introducing the world's first information architecture tool
DESCRIPTION
David Dichmann explains how modeling your information will improve data quality, reliability, integrity and agility to facilitate your BI initiatives and demonstrate the new PowerDesigner. New Features of PowerDesigner 16 include: Support for over 80 RDBMSs, more than any other modeling tool in the industry; Modernized, role-based user interface for customizable usability and management; Enterprise Glossary to ensure business terms and definitions are consistently managed throughout all models, and getting everyone speaking "the same language"; Improved Link & Sync technology with Impact Analysis ensures users are gathering all the connections throughout the entire enterprise to provide mission-critical decision support; The Power Designer Portal ensures all users have access to authorized metadata including graphics and full element definitions; Sybase IQ Reference Architecture Advisor allows users to understand the scope and size of their specific requirements. The new release PowerDesigner 16 will help you: Fix data quality issues caused by poor adherence to business processes or lack of standardization across systems; Provide business decision makers access to real-time analytics to understand if business strategies are on track; Respond to business changes quickly by adding additional reports or analytics or by changing hardware or software.TRANSCRIPT
INTRODUCING THE WORLD’S FIRST INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE TOOL
DAVID DICHMANNPRODUCT LINE DIRECTOR, SYBASE, INC.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
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“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
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ARE YOU ABLE TO…
… react quickly to changes in competition, regulation and customer/stakeholder demands?
… guarantee consistency and accuracy of reports with data defined differently throughout your enterprise?
… keep business goals and business intelligence implementations in lock step?
… demonstrate to management the value of business intelligence investments?
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… a Clear Understanding of Your Current Environment?
… Agility to Respond Quickly to Changes in Business & IT?
… Methods to Streamline Development & Deployment?
DO YOU HAVE….
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MODELING TOOLS EVOLVETechnology Innovations in Modeling Tools to Address Drivers and Trends
• Business-Centric User Interfaces for Metadata Changes– Business Users Get Own UI for Entering & Changing Metadata– All Business Metadata Collected into Same Pool as IT
• Integrated Business Glossary Standardizes Business Language– Single Enterprise Resource for Identifying Business Definitions– Aligns to All Design Artifacts: Naming Standards, Traceability
• Tools Enforce Standards with Libraries and Frameworks– Global Structures, Framework Support & Automated Enforcement
• Increased Integration Between Models & Metadata– More Automation in Dependency Collection & Tracking
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FOCUS ON INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
DATA ARCHITECTS MATURE INTO INFORMATION ARCHITECTS
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Increasing Data
Quality
•Trusted BI is used more
Increasing Reliability
•Available systems are used more
Increasing Data
Integrity
• Ease information understanding
Increase Change Agility
• Warehouse never out of date
INCREASING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ROIData Warehouse & BI System Owners Increase ROI by Increasing Demand for Services
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MODELING: BETTER BI BUSINESS VALUE Modeling & Metadata Management Contribute to Developing Better Business Value
agile data warehouse
improves business agility.
Traceability ensures source and transformation quality
Good Architecture minimizes failure
points, speeds reaction
Impact Analysis & management
reduce time, cost, risk
Source Definitions
ensures correct integration
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ARCHITECTING THE NEXT GENERATION
Data Management
Decision Support
Enterprise Architecture
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UNIQUE LINK & SYNC TECHNOLOGY
Link and Sync technology removes metadata silos, increases business & IT alignment and enables rapid response change
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KEY DIFFERENTIATORS FOR IA MARKETKey Capabilities Separating PowerDesigner from Competition in IA Markets
• Fully Integrated Business Modeling– Business Process Modeling Fully Linked to – Conceptual Data Models Fully Transformable to – Logical and Physical Data Models Traceable with– Data Movement Models Documenting All Movement
• Full Heritage and Lineage from Business to Technology• Enterprise-Wide Impact Analysis from One Tool• Change Management to "Operationalize" Architecture
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WHAT’S NEW IN POWERDESIGNER V16?Improvements to All Areas, All Capabilities
• Common Improvements– New Product Shell and Role-based User Interface– New Symbols and Drawing Features
• Improvements for Information & Enterprise Architects– Enterprise Glossary: Global Business Terms– Repository Impact Analysis, Portal Enhancements– Repository Portal Composer
