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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A

    SAP HANA Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.

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    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsIncludes a one year free trial.
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    Community Pulse
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    When we get the installation of the SAP BO BI Platform done on one of the BO servers, we get a whole of stacks of SAP BO BI suite tools installed. This is a package that has reporting tools inside it. For instance, web intelligence-rich clients, SAP Crystal reports, etc. We can …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    You can analyze data in a offline mode so there is no need to be online to analyze data. It's easy to interpret the information. You can easily access the data. SAP Business Objects can be compatible with other applications and can also integrate. Dealing with big data can be a …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Analysis Services and Oracle Discoverer are more developer oriented than true self service tools and their development capabilities as well as their content delivery is limited. The Symantec layer sets BO apart in that regard. Heavy development is also possible and custom …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    I had to choose between Tableau, Birst and BO.
    I liked BO over these as the features like derived tables, merge dimensions, context operators are not there in other tools.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    We selected SAP Business Objects in the previous instance because we were implementing SAP ERP and the choice of Business Objects was favorable from an integration and cost perspective. We did not choose SAP Business Objects most recently because of the predicted long …
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    As our clients business runs on SAP and we are a big SAP shop, we went with SAP HANA Cloud.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    The main target was to get something that integrates with our current infrastructure in place and also fits in the same layer where my application and data resides.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    If we compare SAP Bussiness Objects Intelligence (BO) and SAP Hana, both are used for end-user data processing, the difference between them is that SAP HANA is a non-relational database and works in memory. Also SAP HANA is being used for processing of high volumes of …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP BO can be used on top of SAP HANA for creating meaningful and interactive data visualizations.
    SAP BW can be used as a sidecar with SAP HANA.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Compared to the above listed applications namely SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Cloud Platform, all the base features are SAP HANA. That is, SAP HANA is the primary Data source for all these 3 mentioned applications of SAP HANA in the current market. …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    HANA has been a huge improvement compared with previous versions of SAP BI. In my opinion it was the natural evolution of an old BI system.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Brilliant. It seamlessly connects to SAP Business Objects. We can create reports out of it directly and deliver it faster to users. Because of native SAP connectivity, it recognises different features of HANA like input parameters. It is very useful to restrict the dataset and …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    I did not used any inmemory databases other than SAP HANA.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    - Large Scale enterprise wide reporting is possible
    - Security is very tight
    - Real time data processing
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    271 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    319 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP HANA Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.550 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis6.452 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.352 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    53 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.344 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.0
    48 Ratings
    28% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)5.846 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.4
    53 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.953 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.450 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.3
    38 Ratings
    21% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access5.637 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.534 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.723 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    SAP HANA Cloud
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ACID compliance00 Ratings9.437 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings9.341 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings8.842 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.944 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings8.845 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (78 ratings)
    9.4
    (362 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (21 ratings)
    9.5
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    As mentioned earlier reporting was a big headache for us and the tools we used didn't support large data sets and visualization Performing analytics with such data sets was cumbersome and later post using this SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence we were able to correlate different data sets and prepare the dashboard pretty easier which were helpful and easier to understand.
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    SAP
    I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
    • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
    • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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    SAP
    • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
    • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
    • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
    • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
    • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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    SAP
    • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
    • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
    • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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    SAP
    We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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    Usability
    SAP
    From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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    SAP
    It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    SAP
    When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

    With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    SAP
    Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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    SAP
    However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    SAP
    I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

    Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    SAP
    Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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    SAP
    Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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    SAP
    I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    SAP
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
    • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
    • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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    SAP
    • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
    • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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