Fast and precise answering to more and more complex business question is a goal which not every Business Intelligence system could help with achieving. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence - even though doesn't belong to neither the most complex nor comprehensive solutions - actually does help.

The higher data volumes are, the less easy to understand they are. Simultaneously, the larger the organization is, the more meaningful each decision made by its employees becomes. However, answering to business questions never is easy. Once - in most of cases - it bases on data analysis which, if provided manually, could last even a month or two, the need for efficient system to support the business problems solving is highlighting. Business Intelligence systems - in a very few words - may help with such problems and - by the way - take care about many other questions. Nonetheless, not every company requires the whole (and - therefore - relatively expensive) Business Intelligence systems. Instead, they can try the solutions which - even though provided by the largest and worldwide known vendors - are cheaper and cover a little tighter are of interest. One of such solutions is SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is a product which facilitates an access to the organization data. Thank to it, business users can quickly get to data they need and - therefore - answer the most recent questions almost immediately. What's important, the SAP solution allows non-technical users to avoid time consuming IT involvement so that they could benefit from unrestrained access to data, ad hoc reporting, and fully intuitive analysis based on differentiated sources. As a result, turning company data into actionable insights has never been easier.

The Web Intelligence features can therefore be divided into three sections:

• the ones which ad hoc reporting and analysis bases on,
• the ones enabling users to access information on their own,
• and the ones which allow to share the insights.

Designers, while preparing SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence software, have paid a lot of attention to simplicity and intuitiveness. Thereupon, business users are provided with numerous context menus, drag and drop features, additional charts and - maybe the most important - well organized toolbar. All these features allow to access interactive analysis quickly and without any special effort. Then, users may do almost everything they want with data to get the best insight. Thereupon, they are provided with different capabilities, including information drilling, slicing, and on demand formatting. Finally, a lot of weight was attached to mobility - users no longer need to be tied to their desks. With Web Intelligence software they may ask questions and analyze data as well as identify occurring trends and tendencies regardless of where they actually are. All the options can be accessed by them in the office and on the road as well.

Efficient and comprehensive access to information is the core of any successful analysis. That is why users of SAP BusinessObjects solution may easily access the data which originates from different sources at the same time. The type of the source also doesn't matter - the product ensures required flexibility and compatibility. However, it sometimes happen that the organization information may not actually be sufficient. In such cases, Web Intelligence software offers its users a chance to supply the company information with data from their own sources. Eventually, it's understood that the answer to a single business question may be hidden in different data sources, divided into separate elements. The SAP solution allows to pick up all these elements from different sources and put them into an integral whole so that the problem could be quickly solved without a need for separate approaches to each of data sources.

Not every insight into data is required and - at once - not every one is reliable and trusted. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence ensures the highest level of data trustworthiness by leveraging the common business terms and the semantic layer. Simultaneously, it keeps an eye on transparency and visibility which are indispensable within the sources of information and report details as well. The last but not the least, the solution allows users to share their reports securely with other users, equally well as customers, partners, managers, and stakeholders all over the world.

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence benefits

The ones above are the features and practical aspects of the Web Intelligence solution, which definitely influence on the problem solving and decision making process. But that's a general approach. What exactly the users may benefit from are:

• widened user autonomy
• simplified access to data
• completely new insights into data
• enhanced productivity and efficiency
• repeatable framework to support reporting and analytics
• powerful report sharing capabilities
• data access control
• system resource usage control
• universal tools for different tasks
• lowered TCO.

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence resources:

http://download.sap.com/download.epd... - the brochure hidden behind the link applies to the interactive analysis performed within the SAP BusinessObject Web Intelligence product. In the four pages of interesting information, there is everything what one could consider useful - from the simplest details to relatively complex technical information. Most of the product's features is described and the brochure finishes with the point - a short summary of features and benefits of the product.

http://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/large/business-intelligence/reporting-analysis/web-intelligence/index.epx - the official website of SAP provides a quick introduction to BusinessObjects Web Intelligence product. There is a short, one-paragraph overview of the solution, followed then with a list of features and functions, and benefits. Even though there isn't a lot of information included, it's a source which allows readers to get a whole view of the solution without superfluous technical details.

http://www.sap-press.de/download/dateien/2222/sappress_businessobjects_web_intelligence.pdf - here is the first chapter of a very interesting book devoted to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. It's a comprehensive introduction to the complexity of the product. Supplied with many illustrations, the book can be considered a real guide to the world of SAP BO. Additionally, here (http://www.sap-press.com/products/SAP-BusinessObjects-Web-Intelligence.html is where the book can be bought for about $80. The price isn't low, nonetheless the book is worth a this high spending.