Charles Dagaev on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 @ 09:01 AM
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the differences between installation consultants and technical consultants. In Part 2, we dug into the details of technical landscape design. In this third and final post of the series, I'll outline some of the Column5 Technical Services that can help ensure your project keeps moving forward in the post implementation environment.
Topics: Process Improvement, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Performance, Implementation
Charles Dagaev on Wed, Jan 09, 2013 @ 09:01 AM
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the differences between installation consultants and technical consultants. In Part 2, let's dig into the details of technical landscape design.
Topics: Process Improvement, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Performance, Implementation, BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation)
Charles Dagaev on Mon, Jan 07, 2013 @ 09:01 AM
Column5 is the premier partner of SAP in the enterprise performance management (EPM) space, and in the Technical Services team, we often come across competitors' proposals and RFPs that refer to installation consultants as distinguished from a technical consultant role.
Topics: Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Project Management, Performance, Implementation, BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation)
Charles Dagaev on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 @ 10:04 AM
When testing and enhancing BusinessObjects Planning & Consulting (BPC) performance, it's essential that users provide the correct information about what they are doing. The following checklist can help you ensure you are comparing apples to apples—in other words, that users that are performing the same processes (reports, input schedules, etc.) when determining user performance of that specific process.
Topics: Business Intelligence (BI), Innovation, Performance, Data
Charles Dagaev on Sun, Apr 01, 2012 @ 00:04 AM
Performance tuning can be defined as the enhancement of BusinessObjects Planning & Consulting (BPC) overall system performance that may affect client, server and network environments—taking into account current and anticipated system performance. The purpose behind system performance testing is to find the theoretical limits/capacity of the BPC server infrastructure. All systems will eventually react to an increase in load with a decrease in system performance, so it's vital to achieve scalability in the system if needed, while still providing acceptable current and future system performance. Proper testing encompasses the client server performance (Citrix), backend web/app server performance, and the database (SQL/OLAP/Analysis Services) performance. Monitoring the user experience starts from the point when the BPC application is fully loaded. Testing will include:
Topics: Performance
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