Where's the Good Stuff: A Comprehensive Guide to EIM Resources

This guide is a comprehensive list of EIM resources, from a variety of different sources. It is organized by these topics:

• How can I educate others in my company?
• How can I use the tools better?
• How can I find out what other companies are doing?

If you have other favorite resources, please share them in the Comments section.

How can I educate others in my company?

• Enterprise Information Management with SAP book, available via SAP Press and Amazon:http://www.sap-press.com/products/Enterprise-Information-Management-with-SAP.html
• SAP Solutions for Information Management eBook, available on the AppStore nd as a PDF file. This includes solution briefs, customer testimonials, videos, demos, whitepapers, and more. Just to go iTunes and search for “SAP EIM”.
• Whitepapers, etc:
  • Information Governance: http://fm.sap.com/infogov
  • Data Services: http://fm.sap.com/dataservices
• What is dirty data costing you? Data Quality infographic: http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management/blog/2013/03/12/what-is-dirty-data-costing-you
• Information Governance podcast: Breakfast with Game Changers: www.voiceamerica.com/episode/57866/information-is-kingbut-whos-the-governor
• Jon Reed, National Vision podcast on strategic EIM + Data Services (May 2011).: www.jonerp.com/content/view/405/55/
• SAPPHIRE panel on how information governance changed their companies: Intel, ConAgra, Campbell Soup, Johnson & Johnson: http://www.sap.com/asset/index.epx?id=ab09789b-0bc9-4b86-a74c-e601148fae92&name=Establish-and-Grow-an-Influential-Information-Governance-Team
• Implementing an information governance strategy: http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management/blog/2013/01/30/key-considerations-for-implementing-an-enterprise-information-governance-strategy
• EIM area on SCN: http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management
• Solution briefs and whitepapers: http://www.sap.com/pc/tech/enterprise-information-management/software/overview.html
• Information Governance interactive tool: : http://global.sap.com/demos/extmedia/sap_info_gov/index.html
• Cost Calculators:
  • Analytical initiatives: http://global.sap.com/community/ebook/2012_costs_calculator/Analytical.swf
  • Information Governance:  http://global.sap.com/community/ebook/2012_costs_calculator/Governance.swf
• Big Data YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmmPje38e1k
• Information Governance in ever-changing markets. This Stephen Colbert video highlights how markets and industries change over time, using the example of telecommunications deregulation in the US. Use the example to point out how all of these changes would impact your systems, transactions, and relationships with your customers:http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/182555/january-15-2007/bears---balls---gas  Start at 2:20 and End and 3:25
• Know your Customer ESPN commercial, which is great for showing the value of knowing details about your customer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxBBN3ZnYeU
• HANA: http://www.saphana.com/welcome
• Rapid Deployment Solutions http://www.sap.com/rds
  • Information Governance: http://fm.sap.com/infogov
  • Data Services: http://fm.sap.com/dataservices
• Information Governance Benchmarking and Best Practices survey. Available on ASUG (login required, http://www.asug.com/benchmarking/5975), or via SAP Value Engineering (SAP Value Management Center)
  
  

How can I use the tools better?

• EIM on SCN:  http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management
• SAP Best Practices content for data migration *:  http://service.sap.com/bp-datamigration

  • Tutorials: Data Services > Related Resources /Key Areas > Learning Data Services.

• Data Services SAP Data Services Product Tutorials
• DQM for SAP http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-34770
• Information Steward http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8751?rid=/webcontent/uuid/b040a79b-c816-2e10-69a9-d199bf09d23f
• Text Data Processing http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/Text+Data+Processing
• Wikis:
  • EIM wiki: http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/EIM+Home
  • EIM Use Case wiki: http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/Enterprise+Information+Management+Use+Case+Wiki
  • Data Services wiki: http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/Data+Services
  • Information Steward wiki: http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/Information+Steward
  • Master Data Governance wiki: http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SAPMDM/SAP+Master+Data+Governance
• Tutorials:
  • http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/EIM+Home
  • http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-47511
  • http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/EIM/Video+Tutorials
• Data Services blueprints: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8820
• Information Steward tutorials: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8751
• Information Steward click-through demo: Information Steward 4.2 v8 - Michael_Briles_SAP's library
  
• SAP YouTube channels:
  • Database & Technology: http://www.youtube.com/user/saptechnology
  • Analytics: http://www.youtube.com/user/SAPBusinessObjects
  • Information Steward: http://www.youtube.com/user/SAPInfoSteward
  • SAP D&T Academy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OfMPSWGa6g
• ASUG (asug.com)
  • Data Governance SIG space: Ask questions, subscribe for event notifications, etc.: http://www.asug.com/discussions/community/sig_communities/business_integration__technology_%26_infrastructure/data_governance
  • Data Management SIG space: Ask questions, subscribe for event notifications, etc. : http://www.asug.com/discussions/community/sig_communities/business_intelligence_group_discussion_forum/businessobjects_data_management
  • Regional chapters http://www.asug.com/communities/chapters (Subscribe to get notifications of upcoming meetings, call for speakers, etc.)
• Popular content
  • Information Steward and BeX queries: Tap SAP Information Steward to see how BEx query changes affect reports
    
  • Standalone or shared Information Steward deployments: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-48276
  • How to provide feedback:  http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management/blog/2013/07/18/were-listening-please-give-product-feedback
  • Data Remediation with MDG + Information Steward: http://scn.sap.com/community/mdm/master-data-governance/blog/2013/10/22/sap-mdg-sap-information-steward-a-perfect-combination-for-data-quality-remediation-dqr-scenarios
  • Extensibility options for MDG: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7858
  • Information Steward, Data Services, and MDG integrations: http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management/blog/2014/03/06/data-services-information-steward-and-master-data-governance-integrations
    
