CLIENT point of view

I am a SAP BW consultant just started and willing to learn from Other expereiences.
I want to know certain things which might have occured to so many of you
1. In an ERP environment, How SAP BW migration from other External Data Warehouses will benefit to the Customer in terms of Improving his Profitablilty or Increasing the Stock Index in the MACRO level.
2. Do we have a comparison statement kind of a thing vis a vis Other ERP tools which strongly suggest SAP BW has an edge over others.
3. How one can convince the Client in case if he agrees to have a Netweaver 2004S and BW implementation but still wants to use the Other Multi Legacy Systems Synergistically for some reasons or other / simply got used for so long
which really impact the scope of Design and Implementations for both the Service Provider as well as the Client.
4. I really want to play with the Data available in the Landscape to effectively make best use of it and project to the Client a Transformation which he can expect from Multi Dimenstion. Show me the direction.
5. Suggest me a logical way to only Understand SAP BW without any diversions so as to Concentrate working on the SAP BW environment and also appreciate the Client Point of View or Satisfaction.
Thanks in advance.

Answers to your questions:
1. BW is data warehouse tool which has reporting and analytic capabilities. It also has the capability of engaging SEM with it. Which means that BW is a veery powerful toll for a company to use if they want to do a better analysis on past data and help top executies make dicision and also with the help of SEM there capability of forcasting is improved to a great extent. Accurate forcasting is the key to better business and high profits.
2. It really depends on the need.CAgnos needs lot of memory as it copies the data in the front end for more flexibilty in reporting. SAP BW is good with respect to SAP R/3. Other areas (Interface with other sources) It is evolving in better manner.Other Data warehousing tools more maintenance man power and big team to implimenting. And all components like sourcing , Configuring and reporting does not depend on single product. BW has all the components available with in it.Depends on customer needs you have decide.
3. Not sure abt it.
4. Data modeling is a SAP course(TBW30) on its own and cannot be explained in a one liner. If you have a specific case then may be we can have a look at it.
5. I would suggest you go through the SAP trainign material . That is a step by step guide to you.
- Guru
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