SAP、Oracle和hyperion预算产品比较

,SAPandOracleCompetitiveInformationWhyHyperionBusinessPerformanceManagementisbetterthanSAP&Oracle?,October2002HyperionSolutionsAPACProductMarketing,WhyBusinessPerformanceManagementisnecessaryforERPcustomers?,ERPaddressesonlytooperationalefficiencyBPMBridgesthegapbetweenmanagementstrategiesandoperationalsystemslikeSAPBPMprovideshigh-levelinsightthroughanalyticsERPprovidesoperationalinformationONLYSeparationofBPMfromERPprovidesfull-flexibilityinanalysis,modelingandplanningFlexibilityinpointofviewsanddimensions(products,entities,businessrules,etc.)FlexibilityinaccountsFlexibilityinad-hocanalysisandreportingFlexibilityinarchitecture,BridgingManagementProcessesAcrosstheOrganization,Organization,Products,Customers,Finances,PerformanceScorecard,OperationalefficiencyandstandardizationTransactionofdetaileddataOperationalsystemonwhichdailybusinessesrunOn-linetransactionsystemonRDBMSHugeinvestmentstobuildthesystemTypically1year+projectDifficulttochange/updatethesystemquickly,BusinessValueAnalysisfromhigh-levelandstrategicviewpointsIntroducestrategicviewintooperationsbyanalysisandplanningapproachLeveragesBIPlatformwithOLAPtechnologyInvestmentsmuchsmallerthanERP,quickROI3monthsprojectEasytomodifythesystem,ERP,BPM,HyperionBusinessPerformanceManagementSolutioncomplementsERP,BusinessPerformanceManagementandERP,Oracle,OracleFinancialAnalyzerandOracleExpressServer,GoodNewsOracleannouncedofficiallyaboutmigrationofOFAPlatform!,FromOracleExpressServertoOracle9iOLAPThereisNOniceupgradefromExpressto9iNewOFAwillnotgetmatureduntil2004-2005!,WhatOraclesaysaboutOracleFinancialAnalyzer,IntegrationwithOracleApplications(Financials)ItisbeneficialonlytoOracleFinancialscustomersActually,asallmetadataisloadedfromOracleFinancials,thereislimitedflexibilityinOracleFinancialAnalyzer1,200customersworld-wideOracleisgiving-awayOFAtomanyOracleFinancialsclients,andmanyofthemarenotusingOFAPowerfulOLAPengineManyquestionsaboutthefuture,functionsandqualityofOracleExpressServerHyperionEssbaseisprovenandmarket-leadingOLAPenginewithhigherperformance,morescalabilityandricherfunctions,WeaknessesofOracleFinancialAnalyzer,NoprocessmanagementfunctionalitylikeHyperionPlanningTop-down/bottomuptargetsettingfunctionismuchweakerthanHyperionPlanning/HyperionPillarNosupportforLineItemdetailslikeHyperionPillarandPlanningExpress4GLprogrammingisnecessaryevenforsimplecustomizingPlanning/PillarcustomizationismucheasierandcodingisNOTnecessaryMax.numberofdimensionis7,andcodingisnecessaryformaintenance(HyperionPlanningsupportsupto20dimensions,andEssbasehasnolimitinnumberofdimensions)SecuritysettingcannotbedonesodetailedasHyperionPlanningIntegrationwithsystemsotherthanOracleisweakHyperionsolutionscanbeintegratedwithanyERPsystemsusingHyperionApplicationLink,OracleExpressServerDyingproductinOracle,OraclereleasedanewrelationalOLAPengineinOracle9iandannouncesithasnotintentiontoenhanceExpressServerfurtherMigrationpathfromOracleExpressServerto9iOLAPisnotprovidedNewOracle9iOLAPonlyhaslimitedfunctionalityanditsperformanceispoorduetoitsR-OLAParchitectureComparewithHyperionEssbasegreatperformanceandrichfunctionswithmuchhigherscalabilityEvenGartnerGrouprecommendsnottobuyOracleBIsolutionsatthismomentunlessthecompanyisusingOracleproducts100%,OracleExpressServerDyingproductinOracle,OracleExpressServerwasnotoriginallydevelopedbyOraclePurchasedandwasattachedtoOracleRDBlater.AccordinglyitsintegrationwithOracleRDBisnotverytightasOracleclaimsEssbaseIntegrationServicesprovidesgoodintegrationwithOracleandotherDBsOracleOLAPServerhasNOTbeenupdatedformorethantwoyearssinceExpress6.3Inthesameperiod,HyperionreleasedEssbase6.1,6.2and6.5withquarterlypatchreleases,andhasgreatlyenhancedEssbaseCalculationfunctionsareveryweakExpressismuchbehindEssbaseEssbaseprovidesmorethan150functionsandiswidelyrecognizedbyitshighperformancecalcengine,OracleExpressServerDyingproductinOracle,StorageEfficiencyisabigissueofOracleExpressWithdense-sparsearchitectureanditsstoragemechanismoptimizedformulti-dimensionaldata,Essbasecubesaremorecompactandhigher-performanceLimitedavailabilityoffront-ends:OnlyAnalyzerandObjectsHyperionEssbaseadoptsopenpolicyandmanyfrontendtoolsareavailablefromthirdparties,besidesSpreadsheetadd-in,HyperionAnalyzer,HyperionReportsandHyperionApplicationBuilderMaintenanceheavylotsofExpress4GLprogrammingisnecessaryforimplementingExpressactuallyImplementationperiodofEssbaseis50%lessinmostcasesIntegrationwithnon-OracleRDBisveryweakHyperionEssbaseisopenandcanbeintegratedwithDB2,SQLServer,Teradata,etc.andmanythirdpartyETL/EAItoolssupportHyperionEssbase,OracleExpressServerWhatcustomersays,“WeattemptedtointroduceOracleExpressforyears.However,wedecidedtoswitchtoHyperionEssbase,becausethequalityofExpressServerwasnotgood,theleveloftechnicalsupportwaslow,choiceoffrontendtoolswaslimited,interoperabilitywithotherOraclesoftwarewaspoor.”,Oracle9iOLAPImmatureandquestionableproductinOracle,VERYnewNotaprovenproductatallcomparewithEssbaseROLAPPerformanceispoorNofunctionalitiesCannotmatchwithEssbase6.5.1withsorichanalyticfunctionalities!NothingisavailabletodayMaintenanceheavyNomigrationpathisavailablefromOracleExpressServerOracleExpresscustomerscannotgoto9iOLAPeasily,SAPSEMandBIW,SAPSEM,BuiltonSAPs“OLAP”datamartBusinessInformationWarehouseComposedofBPS(BusinessPlanningandSimulation),CPM(CorporatePerformanceMonitor),BCS(BusinessConsolidation),BIC(BusinessInformationCollection)andSRM(StakeholderRelationshipManagement)ThefactthatmanyofHyperioncustomersareSAPcustomersistheproofthatSAPSEMisunflexible,hardtouseandunreliable,SAPSEMWeaknesses,CannotbeimplementedunlessR/3isrunningandreadyHyperionBPMisflexibleandopen.Canbeimplementedinanyenvironments“Running”SystemsareonlyafewHyperionBPMapplicationsareactuallyusedbymanycompaniesworld-widewithprovenROIVERYunflexibleCubestructuresNEEDtomatchwithR/3datastructure(StructuresofFI/CO/MM/SDaredirectlyused)HyperionBPMsolutionisveryflexible,asitisindependentofERPdatastructureUnreliableanalyticplatformwithpoorperformance-BusinessInformationWarehouse(BW)HyperionEssbaseisprovenandreliableOLAPenginewithmuchhigherperformance(MOLAParchitecture),SAPSEMWeaknesses,Doesnotsupportbudgeting/planningprocesscontrollikeHyperionPlanningEntryoffinalbudgetdataonlyHyperionPlanningandPillarfullysupportstheprocessesofbudgeting/planningVeryhardtointegratewithnon-SAPR/3data:ABAPprogrammingusingBAPIisnecessaryHyperionisnotdependentonspecificERPandHyperionBPMsolutionsaredesignedtointegratedatafrommanysourcesNeedsverylongtimeandhugeinvestmenttoimplementAverageimplementationperiodofHyperionBPMsolutionsisthreemonthsandtheinvestmentismuchless,SalesstrategiesandtacticsagainstBW,GotoVITO(SAPisoftenaBoarddecision)SettheagendaPushforPOCTotalcostofownership(BW/ECCSforfree)FocusonvaluefromanalyticapplicationsEngagepartners(ACTA,Informatica)UseindustryreferencesUseGlobalSource,SalesstrategiesandtacticsagainstBW,MakethecustomerfeelconfidentwithhisinvestmentinHyperionalsoinfuture(StrategicInvestment)TrytoconvincethecustomertodohisinvestmentnowandnotwaitwhenSAPBWwillbereadyHyperionandSAPBWisnotanexclusionTrytogetaPOC,SAPBW,DoNOTcompeteSAPBW,butlookforacoexistenceSAPBWisamandatorypartoftheSAPdeliverySAPBWwillbetheonlywaytoaccessSAPSAPBWforreportingontopofallSAPmodulesOurBestofBreedSolution:ETLVendor(Acta,Informatica)RDBMSHyperionIntegrationServerEssbaseFront-endtools(Analyzer,Reports,ApplicationBuilder,),SAPBWIssues,SAPBWisabundleofthousandsdifferentABAPSExtractdatafromSAPLoaddataintoRDBMS,ISSUE,IMPACT,ABAPSarebuiltforSAP-StandardInstallationEverycustomercustomizestheSAP-standardABAPShavetobereprogrammedtofitthecustomizationsMajorreasonforthelongimplementationtimes(9+months),SAPBWWeaknesses,UnstableBWRelease3.0BisstillbetaqualityHyperionEssbaseisalreadyrelease6.5,withquarterlymaintenancepatchreleasesSlowduetoitsR-OLAParchitecture=SLOWHyperionEssbaseisknownasahigh-performanceplatformthankstoitsM-OLAParchitectureMaintenanceHeavyHardtomaintainHyperionEssbaseismucheasiertomaintainCostlyHighlistprice,andSAPisevengivingawayBWbutstillitiscostlyHyperionEssbaseprovidesmuchbetterROI,SAPBWWeaknesses,FunctionsarepoorCannotcomparewithfunction-richHyperionEssbasePoorfrontend(BusinessExplorerisveryhardtouse)HyperionEssbaseadoptsopenpolicyandmanyfrontendtoolsareavailablefromthirdparties,besidesSpreadsheetadd-in,HyperionAnalyzer,HyperionReportsandHyperionApplicationBuilderActualdeploymentisVERYlimitedandcustomizedVERYmuch(likeMitsubishiCorporationinJapan)HyperionEssbasehasliterallythousandsofcustomerbaseandsomecustomersareusingEssbasewithmorethan10,000usersHardtointegratenonSAPdata(ABAP/BAPIprogramming)HyperionEssbaseisopenandcanbeintegratedwithERPsystemswithHyperionApplicationLinkveryeasily.RDBsincludingOracle,DB2,SQLServer,Teradata,etc.canbeveryeasilyusingEIS,andmanythirdpartyETL/EAItoolsalsosupportintegrationwithHyperionEssbase,TheSAP-way,Wrong!,EIS,HyperionTheRightWay,HyperionEssbaseXTD,Aggregaterevenues,quantities,andaveragepricesbycustomerfor25,000customers,withincustomergroups,byproductfamilies,across17timeperiods(12months,4quarters,year),SpeedofThoughtAnswers=AllverydifficultinSAPBW!,InformationattheSpeedofThought,Immediate(MOLAP)Icanbe:experimentalcreativeiterativeIcanaffordto:trydifferentthingsbewrongfollowmyintuition,PerformancehasagreatimpactontheeffectivenessandtheproductivityoftheendusercommunityBillInmon,LongQueries(ROLAP)I:HavetogetrightthefirsttimeCanttakechancesDonothavetheluxuryofbeingabletobewrongCantfollowmyintuitionCannottryexperiments,CommentsfromGartneronSAPBW,8000+tableswithextremelydifficultdatamodelNodrilldownordrillacrossConsideralternativesforBWwhenanalyzingfrommultiplesourcesandappsSAPspathofdeliveryisunclearEstimateofproductivesites:100BusinessExplorerisabundledExcelversion,CommentsfromBillInmononSAPBW,9000+tables(performanceandintegrity)AbunchofcubesisnotaDWHLackofreconcilabilityDownsideofinfocubes(SAPBW)DifferentgranularityDifferentdimensionsDifferentcalculationsorrollupsofdataDifferentvolumesofdataStagingareacannotbeaccessedby3rdpartytoolsManagementofhistoricaldatastorageisabigprobleminSAPAnalyzecarefullywhatSAPclaimstodeliver,CommentsinComputerwocheaboutSAPBW,SAPBWrealizesinaUser-FriendlywaythereportinginSAPR/3NOTMORE.ForOnline-Ad-Hoc-Analysis,themaintaskofDataWarhousing,itislesssuitable.Computerwoche,16thofjune2000,ProIntegrationwithR/3,fastETL-Processpossible,ifyouleavetheSAPstandardClosedprocess,feedbacktothetransactionsystemR/3PredefinedBusinessContentsRelativefastimplementation,ifyouleavetheSAPstandardPrice:FornewSAPcustomersitsalreadypartofthelicense,existingcustomerspay$250,-perUserBWisanalysisandplanningplatformforNew-Dimension-Products(SEM,CRM,SCM,etc.),CommentsinComputerwocheaboutSAPBW,ContraClosedsystemwithproprietaryinterfacesLongandcomplicateprocessfortheintegrationofthirdpartysystemsABAB-Knowledgerequired,fornon-SAP-CustomerstheBWismorelikelyanoptionPerformancewithlargeamountsofdataisquestionableJustMicrosoftExcelaspresentation-tooloftheSAPstandardMassivegrowingbusinesscontentmakesitmoreandmoredifficulttofindtherightreport,costsforconsultingmaygrowthereforemassivelyAnalysis-toolworksaspureOLAP-Engine,performanceisquestionable,Computerwoche,21stofapril2000,WhatAnalystssaysaboutSAPBW,OLAPReport“SAPBWisinferiortoOLAPvendorsproductsinallaspectsflexibility,openness,performance,andreliability.ItisrecommendedtouseproductslikeHyperion.”,Traps,PriceWhenSAPrealizes,thatHyperionisthecompetition,theycanbeverycreative!Keeptellingthestoryoftotalcostofownership!(Notonlylicense,butalsoimplementationcosts)WearegoingtoimplementBWanyway!Thisisok,useitforyourstandardreportinglikeyoudiditinthepastwithR/3.Alotofourcustomersaredoingthis(e.g.Siemens).Forextendedreporting,analysis,modelingandplanninguseHyperion!,CustomerSuccesses,BellCanadaChevronPacifiCorpBayerSiemensShellGuinness,MarconiCommunicationsNewYorkLifeMonsantoAustriaTelecomKelloggRocheAmann&Shne,WiththeHyperionRapidInformationWarehousewehadthefirstsophisticatedfinancialanalysiswithSAPdataafter5,5days“DI.MaxSchaffer-CIO,sterreichischePostAG,AustriaTelecom,Siemens,Siemens,FlexibleDeploymentSupportsIntranetITStrategyVendorProvidedPackageSpreadsheetuseasan“Option”ScalabilitySeamlessintegrationwithSAPAddresscomplexallocationrequirementsPowerfulstandardizedreportingFlexiblead-hocanalysis,KelloggASAPshop:SoftwareSelectionCriteriaMarchApril2001,SAPProfitCenterAccountingAdaytumComshareSRCOracleFinancialAnalyzerHyperionEssbaseHype