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Murray Dunn, The Connection Cloud Today, users of SaaS applications struggle to access their data for advanced reporting and BI. Many users need reports combine data from multiple applications such as SugarCRM, Intacct and Zuora. This typically means manually merging data from static spreadsheets to generate reports that stale, the minute they’re created. Users are addressing these challenges by turning to cloud data virtualization which provides instant connection to cloud application data to access exactly the data needed, from where it resides, into their preferred reporting tool. Join us to seehow these best practices can help you easily access your SugarCRM and other SaaS data for your advanced reporting needs.
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Connection Cloud WebinarCreating Advanced Reports from
Sugar On Demand and other SaaS Sources
Murray Dunn Vice President,
Connection Cloud
• Introduction
• Why is creating reports with SaaS data a challenge?
• How do we solve this today?
• Enabling advanced reporting with Data Virtualization
• Demonstration
• Q&A
Today’s Topics
Introduction
ReportingWhat Happened?
AnalyticsWhy did it happen?
DashboardsWhat’s happening now?
Predictive AnalyticsWhat’s going to happen?
Com
plex
ity
Business Value
Prescriptive AnalyticsHow can we make it
happen?
Where is your business?
Maturity of your busin
ess requirements
Source: Gartner 2013
Source: Gartner 2013
There is no shortage of great reporting and BI tools…
Complexity is driven largely by access to the data
The problem of data isolated in “Data Silos” is worse than ever on the Cloud
The largest barrier to efficient information management is data spread across too many applications and systems, according to 67 percent of organizations, followed by multiple versions of the truth
(64%). Ventana Research, In the Cloud Benchmark Research, Sept-2012
Where the “Rubber hits the Road”…
Many of us have moved from on-premise toSoftware as a Service (SaaS) for many benefits…
However, we did give up some flexibility.
Where the “Rubber hits the Road”…
On Premise Systems SaaS Apps
Back in Year BC (Before Cloud)
On PremiseSystems
When we needed to do more with our data...
On PremiseSystems
We just used our preferred reporting tools…
When it comes to SaaS applications...
…the data is in the cloud, hidden behind the UI, APIs, authentication controls, etc…
How have companies solved this challenge?
3 examples…
1. The “CSV File Shuffle” Solution
2. The “Build an On-Premise Data Warehouse” Solution
3. The Custom Connector Solution
3. The Custom Connector Solution
In Minutes, andWithout Custom Development
How Connection Cloud Virtualizes Data to Solve
Advanced Reporting Challenges
For administrators and users of SaaS applications, who
are frustrated by the lack of access to that data for
custom reporting and analysis, we provide an easy
standards-based way to access data from any reporting
or BI tool.
Unlike traditional integration vendors, like Informatica
or Mulesoft, Connection Cloud enables access to data,
within minutes, and from where it resides, without
servers or engineering.
What is the Connection Cloud?
What if, you could access your SaaS data directly – from your favorite tools - like the data was on-premise.
Real-time Data Access in Minutes
Access to your SaaS data from where it resides
Real-time Data Access in Minutes
Contacts Accounts
Opportunities CasesContracts
ProductsLeads TasksUsers
Prospects
Real-time Data Access in Minutes
Then create virtual views that join multiple tables…
Contacts Accounts
Opportunities CasesContracts
ProductsLeads TasksUsers
Prospects
Virtual View: Customer Opportunities
Real-time Data Access in Minutes
And create virtual views that join from multiple tables from multiple applications (data sources)…
Virtual View: Customer Status
And not just for SugarCRM, but from any SaaS application, with any reporting tool…
Cloud Data Virtualization – Data Access in Minutes
Virtual View: Customer Status
When the volume of data impacts performance…
Virtual View: Customer Status
Data Warehouse
Hosted data warehousing, enabled in minutes.
Demonstration
Connection Cloud Webinar
Thank YouVisit Connection Cloud at the Expo
Booth 408
Murray Dunn Vice President,
Connection Cloud
