SAP Business Data Cloud is not a single product. It is a platform where several of SAP’s tools for data, analytics, and AI are gathered.
For SAP customers already using SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, and BW, this means that existing investments get a clearer place in a more modern architecture. Anders Heimer describes that SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, HANA Cloud, PaPM, BW modernization, and data products are all included within SAP BDC, under a common cockpit and pricing model.
For many SAP customers, SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, and BW are already central parts of the data and analytics landscape. As SAP now gathers more data and analytics capabilities into SAP Business Data Cloud, a natural question arises: What happens to the tools we already use?
In this episode of Implema Talks, Johan Berg from Implema talks with Anders Heimer from SAP about what is included in SAP BDC, how the platform connects with existing SAP tools, and why companies can start step-by-step.
One of the most important points in the conversation is that SAP Business Data Cloud should not be understood as a new standalone tool.
Anders Heimer describes SAP BDC as a platform where SAP gathers several parts of its data and analytics landscape. It’s about creating a common foundation for analytics, data warehousing, data modeling, data products, and future AI use.
For existing SAP customers, this means the question isn’t just “what’s new?”, but rather: How do our current SAP tools like SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, and BW fit into BDC?
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) continues to be SAP’s tool for analysis, visualization, and planning.
In SAP Business Data Cloud, SAC becomes part of a larger platform for data and analytics. This allows analysis and planning to be more clearly linked to a more unified data warehouse and a more governed data architecture.
For the business, this means better conditions for working with insights, KPIs, and planning based on data that is structured and business-oriented.
SAP Datasphere takes on a central role in SAP BDC.
Datasphere is already important for companies that want to model and make data available in a business context. In SAP BDC, Datasphere becomes part of the unified platform for SAP data, analytics, and data sharing.
This is particularly relevant for organizations that want to combine SAP data with data from other platforms. In the episode, Anders highlights that SAP is now working more openly through partnerships with Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft, and Google, among others.
For many SAP customers, SAP BW is still a business-critical part of reporting and decision support.
In the conversation, Anders describes how BW modernization is also included in SAP Business Data Cloud. For customers who currently have Business Warehouse, this means an opportunity to bring parts of their existing BW landscape into a more modern architecture while starting to work with data products.
This doesn’t mean everything needs to be moved immediately. Rather, it’s about identifying which parts of BW are most important to modernize first.
A central point in the conversation is that SAP Business Data Cloud should not be seen as a new standalone tool. Anders Heimer describes BDC as a platform where several of SAP’s data and analytics capabilities are gathered, including SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, HANA Cloud, PaPM, BW modernization, and data products.
For SAP customers already using SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, or BW, BDC is not about starting from scratch. Instead, existing tools get a clearer role in a common data and analytics platform.
Many SAP customers still have BW as a business-critical part of reporting and decision support. The episode explains that SAP Business Warehouse can be brought into BDC for customers who want to modernize and start working more with, for example, data products.
SAP BDC isn’t just about SAP data. Anders points out that SAP is now working more openly through partnerships with Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft, and Google. This makes BDC relevant for companies that want to combine SAP data with other data platforms and create a more coherent data architecture.
One of the most important insights is that SAP BDC doesn’t require a massive big-bang project. Companies can start with the area that is most relevant, such as analytics, data warehousing, machine learning, BW modernization, or better data sharing between SAP and other platforms.
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