Enterprise Information Management with SAP [May 26, 2012] Gatling, Ginger

If you’re wondering what you need to know about SAP’s enterprise information management (EIM) solutions, look no further. This book explains the changing face of EIM at SAP: what the different products are (such as SAP Data Services, SAP Information Steward, SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management, SAP Master Data Governance, SAP HANA, Hadoop), how they work together, and how to get started using them. Get the big picture, and then dive into the details—this book has you covered.

1. EIM Overview Clarify your understanding of the different EIM products that SAP offers, and learn how to decide which solution, or combination of solutions, is the best fit for a particular business.

2. SAP Data Services Explore the basics of SAP Data Services, including how to manage data quality, process text data, migrate data, and connect SAP Data Services with SAP HANA.

3. Important EIM Tasks Follow along as the authors use a fictional company to walk you through step-by-step instructions and screenshots that teach you some of the most important tasks in SAP‘s EIM toolset.

4. Structured and Unstructured Data Find out how SAP’s EIM solutions can help you glean valuable information from text and other types of unstructured content.

5. High Volumes of Data Get a basic understanding of how "big data" fits into the SAP picture, with discussions of SAP HANA and Hadoop.

Highlights:

• SAP Data Services
• SAP Information Steward
• SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management
• SAP Master Data Governance
• SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText
• SAP HANA and Hadoop
• Information governance
• Data migration and archiving
• Data quality management and monitoring
• Text data processing