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Simplement’s flagship solution Data Liberator, combined with Microsoft Analytics Solutionsprovide a compelling and cost effective alternative for delivering self-service insights for yourSAP Landscapes.
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Unique Value PropositionSimplement’s flagship solution Data Liberator, combined withMicrosoft Analytics Solutions provide a compelling and cost effectivealternative for delivering self-service insights for your SAP Landscapes.*If you got to your seat, prior to the session – please take 3 minutesand follow the instructions to access Power BI on your mobile device– we will be showing a live change to a report*
SIMPLEMENT ATTENDEES / AGENDAAttending in person:Bill MacLean – Chief Data ArchitectJohn Kleinhenz – Strategic Account ExecutiveAgenda: Who is Simplement? What does the Simplement Solution do? How does it work? Data Liberator Platform Smart Starts (pre-built data models – plugs right into MS PowerBI) Simplement - POWER BI on attendees mobile device Customer Stories / Business Scenarios Q&A
Who is Simplement?BUSINESS LOGIC LAYERS Unique solutions provider that leverages the MicrosoftDATA LIBERATOR TRANSFORMimprovetechnology to help SAP customersreporting.SQL INSTANCE& TOOLS Award winning software for innovation from Microsoft 2014,2015 In business since 1998, profitable, with 25 employees Microsoft Certified Gold PartnerREAL-TIME SAP DATA SAP customers are our only focus, our team has been in yourshoes Software company with expert consulting servicesbeen onNON-SAPmakingDATASAP easier to Our main focus since we began has REAL-TIMEuse and more accessible
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WHAT DOES THE DATA LIBERATOR DO?1REAL TIMEDATA OUTOF SAP No Load on SAP Always up to date Replication (notextraction)2EASIER/MOREINTUITIVEAutomatic DataTransformation Leverage SAP Security ModelHierarchiesFull English DescriptionsMuch moreApply the Power of MicrosoftBI to SAP data.3BETTERSAPREPORTING C-Level Friendly – ExecutivesLove the visualization Self-serve reporting is areality Enable End User ToolsPowerBI, Excel, etc.
SIMPLEMENT PRODUCTSFlagship software – TheLiberator :DATADataLIBERATOR TRANSFORM& TOOLSSQL INSTANCEBUSINESS LOGIC LAYERSREAL-TIMEProjector,SAP DATA HierarchyIncludes: Replication Manager, Data Director (SecurityProjector, Buena Vistas, Long Text, etc.)Supplemental reporting products – Smart Starts :REAL-TIME NON-SAP DATAAvailable Smart Starts : AR, AP, GL, Purchasing, Inventory & COPAIncludes: Fact and Dimension Views in SQL Server, plus models and samplereports.
No load on SAPHOW DOESTHE DATALIBERATOR WORK?Automatic Data TransformationsAutomatic Security and HierarchiesTools and Business Logic that are SAP AwarePre-Built Models deliver Business Solutions right nowSQL Server, Oracle, Db2, or HANA SAP SourceA fraction of the cost in Money and Time
The Data Liberator is NOT simply adata movement tool (overview)Data Movement Tools don’t do what The Data Liberator does Data Liberator automatically understands and enhances SAP data Data Liberator comprehends the customer’s total SAP environment, including custom Z objects Data Liberator automatically transforms SAP data Data Liberator Smart Starts create business entities from raw SAP dataReplication for the Data Liberator As long as it’s replicated, we don’t care how the data gets to the Data Liberator We provide out of the box data replication for SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 We use SLT for HANA Customers have also used Informatica (CDC) and Oracle Golden Gate
Simplement Data Liberator and HANA Source The Data Liberator works with HANA just the same way it works with SQL/Oracle/Db2 The Data Liberator’s sophisticated automatic abstraction and semantic enhancementinsulate your developers and future-proofs their work if/when you move to HANA All the value-add work is done on the Data Liberator, not in the replication channel. The particular replication method chosen is not important Use SLT to replicate data from HANA, and the Data Liberator will keep performing itsjob of simplifying SAP data, resolving Security and Hierarchies, providing a stableabstraction layer, injecting semantic information, and providing a modern modelingenvironment
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NOT simply a data movement tool (detail)SIMPLEMENT DATA LIBERATOR Cluster TablesPool TablesSecurityHierarchiesAutomatically creates realtables from the Multiplelogical tables stored asbinary data in SAP tableclustersAutomatically createstable-value objects frommultiple logical tablesstored in SAP table poolsAutomatically provides SAPsecurity to Liberated data.Automatically Resolves: Key Org Unit Groups HR ReportingRelationships Financial StatementsDates/TimesTable/ColumnNamesBuilding BlocksNo Impact on SAPSRV tool makes it easy tocreate standardized viewsLiberator avoids RFC callsand extractions, so there isno load on your sourcesystem.Stored as text by SAP.Liberator solutionautomatically converts tothe proper data types.Liberator automaticallydescribes every table andcolumn in English
SIMPLEMENT REFERENCE ARCHITECTUREFOR FLEXIBLE SAP REPORTING IN A MODERN DATA WAREHOUSE ENVIRONMENTREPORTING INSIGHTSIN-MEMORY MODELS(BI SEMANTICMODELS)REPORTDEFINITIONSDATA LAKE AND EDWBusiness LogicEncapsulationLOGSREPORTING VIEWSAND PROCEDURESPROJECTED SECURITYAND AYERREAL TIME PROVIDERSAPAPPLICATIONDATA LIBERATORSAP SOURCEFRONT-ENDBI SYSTEMSSAPReal-Time ReplicationKEY: Smart Start Componentsdeployed in conjunction with DL
Simplement Drives Azure ConsumptionMotivates Customer to Lift and ShiftSAP AppServer(s)Data LiberatorSAP Database ServerAnalysis andPresentation(Azure IAAS or on-prem)SimplementEngineLogsSAP Database*EtcLiberated Real-TimeSAP dataLiberator SecurityProjector enables allLiberated Data to inheritactual SAP security modelwithout changes.Feed to AzureMany publishing optionsnot shownSimplementSmart StartsCustomModelsLiberator Xforms, Projectors, EtcNon SAP dataSAPtables* Can also be feddirectly from DataLiberator
REAL TIME SAP ANALYTICSPowered by Simplement AND Microsoft Power BIEnables self-service analytics for businessusers using PowerBI or existing BI toolsDelivers value to the business in under 60daysAnalyze real-time data with zero impact onyour SAP infrastructureCost justification in 1-2 months vs. Hana.Operates alongside or in lieu of BW / SAP BIimplementationsMicrosoft and Simplement – Best in class / Best in cost for SAP analytics.
PRE-BUILT ANALYTIC CONTENT (REPORT)Rich, interactive visualizationsand self-serve data sets built onPower BI for every part of yourbusinessAP(Accounts Payable)ARInventory(Accounts Receivable)Asset HistoryOverhead(Capital Assets/Equipment)COPA(Profitability Analysis)General LedgerPurchasingSales & Distribution
SIMPLEMENT PRODUCTS YERS SQL INSTANCE REAL-TIME SAP DATA REAL-TIME NON-SAP DATA DATA LIBERATOR TRANSFORM & TOOLS Flagship software -The Data Liberator : Includes: Replication Manager, Data Director (Security Projector, Hierarchy Projector, Buena Vistas, Long Text, etc.)
