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Deploying BI to the Enterprise
Toronto Area Users Group Sept. 14 2001
Tim Quigginbusiness solutions
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Overview
• inbusiness solutions•Case Study•Questions
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About e-services group
• Team Partner (Highest Level) • Offices in
•Ottawa•Toronto •Projects throughout North America
• Business Partners with other Cognos Partners•CODA •Concur Technologies•Artemis
• Business Intelligence Practice•50 BI consultants in Canada and US
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About inbusiness
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inbusiness Portals
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BI Web-based Solutions
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Why web-based reporting
•Companies and customers are more global today
•Easier to Deploy•Consistent with other corporate applications•Easier to use• Improved performance•Does not require high-end client machines• Integrated Security
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Case Study
•Federal Government Department •Human Resources Development Canada
•1995 – Proof of Concept•October 1998 – Client Server Deployment
•October 1999 – Web Pilot •October 2000 – 1 year later•Today
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Client Overview
•Human Resources Development Canada
•11 Region Offices and 320 HRCC Offices
•26,000 Employees Across Canada•Bilingual Workforce•Process U.I., OAS, CPP payments
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1995 - Proof of Concept
•Purpose was to evaluate User based Query Tool
• Impromptu•Reporting against operational data•DMSII on the mainframe via ODBC software
•Limited number of users •Financial data only
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Oct. 1998 – Client Server Deployment
• Background•PP 5.21 and Impromptu 4•Database cubes in regional servers•Centralized Oracle warehouse
• Architecture•1 PowerPlay Cube server per region•Unix-based Oracle Database Server
• Size of the Application•16 Models and 60 Reports
• User Community•700 users
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October 1998 - Architecture
Transfer
Loading
Data
DSS Warehouse ServerUnix
Warehouse
Impromptu ClientWindows 95
Data sources
Finance/HRDatabase
SQL*Net(TPC/IP)
DARSDatabase
PowerPlayTranformer
Server(Unix)
PowerPlay ClientWindows 95
SQL*Net(TPC/IP)
Desktop Regional UsersAcross Canada
RegionalPowerPlay Cubes
Regional UnixServer (1 of 12)
RegionalPowerPlay Cubes
Regional UnixServer (12 of 12)
RegionalPowerPlay Cubes
Regional UnixServer ( 2 of 12)
...
SQL*Net(TPC/IP)
SQL*Net(TPC/IP)
Impromptu ClientWindows 95
PowerPlay ClientWindows 95
Impromptu ClientWindows 95
PowerPlay ClientWindows 95
...Region 1 Region 2 Region 12
SQL*Net(TPC/IP)
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October 1998 - Challenges
• Installing software on the desktop•Shipping database cubes to regional servers
•User buy-in (data and new tools)•Network Infrastructure•Data Quality
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October 1999 – Web Pilot
•Background•PowerPlay Enterprise Server 6.5•Impromptu Web Reports 5.0
•Size of the Application•20 PowerPlay Cubes •75 IWR Reports
•User Community•75 Pilot users
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Oct. 1999 – Web Pilot Architecture
IWR Web Server (NT Server with IIS Webserver)
PowerPlay Enterprise and Standard Cubes(NT Server with IIS Webserver)
Oracle DSSWarehouse
DSS Database Server(Montreal)
PowerPlayThin Client
PowerPlay Web Client(Netscape Browser)
IWR Web Client(Netscape Browser)
Drillthrough Traffic
The IWR Server will contain IISand LDAP Integrated Securitylocated in Montreal
All regions would access thesame standard cubes securedwith Authenticator
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October 1999 - Challenges
• Installing software on the servers•Version1 growing pains•Shift in thinking to web-based reporting•Developer / User Training•Security and User Classes•Defining the processes (Dev to Prod)•Training the ITC security administrators
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October 2000 – 1 year Later
• Architecture•PowerPlay Enterprise Server 6.5• IWR 6.0
• Size of the Application•50 Cubes •250 IWR Reports•100 GB Data warehouse
• User Community•2000 Users
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October 2000 - Architecture
IWR 6.0E Web Server`
PowerPlay EnterpriseLMSS Cubes
PowerPlayThin Client
IWR & Powerplay Web Client(Netscape Browser)
Drillthrough Traffic
The IWR6 Server contains- NT 4 English- IWR6 English- IWR6 English/French Report Store- IIS Web Server-LDAP Integrated Security-PowePlay Gateway Component
All regions access the samestandard cubes on the main PPEserver. Cubes from other Serversare Mapped to this server.
