requires strategy and planning tools
• Direct integration with major databases and
  applications is important
• Acquisition budgets are more generous
• Customer has a fairly sizable IT budget
• Training budget is available to build new skill
  sets
• Dedicated user access to the system is important
  (more NUL)

• Customer is not ready for a full BI deployment
• Customer needs only reporting dash boarding
• Customer has a very limited budget to start and
  expand (start as low as 2,495 / EUR 1,995)
• Customer requires ultra fast implementation
• Customer does not have a significant IT team
• Customer requires significant user scalability
  (more CAL)
• Training budgets are limited or non-existent
• Employee skill set is fairly basic
• Customer has no need to directly integrate with
  major databases or applications, including SAP

Position SAP BI Packages to customers that
require multi-server support for clustering and
failover, plus unlimited number of users,
metadata management, data federation.
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High level feature comparison
  Crystal Reports Server SAP Business Objects Edge BI Standard SAP Business Objects Edge BI, with DI SAP Business Objects Edge BI, with DQ
Customer Type Targeted at Departments, Small and Mid-Size Organizations X X X X
Server Capability Centrally manage reports (Secure, schedule, distribute) X X X X
Server Capability Centrally manage dashboards X X X X
Server Capability Build dashboard views (a.k.a. Dashboard Builder) X X X X
Server Capability Auditing X X X X
Server Capability Office Integration (a.k.a. LiveOffice) X X X X
Server Capability Data driven publishing X X X X
Content creation and consumption Create Crystal Reports ? X X X
Content creation and consumption Create Xcelsius models ? X X X
Content creation and consumption Create and interact with Ad Hoc Reports (a.k.a. Web Intelligence)   X X X
Content creation and consumption Explorer navigation   X X X
Content creation and consumption Create and interact with Voyager Reports (OLAP)   X X X
Data Data Integration     X X
Data Data Quality       X
Data RapidMarts       X
Data Connectivity to SAP No Only for Named User Licenses (not Concurrent Access Licenses) Only for Named User Licenses (not Concurrent Access Licenses) Only for Named User Licenses (not Concurrent Access Licenses)
Scalability Scalability 250 Concurrent Access Licenses 100 Named User Licenses (can be combined) 50 Concurrent Access Licenses 250 Named User Licenses (can be combined) 50 Concurrent Access Licenses 250 Named User Licenses (can be combined) 50 Concurrent Access Licenses 250 Named User Licenses (can be combined)
Legend  
? Additional Licensing Required
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Crystal Reports Server Competitive
PositioningTarget Microsoft SQL Server customers
Customer Needs Customer has Crystal Reports Server Delivers
Dash boarding SQL Server Standard Edition Lower TCO Get data driven publications with CAL licenses at up to 44 less than SQL Server Enterprise
Data driven publications SQL Server Standard Edition Lower TCO Get dash boarding with NUL licenses at up to 64 less than SharePoint Enterprise.
Extranet applications SQL Server - CPU Licensing Eliminate licensing costs for virtual deployments CAL licensing lets you use ALL CPUs on the server. No extra cost when you upgrade your hardware.
Virtualized deployments SQL Server CPU Licensing Eliminate licensing costs for virtual deployments CAL licensing lets you use ALL CPUs on the server. No licensing changes when you add/remove CPUs to/from your hardware.
Best reporting solution for .NET applications SQL Server The best reporting for .NET applications Crystal Reports won Visual Studio Readers Choice Award for 16 consecutive years
Separate report processing from database SQL Server Add a reporting server to offload the database server Integrate your reporting with SharePoint WYSIWYG report editing and breath of data connectivity with Crystal Reports 2008
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Evolving Business Needs for Reporting, Dash
boarding and full Business Intelligence
GAIN DEEPER INSIGHT INTO YOUR BUSINESS AND SHARE
IT WITH ANYONE, ANYWHERE
BusinessObjects Edge Series BusinessObjects
Enterprise
SHARE BUSINESS INFORMATION WITH ANYONE
Crystal Reports Server
REPORT AND ANALYZE BUSINESS DATA
Crystal Reports, Xcelsius, Interactive Analysis
Report and Analyze Business Data Access, report
and analyze key business information for daily
consumption and internal distribution via email
Share Business Information with Anyone Give all
users access to complete company information
in-preformatted detailed reports, and summary
dashboards over the web
Visualize, Analyze, and Measure Performance Key
Metrics Business Users access any data source,
create visual decision-support models, conduct
in-depth analysis, and measure business
performance
Information Needs
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Messaging Comparison

• Crystal Reports Server allows you to securely
  open, view, interact with and share reports and
  dashboards over the Web
• SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI allows you to address
  any BI requirement from enterprise reporting,
  visualization, ad hoc analysis to powerful data
  integration and data quality

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Simplified Capability Overview
CRS Edge BI
Enterprise Reporting X X
Delivery X X
Dashboard Viewing X X
Ad hoc analysis X
Data Exploration X
DI and DQ X
RapidMarts X
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Contact Information

• Website www.rvhtech.com
• Email Id info_at_rvhtech.com
• Contact No 918790137293