1. KEYNOTE: The Future of Computing
– Visualizations, Customer Interactivity
& Analytics with SAP HANA
Dr. Bjarne Berg
PricewaterhouseCoopers

2. This Presentation Comprises:
Introduction
The World is going Visual
The Need for Speed – SAP HANA
An Example – BW 7.5 on HANA and DesignStudio & Demo
Picking the Right Visualization - Demo
Conclusion

3. Introduction – Dr. Berg

4. The First InfoGraphics InfoGraphics are more than symbols which have been used for thousands of years
In 1626 InfoGraphics started with the book “Rosa Ursina sive Sol” by Christoph Scheiner who tried to explain how the sun was placed vs. the earth. Idea: demonstrate complex ideas in a simple form In 1786, the book “Commercial and Political Atlas” by William Playfair introduced histograms, bar-charts, line graphs and more. In 1801 he also invented the world’s first pie-chart: In 1820 Carl Ritter started standardized frames, symbols, icons, legends, and scales, making maps using standardized InfoGraphics that could be reused on different maps

5. InfoGraphics – Saving Lives
In 1857, Florence Nightingale saved lives with InfoGraphics
She discovered that peacetime soldiers died at twice the rate of civilians, even as young men.
Using rose InfoGraphics, she convinced queen Victoria to appoint a hospital commission that saved over 1,000 lives.

6. This Presentation Comprises:
Introduction
The World is going Visual
The Need for Speed – SAP HANA
An Example – BW 7.5 on HANA and DesignStudio & Demo
Picking the Right Visualization - Demo
Conclusion

7. Writing and numbers are un-natural!
1. Written language and numbers are abstractions, they are not the natural way for humans to communicate. 2. Imagery, proportions, relationships, color and size is the natural way to communicate: “a picture can tell a thousands words” 3. What has changed? As data and corporate operations has increased in complexity, scope, size and global system deployments, textual and pure numerical information is insufficient to communicate complex relationships and ideas. Now we have the speed of systems like HANA, and BI tools to generate complex graphs with new insights like never before

8. The World is going Visual – multi spatial data
Using advanced visualizations we can track complex events and data as they change over time. Here we can see how radiation changed over time and at altitudes, from the Fukushima nuclear reactor May 2011 to Sept. 2012
Source: Antz Fukushima Radiation Data Visualization: Fukushima Radiation Data, May September 2012

9. The World is going Visual – Event types
We can use event types, and linked events, to monitor how they change over time. As seen in this graph, events gets more complex as we move up (the lower levels are earlier data)
Source: Worlds of Education Research and Design, Antz, Edword, 2012

10. The World is going Visual – Medicine
Advanced visualization in medicine started in 1895 when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays. Computers got involved in 1972 with the CT-Scan invention by Godfrey Hounsfield While MRI was found in 1946, by Felix Bloch and Edward Purcell, it was not until 1977 that it was first used in medicine. Now medical visualizations are used everywhere!
In this image of nerves around a brain tumor. The MRI mapping of nerve fibers helps brain surgeons preserve brain function.
Source: San Diego Medical Research , 2016

11. The World is going Visual – Data Modeling
Using data modeling, we can understand complex behaviors, trends and complete what-if analysis with visualizations
In this image we see how people charge different car rental classes in the expense reporting system, and why there is only a 61% compliance with the expense policy
In this image we see a model on how human embryos transforms into multi cell organisms and later a complete human
Source: PwC Halo for Expenses, 2017
Source: Human Embryo Growth, Advanced Data Visualization Project, GSAPP , Columbia University

12. The World is going Visual – Large Datasets
With the speed of SAP HANA and high resolution screens, we can see overview and detailed data at the same time.
Source: Human Embryo Growth, Advanced Data Visualization Project, GSAPP , Columbia University
In this image we see 93,891 species of life and we can zoom in to see details

13. This Presentation Comprises:
Introduction
The World is going Visual
The Need for Speed – SAP HANA
An Example – BW 7.5 on HANA and DesignStudio & Demo
Picking the Right Visualization - Demo
Conclusion

