Think about how we explore areas of interest with Google. Start with an inquiry. Get results. Gain insights, ideas, and perspective. Explore some more, this time asking new or more pointed and probing questions. There?s great value to be gleaned from this progression - this ability to acquire knowledge and challenge, change, and refine questions on the fly.

Interacting with business data is a little different. You get reports. You work with spreadsheets. You have a number of business intelligence (BI) tools. You don?t have a simple, fluid, and familiar google-like exploration of information within you SAP and non-SAP systems. That changes with SAP BusinessObjects Explorer.

This paper helps readers understand the difference between the reporting tools SAP customers currently run and the SAP BusinessObjects Explorer. Continue reading to learn more about the how SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is different from your current BI tools, how your approach to BI could change because of this product, and where you can test-drive the tool.