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SAP® Role Based Access Control (RBAC) - also called role based security: It's based upon what do users do -- why are they using the application and what do they need to accomplish within the application? Role-based security is a form of user-level security where the application doesn't focus on the individual user's identity; but rather on a logical role they occupy. This can be implemented many ways. One way is to recognize Groups and Activity Groups that represent the Roles. The application can query these Groups (through the Authority Check process) and make security decisions based on the group’s Authorization Object settings. For example, if access to a particular transaction is restricted to members of the HR Admin Role, a local group called HR_Admin can be created to represent that role. What's most appealing about this simple role-based architecture (to SAP Security Administrators and users alike) is how it simplifies life for both – because a well-understood mechanism to implement security now exists. More next month… |
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Similarly, business intelligence tools were once new products with very few vendors, limited features, and high price tags. However, today there are many different vendors with multiple, similar features causing pressure to differentiate them on price. For the consumer, this makes today a fantastic time to invest in a business intelligence solution, but also means a significant and often difficult decision lies ahead. In this article, I compare 3 of the top business intelligence commercial tools and one leading open source tool. I will present a feature comparison of each one to help you with this selection. We expect you will learn from this matrix that while many of these vendors offer similar features, some may be more suited to you than others may. We present this matrix as compiled by Ashvan Technologies. |
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 Business Intelligence for Mid-Size Organizations A step-by-step guide to how business intelligence can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization - regardless of its size. Your company is on a high growth path. You know that more time needs to be spent analyzing what's occurring and planning for the future, but you're not sure how to get there. The great news is business intelligence (BI) is not just for industry giants anymore and it can help your mid-size organization. Now is the time to transition from the spreadsheet as a primary analysis tool to BI that is a better fit for a growing company like yours. More>> Implementing A Business Intelligence Strategy A Practical Guide to Business Intelligence Standardization. More>>  Data Management Group Partners with Business Objects for Launch of Open Appliance Initiative Data Management Group, a leading strategic consulting firm focused on helping organizations make better business decisions based on end-to-end business intelligence and enterprise performance management solutions, today announced it extended its relationship with Business Objects by joining the Business Objects Open Appliance Initiative (OAI). This new global partner network is designed to offer customers an array of BI appliances that provide innovative and streamlined ways to deploy integrated BI and data warehousing solutions within their organizations. More>> Data Management Group Earns Platinum Status for Business Objects Partner Program Data Management Group is very pleased to announce that they have achieved Platinum Level partner status in the Business Objects Solution Provider Partner Program – the highest recognition level in the program. More>> 
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING |
"We were immediately able to gain insight into the production SAP® system and generate business intelligence for executive stakeholders as well as gain insight and understanding of the performance of the Municipal Authority. ROI was received immediately by leveraging existing internal BI resources for reports development lessening the workload on our internal ABAP report writer." Don Crawley Manager, Application Development & Support Information Technology Halifax Regional Municipality |
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VGFOA Conference - Virginia Beach, VA, May 23-25
Data Management Group's Bernie Akporiaye has been chosen to present "Budgeting in Government" at the 40th annual Virginia Government Finance Officers Association (VGFOA) Spring Conference. The conference is to be held from May 23rd through the 25th at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach. This is the second year that Data Management Group has been selected to present to the group of Virginia finance professionals. More>> WEB SEMINAR Selecting the Right Tool for the Right Job - April 19, 2007
Business Intelligence (BI) projects use to involve simple tools mostly provided by Application embedded reports and/or database queries so the choices were easy. However, today BI is a mature practice with a wealth of vendors with tools that have been around for more than 5 years now. Therefore, when you are ready to launch a BI project, the choice of tools to build it around can be daunting when considering the cost of making the wrong choice. In this webinar we will explore some of the top tool vendors' product suites to contrast where one might fit your needs better than another. We will outline some common situations that would cause your decision to go one way or another. More>> Open Source Business Intelligence - April 24, 2007 Remember when soda pop came in small glass bottles? As a kid, drinking a 12oz bottle of the precious stuff was a big deal but now you can get it from different brands and in 3-liter quantities. A true commodity now. Just like the soda pop industry, the Business Intelligence industry too has reached a commoditization of products. In this web seminar, we will explore the choices for open source BI tools. We will also see a demo of a robust BI architecture and that is open source and easily deployed and customized. More>> |
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