14. The Need for HANA – Hard drives are DEAD
1990
2017
Traditional magnetic hard drives has evolved the least in the last 27 years.
While they can be 141 times faster than in 1990, they are still horrible slow compared with all other hardware components.
In the near-future, hard drives will no longer be used for on-line user access, but may have a transitional role as backup devices.
0.05
MIPS/$
832.31
MIPS/$
16,646x
CPU
0.02
MB/$
223
MB/$
11,150x
Memory
216
2256
2240x
Addressable Memory
100
Mbps
200
Gbps
2,000 x
Network Speed
Hard
Drives 5
MBPS
705
MBPS
141x
Source: 1990 numbers SAP AG, 2017 numbers, Dr. Berg

15. The World’s fastest SAP BW 7.5 Edition for HANA
SAP HANA Technology is changing very fast and new systems can handle billions of rows and thousands of queries per hour
Source: SAP SE, March 2017 and Dr. Berg

16. HANA Hardware Options

17. This Presentation Comprises:
Introduction
The World is going Visual
The Need for Speed – SAP HANA
An Example – BW 7.5 on HANA and DesignStudio & Demo
Picking the Right Visualization - Demo
Conclusion

18. Role in the Tax Function of the Future
BW 7.5 Edition for HANA as a Tax Datahub
Role in the Tax Function of the Future

19. A Real Project Example – Using BW 7.5 on HANA

20. BW 7.5 Edition for HANA as a Tax Datahub – Functionality
Analytics
Reports
Easy to Use
Automated warehousing of data for tax
Legal entity mapping
Tax Sensitization
BPC & GL data
Transaction Data
Provision Data
ETR Analysis
Tax Risk Analysis
Cash Tax Analysis
Drill Down to Drivers and Components
Ad Hoc Analysis
Insights
Consolidated Financials to GL to Transactions Drilldown
Reconciliation Reports
Data Load History
Self Service Reporting
Designed for the C Suite and Tax Professional
Latest High Performance SAP Technology
Extensive Drill Down Features
Excel integration

21. Ad-Hoc User defined Reporting
Ad-hoc Analysis Available in Design Studio on Composite Providers in HANA (through BW Queries)
Ad-Hoc User defined Reporting

22. Adding Comments and Drill-down to details in Design Studio on BW 7
Adding Comments and Drill-down to details in Design Studio on BW 7.5 Edition for HANA
Summary graphs of sub-totals
Drill down to details for whole chart of accounts
Users can add comments and observations

23. Using Maps in Design Studio on SAP BW 7.5 Edition for HANA
Tax Risk profiles by Geography

24. Demo: SAP BW 7.5 on HANA with DesignStudio

25. This Presentation Comprises:
Introduction
The World is going Visual
The Need for Speed – SAP HANA
An Example – BW 7.5 on HANA and DesignStudio & Demo
Picking the Right Visualization - Demo
Conclusion

26. Picking the Right InfoGraphic
There are many frameworks for picking the right visualization
There are many research in the field of ‘Human Computer Interaction” (HCI), that can assist in picking the right type of visualization depending on the type of data, or information, presented.
Source: Lengler, R. & Eppler, M. 2012

27. DEMO
Source: Lengler, R. & Eppler, M. Towards a Periodic Table of Visualization Methods for Management. IASTED Proceedings of the Conference on Graphics and Visualization in Engineering .Institute of Corporate Communication; University of Lugano, Switzerland

28. Demo: The ‘Periodic Table’ for picking the Right InfoGraphic for your SAP Dashboards

29. This Presentation Comprises:
Introduction
The World is going Visual
The Need for Speed – SAP HANA
An Example – BW 7.5 on HANA and DesignStudio & Demo
Picking the Right Visualization - Demo
Conclusion

30. Reference to More Comprehensive Information:
Introduction to SAP HANA – SAP Press, Bjarne Berg, Penny Silvia and Rob Frye. ISBN
Product Tutorials - SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio v1.6, by SAP
SAP BW 7.5 Edition for HANA SP5 Product Availability Matrix

31. How to contact me: Dr. Bjarne Berg Bjarne.Berg@pwc.com