When mobile
phones first became mainstream as business tools, it was all about being
reachable no matter where you were. But if you wanted to get any real work
done, you’d still have to lug around a laptop. Today’s smart phones are capable
of so much more than just calls, emails and texts – in fact, I read they’re
more powerful than the computers that NASA used to send astronauts to the moon
in the 1960s.
I use my
smart phone for everything – from capturing my running times to taking out my
frustrations on Angry Birds. But what I’m really excited about is that we’ve
recently got the SAP Crystal Server add-on for mobile at work. Basically, it delivers all the reports and
analytic data I rely on daily to my mobile phone when I’m away from my desk.
If I have to
go and see a customer, I no longer bother taking my laptop with me, because I
have all the up-to-date information I need in the palm of my hand. Not only is my smart phone more convenient to
carry, but unlike a laptop, there’s no tedious wait to boot up and connect –
it’s instant. The other day, I was able
to provide factual up the minute information to a customer while I was sat
right opposite him by showing him the figures, instead of having to wait until
I was back in the office. Not only was
he impressed by my professionalism but also by my company – a sure way to
sustain a good business relationship.
While
mobilising our business intelligence is enabling people like me to work more
flexibly and productively, it also ticks the boxes for IT – secure,
self-service and simple – plus it helps our company to get more value out of
the BI system we already have in place.
There’s a free trial available to download so you can try SAP Crystal
Solutions before you buy. Although I’ll
warn you now: using mobile insight to answer business questions on the go is
almost as addictive as Angry Birds!
Try SAP
Crystal Server add-on for mobile for yourself with our compliments! Download here.
