BI Consultants Lead the Way Identifying Cost-Effective Solutions to Improve the Performance and Availability of SAP Solutions ACTON, Mass., Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Claricent, Inc., a Massachusetts-based provider of SAP® business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced it has signed an exclusive reseller agreement with DataVard, Ltd. to distribute the company’s innovative SAP NetWeaver BW [...]
Claricent, Inc. Joins With DataVard to Bring SAP Productivity Tools to Mid-Market Enterprises
August 5th, 2011 | Posted in Archiving, Business Warehouse, CanaryCode, Monitoring, Outboard, Performance, Press Releases, SAP
Claricent Inc. Sponsors DiscoverSTEM 2011, a Regional Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Showcase
October 26th, 2011 | Posted in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Claricent Inc. Sponsors DiscoverSTEM 2011, a Regional Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Showcase Acton, MA based STEM organization hosts DiscoverSTEM 2011 educational event to foster awareness and interest in Science Technology Engineering & Math careers. Acton, MA (October 26, 2011) – Claricent, Inc., a Massachusetts based provider of information [...]
SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 or 4.1?
September 7th, 2011 | Posted in 4.0, Business Objects, Crystal, DataServices BODS/BODI, SAP, Universe Designer, WebUI, Xcelsius Dashboards
Looking for answers on which SAP BusinessObjects version to implement, 4.0 or 4.1? Check out our latest contribution at ASUG.com here
What do we call these today? Official SAP BusinessObjects product names.
August 19th, 2011 | Posted in 4.0, BPC, Business Objects, Crystal, DataServices BODS/BODI, SAP, Universe Designer, WebUI, Xcelsius Dashboards
This just in. The official list of product names as listed in SAP Note 1621084 (requires login to service.sap.com) .
SAPRouter now available for SAP BusinessObjects
August 19th, 2011 | Posted in Business Objects, SAP
Great news! I just came across this notice. This is quite an improvement over the existing method of setting up remote desktop access etc. to your backend SAP BusinessObjects systems. Now you can enjoy direct access by SAP development support to your BOBJ landscape just as you are used to with your existing SAP landscape. [...]
Three myths that inhibit SAP Virtualization
July 29th, 2011 | Posted in Press Releases
I had the pleasure this week to attend a presentation from Andre Kemp, who is an SAP Migration Specialist at VMware. Andre raised a few great points about mis-conceptions about SAP virtualization. He basically stated the following: Virtualization jeopardizes performance Virtualization is only useful for server consolidation The benefit of virtualization doesn’t span across the [...]
What’s the difference between SAP BPC Lite and Full Optimization
July 13th, 2011 | Posted in BPC, Business Objects, SAP
On our project we had a discussion on what the optimization functions are in SAP BPC netWeaver 7.5, their differences, and when they are to be used. Here is what we found based on research and our experience: Lite Optimization Background (ref SAP 1551154) Is a maintenance process similar to the BW InfoCube performance maintenance tasks of index rebuild, [...]
Applying Heuristic Principles to Dashboard Design & Evaluation
June 22nd, 2011 | Posted in 4.0, Business Objects, Business Warehouse, SAP, Xcelsius Dashboards
Heuristic evaluation is a popular usability inspection method for systematic assessment of a user interface for ease-of-use. This methodology can be extended to evaluate usability of dashboards with the following set of principles: 1. Alignment with Objective(s): The dashboard should meet its objective(s), as defined and understood by the users, on an ongoing basis [...]
A solution vision for SAP Business Objects BPC v7.5 NetWeaver
June 20th, 2011 | Posted in BPC, Business Objects, Business Warehouse, SAP
With the introduction of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5 version for SAP Netweaver, there is ample opportunity for significant improvements of the workflow and consolidation of data for planning processes and applications. Having had the opportunity to provide a solution for our client using BPC Netweaver version 7.5 along with SAP BW v7.01 I [...]
Why Nearline Storage matters to your SAP installation
May 26th, 2011 | Posted in Archiving, Outboard, Performance, Press Releases
How many SAP shops have watched their data growth double, triple, or quadruple, way beyond the projected growth rates? In the world of I.T. where data centers are expected to explode beyond their confines, where every service is expected to be 24/7 and where change is the norm, no one is surprised… but what plan to [...]
