SAP Business Data Cloud is not a single product. It is a framework where SAP combines its own solutions and opens up for integration with third-party platforms for data and analysis. For SAP Business Warehouse 7.5 customers, it is especially relevant as mainstream maintenance approaches in 2027.
What exactly is SAP Business Data Cloud, and why is it relevant for both new and existing SAP customers?
SAP Business Data Cloud sounds like just another new concept. But in practice, it represents a clear shift in SAP’s strategy. Johan Söderström talks to Johan Berg about what SAP BDC actually is, and why the timing is important right now.
Johan Berg, Business Development Manager at Implema Business Area SAP, responsible for staying close to SAP’s strategy, solution development, and go-to-market, to explain what it means for Implema’s customers.
The first thing that needs to be clear about SAP Business Data Cloud is what it actually is. Not another component to “add” to the landscape, but a unifying concept for how SAP wants customers to work with data, analysis, and platform going forward. This is where the difference really makes itself felt. SAP describes a more cohesive framework, and at the same time a clearer opening to third parties within analytics and data platforms. For many organizations, this is a welcome development, as it makes it easier to connect SAP data to other technologies where analysis and AI are already developing rapidly.
For new customers who are entering SAP Cloud ERP, for example, the value is often most concrete at the start of the SAP journey. The ambition is to be able to get started faster with more ready-made, accelerated packages – Intelligent Apps for analysis and insights. Less of “build everything yourself” and more of a setup that delivers results early, and that can be further developed as needs grow.
For those of you who run SAP Business Warehouse today, the question becomes different and more urgent. The end of standard maintenance for older versions of SAP BW is approaching, which means that Business Data Cloud also becomes a natural starting point for the next step. It’s not just about a new name, but about a technology shift where older ways of working are gradually replaced by more modern tools and a shift to, for example, SQL technology. SAP Datasphere is a very important piece of the puzzle for data modeling and a more modern way of working with SAP data within the framework of the Business Data Fabric model.
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