"Where's the data?" The role of metadata in enabling the transformation to a data driven business
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This document discusses how metadata is crucial for enabling data-driven business transformations but can be difficult to find, especially for packaged application data. It presents two case studies where the Safyr tool helped companies overcome metadata challenges during SAP implementations at Hydro Tasmania and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. It allowed both companies to gain a faster understanding of their data models, improve communication, and accelerate their projects. The document argues that Safyr is uniquely suited for automated metadata extraction and can significantly reduce the time and costs associated with data discovery.
"Where's the data?" The role of metadata in enabling the transformation to a data driven business
- 2. Agenda • Objective • Metadata & transformation • Case Studies • Safyr • Next actions
- 5. Metadata helps you answer • Where’s the data? • What does the data mean? • Where do I put the data?
- 6. How do you find it? • Manual effort • Documentation • Specialists • Hire consultants • Internet search • Guesswork • Reverse engineer • Product connectivity
- 7. Is it simple to find? • Easier – RDBMS – Desktop applications – Smaller packages – Home grown applications – Sensor – Social media? • Harder – SAP – Oracle applications – Salesforce (increasingly) – Other large packages – Unstructured?
- 8. Finding packaged application metadata is difficult • Complex • Large data model • Customised • Inaccessible
- 9. Impact of not finding it quickly • Late delivery • Cost overrun • Low productivity • Quality issues • Loss of faith
- 11. Case Study - Hydro Tasmania? • Solution – Safyr® – SAP data model – Includes customisations – Rapid implementation – Quick learning curve – Back on track – Rapid ROI – No backlog – Improved trust in data • Challenge – New SAP implementation – Business Objects – Team unfamiliar with SAP – Data model not available – No budget for services – BI/Analytics backlog – Low productivity – Business losing faith
- 13. Case study – Boeing Commercial Aircraft Challenge New SAP implementation Multiple legacy applications Data migration into SAP SAP data model bottleneck Restricts understanding Potential delay to project Communication issues Solution - Safyr™ Fast understanding of data Easier communication Relevant SAP data models Easier data migration Potential future uses: Compare SAP instances for consolidation Additional SAP data objects models
- 15. Safyr – the only dedicated solution • Shorten time to value • Reduce cost of data discovery • Improve accuracy
- 16. Safyr • Data professionals in control • Find what you need • When you need it • In context
- 17. Safyr
- 18. Sample customers
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