Navision Business Analytics

1. Navision Business Analytics Joyce Leung, Partner Technology Specialist

2. In the next hour… • Business Intelligence • Need & Opportunity • Navision Business Analytics Solution Overview • Features, Benefits, Solution Architecture • Solution Demo • Microsoft’s Vision for BI & Integrated Innovation

3. What Is Business Intelligence? BI applications provide access to critical data to help enterprise users make better business decisions A broad category of applications and technologies used for gathering, storing, analyzing and reporting data

4. ? Timely Distribution Business Logic ? Integration Data Sources ? Analysis Reports Today’s Information Challenges • Common Reporting Issues • Understanding company’s performance • Lack of business logic turning data into decision supporting information • Standard reports do not provide customized information relevant to the individual users • Struggle with complex multi-dimensional analysis • Difficulties sharing information

5. Other Business Intelligence Solutions • Focused on specific tactical area or technology • Lack enterprise wide strategic focus • Has led to pockets of Business Intelligence rather than pervasive Business Intelligence • Require users to learn complex new interfaces • Insight only available while working with specialized Business Intelligence tools • Not designed for use at every level of the organization • Usually expensive and complex to implement – ROI often a long way off

6. CRM Project Sales MFG Business Intelligence Financial/ Accounting Inventory Procure-ment HR What Organizations Are Asking For • An all encompassing Business Intelligence solution that reaches out to any data source • A single Business Intelligence platform to build upon • Seamlessly bring Business Intelligence information into core business processes • People at all levels of the organization able get the Business Intelligence information they need • Leverage existing investments and skill sets • A less expensive and time-consuming way to implement Business Intelligence

7. Need and Opportunity for Navision • A comprehensive analytics and reporting story • Enhance existing reporting and analytics features • Replacement of over 80% custom reports • Framework for developing custom reports • Upgrade catalyst • Rationale / motivation for upgrades • Customers will not have to redo their custom reports on new versions • Feature-rich, incentive to migrate • Competitive offering • More Cost-effective than niche BI vendors • Large customers will not have to spend on niche vendor solutions • Within reach for small customers (base solution) • Integrated solution

8. TimelyDistribution √ √ Business Logic √ Data Sources Integrations Analysis Reports Navision BA Solution Overview A comprehensive solution for business analytics • User-defined execution parameters for tailored reports helps provide relevant information to the individual users • Multi-dimensional, drag and drop analysis tools • Web-enabled access supporting collaboration for all contributors • Automatic report generation and scheduled distribution • Single analysis & reporting solution across multiple application areas • Easily configurable for custom extensions = Acceleration of reporting cycle, allowing more time for analysis

9. ISV Solutions Microsoft Navision Database Microsoft SQL Server DTS Microsoft Analysis Cubes DTS Base Solution Advanced Solution Excel The Setup

10. Base Solution: Reports Advance Solution: Analysis, Web

11. Navision Business Analytics - Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Vision • End-to-end integrated BI platform, applications and client tools • Collaborative, comprehensive and cost effective • Personalized, pervasive, familiar

12. Results Improve organizational productivity Bring Business Intelligence into core business activities Access and analyze information on demand Share business insight Collaborate on business critical decisions Leverage existing skill sets and familiar tools Achieve maximum ROI The Comprehensive, Integrated, Microsoft Business Intelligence Solution

13. Summary: MBS Navision Integrated ERP System with Powerful Analytics • Business Intelligence is imperative to becoming a smart, connected, collaborative organization Microsoft Business Intelligence Solutions • Comprehensive, collaborative, and cost effective • An integrated, pervasive Business intelligence platform • Powerful integrated business applications • Personalized, familiar client tools Results • Integrate Business Intelligence into core business processes • Learn from previous decisions • Investigate opportunity • Recognize trends • React quickly to changing market conditions • Instant access to intelligence located in core business applications

14. Resources • Demo Script • Fact Sheet • Technical Whitepaper • BDM Whitepaper

16. The tool in your strategy Business Analytics for Microsoft Business Solutions–Navision helps organizations gain business insight, make faster smarter decisions, and equip employees to contribute to organizational growth

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