2. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 1 Business Information Warehouse September 2000 Naeem Hashmi Founder, CTO The Information Frameworks URL: http://infoframeworks.com

3. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 2 PLEASE NOTE! This document is part of a presentation that author delivered at an SAP event on September 2000.This document is part of a presentation that author delivered at an SAP event on September 2000. As Technical architecture and the functionality about all products discussed in this document may have changed since its composition, author takes no responsibility for their latest functionality missing in this presentation.As Technical architecture and the functionality about all products discussed in this document may have changed since its composition, author takes no responsibility for their latest functionality missing in this presentation. For latest product information, contact the respective vendor.For latest product information, contact the respective vendor.

4. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 3 Agenda What is Business Intelligence? What is SAP Information Warehouse (SAP BW) How SAP BW Compares with 3 rd Party Data Warehouse Tools?

5. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 4 Richard Finklestein Ralph Kimball Ken Orr Doug Hackney John Zachman Larry English Bill Inmon Claudia Imhoff The Data Warehouse people...

6. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 5 Business Intelligence is an umbrella term, introduced by Howard Dresner of the GartnerGroup in 1989 to describe a set of concepts and methodologies to improve decision making in business through the use of facts and fact-based systems. Business Intelligence Terminology Executive Information Systems Executive Information Systems Decision Support Systems Decision Support Systems Enterprise Information Systems Enterprise Information Systems Management Support Systems Management Support Systems OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) Balanced Score Cards Balanced Score Cards as well as newer technologies such as: Data Mining Data Mining Data Visualization Data Visualization Geographic Information Systems Geographic Information Systems Data Analysis EIS Query & Reporting InternetData Mining Business Information Database RDBMS Business Intelligence Environment Legacy Systems Mid to late 70’s Early 80’s Late 80’s Early to Mid 90’s Legacy Systems MDBMS Knowledge Management The Business Intelligence

7. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 6 The Data Warehouse definition Bill Inmon, known as the father of data warehousing, defines a data warehouse as "a subject-oriented, integrated, non-volatile and time-variant collection of data in support of management decisions."

8. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 7 Architectural layers of a Data Warehouse WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER DATA PROVIDER INFORMATION PROVIDER Data Sources Information Consumers Information Delivery Content Management Content Creation Information Acquisition

9. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 8 Ralph Kimball Approach The Father of Star Schema - deal for OLAP. Classification criteria Classification criteria Key figures Key figures PeriodDivisionCustomergroupPlantProductgroup Prod.quantitySalesvolumeRevenueProd.costsEmployeesFixedassets "What is my profitability by customer over time, by region ?"

10. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 9 Types of Data Warehouses Data Sources Data Warehouse Independent Data Marts Data Marts Data Warehouse Data Sources Dependent Data Marts Data Marts Data Sources Data Warehouse Global Data Warehouse

11. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 10 Characteristics of Information Objects Operational - enable the user to maintain control over day to day transactions in a transactional system Overdue Orders Orders on Hold Released sales orders Overdue Orders Orders on Hold Released sales orders Fiscal/legal - fulfill external and statutory governance reporting requirements which are mandatory for the corporation Consolidated Income Statement Balance Sheet Tax Reporting Sales Out Consolidated Income Statement Balance Sheet Tax Reporting Sales Out Management - assist in analysis or measurement based on key performance indicators/metrics of the business Orders and Backlog reporting Profitability Analysis (e.g. product P&Ls) Variance Analysis (performance vs.. plan) Documents - to share knowledge among a broad spectrum of audience - public and private, multimedia Product Announcements Technical Support Material Product specifications Ad Hoc Query Batch Processing OLAP Mostly Static INTERnet INTRAnet OLTP DATA WH/MART KNOWLEDGE WH Enterprise Information Portals

12. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 11 Typical Data Warehouse Components

13. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 12 Components of SAP BW

14. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 13 SAP BW - Open Solution - 3rd Party Integration Data Load Data Access

15. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 14 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports ETI, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

16. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 15 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports ETI, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

17. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 16 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports ETI,SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

18. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 17 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, ETI, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

19. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 18 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports,Code Generators ETI, SAS, D2K Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

20. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 19 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, ETI, Prism, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

21. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 20 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports ETI, Prism, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

22. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 21 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports ETI, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

23. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 22 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports ETI, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Compaq BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

24. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 23 Comparing SAP BW with 3rd Party Data Warehouse Construction Tools  3rd Party DW Components: Acta Technologies, Oracle, IBI, Cognos, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, UPI ETI, Prism, SAS Informatica, Oracle DataMart, Sagent, DataStage TIBCO, Mercator for SAP, Digital BusinessBus ArcPlan  Microsoft SQL Server 2000

25. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 24 Strategies for implementing BI solutions using BW

26. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 25 ASAP Methodology for BW Source: SAP

27. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 26 Rest 2% Operation/ Administration 9% Hardware & Communication 13% DWH-Software 13% Implementation & Ongoing Upgrades 28% End-User Costs 35% Lowest Total Cost of Ownership Data Warehouse Cost Structure SAP BW Cost Reduction Source: Strategy Partners International, 1999

28. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 27 Lowest Total Cost of Ownership Source: Strategy Partners International, 1999 Case study at live SAP BW customer

29. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 28 Reasons for selecting BW Business know-how is built in - rich Business content Hub for eBusiness applications Powerful analytical applications Enterprise wide data management tools Single-point-of-administration Leverage R/3 knowledge Open architecture Web enabled Portal ready

30. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 29 Reasons for selecting BW as Information Supply Hub Lowest total cost of ownership Seamless integration with the eBusiness processes Mature Product Proven high performance and scalable infrastructure Global Support Vendor Stability - SAP is here to stay... Lowest total cost of ownership Seamless integration with the eBusiness processes Mature Product Proven high performance and scalable infrastructure Global Support Vendor Stability - SAP is here to stay...

31. Copyrights, 2000, Information Frameworks September 2000 30 Questions ! Naeem Hashmi Founder, CTO The Information Frameworks URL: http://infoframeworks.com