ASUG BI Community August Newsletter

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Welcome Welcome to the latest issue of the BI Bulletin, a monthly newsletter keeping you up-to-date on important Business Warehouse / Business Intelligence initiatives, events, and member offerings. This newsletter features sections that highlight various activities and action items for you. We hope this information allows you to take full advantage of your ASUG membership. Join the ASUG BI Community today. Join Us for These Upcoming September ASUG BI / BW Webcasts Sept. 1: SAP Analytics Extensions Directory (AED) Sept. 7: SAP Enterprise Analytics Strategy and the Enterprise Analytics Store Sept. 8: SAP® BusinessObjects™ BI4.2 deployment at SAP Sept. 12: Use of SAP Solution Manager to Enhance SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio End-User Experience (Customer Story) Sept. 15: ASUG Influence Council: SAP® BusinessObjects™ Web Intelligence® Launch Sept. 27: SAP HANA® Data Warehousing – Overview and Strategy Sept. 28: Efficiently Create Predictive Models with Automated Analytics Sept. 29: Exciting New Features in New SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and Semantic Layer Release Our full list of ASUG BI webcasts can be found here. For recordings of our past webcasts, please check here (must be logged on to asug.com/legacy prior to accessing). Learn from Other SAP Users Just Like You at SAP TechEd As ASUG Design Team members, we used member feedback to drive and shape the educational content for the sessions at SAP TechEd  2016, taking place Sept. 19–23 in Las Vegas. Please join your ASUG BI Volunteers at SAP TechEd to see how member-driven content, hands-on education, and networking with others in the technology community can help you make the most of your SAP investment. The full agenda of the conference can be found here. Don’t forget to register for the popular hands-on sessions. Expect the best as SAP TechEd delivers instructor-led, hands-on workshops and in-depth lectures presented by SAP's own top gurus—developers, solution and product managers, and implementation consultants—sharing their insider expertise and vision. And once again, ASUG is pleased to provide practical and technical content presented by customers and community members. Did you know ASUG provides 100 hours of education content at SAP TechEd? Come see customer innovations in-person at SAP’s premier technology education event of the year! Meet up with ASUG Volunteers at SAP TechEd Networking Session Join ASUG volunteer Allison Levine for an ASUG networking session on September 20. More information will be provided next month, but take this opportunity to network with your ASUG BI volunteers. Jump Start Your SAP TechEd Las Vegas Experience with ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars As ASUG Volunteers, we’re excited to participate in ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars. Sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, October 19 at an additional cost per session. Join ASUG volunteers for a full-day, hands-on SAP® BusinessObjects™ Design Studio Deep Dive, facilitated by ASUG Analytics SIG Volunteer Ingo Hilgefort. Registration is now open. If you have already registered and would like to add an ASUG Pre-Conference Seminar, visit the following registration page. SAP has provided some information to help you get approval for SAP TechEd—Convince your boss. See you in Las Vegas. Volunteer Opening Please consider volunteering for ASUG as the BI Platform SIG Chair here. We thank Greg Myers for his several years of ASUG volunteer service. If you have questions about this position, please e-mail Volunteers@asug.com. ASUG BI + Analytics Conference Hands-On Sessions Join us in New Orleans October 17–20 to experience first-hand the power of BI and analytic solutions during hands-on sessions at 2016 2016 ASUG BI + Analytics Conference. View the hands-on session descriptions and schedule. Some hands-on sessions are already sold out, so be sure to register today. Join us Monday, October 17 for ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars with industry luminary Wayne Eckerson or sessions covering SAP BusinessObjects Design Stuio and SAP HANA. Influence Corner On August 3, ASUG had an SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Influence Council Launch. The recording is on the ASUG Influence collaboration workspace. If you are interested in joining the council, please complete the council’s online participation survey. Please join the council at SAP TechEd: Session: ANP119 ASUG Influence Council: SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence – Tuesday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m A recap of what the Influence Council covers can be found here. News You Can Use Follow Us on Twitter: Have a Twitter account? If so, follow us for BI information, conference updates, and the latest ASUG information. If you plan to tweet about the TechEd Las Vegas, use #SAPTechEd followed by your message so that others can view all updates about the event. If you are attending ASUG BI + Analytics Conference, use #ASUGBIA. Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ASUG_BI. Messages from SAP: IMPORTANT: SMP Road Maps is closing down and will be transitioning to www.sap.com/roadmaps. See how companies embracing Digital Transformation by investing in advanced analytics are winning. Join SAP on Aug. 31 as they discuss their next #askSAP topic: Reimagine Predictive Analytics for the Digital Enterprise. Provide your feedback on SAP Crystal Server – get $75 USD: Click here.