by Charles “Tim” Soper, Senior Education Consultant, SAP
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 1

Take a tour of the new and enhanced Web client features of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 10.0, version for SAP NetWeaver. Find out how improvements to the Web client functions can change your planning and consolidation and reporting activities.

by Davin Wilfrid, insiderRESEARCH
insiderPROFILES - 2012 (Volume 3), January (Issue 1)

Operating in today’s business environment requires companies to comply with industry standards and protect critical applications -- and they must be able to prove they are doing so. This article dives into the findings of an insiderRESEARCH project in which surveyed security-focused professionals describe the challenges surrounding managing access risk with manual controls.

by Stephanie Buscemi, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), January (Issue 1)

Most CIOs would likely agree that the ability to demonstrate deep business knowledge and a clear impact from IT investments is important to success. This feat is not always easily managed, however, as new trends and technologies create challenges in the business world. Familiar with these challenges, SAP is giving businesses a way to turn them into opportunities by using technology to harness data assets and enable systems of engagement. This article looks at four organizations that use business analytics solutions from SAP to gain more value from their data.

by George Campbell-Kelly, Senior BI Consultant, Bluefin Solutions
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 10

Take an introductory tour through the SAP HANA environment from a consultant’s perspective. Find out the details behind SAP HANA 1.0 and SAP HANA 1.0 Support Package 03, how the new technology differs from existing SAP offerings, and potential scenarios for implementing SAP HANA.

by Shirish Dubey, Senior IT Consultant, Fujitsu Consulting India, and Rohini Rattan Haksar, Associate IT Consultant, Fujitsu Consulting India
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 10

Find out how to develop a dashboard using SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius) into a language other than the standard 19 languages that SAP provides, with Arabic used as an example. The development of Web Intelligence reports and Crystal Reports in Arabic is also explored. Such language additions make reports and charts more user-friendly globally and save time otherwise spent on translating data.

by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BI Expert
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 10

Through integration with SAP NetWeaver BW, companies can use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards to monitor BI processes in real time, thereby flagging any problems for immediate improvement.

by Ingo Hilgefort, Director, Solution Management, SAP
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 9

Learn best practices to use when implementing SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x in combination with SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP ERP, including in the areas of data connectivity, hierarchical reporting, and BEx query design.

by Robert Oliver, Investment Banking IT
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 9

Learn how to use SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver to determine the selection of the fiscal period or year in an SAP NetWeaver BW InfoPackage. By taking this approach, end users can determine the month of data to load to the consolidation system from SAP ERP Central Component through their normal planning and consolidation access. There is no need to grant users any administrator access and no need to change anything in the system.

by David Hannon, Features Editor
insiderPROFILES - 2011 (Volume 2), October (Issue 4)

If your approach for implementing an application that will be accessed primarily by business function users is the same one you’d take to deploy a back-end IT system, you might want to rethink your implementation strategy. In this article, Bluefin Solutions shares five indispensable tips learned from its own implementation of SAP BusinessObjects EPM 10.0 solutions, including how to effectively engage end users in more than just the requirements gathering phase.

by Tianbing Qian, Celestica
insiderPROFILES - 2011 (Volume 2), October (Issue 4)

Business analytics is becoming ever more important now that companies have increasing access to data. Electronics manufacturing services provider Celestica saw the opportunity to turn supply chain data into a competitive advantage. Get an inside look at how Celestica leverages business analytics to create a competitive edge for the organization and its customers in this Q&A with Dr. Tianbing Qian, Senior Director of Information Solutions.