These are the notes as I heard them – feel free to comment below if you heard different. I won’t repeat any of the slides that are already covered Roadmap Discussion: What is next for SAP BusinessObjects BI - Notes
Part 2 is here: Lumira - Today, Tomorrow, Part 2 of askSAP Call Notes
SAP’s Jayne Landry said that only 10% users have access to the analytics they need.
Figure 1: Source: SAP
Over 37% on the call said they were currently using Lumira 1.20
Figure 2: Source: SAP
Figure 2 shows attendee response as to whether Lumira meets their visualization needs. Most said it meets “some of them”.
How is SAP Lumira Different
Figure 3: Source: SAP
Figure 3 was the agenda for Lumira
Figure 4: Source: SAP
Data wrangling is the “process of converting raw data into more convenient format for analysis/consumption” per SAP
Combine sources, transform the data as the data may not be in view you need it
Figure 5: Source: SAP
Visualizations “our brains are wired for visualizations”
Figure 6: Source: SAP
For visual discoveries you can use the “lightbulb” to show related visualizations
Figure 7: Source: SAP
On Figure 7 the Forrester agile visualization report was referenced - see it here
Figure 8: Source: SAP
Cindi Howson said it was “interesting but not surprising that integration w BI platform most important” as shown in the Figure 8 poll of the audience
Meeting with Customers
Figure 9: Source: SAP
Independent dealers don’t have IT people on staff
"Best tool used in last 10 years"
See this Daimler Truck video:
Figure 10: Source: SAP
Swisscom chose SAPLumira for Infographics, ESRI map integration and multiple data sets
Questions:
Q: Predictive and Lumira – SAP has Lumira, Predictive, InfiniteInsight
A: Predictive & InfiniteInsight will be merging
Q: What if you don’t want to run desktop version?
A: Can run Lumira Server or Cloud
Q: Trusted Data Discovery, Predictive - HANA has, with ETL – does Lumira plan to mesh into that?
A: 2 platforms – in HANA app – run natively on HANA
Also on BI Platform with auditing, trusted data discovery