Are you considering a deployment of business intelligence (BI) or performance management (PM) in your SAP® environment? Are you being told by your ERP vendor that you can add BI functionality at little or no additional cost?

Join David O'Connell, Senior Analyst at Nucleus Research, as he discusses research findings from analyzing numerous deployments of BI and PM in an SAP® environment. Discover why many adopted IBM Cognos Software and what benefits they achieved as a result of that decision.

View this webcast and learn:

• Reasons why you should adopt an ERP-independent approach <
• Impacts on financial and operating costs
• Benefits of using IBM Cognos Software rather than SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse (SAP BW)
• Components of a successful ERP-independent strategy that will be useful in vendor selection or creation of a business case. Such as:
  - Lower deployment costs
  - Faster time to benefit
  - Reduced training costs
  - Improved productivity
  - Better reporting
  - Increased returns on existing ERP investments

Nucleus Research is a global provider of investigative technology research and advisory services. Building on its unique ROI case study approach, for nearly a decade Nucleus Research has delivered insight and analysis on the true value of technology and strategies for maximizing current investments and exploiting new technology opportunities.