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IBM Cognos BI & Performance Management
Friedel Jonker, Manager Business DevelopmentAnalytics & Performance Management
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The Business Application Foundation
‘Lights-On’ investments (availability/scalability) Fixed structure and processes Operations-centric (day-to-day transactions)
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TRANSACTION PROCESSES
TRANSACTION PROCESSES
Set goals and strategies, manage exceptions,react to market changes
Dynamic and ever-changing – iterative & collaborative Multiple, cross-functional sources for
complete understanding
MANAGEMENTPROCESSES
MANAGEMENTPROCESSES
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Consolidation within the BI & PM Market
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Applications & Blueprints
Access & Interactivity
Universal Capabilities
Business Modeling
Performance Management Platform
Information Infrastructure
IBM Cognos Performance Management System
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Applications & Blueprints
Access & Interactivity
Universal Capabilities
Business Modeling
Performance Management Platform
IBM Cognos Performance Management System – Performance Management Platform
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Applications & Blueprints
Access & Interactivity
Business Modeling
Performance Management Platform
Information Infrastructure
IBM Cognos Performance Management System – Universal Capabilities
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Applications& Blueprints
Access & Interactivity
Universal Capabilities
Business Modeling
PerformanceManagement
Platform
Data Access Strategy
Modern and Legacy Sources
Application Sources(SAP, Lawson, Oracle, etc)
OLAP Sources(SAP BW, Essbase)
Message Sources
Relational Sources
Open data access
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IBM Cognos Performance Management Platform
Exploit existing infrastructure choices Integrated & optimized with IBM infrastructure
Metadata
Content
Security
Services API
Content
Model
Admin
Upgrade
IT Tools
Shared Dimensions
Personal Datasets
Plan & Report Saved Objects
QueryService
MovementService
Calculation Service
Presentation Service
EventService
Streaming Service
Shared Set of Purpose-Built Services
Security Service
Cognos 8 Bus – Dispatcher SOAP, XML
SchedulingService
Attachments, Annotations
Data Integration & Data Quality Tools
Platforms & Databases
Security Providers & Firewalls
Application & Web Servers
Cognos 8 Architecture
User Experience
Infrastructure Fit
Universal CapabilitiesAccess and Interactivity Business Modeling
Modern and Legacy Sources
Application Sources
OLAP Sources
Access to All Data
Message Sources
Relational Sources
Open Data Access
Common Business Model
Initiatives, Metrics
System ContentMetadata, Events Search Index, Audit Logs, System Metrics
Optimized OLAP64-bit in-MemoryHigh PerformanceStreaming Cache
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IBM Cognos LineageHistory of Integration and Interoperability with SAP® Applications
Certified solutions since 1997 One of the first BI vendors to achieve
“Powered by NetWeaver” certification Historical & ongoing commitment to certification of Cognos software components Leverage expertise as part of over 35 IBM products that are SAP certified solutions Cognos software as part of
IBM Competency Centers focusedon SAP® applications
SAP, SAP NetWeaver and SAP R/3 are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries.
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Cognos Software CertificationsSAP NetWeaver Components
IBM Cognos 8v4 Interoperability with SAP NetWeaver®
SAPNetWeaver® Portal
SAP®
Web Application Server
SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse
Enterprise Portal iViews (EP-BP)
SAP Web Application Server
(J2EE-DEP)
OLAP BAPI interface
SAP BW (BW-OBI)
SAP® Business Suite (ECC) SAP ERP Central Component 6.0
SAP, SAP NetWeaver and SAP R/3 are registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries.
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Integration with SAP NetWeaverTM Portal
Browse
Content
Search
Content
View
Specific
Content
View
AlertsView
Metrics
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SAP R/3 and ECC (SAP ERP transaction system)
Virtual View Manager for SAP R/3 and ECC– Out-of-the-box connectivity to all mySAP modules– Provides extensibility for additional BI authoring– Leverages RFCs and BAPIs (SAP Certified Interface)– Supports any language– Delivered as part of Cognos 8 BI license– 3 Components (server, studio & data services for SAP)– Supported SAP version (4.6, 4.7, 5.0, 6.0)
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Virtual View Manager vs. Information Server?
