Happy Halloween HTML5 Dashboard with SAP BusinessObjects
Here’s a quick interactive dashboard I put together using the beta version of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, which includes the ability to export dashboards to SAP BusinessObjects Mobile as HTML5…. Happy Halloween! Share and Enjoy Read More →
Halloween Fun with SAP Dashboards (Xcelsius)
As you get ready for next holiday season, here’s a pointless Halloween Dashboard created using an area chart in SAP Dashboards. If you really have nothing better to do with your time, here’s the original file. Have fun! Share and Enjoy ... [Read More...]
Making A Mobile HTML5 Dashboard: Follow-Up Q&A
In my previous post, I showed a dashboard that I created with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, exported to HTML5, and viewed through SAP BusinessObjects Mobile. I thought I’d do a follow-up in Q&A format (none of these questions were asked by real people, but please feel free to ask your own questions in the comment section below!). Before reading, if you haven’t already done so, you should take a look at the post by Tammy Powlas, Mobilizing... [Read More...]
Mobile Analytic Dashboards
Analytics and Mobile were made for each other! Here are the key statistics, at your fingertips: (The dashboard was created in SAP Dashboards, exported as HTML, and displayed in the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile application) Share and Enjoy Read More →
Concrete Examples of How Health Intelligence Saves Lives
An excellent article in Health Data Management by Greg Gillespie gives some wonderful examples of the power of analytics to improve health outcomes, looking at data from some of the 2,000+ clinical trials that Cleveland Clinic is currently running. I strongly encourage you to read the original article (also available in pdf format), but here are summaries of the three use cases highlighted: hand-washing analytics, central-line analytics, and blood-transfusion... [Read More...]
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 and EIM 4.0 Key Themes
If you’re interested in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0, you’ll find below the official key messages of today’s launch, which give a great summary of what’s important about the latest release, for customers with and without SAP ERP systems. Big data in real-time Real-time analytics powered by In-memory computing In-Memory Analytics (SAP HANA) – In-memory hardware appliance that is lightning fast on massively high-volumes of data. Enables business... [Read More...]
Business Analytics on the Samsung Galaxy Tab
Earlier this week, I had a quick chance to use the new Samsung Galaxy Tab — the first serious tablet rival to the iPad — and check out its analytic / business intelligence capabilities. The device runs Android 2.2, which supports Adobe Flash, so the first thing I tried was a couple of dashboards suitable for executives on the run, built using BusinessObjects Dashboard (formerly Xcelsius). First, the same Formula 1 example that I previously... [Read More...]
UFO Tracker Dashboard and More!
Here’s a fun UFO Tracker Dashboard from the zany folks at Reportalooza.com, designed by Josh Tapley using SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (Xcelsius) technology. It’s just one of several on the site that are part of the “Guest Challenge”, including cigar analytics and an overview of UK football – be sure to check them all out and vote for the winner!
Demo Jam Analytics at SAP TechEd Berlin
The Demo Jam evening at SAP Tech Ed Berlin featured Craig Cmehil as host, a packed audience, and lots of analytics. You can see the full selection of demos on the Virtual TechEd site. Here’s a selection that used analytics as part of their demonstrations. First up were Gregor Wolfe and Phil Loewen, the winning team of the Berlin Innovation Weekend, with a project that was just 30 hours old, to help non-profits improve their marketing and donation... [Read More...]
Business Intelligence in Lisbon: IT Operations Dashboards
SAP Portugal put on a great business intelligence event last week at the Oriental Museum in Lisbon (just up the road from the Belém Tower shown in my photo above). The sold-out event featured a series of great presentations from customers and partners – and a long (long!) networking lunch. I was nursing a cold from the previous presentation in Zurich, but managed to get through the keynote presentation and journalist interviews before my voice... [Read More...]
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