How Splunk and SAP can help businesses gain more value out of data

⇨ Achieving end-to-end visibility in business operations is crucial for identifying and addressing operational inefficiencies, and while SAP Solution Manager aids in monitoring, it may not cover all functional areas.

⇨ Splunk has collaborated with SAP to enhance visibility by creating Splunk Service Intelligence for SAP Solutions, which provides a comprehensive view of SAP operations and integrates with existing IT infrastructure for better data analysis.

⇨ The ITSI pack from Splunk includes preconfigured KPIs and templates that help organizations customize their monitoring capabilities, ultimately leading to improved operational efficiency and the identification of best practices.

Achieving end-to-end visibility with business operations is a healthy goal to work towards – more visibility means more data to sift through and analyze for any hidden operational inefficiencies that can be actioned. When it comes to SAP solutions, however, the SAP Solution Manager can keep an eye on the software but there are some situations where the tech won’t be able to provide a clear picture of what went wrong – it could just be out of the functional scope of the software.

Data infrastructure solution specialist, Splunk, recognized this black spot in visibility and worked together with SAP with the aim of helping SAP users realize the full potential of the data on hand. Combining the expertise ofboth SAP and Splunk could result in the delivery of a unified context across an organization’s entire network while also gaining insights inhow best to act on the gathered data .

The need to get a clearer view into SAP operations spurred the creation of Splunk Service Intelligence for SAP Solutions. The information technology service intelligence (ITSI) pack included with Splunk’s solution entails preconfigured KPI base searches, service templates, preconfigured glass tables and a few more additions. All content provided is configurable to a business’ unique needs while the templates provided make it easier to link existing services to a new, predefined set of KPIs.

The addition of Splunk Service Intelligence for SAP Solutions to an enterprise network can allow users to monitor SAP environments alongside their IT infrastructure, allowing for a deeper insight into the health of the SAP systems. The ITSI solution gives users a detailed view of health scores and offers increased visibility of the existing company structure – enabling workers to monitor operations to quickly identify any efficiencies that can be made.

By taking advantage of the SAP partner solutions on hand, like Splunk Service Intelligence for SAP Solutions, organizations can realize the full potential of the data harvested from everyday operations and use it to gain further value while boosting operational efficiency or helping identify best practices.