Cognos Component Virtual View Manager Informations Server
Feature EII tool ETL tool
SAP R/3 & ECCYes
(4.6, 4.7, 5.0, 6.0)Yes
(4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.0, 6.0)
License Part of C8 BI (bundled)Separate license (LP:
US70K@2CPU)
SAP Transports No Yes
Advantage Real-time access Alternative to SAP BW
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InfoObject
Remote CubeODS ObjectInfoCube InfoSet
SAP BW InfoProvidersSAP BW InfoProvidersSAP BW InfoProvidersSAP BW InfoProviders
MultiProvider
BEx Queries
InfoProvider
Leverage Business Warehouse metadata and business content Access to all Business Warehouse structures Strong MDX support and hierarchy awareness BEx Variable support Reusing BEx business logic Currency Conversions Measure Formatting
Embracing and enhancing SAP BW
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IBM IBM Cognos 8
Optimized MDX
MDX Processor
SAPBW
IBM CognosSAP Provider
SAP NetWeaver
OLAP Processor
OLAP
BAPI
Metadata requests
Metadata requests
Metadata requests
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US Patent Application: 155A - Multidimensional Query Simplification Using Data Access Having Local Calculation Engine
Cognos allows unique tuning of our engine to accommodate complexities of SAP BW– Adjusting for using MDX or BAPI– Compensate for data sparsity– Overcome SAP’s limits around data volumes
Next Generation Access to SAP BW
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Current Ways to Improve BW Query Performance
BWAccelerator
Aggregat
esOLAPCache
ReportingEvent
ManagementContent
SchedulingIBM DB2
Summarized (or subset)materialized views ofInfoCube data
Accelerates response for similar queries by caching query result sets, and reading from cache instead of DB
Run popular queries in background(off hours) and push summary views of updated data to users – via IBM Cognos 8
Exploit DB2 Performance Features for SAP BW
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IBM Cognos 8 Integration & Interoperability with SAP BW
Indexed InfoCubes
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44
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IBM Cognos 8 SOA
ITTools Shared Set of
Purpose-Built Services
Open Data Access
ServicesAPI
Business Content
Common Business Model
BusinessWarehouse BWA
OLAP BAPI
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Infrastructure
IBM Cognos 8 BI
IBM Cognos 8
Studios
InfoCubes & MultiProviders DataStore-Object
SAP ERP Other Data Sources
SAP BW/BI
MS Excel / TM1 Web
Non-SAP Data Sources
IBM Cognos TM1IBM Cognos TM1
TM1 Turbo Integrator (ETL)
64bit cube in memory technology
TM1 SAP Connector
Non-SAP Data Sources
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Design Principles for BI & Performance Management
IT ownership Biz ownership
Model driven FutureInternal Information
Past External InformationData driven
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Design Principles: SAP BW and TM1
IT ownership Biz ownership
Future
Past External Information
Internal Information
SAP BW(ROLAP)
IBM CognosTM1
(OLAP)
Data driven
Model driven
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TM1 for IBM Cognos 8
Features
• Plug & Play Portlets
• Writeback
• Financial Intelligence
Benefits
• Real-Time Reporting
• What If Scenarios
• Offline Reporting
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Lade- und Kalkulationszeit in Minuten
173,3
105,7
87,7
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2,9
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SAP BW
Cognos Analysis
Orace Essbase
BPC (OutlookSoft)
IBM Cognos TM1
(Note: This chart, based on Median Load/Calculation Time in the OLAP Survey 6 data, was created by IBM Cognos.)
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SAP BW & BWA vs. TM1 and PowerPlay
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IBM & SAP: The Value of a Partnership
Strategic relationship for both companies 300 IBMers located in Walldorf (SAP Headquarter) IBM SAP Competency Centers Importance of DB2 as the database for SAP systems and as competitive differentiator to
Oracle IBM has over 36 integrations with SAP
– Cognos, Lotus, Websphere, InfoSphere (Ascential) etc.. New solutions such as BI Accelerator & Alloy for Lotus Notes Joint Marketing & Go To Market Activities
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Additional Information
IBM Cognos Software Website:– http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/solutions/sap
View customer webinars with Tellabs®, FirstEnergy® & Nike®– http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/solutions/sap/library.html
Whitepapers– IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Software and
Business Warehouse Accelerator
– IBM Cognos 8 Unlocking Hidden Value from theBusiness Warehouse
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