I’m doing two presentations at this week’s SAPinsider Conference in Singapore (covering Financials2014, GRC2014, BI2014, & HANA2014). I hope to see you there!
Optimising for BI and big data in the 21st century
Tuesday, 14 October, 2014, 11:45 – 12:45, Melati 4103
The notion of a BI competency centre to promote best-practice data to use throughout an organisation has been around for a long time, but new trends in business intelligence such as self-service data discovery, big data, and hybrid transaction/analytical systems mean it’s time to rethink. Drawing on real-life examples of companies like yours from around the globe, this session explores current trends in BI and what they mean to your BI organisation in the future. Attend to explore:
- Organisational implications of data discovery and big data
- Concrete next steps to building the BI organisation of the future
- The new BI competency centre best practices
How big data shapes technology strategies and drives business transformation
Wednesday, 15 October, 2014, 11:30 – 12:30, Melati 4111
This strategic session discusses the concept of “big data” and its impact on business and technology today and in the future. By attending, you will:
- Gain insight into the various ways big data impacts critical technology strategies, including mobile and analytics
- Explore use cases that illustrate how big data is driving new business models and revenue streams for companies across all industries and lines of business, and examine recent innovations from SAP that support these new business models
- Review SAP’s big data technology strategy and roadmap, from current offerings to planned investments around SAP HANA