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Roadmap and Enablement for Migrating from QlikView to SAP BusinessObjects at a Global Packaging Manufacturer

A QlikView-to-SAP BusinessObjects migration for the US arm of a global packaging manufacturer, planned through BI workshops — and a roadmap that the group then adopted as its global strategy.

Client
Global packaging manufacturer
Region
Americas
Engagement
Workshops, roadmap & architect enablement
QLIKVIEW → SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS · 170 COUNTRIES · ONE PLATFORMTODAYROADMAPTARGETQlikView silos170 country strategiesSeveral TB · 10k+ usersBI workshopsArchitect enablementSAP BusinessObjectsCentralised reportingARCHITECTS TRAINED IN SINGAPORE AND THE US

170

Countries with their own data strategy

Several TB

Of data to serve at enterprise scale

10k+

Users

Global

Strategy adopted across the board

Requirement

The challenge

The company does business in 170 countries, and each had its own data strategy. This led to information silos and made delivering reporting a nightmare for the IT team.

Many operations used QlikView internally, which is not an enterprise-scalable application when it comes to several terabytes of data and tens of thousands of users.

Solution

What we did

  • Provided a roadmap for migrating from QlikView to the SAP BusinessObjects platform, enabling the IT team to deliver a centralised reporting solution.
  • Trained and empowered the architects from the client's teams in Singapore and the US on the architectural differences between QlikView and SAP BusinessObjects and how to migrate effortlessly.
ToolsQlikViewSAP BusinessObjects

Outcomes

What changed for the client

  • The company arrived at a global strategy of implementing SAP BusinessObjects across the board, giving both business and IT access to a scalable, efficient platform rather than information silos.
  • The architects and development team are equipped to undertake this transformation of the entire organisation to a more robust solution.

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