comp-4: business objects xi release 2 and what it means for corvu customers

COMP-4: Business Objects XI Release 2 and what it means for CorVu customers

Stefan Glover, Business Relationship Manager, OEM, Business Objects

Mark Warner, Technical Sales Consultant, OEM, Business Objects

Jim Lundy, Principal Product Manager, Progress

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Business Objects Delivers

My Questions. My Insight. One BI Platform

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

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The CorVu 5 Solution

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Objective Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Incentive Management

Business Intelligence

CorStrategy™

CorBusiness™

CorRisk™

CorPlanning™ CorIncentive™

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Reporting

Access and present any data• Flexible database connectivity• Wizards and templates speed

report production Info when and where people need it

• Real-time and scheduled reports• Embeddable in MS Office

Integrate with any Application• SDKs to view, print, export, and

modify reports within applications A proven market standard

• Over 500 ISVs• Embedded within industry apps

Richly formatted, interactive information for every user

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Reporting: Open Access to IT Infrastructure

Embeddable reporting• Any web application• Control look and feel

All developer standards• Java,.NET or COM• Data exchange via XML

Use existing platforms• Data, application server,

OS, and security

Live Office• Instant refreshing and

refiltering• All formatting and calculations are retained

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

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The CorVu 5 Solution

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Strategy

Reporting

Objective Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Incentive Management

Analysis

CorStrategy™

CorBusiness™

CorRisk™

CorPlanning™ CorIncentive™

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Query and Analysis

Flexible, interactive viewing and on-report analysis• Tailor to meet all analysis

requirements in the organization

Integrated and trusted analysis for all users

Powerful ad hoc analysis• Robust semantic layer

Let business users access and analyze information

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BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

Easily analyze, format, add calculations, change query, modify chart types, and export in thin client

Easily analyze, format, add calculations, change query, modify chart types, and export in thin client

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation12COMP-4 Crystal XI R2 and CorVu Users

The CorVu 5 Solution

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Objective Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Incentive Management

Business Intelligence

CorStrategy™

CorBusiness™

CorRisk™

CorPlanning™ CorIncentive™

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Introducing… Crystal Xcelsius

Turn Data into Information

Based on Excel data and formulas

Live XML and Web Service data

Interactive What-If Analysis

Drill-Down, Charts, Gauges, Dials

Export to Office, PDF, and HTML

Flash format – Easy to Embed

Powerful, yet simple, dynamic visualizations

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Want to Stand Out?

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Example

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Performance Management Tools

Align actions with strategy• Goals and metrics• Dashboards and scorecards

Monitor what matters• Alerts to manage exceptions• Advanced analytics

Act with confidence• Threaded discussions• Recommended actions

Convert high-level objectives into metrics users can track

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

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The Business Intelligence Platform

Trusted, scalable, reliable platform• Designed for fault-tolerance• Fast response times• Intelligent caching and processing• Scheduled and on-demand report processing• Handles large data volumes

Extreme insight for end users• Single portal for all information• BI in business context• Collaboration discussion threads

Deploy, manage with confidence• Guided rapid deployment • Complete web-based management console• Web services, Java, and .NET SDK’s

Adaptive, service-oriented architecture

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What IT Managers Need in a BI Platform

Central management and administration• For fast “time to market” and reduced TCO

Efficient user and group management Any security model Common repository Load balancing Lifecycle management

• Move from development,to test, to production

System auditing

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

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The CorVu 5 Solution

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Objective Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Incentive Management

Business Intelligence

CorStrategy™

CorBusiness™

CorRisk™

CorPlanning™ CorIncentive™

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Planning & Budgeting

Rich product functionality• Embraced by users• Leverages Excel power

The “safe choice” for the CFO• Successful track record• High customer satisfaction• Low total cost of ownership

Vertical and domain expertise• Customized for verticals• Sales, service, and support

Highly flexible, easy-to-use products

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

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The CorVu 5 Solution

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Strategy

Aligned Initiatives & Day-to-Day Activities

Objective Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Incentive Management

Business Intelligence

CorStrategy™

CorBusiness™

CorRisk™

CorPlanning™ CorIncentive™

© 2006 Progress Software Corporation25COMP-4 Crystal XI R2 and CorVu Users

Data Integration

Provide trustworthy information

Maximize developer productivity

Deliver extreme ETL scalability

Provide trustworthy data foundation for successful BI

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BusinessObjects Data Integrator

• Deliver trusted information• Maximize developer productivity• Deliver extreme ETL scalability

Explore, transform, and move data anywhere, at any frequency

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Agenda

Reporting Query & Analysis Performance Management BI Platform Planning & Budgeting Data Integration Demonstration

Xtreme Insight

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Demonstration

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Business Intelligence Exchange Sessions

Monday• 2:00, Room 4, COMP-8: Business Objects XI R2

Tuesday• 9:15, Room 6, COMP-6: Integrating Crystal/Progress• 10:30, Room 3, COMP-2: Enterprise Reporting• 3:30, Room 2, COMP-9: Crystal Xcelsius• 4:45, Room 6, COMP-15: BI Information Exchange

Wednesday• 3:45, Room 8, BOF: BI Birds of a Feather Meeting

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Questions?

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Thank you foryour time

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