tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87096281363307563542024-02-19T07:13:47.786-08:00Alexandra's BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03158502573645924893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709628136330756354.post-31049289882868908992016-06-15T02:37:00.001-07:002016-06-15T02:37:06.854-07:00How will the Next Generation of Support look like?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiPtXKh7xOg" width="480"></iframe><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03158502573645924893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709628136330756354.post-13311374258734204392013-08-08T01:11:00.000-07:002013-08-08T01:11:32.997-07:00HANA: Convergence of OLTP and OLAP Analytics
<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have seen the evolution of
Analytics: from operational analytics, using OLTP ABAP programs in ERP, to analytics
using SAP BW and a more robust architecture and governance, storing data in an
EDW (Enterprise Data Warehouse), and running OLAP reports. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have
also seen the evolution of SAP Business Content: from loading data straight
into InfoCubes to later using DSOs to create semantic layers, forming a more
robust EDW using LSA (Layered Scalable Architecture).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
front-end too has been through dramatic evolution: from OLAP tools, such as BEx
Analyzer, to a more flexible and end-user-friendly set of tools, based on BusinessObjects.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Throughout
this time, I saw an incredible demand for faster processing, at the same time
as data volumes grew bigger. With that, we see the challenges and limitations: even
if the system has all the data needed, the reporting tools cannot present it at
the level of granularity or speed that the user needs or wants to see it. The
technology imposes limitations on what the user can do: changes are not easily
made, most reports have to be published at an aggregated level, and users have
to be “smart” on how they run reports. Over time, we developed certain
“guidelines” to make solutions workable within the limitations imposed by the
technology.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we are
here to tell the story, we can keep watching the evolution as it happens.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As with
every story of evolution, sometimes major "revolutions" happen - and
this is the case of HANA - it came to disrupt everything - change paradigms -
make old truths irrelevant. It is no longer a problem to report directly on the
OLTP system - thanks to HANA's column tables, in-memory storage and parallel
processing abilities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">HANA changes
how we deal with data. We are now removing these limitations and saying to our users
– “it’s a blank canvas” and you can really do amazing things you couldn’t do
before. The “guidelines” are not going to be imposed on you anymore. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And the
circle is going back to its origins – we can now run real-time Analytics in the
OLTP with Business Suite on HANA (BoH) and the “Business Content akin” HANA
Live. We are closing the circle and showing that the evolution of technology is
allowing us to merge OLTP and OLAP.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a; font-family: Calibri;">Not only we
can sift through huge data volumes to analyse the “as is” but we can also forecast
the future using Mathematical and Statistical models we once saw in our a</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">cademic environments – data can “talk to you” and give you
intelligent insights on your future. This is also possible through HANA and
Predictive Analysis which makes use of Data Mining categories like Clustering,
Classification, Association and Time Series to give customers the capacity of
anticipating behaviours and taking proactive actions. We are literally
“predicting” the future through intelligent insights. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Things that
I once studied at university - like Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Algorithm and
Data Mining are becoming reality – they are embedded in new technologies such
as HANA and Predictive Analysis, to change our future for the better. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="color: #4e4a4a;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">HANA is
here to stay and change the Analytics game, at the same time it is allowing us
to get back to our origins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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