• Improvements for Data Modelers– Updates to RDBMS Definitions & Some New Ones (Netezza)
• Sybase IQ Reference Architecture Wizard
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NEW SHELL AND USER INTERFACEModern Look and Feel, Improved Ease of Use, Extend to Non-Technical Users
• New User Interface–Windows 7 Look & Feel– Tabbed Documents– Collapsible Toolboxes
List & Icons, Auto-hide• New Shell– Role-Based UI
Select Menus, Tools
–Only What You Need– Nothing You Don't
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NEW SYMBOL AND DRAWING FEATURESImprove Communication and Collaboration with Easier to Read Diagrams and Symbols
• Enhanced Editing– Edit Attribute Details
• Horizontal Symbols– Better Readability
• Attribute Value Icons– Communicate w/Icons
• Automatic Routing & Bridges– Follow Lines Easier– Create Neater Models
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NEW ENTERPRISE GLOSSARYRepository-driven Business Terms to Align All Design to Business Language
• Global Business Glossary– Business Terms– Folder Hierarchy– Related Terms
Any Association
– Synonyms Other "Names" for the
Standard Term• Align to Design Anywhere– Use in Naming Convention– Check & Auto-complete
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REPOSITORY-BASED IMPACT ANALYSISExtends Reach of Impact Analysis to All Models Across the Enterprise
• From a Model– Launch Impact Analysis– Cascade Search to Linked
Repository Objects• From the Repository– Launch Impact Analysis– Cascade Throughout
Repository• Create IA Diagrams• Generate IA Reports
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NEW WEB PORTAL CAPABILITIESImpact Analysis & Search Improve Community Collaboration Over the Web
• New Quick Search– Search on Names, Codes
or Other String Fields– Direct Search UI
No Configuration Needed No Query Def'n Needed
• New Impact Analysis– Impact & Lineage– Analysis of Any Object– Tree-view Output
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NEW WEB PORTAL COMPOSER TOOLExtend Collaboration to New Concepts & Ideas, Validate Business Details, and More!
• Read & Write Over Web– Update Text Fields
Name/Code Comment
– Update RTF Fields Description Annotation
• Web RTF Updates:– Export Text to Word– Update in Word– Save & Upload to Portal
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NEW & UPDATED RDBMS SUPPORTImproved DBA Alignment and Productivity with Latest RDBMS Standards
• New or Updated for– DB2 UDB v9.7 CS– DB2 v10.x for z/OS – Netezza v5.0 –MS Access 2007 and 2010 –MS SQL Server 2008 R2– Sybase Adaptive Server
Enterprise v15.7 – And more:
Sybase IQ, ASA, Rep Server
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IQ REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE & SIZINGStreamline Sybase IQ Implementations with Architecture Patterns & Sizing Estimates
• PDM & EAM Together– Determine IQ Architecture– Configurable Servers
Anticipate Workload Anticipate Data Size
– Comparison Tools• Cost vs. Speed– Configurable Parameters– Determine Cost vs. Speed– Determine Optimal
Hardware Choices
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ADDITIONAL NEW FEATURESImprovements for Environment Compatibilities, Ease of Use, Modeling & Metadata Management
• Library Models– Library of Reusable Model Content, Sync'd by Repository
• Shortcut Improvements– "Full Content" – Easier Understanding & Navigation
• Extended Dependency/Traceability Link Improvements– Ext. Dependencies Traceability Links, Type Grouped– Ease Understanding of Link & Sync Dependencies
• New Environments–Windows 64-bit & Eclipse v3.6–MS Office 2010 & Visio 2010 Add-in Support
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POWERDESIGNER PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION
ALIGNING BUSINESS VIEWPOINTS WITH INFORMATION ELEMENTS FOR ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
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BENEFITS OF MODLEING
• Reverse EngineeringUnderstand
• Impact AnalysisManage
• Patterns & TemplatesDrive
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WHAT’S WORKINGWhat's Working for PowerDesigner in the Marketplace
Gartner says: PowerDesigner "[…] will appeal to organizations that want to use a single integrated modeling and metadata management solution as one of their core EA strategies — particularly those with a strong focus on information architecture in depth."*
* 28 October 2010: G00207406, "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools", Chris Wilson, Julie Short
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FOLLOW UP--LEARN MORE, DO MORE!Custom Demonstrations Available Worldwide
• Schedule a Customized Demo– Learn New Tips and Tricks During a Lunch and Learn– Improve Evaluation Experience with a Customized Demo
• North America: – Call 1-800-8SYBASE and Press ‘1’ for Sales Option – Tell Them You Want to Schedule a PowerDesigner Demo
• Outside North America: – Please Contact Your Local Sales Office
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FOLLOW UP--LEARN MORE, DO MORE!
• For more information on how PowerDesigner can help your organization’s information architecture needs, visit:
http://www.sybase.com/IA
• For analyst papers, technical whitepapers, on demand webcasts and more…
For More Information Please Visit:http://www.sybase.com/powerdesigner