What is the difference between SAP BW 7.0 and SAP BI?

What is the difference between BI (Business Intelligence) and BW (Business Warehouse) if any? Also, is there a difference between SAP BW 7.0 and SAP BI? BI/BW expert Jay Narayanan shares a clean cut answer.

Jay Narayanan

Published: 11 Jun 2007

What is the difference between BI (Business Intelligence) and BW (Business Warehouse), if any? Also, is there a difference between SAP BW 7.0 and SAP BI?

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What is the difference between SAP BW 7.0 and SAP BI?

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