Identifying SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 Components

SAP's Business Intelligence strategy is designed to maximize flexibility and scalability for enterprise deployments.

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 Maintenance Strategy

With more than 30 years of innovations, the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform product equips thousands of companies which reliably manage enterprise reporting use cases at scale. Our revised maintenance strategy guarantees Mainstream Maintenance until at least end of 2031 which secures your investments on the long run, whether you want to deploy on premise or in a private cloud.

One of the most important aspects of SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 is its continuous maintenance and support plan. SAP is committed to keeping it available both on-premise and as a managed cloud solution beyond 2030, giving businesses the flexibility to choose the deployment path that works best for them.

Until SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform BI 4.2, Mainstream Maintenance was followed by 2 years of P1 support. Starting with SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.3, Mainstream Maintenance is now followed by Customer Specific Maintenance during which SAP delivers fixes for high and very high security issues (CVSS >= 7) during the first year. SAP is extending SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.3 Mainstream Maintenance until end of 2026 so that security fixes are guaranteed until end of 2027 as previously committed.

A New Maintenance Roadmap:

• With SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025, a new chapter is opened with a revised delivery cycle. Until now, support packages have been delivered every year and have been supported only during 18 months.
• Now, SAP is moving to minor releases delivered every 2 years (SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2027 planned in Q1 2027, SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2029), benefiting from 3 years of Mainstream Maintenance followed by Customer Specific Maintenance including 1 year of security fixes.
• Mainstream Maintenance is guaranteed until at least end of 2031.

SAP already plans for a next release, SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2027, which should be available in Q1 2027, followed by another one 2 years later in 2029.

Altogether, this new approach ensures better security, continuous improvements, a more agile approach to keeping your BI environment secure and efficient, and a roadmap that aligns with your business strategy.

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, Private Cloud Edition (PCE)

A Predefined Package Operated by SAP:

• With SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, Private Cloud Edition (PCE), SAP offers a predefined package operated by SAP on the main hyperscalers, including software, support, technical managed services, and infrastructure.
• This is a great opportunity to shift from a maintenance contract to a subscription model while leveraging your existing investments in SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions.

Key benefits :

• The latest version of SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform is always available, thanks to yearly upgrades.
• 2-tier landscape: development/test and production by default, with optional additional tiers.
• Pre-configured hardware landscapes optimized for performance.
• Choice of hyperscaler infrastructure includes Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure or SAP.
• End-to-end SLA 99.7%, backup and restore included within standard service scope.
• Opportunity to modernize the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform deployment, such as consolidate into one global instance, rationalize unused resources, simplify lifecycle management, and adjust license mix.

Move To The Cloud :

• For customers ready to move to the cloud, SAP offers a conversion program called the Cloud Extension Policy that allows for a partial (or full) termination of SAP BusinessObjects BI on-premises maintenance when replaced with a new SAP Business Data Cloud contract (BDC) or SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, Private Cloud Edition contract (PCE).
• Customers will continue to have the choice for their infrastructure for SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions, either on-premise or in a managed cloud operated by SAP. SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, Private Cloud Edition (PCE) provides maintenance and support through 2027 and beyond.

The SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 gives all the tools that you need to publish securely, distribute, and administer your business intelligence.

The below image highlights the placement of SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 solution.

The SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 Solution:

• SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 facilitates integrating data from almost any source into visually appealing reports and dashboards to be distributed in multiple ways (web, print, mobile), depending on business user needs.
• The SAP professional grade Business Intelligence (BI) platform allows customers to leverage virtually any data source, structured, or unstructured. The Semantic Layer facilitates data access for business users, allowing them to access, analyze, and visualize data sources, without any knowledge of the underlying data structure.
• SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 provides all the tools you need to securely publish, distribute, and administer your business intelligence. With client tools for self-service, dashboards and apps, and reporting, users will have the tools they need to access and use the information they need to make better informed decisions.
• Finally, your BI content is securely accessible virtually anywhere on desktops, mobile devices, browsers, and various desktop tools and portals.

Primary Client Tools:

Here are the primary tools for business users and designers included in the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 suite:

• BI Launch Pad (web client)
• Web Intelligence (rich-client and web client)
• Information Design Tool (rich client)

Web Intelligence application can be available from two user interfaces:

1. Web Intelligence Rich Client: This is a Windows client application for designers who want to create and publish new Web Intelligence documents.
2. Web Intelligence: This is an SAP Fiori web application for designers and end users. This application is installed by design within SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 and does need just a web browser to use it. This web-based interface is the recommended one by SAP to create or view Web Intelligence documents.

Web Intelligence application:

• Web Intelligence further solidifies its position as a modern BI tool by offering an intuitive, web-based interface that empowers users with self-service analytics.
• It makes data analysis accessible to all business users, even those without technical expertise, and it simplifies complex data transformations, ad-hoc reporting, and interactive visualizations, allowing users to generate insights faster in order to make informed decisions.

The intuitive Web Intelligence workflow includes:

• Acquiring Data – Connect to various data sources, whether on-premise, cloud-based, or external.
• Transforming Data – Cleanse and prepare data using user-friendly tools, without coding.
• Building Visualizations – Create charts, graphs, and dashboards for clearer data interpretation.
• Analyzing & Deciding – Explore data interactively to uncover insights and take action.
• Sharing & Collaborating – Distribute reports and engage in real-time discussions with built-in commenting.

The intuitive Web Intelligence workflow includes:

By reducing IT dependency to access data and create reports or dashboards, Web Intelligence offers a unified, secure, and cost-effective solution within SAP environment and ecosystem, ensuring data remains consistent and actionable across the organization.

Additionally, you can also install:

• Crystal Reports 2025 (rich-client)
• Lumira Designer (rich-client)
• Analysis for Office (rich-client)

The portfolio can be used in the following ways:

• Quickly build formatted reports on any data source.
• Securely distribute reports both internally and externally.
• Minimize IT support costs by allowing users to create and change their own reports.

• SAP's Business Intelligence (BI) strategy aims to maximize flexibility and scalability, with key objectives being inclusivity, cross-organization collaboration, and adaptability.
• The strategic areas of SAP BI include enterprise BI that is inclusive and ready for global operation, collaboration for active sharing and decision-making, and adaptability for mission-critical operations across different business sizes.
• SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 integrates data from various sources into visually appealing reports and dashboards, distributing them based on business user needs, and provides a semantic layer for easy data access and analysis.
• SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 provides tools for secure publishing, distribution, and administration of business intelligence, with client tools for self-service, dashboards, and reporting.
• The primary reporting tools in the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 suite are SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP Crystal Reports, which allow for quick report building, secure distribution, and user-driven report creation and modification.