PowerPlay EnterpriseDARS & Labour Cubes
PowerPlay EnterpriseFinance/HR Cubes
DSS Database ServerV-Series
Oracle DSSWarehouse
IWR 6.0E Web Server
LoadBalancing
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October 2000 - Challenges
•Process from Dev to QA to Prod•Scheduling of Cube Builds, Loads•Source Financial System was replaced
•Reporting no longer part of operational system
•User Training was after the fact
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Today
• Architecture•PowerPlay Enterprise Server 6.6• IWR 6.0•KPI Business Pack
• Size of the Application•100 Cubes •1000 IWR Reports•120 GB Data warehouse
• User Community•3500 Users•120 User Classes
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Present Production Architecture
4 / 1Gb / 8GbIWR - English
12 IWR Report ProcessesIWR Audit
4 / 1Gb / 40GbIIS
IWR - EnglishIWR Request Server
IWR GatewayIWR Report StoreIWR Object Store
4 IWR Processes (Prompts)IWR Audit
4 / 1Gb / 8GbIWR - French
12 IWR Report ProcessesIWR Audit
4 / 1Gb / 40GbIIS
IWR - FrenchIWR Request Server
IWR GatewayIWR Report StoreIWR Object Store
4 IWR Processes (Prompts)IWR Audit
LoadBalancing
LoadBalancing
Portal4 / 1Gb / 8Gb
IIS Web Site
LDAPTicket Serve
4 / 1Gb / 8GbIWR - English
12 IWR Report ProcessesIWR Audit
LoadBalancing
4 / 1Gb / 8GbIWR - English
12 IWR Report ProcessesIWR Audit
LoadBalancing
DARS/LA2000R Cubes4 / 1Gb / 8Gb
IISPPES 6.5
TransformerCube Models / Macros
G&C Cubes4 / 1Gb / 8Gb
IISPPES 6.5
TransformerCube Models / Macros
4 / 1Gb / 8GbIWR - French
12 IWR Report ProcessesIWR Audit
LoadBalancing S
QL*
Net
FRENCHWindows NT
andIWRHMD - English
4 / 1Gb / 8GbIIS
PPES/UpFrontKPI ApplicationPP Thin-Client
Copies of CMS cubes
HMD - French4 / 1Gb / 8Gb
IISPPES/UpFront
PP Thin-Client - FrenchKPI Application
Copies of CMS cubes
Daily Daily
Daily
Once Once Once
Once Once
OnceOnce
Authentication
Once
Once
DSS Warehouse
DSS Warehouse ServerHP V-2500 (HP-UX)
LMSS/HR/ISP Cubes + Links4 / 1Gb / 8Gb
IISPPES 6.5
TransformerCube Models / Macros
FIS/CMS Cubes4 / 4Gb / 8Gb+ 16 Temp
IISPPES 6.5
TransformerCube Models / Macros
Once Once
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Present Challenges
• Integrating Security between MF and Web•Development / Production Support training•User Business Knowledge / Data training•Communication between various groups
•(BI Developers, DBAs, Prod Support, Users)•Client Server functionality from the Web
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Future Plans
•Optimizing the warehouse•Web-based ad-hoc querying•EP Series 7 / Upfront migration•More data / applications•Unix based Servers
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Questions
•Ottawa Contact Info• [email protected]
•Toronto Contact Info•[email protected]
•HRDC Contact Info•[email protected]