Edge BI: Comprehensive Business Intelligence Solutions

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI: Comprehensive Business Intelligence for Midsize Companies

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI software is the business intelligence (BI) choice for midsize companies that want to improve business processes, discover new opportunities, and get an advantage over the competition.

SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI can address any BI requirement - from flexible ad hoc query reporting and analysis, to dashboards and visualisation, to powerful data quality and integration – making information available to everyone who needs it.

Developed with business users in mind, Edge BI provides self-service access to live information, wherever and however people do their jobs – from search, mobile devices and dashboards to integration with everyday Microsoft Office applications.

	Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports Crystal Reports enables you to easily design interactive reports and connect them to virtually any data source. Your users can benefit from on-report sorting and filtering – giving them the power to execute decisions instantly.
	Ad hoc reporting, query and analysis With SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, your decision makers benefit from flexible ad hoc reporting, query, and analysis via the Web—without relying on IT. Through an intuitive Web interface, any business professional can access company data – presented in business-friendly terms – analyze it using simple point-and-click, and format it to meet personalized requirements.
	Interactive dashboards For executives and managers, SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI lets you deliver personalized business dashboards and visualizations. With simple point-and-click, users can interact with visual sliders and gauges to easily identify new opportunities and challenges.
	Office Integration Incorporating data into presentations, spreadsheets, and documents often is a time-consuming task – especially when you need updates. With Edge BI, your users conveniently access and use live company data directly, leveraging familiar tools like Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office SharePoint.
	Search and exploration Combine the simplicity and speed of search with the trust and analytical power of business intelligence (BI) to provide immediate answers to business questions, using familiar keyword searches to find information and explore directly on data.
	Mobile intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI offers the capability to deliver content over any wireless device. You can drill and interact on reports and metrics and take immediate action. Deployment is quick, easy, and secure, requiring no additional servers. Your users can be notified when a new report has been scheduled or modified. Plus, they can define what types of alerts they want to receive right through their mobile devices.
	Secure semantic layer End users are empowered with data abstraction which presents data in standardized business terms that are easy to understand and trust for self-service reporting and analysis.
	Advanced publishing Schedule and publish personalized reports – such as invoices, account statements, and more... – with a single action!
	Data integration Easily extract, transform, and deliver data in real time or at any interval, allowing you to gain a single view of your organization
	Robust administration Manage your entire SAP BusinessObjects Edge deployment through a single, web-based administration console.