原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/qiangsheng/archive/2008/01/14/1037761.html
New-generation data warehouse used as a basis for making strategic and operational decisions in companies. It combines state-of-the-art warehousing technology with preconfigured business content, and gives users a clear overview of company-internal data and any external data that is relevant. The SAP Business Information Warehouse contains a wide selection of predefined reports that have been specially tailored to meet the needs of specific industry sectors and user groups, e.g. production planners, financial controllers, human resource managers.
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分隔线下面是我的翻译
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新一代的数据仓库被用来做为制订公司战略和运营决定的基础。它联合了艺术级的工厂技术和预配置的业务内容，给用户一个关于公司内部数据和所有相关外部数据的清晰的概览。SAP 业务信息仓库包含了大量的预定义报表，已经经过特殊裁剪能够适合特定行业部门和用户组的需要，例如：生产计划、财务控制、人力资源管理。