About the Author

Ivan Shomnikov is an SAP analytics consultant specializing in the area of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL). He has in-depth knowledge of the data warehouse life cycle processes (DWH design and ETL development) and extensive hands-on experience with both the SAP Enterprise Information Management (Data Services) technology stack and the SAP BusinessObjects reporting products stack (Web Intelligence, Designer, Dashboards).

Ivan has been involved in the implementation of complex BI solutions on the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise platform in major New Zealand companies across different industries. He also has a strong background as an Oracle database administrator and developer.

This is my first experience of writing a book, and I would like to thank my partner and my son for their patience and support.