Derrick Lildhar - Turning Data Into Enlightenment
The document discusses Sage's business intelligence product called Sage Intelligence. It begins with an agenda and then discusses why companies should invest in business intelligence solutions - to automate reporting, make insightful decisions quickly, and achieve immediate ROI. It then compares Sage Intelligence to other reporting options like Excel, Crystal Reports, and financial reporting utilities. Key benefits of Sage Intelligence highlighted are its ability to do enterprise-wide reporting beyond financials, leverage existing Excel skills, and include predefined reports. The demonstration outline discusses activating and using the product for dashboards, reports, report design, publishing, and scheduling reports. It concludes by providing additional resources on the product.
Derrick Lildhar - Turning Data Into Enlightenment
- 2. Agenda Positioning Overview Product Demonstrations Q&A
- 3. Why Invest in Business Intelligence? Automate Reporting Processes – All companies face pressures to reduce cost, improve cash flow, reduce risk and increase profits. Automation reduces the time your workforce spends on create reports, so they can be more efficient. Make Insightful Decisions – As companies grow or face stiffer competition it is imperative for them to be agile and responsive; quickly identify and act upon market trends or proactively solve issues. This can only be achieved with a dynamic, integrated reporting solution that provides a single version of the truth. Get Immediate ROI – For small & mid‐sized organisations the barriers of implementing a BI solution are costly and complex. Remove complexity with a integrated solution and a standard set of reports. Reduce cost by using a familiar tool and utilizing existing skills.
- 4. Comparing the Options Excel‐Based Reporting Utilities Financial Crystal Reports Intelligence Insight Reporter • Ability to design • Allows for report • Allows for report • Enterprise‐wide Excel custom reports design in Excel design in Excel and reporting • All standard module data analysis reports • Allows for access to all • Complex budgeting G/L data with • Consolidations and • Consolidations and • Ability to customize standard reports drilldown reporting beyond G/L reporting beyond G/L • Part of the G/L module • Multiple database • Multiple database reporting reporting and data • Data Analytic Cubes warehousing • Included in 5.6/6.0 • Sold separately
- 5. Benefits of Intelligence Installed in more than 22,000 businesses worldwide Multiple company Enterprise consolidations Reporting Beyond financial reports Solution Consolidated reporting from Sage ERP Accpac and other data sources Automated reporting
- 6. Benefits of Intelligence Leverage the power of Excel Ad hoc reporting Enterprise Analyse data through Reporting Dashboards, drill‐down, and Solution what‐if scenarios Simple Reporting with Powerful Analysis
- 7. Benefits of Intelligence Includes predefined financial and operations reports Enterprise Reporting Lower Cost of Leverage existing Excel Ownership skills Solution Intuitive Report Simple Designer Reporting with Powerful Analysis
- 8. Demonstration Outline How to activate Intelligence Dashboard Financial Reports – P&L and BS Financial Trend Analysis Report Designer – Consolidated Report Designer Publishing Reports – Generate and publish HTML reports – Scheduling and emailing reports – Creating shortcuts to reports
- 10. www.sageaccpac.com/intelligence • Product brochure • FAQ Thank you! • White paper Derrick Lildhar • Sage University