BI IN THE CLOUD: TIME TO TAKE THE PLUNGE? Sunil Murray Sales Director Birst Smurray@birst.com...

BI IN THE CLOUD: TIME TO TAKE THE PLUNGE?

Sunil MurraySales DirectorBirst

Smurray@birst.com720-530-9105

AGEN

DAAgenda

• Current Situation• The evolution of Business Intelligence• BI in the cloud – What, How, When?• Pros and Cons• What does the future hold?

CHALLENGES AFFECTING CURRENT BI INITIATIVES

CHALLEN

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JECTSCurrent Situation

• For the 4th year in a row, BI & analytics tops CIO’s Priority list for Enterprise Initiatives* (Business Week?)

• Gartner estimates ~ 60% of BI projects fail*

• Despite decision support tools being around for the last 20-30 years, Business Units still struggle with information access.

CHALLEN

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JECTSChallenge: Why is BI so Hard?

• Process• ETL – DW – Visualization • Data – Internal & External; Structured and Un-Structured• Top down or Bottom up BI?

• People• Who owns BI projects• Increasing business demands to unite corporate strategies with

departmental goals• Consumerization of IT

• Technology• Tools & Skills required for ETL• Tools & skills required for Data Warehousing• Tools & skills required for Front-End Analytics

CHALLEN

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JECTSChallenge: Why BI is Hard

UsersData Warehouse

ETL Extract Transform & Load

OLAPEngine

Reporting Engine(s)

FinanceData

CRMData

OperationsData

MoreData

Ad Hoc Queries

Dashboards

Reports

Data Discovery

Time Consuming Process

THE EVO

LUTIO

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F BIThe Evolution of BI: Three key trends

• Collaboration:• Team based Decision Making• Data-Driven Decision Making• Companies, Partners & Suppliers

• Corporate Performance:• Drive top line results• Reveal new competitive advantages

• Agility:• Consumerization of Enterprise IT• On demand, anywhere, anytime

THE EVO

LUTIO

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F BICapabilities Gap

BI Suites

Agility

Capa

bilit

y

DiscoveryTools

USER DEMAND

THE CASE FOR CLOUD BI

THE CASE FO

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D BI

Cloud vs. On Premise: Preconceptions

On-premise BI Cloud BI

Pros

Cons

• Secure• IT in Control• Flexible• Proven Technology• Follows Rigorous

Methodology

• Easy to Use• Low TCO• Fast Time to Value• Modern Architecture• Lightweight – fit for POCs• Lower TCO

• Difficult to Use• High Cost• Slow Time to Value• Lack of Innovation• Requires Multiple

Technologies• Disconnect between IT

and Business

• Perceived lack of Security• Lack of Control• Lack of Reusability• Light-weight Technology• Inability to handle Big Data• Business Only Tool

THE CASE FO

R CLOU

D BI

Cloud BI: Infrastructure

• Multi-Tenant Hardware• Security• Financial options

• Various Storage Options• Near Line• High Availability• Archive

• Accessibility• SMBs, Large

THE CASE FO

R CLOU

D BI

Cloud BI: Development

• Various Options for Deployment• Visualizations• Database/Data Marts• Data Connectivity

• Shared Development• Resource Availability

THE CASE FO

R CLOU

D BI

Cloud BI: Over all TCO

• Time to Value• Deliver BI Projects faster – weeks vs. months

• Increased Access = Maximum Results• Scalability & Flexible Environments• Greater Visibility

FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

THE CASE FO

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D BI

Cloud BI Architecture

FUTU

RE CON

SIDERATIO

NS

Hybrid Approach

• On Premise & Cloud BI• Logical Data Stores• Standardized 3rd party data feeds• Mobile BI – solved

QUESTIONS?

Thank You

Sunil MurraySales DirectorBirst

Smurray@birst.com720-530-9105