One More Independent Bites The Dust

admin · 12th October 2007, 06:36 AM

One More Independent Bites The Dust

The CORTEX is about to launch and as usual the BI industry is not sleeping: SAP and Business Objects have agreed to become one. The public plan is for BOBJ to become an independent business unit under SAP.

My question - to kick-off discussions on the CORTEX - is to ask: What does this mean to the many BOBJ users in Australia?

How does this impact the future of BOBJ products?

Does this mean anything to the BOBJ specialists out there?

Why has SAP succeeded where so many others (IBM, HP, etc.??) apparently failed?

So I know the CORTEX is only just starting, but if anyone joins and has some insights, then please jump-in and make a comment!

Steve Bennett · 14th October 2007, 06:57 PM

A cross-post from the Local Events forum. Business Object's annual Asia Pacific customer conference is on again.

Patrick · 15th October 2007, 11:39 PM

I think SAP has a large user base and its reporting suite wasnt crash hot, so they have a large base to sell business objects into.

I dont think it will make any difference to users in Australia as BO will continue to support and develop there product. Maybe I will be cynical and say the price of BO will go up.

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Originally Posted by admin

The CORTEX is about to launch and as usual the BI industry is not sleeping: SAP and Business Objects have agreed to become one. The public plan is for BOBJ to become an independent business unit under SAP.

My question - to kick-off discussions on the CORTEX - is to ask: What does this mean to the many BOBJ users in Australia?

How does this impact the future of BOBJ products?

Does this mean anything to the BOBJ specialists out there?

Why has SAP succeeded where so many others (IBM, HP, etc.??) apparently failed?

So I know the CORTEX is only just starting, but if anyone joins and has some insights, then please jump-in and make a comment!

admin · 16th October 2007, 11:14 PM

Jees ... None of the 'major' BI platforms is cheap at the moment. I really hope the price comes down - not up!

Of course, I wouldn't mind SAP users paying more: they are used to it I hear, and maybe they can subsidize BOBJ for the rest of us!!

Steve Bennett · 1st November 2007, 11:16 AM

I have just revisited Business Object's online community site and got some value out of it. I liked the example visualisations they are posting. All based on xcelcius of course but if you accept the extra complexity in administration, then these show you what is possible.

Check it out.

Steve Bennett · 1st November 2007, 11:26 AM

Online data-geek site Swivel is almost a year old and their survival is worth celebrating in my view.

For those who don't know, Swivel's site allows you to combine your data with publically available data sources and then produce a gorgeous range of visualisations. It's the power of the visualisation tool combined with public and private data that makes this site really interesting in my opinion.

Let's hope this is the sign of things to come!

Steve Bennett · 13th November 2007, 11:45 AM

Read Business Objects same-day message to their customers. Cross post from the IBM and Cognos forum.

12th October 2007, 06:36 AM	#1
admin Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15,959 Blog Entries: 7	SAP and BOBJ News and Views One More Independent Bites The Dust The CORTEX is about to launch and as usual the BI industry is not sleeping: SAP and Business Objects have agreed to become one. The public plan is for BOBJ to become an independent business unit under SAP. My question - to kick-off discussions on the CORTEX - is to ask: What does this mean to the many BOBJ users in Australia? How does this impact the future of BOBJ products? Does this mean anything to the BOBJ specialists out there? Why has SAP succeeded where so many others (IBM, HP, etc.??) apparently failed? So I know the CORTEX is only just starting, but if anyone joins and has some insights, then please jump-in and make a comment! Last edited by admin; 1st November 2007 at 11:07 AM. Reason: To generalise the thread

14th October 2007, 06:57 PM	#2
Steve Bennett Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 386 Blog Entries: 26	2007 Business Objects Insight APAC and Japan A cross-post from the Local Events forum. Business Object's annual Asia Pacific customer conference is on again.

16th October 2007, 11:14 PM	#4
admin Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 15,959 Blog Entries: 7	Price Increase??? Jees ... None of the 'major' BI platforms is cheap at the moment. I really hope the price comes down - not up! Of course, I wouldn't mind SAP users paying more: they are used to it I hear, and maybe they can subsidize BOBJ for the rest of us!!

1st November 2007, 11:16 AM	#5
Steve Bennett Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 386 Blog Entries: 26	BOBJ Insight I have just revisited Business Object's online community site and got some value out of it. I liked the example visualisations they are posting. All based on xcelcius of course but if you accept the extra complexity in administration, then these show you what is possible. Check it out. __________________ “My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought Id need so many people” Five Years Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars David Bowie

1st November 2007, 11:26 AM	#6
Steve Bennett Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 386 Blog Entries: 26	More on Visualisation Online data-geek site Swivel is almost a year old and their survival is worth celebrating in my view. For those who don't know, Swivel's site allows you to combine your data with publically available data sources and then produce a gorgeous range of visualisations. It's the power of the visualisation tool combined with public and private data that makes this site really interesting in my opinion. Let's hope this is the sign of things to come! __________________ “My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought Id need so many people” Five Years Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars David Bowie

13th November 2007, 11:45 AM	#7
Steve Bennett Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 386 Blog Entries: 26	IBM Buying Cognos Announcement Read Business Objects same-day message to their customers. Cross post from the IBM and Cognos forum. __________________ “My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought Id need so many people” Five Years Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars David Bowie

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