SAP - Unlocking the Value
Numerous enterprises around the world have invested in SAP ERP solutions to automate the transactions and processes of their operations. In many cases, the results have been excellent, driving down the traditional costs of managing daily business operations. These same companies now look to their investment in SAP and the data captured as an asset to support performance management initiatives.SAP ERP was designed as an OLTP system and not an analytical and reporting system. In fact depending on your needs you can even get away with a reporting instance. Yes you can run as many reports as you need from SAP and web enable them but consider these factors.
1: Performance
2: Data analysis
Enterprises that want to stay competitive and continue to succeed need to begin to address their wider business challenges by unlocking their informational assets for broad-based usage. In conjunction with this, enterprises can now take steps to maximize the value of their SAP systems. Many organizations running SAP applications are enhancing the value of their SAP solutions through the complete business intelligence (BI) capabilities of 1KEY Business Intelligence. Organizations can use 1KEY BI to leverage data from SAP BW, SAP R/3, mySAP and other sources.
1KEY BI gives a complete view of your performance by combining historical and operational data. As such, it provides a centralized reporting source for all your enterprise data. Using 1KEY BI in conjunction with SAP R/3, mySAP and SAP BW can lower your total cost of ownership, increase your return on investment, and enable a wider distribution of valuable information from SAP and non-SAP data. With 1KEY BI on SAP, people throughout your enterprise can have the information they need to improve and accelerate business decisions.
Posted on July 11th, 2008 by Vikram Kole
Filed under: Business Intelligence, Emerging Trends
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