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In order to fathom the potential of Cloud BI, the structure and characteristics of the affected infrastructures need to be considered. The foundation of the following discussion is the three-layer architecture '*! [Fig. 6]. In the following, the layers are discussed in further detail.

Figure 6 In order to fathom the potential of Cloud BI, the structure and characteristics of the affected infrastructures need to be considered. The foundation of the following discussion is the three-layer architecture '*! [Fig. 6]. In the following, the layers are discussed in further detail.

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In recent times business intelligence (BI) has been under mounting pressure to evolve as an all-pervasive information and analytics agent. The strengths of the cloud model viz., accelerated speed-to-market, reduced TCO, scalability, etc., has led many BI vendors to introduce cloud services as a clear and distinctive extensions to the on-premise and on-demand BI applications [Fig. 2]. Fig. 1 Cloud BI Importance by Function !'!
In recent times business intelligence (BI) has been under mounting pressure to evolve as an all-pervasive information and analytics agent. The strengths of the cloud model viz., accelerated speed-to-market, reduced TCO, scalability, etc., has led many BI vendors to introduce cloud services as a clear and distinctive extensions to the on-premise and on-demand BI applications [Fig. 2]. Fig. 1 Cloud BI Importance by Function !'!
Using Business Intelligence in the cloud is considered a key factor for success in various fields in 2018 about 66 percent of successful organizations in BI already using cloud. 86% of Cloud BI adopters choose Amazoi AWS as their first choice, 82% choose Microsoft Azure, 66% choose Google Cloud, and 36% identify IBN Bluemix as their preferred provider of cloud BI services. In recent years, both Business Intelligence and clou computing have undergone dramatic changes and advancements. The newest capabilities that these recen developments bring forth are introduced. In this paper the latest technologies in the field of Cloud (SaaS) BI i introduced. The paper shows also that many of the current problems in Cloud (SaaS) BI can be solved by enhanc the performance and increase the use and acceptance of this technology. Many of the key characteristics o Business Intelligence systems tend to complement those of cloud computing systems and vice versa. Therefore when integrated properly, these two technologies can be made to strengthen each other’s advantages an eliminate each other’s weaknesses. Keywords - Business Intelligence, Software as A Service, Infrastructure as A Service, Platform as A Servic i , : eS ek Le: ee ae fe Pe MY ae Cee nemy Fi. SeneraNeee Many organizations are, thus, slowly complementing the decentralized architecture with a SOA _ enabled federated data warehouse solution, to satisfy the increase in demand for collaborative and globalized decision making. This movement, towards Enterprise Information Integration (EI), has been further accentuated by the emergence of the cloud. Gartner, in a recent research, reported that many organizations are increasingly adopting cloud-based application services even in midst of fears over loss of data control, security and privacy !”!,
Using Business Intelligence in the cloud is considered a key factor for success in various fields in 2018 about 66 percent of successful organizations in BI already using cloud. 86% of Cloud BI adopters choose Amazoi AWS as their first choice, 82% choose Microsoft Azure, 66% choose Google Cloud, and 36% identify IBN Bluemix as their preferred provider of cloud BI services. In recent years, both Business Intelligence and clou computing have undergone dramatic changes and advancements. The newest capabilities that these recen developments bring forth are introduced. In this paper the latest technologies in the field of Cloud (SaaS) BI i introduced. The paper shows also that many of the current problems in Cloud (SaaS) BI can be solved by enhanc the performance and increase the use and acceptance of this technology. Many of the key characteristics o Business Intelligence systems tend to complement those of cloud computing systems and vice versa. Therefore when integrated properly, these two technologies can be made to strengthen each other’s advantages an eliminate each other’s weaknesses. Keywords - Business Intelligence, Software as A Service, Infrastructure as A Service, Platform as A Servic i , : eS ek Le: ee ae fe Pe MY ae Cee nemy Fi. SeneraNeee Many organizations are, thus, slowly complementing the decentralized architecture with a SOA _ enabled federated data warehouse solution, to satisfy the increase in demand for collaborative and globalized decision making. This movement, towards Enterprise Information Integration (EI), has been further accentuated by the emergence of the cloud. Gartner, in a recent research, reported that many organizations are increasingly adopting cloud-based application services even in midst of fears over loss of data control, security and privacy !”!,
The data staging or inbound layer forms the most granular stratum of the data model. This layer that also houses the extraction programs is the most frequently impacted one despite efficient loading schedules. Thus, it requires the maximum amount of housekeeping by the system administrators. This layer is the most susceptible one to come under the BI architect’s radar to transform onto a cloud service. By pooling resources from various geographies/business units, enterprise architects can form a private cloud by centralizing the computing power and capacity while virtually partitioning the allocation of these resources. The BI architect can then host the staging layer on the cloud by initiating an appropriate data governance model at the data source layer itself and utilize the extraction logic to cleanse and profile the data. [Fig. 4
The data staging or inbound layer forms the most granular stratum of the data model. This layer that also houses the extraction programs is the most frequently impacted one despite efficient loading schedules. Thus, it requires the maximum amount of housekeeping by the system administrators. This layer is the most susceptible one to come under the BI architect’s radar to transform onto a cloud service. By pooling resources from various geographies/business units, enterprise architects can form a private cloud by centralizing the computing power and capacity while virtually partitioning the allocation of these resources. The BI architect can then host the staging layer on the cloud by initiating an appropriate data governance model at the data source layer itself and utilize the extraction logic to cleanse and profile the data. [Fig. 4
Fig. 3 A typical BI architecture "| Table 1: Cloud Challenges and Mitigation Strategy.
Fig. 3 A typical BI architecture "| Table 1: Cloud Challenges and Mitigation Strategy.
Fig. 4 Data Staging on a Cloud — A Federated Approach !'
Fig. 4 Data Staging on a Cloud — A Federated Approach !'
Fig. 5 Reporting and Analytics on a Cloud — Enabling Self-Service |"!
Fig. 5 Reporting and Analytics on a Cloud — Enabling Self-Service |"!
Sales & Marketing need real-time feedback on key initiatives, programs, strategies, and progress towards goals. Dashboards and advanced visualization features’ dominance of feature requirements reflect this department’s ongoing need for real-time feedback on the progress of their teams towards goals. Reporting, data discovery, and end-user data blending (data preparation) make up the next tier of importance Fig [8,9].
Sales & Marketing need real-time feedback on key initiatives, programs, strategies, and progress towards goals. Dashboards and advanced visualization features’ dominance of feature requirements reflect this department’s ongoing need for real-time feedback on the progress of their teams towards goals. Reporting, data discovery, and end-user data blending (data preparation) make up the next tier of importance Fig [8,9].
Fig. 9: Cloud BI Feature Requirements by Industry !"”
Fig. 9: Cloud BI Feature Requirements by Industry !"”
Fig. 10: Changes in Cloud BI Architecture Priority "”
Fig. 10: Changes in Cloud BI Architecture Priority "”
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