  • How SAP Runs SAP: DGO uses Information Steward http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management/blog/2013/10/17/information-steward-42-in-practice-how-saps-data-management-organization-uses-information-steward
  • Ask questions via the Discussions in SCN!
• Docs:  http://help.sap.com/businessobjects> Enterprise Information Management
• Product Availability Matrix: https://websmp208.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000712240&_SCENARIO=01100035870000000202> Documentation > Supported Platforms/PARs
• Roadmaps:  http://scn.sap.com/community/product-and-solution-road-maps AND https://websmp203.sap-ag.de/~form/handler?_APP=00200682500000002672&_EVENT=DISPLAY&_SCENARIO=&_HIER_KEY=501100035870000019823&_HIER_KEY=601100035870000248628&> Database & Technology
• Training: https://training.sap.com. Then search for “Data Services”, for example. You’ll see classroom training, elearning, etc.
• Master Data Governance
  • SCN :  http://scn.sap.com/community/mdm/master-data-governance
  • SMP:  http://service.sap.com/mdg
• NetWeaver Master Data Management
  • SCN: http://scn.sap.com/community/mdm/netweaver-mdm
  • GDS: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7694
  • Integrating MDM with Data Services: http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SAPMDM/Integrating+SAP+NetWeaver+MDM+with+SAP+BusinessObjects+Data+Services
• Information Lifecycle Management
  • SCN:  http://scn.sap.com/community/information-lifecycle-management
  • SMP: https://websmp204.sap-ag.de/~form/handler?_APP=00200682500000002672&_EVENT=DISPLAY&_SCENARIO=&_HIER_KEY=501100035870000008223&_HIER_KEY=601100035870000208602&
  • Book: Archiving your SAP Data http://www.sap-press.com/products/Archiving-Your-SAP-Data-%282nd-Edition%29.html?
• Enterprise Content Management
  • SAP External Webpages http://www.sap.com/community/ebook/2013_01_19513/en/index.html#/page/1
  • eBook on ECM (good start point) http://www.sap.com/community/ebook/2011_SAP_Opentext/en/index.epx
  • SCN:http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8232
  • SAP ECM (overall picture in SCN) -> also includes a forum on ECM http://scn.sap.com/community/ecm
  • More information is available in the OpenText Knowledge Center https://knowledge.opentext.com/
  • ECM wiki GFO content for OT solution (old information, but still valid) https://wiki.wdf.sap.corp/wiki/display/GFOSolutionBD/ECM
  • LinkedIn communities
    • - On SAP Extended ECM http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3874677&trk=hb_side_g
    • - On SAP Invoice Management by OpenText http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4156459&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
  • Data migration: • http://scn.sap.com/community/rapid-deployment/blog/2012/05/11/a-better-way-to-migrate-your-sap-data-with-rapid-deployment-solutions
  • Migrate data to HANA: •http://scn.sap.com/community/rapid-deployment/blog/2013/08/30/a-better-way-to-migrate-your-sap-business-suite-from-any-database-to-sap-hana
  • Migrate BW data to HANA: http://service.sap.com/rds-hana-bwmig
  • Migrate Business Suite data to HANA: http://service.sap.com/rds-hana-bsmig
  • Migrate data to Business Suite on HANA: http://service.sap.com/rds-dm2erpcrm
  • Migrate data for Utilities: http://service.sap.com/rds-dm2u
  • Data assessment of ERP + MDG: http://service.sap.com/rds-info-steward
  • YouTube demo of Data migration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHbBxtLR98c
• Analytics emails, including product notifications: http://scn.sap.com/community/postalsoft/blog/2011/02/08/current-process-for-sending-address-directory-and-product-notification-emails-is-changing-soon
• HANA Cloud Integration resources: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-40396
  • Data Services Performance Guide: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-46438

How can I find out what other companies are doing?

• American Water on their Data Governance journey: http://www.sap-customers.com/video/3617
  
• Past presentations: http://www.asug.com/discussions/community/events/2014-asug-annual-conference
• Coca Cola on their metrics and measures program: http://www.sap.com/asset/index.epx?id=717b4012-8406-48f9-bfd8-0d331254b6ca&name=Achieve-the-Real-Thing-in-Master-Data-Management-Metrics-and-Measures
• Other customer videos on their EIM successes: http://www.sap.com/events/resources.epx?SearchText=&SortBy=&SortOrder=ASC&Filter1=&Filter2=&Filter3=&Filter4=&Filter5=BARB002004&page=1&pageSize=20
• ASUG Webcast: Our Recipe for Growth: The Evolution of Data Governance at ConAgra Foods: (ASUG membership required) http://www.asug.com/discussions/docs/DOC-37195
• SAPPHIRE presentations/theaters:  http://www.sapandasug.com  > Watch replays now
• TechEd online recordings: http://events.sap.com/teched/en/live
• SCN: EIM Blog http://scn.sap.com/community/enterprise-information-management/content?filterID=content~objecttype~objecttype[blogpost]
• Twitter: Follow key EIM Twitter accounts for events, webinars, and customer tidbits:
  • @SAPILM
  • @SAPMDMGroup
  • @SAPEIM
  • @ASUG365
  • @ASUG_BI
  • @tpowlas
  • @asugdp
  • @ASUG_KaelaA
  • @twailgum
  • @InaSAP

Above all, contribute yourself! Ask questions, post documents, and share your story on SCN.

• Getting started on SCN: http://scn.sap.com/community/getting-started
• SCN Contribution points FAQ: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-18475

What other resources do you use?