Leverage Data Intelligently – with SAP Data & Analytics
Data is the key to sound decisions and long-term business success—provided it is structured, centrally available, and analyzable in real time. SAP Data & Analytics combines powerful infrastructure, modern analytics tools, and deep SAP integration into a platform for data-driven decision-making.
With SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA Cloud, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), a consistent data foundation is created that enables transparency, speed, and strategic control—even across systems and organizational boundaries. Predictive forecasting, self-service analytics, and AI-powered evaluations provide both retrospective insights and reliable real-time forecasts. This makes SAP Data & Analytics the central data foundation for your digital transformation.
Core Technologies – SAP Data & Analytics
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
SAP Datasphere
SAP Datasphere is SAP’s central cloud-based data management solution. It connects data from various sources—SAP and non-SAP—in real time, without requiring physical data movement.
Thanks to semantic modeling, data retains its business context and can be used in a directly understandable way. Business departments gain consistent, secure, and self-service-enabled access to business-relevant information.
SAP Datasphere forms the foundation for modern analytics, AI, and planning processes across the enterprise.
SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics
SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics enables real-time analytics directly within the S/4HANA system.
Users can analyze operational data, create reports, and make informed decisions without switching systems—fully integrated into business processes and without redundant data storage.
SAP BW/4HANA & SAP BW on HANA
SAP BW/4HANA is SAP’s modern data warehouse solution, fully optimized for SAP HANA. It offers:
- High performance
- Simplified data models
- Cloud capability for future-oriented reporting and analytics
- Designed for companies focused on agility, scalability, and continuous innovation
SAP BW on HANA combines the classic SAP Business Warehouse solution with SAP HANA’s in-memory technology—for faster data processing while maintaining the existing BW architecture.
Business Planning & Consolidation
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) is an integrated solution for:
- Corporate planning
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Consolidation
It enables centralized control of financial and operational planning, simulation of scenarios, and efficient creation of consolidated financial statements—for greater transparency and control in corporate management.
Next-Generation Data Management
SAP Data & Analytics
Holistic
Data Management
In an increasingly data-driven world, modern data management is the key to successful corporate governance. SAP follows a holistic approach that combines traditional BI processes with modern data architectures such as big data lakes, in-memory technologies, and cloud analytics.
Central Data Foundation
& Integration
A key element is the ability to consolidate structured and unstructured data from various sources, model it intelligently, and provide it centrally. Technologies such as SAP Datasphere (formerly SAP Data Warehouse Cloud) and SAP HANA Cloud are used here, seamlessly integrating into big data lake architectures—for example through connections to external data platforms or cloud storage (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
Scalable & Semantic
Architecture
This modern architecture enables scalable and flexible processing of analytical workloads without having to move data multiple times. At the same time, semantic layers and context-based modeling ensure that business units have direct access to relevant information—in real time and based on a consistent data foundation.
Analytics, Planning
& Predictive
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) forms the top layer of this architecture: As a central platform for self-service BI, planning, and predictive analytics, it enables companies to visualize and analyze data from the data lake, SAP S/4HANA, or third-party sources and integrate it into decision-making processes—browser-based, intuitive, and collaborative.
Modern data management in the SAP environment combines transparency, scalability, and agility. With a well-designed big data architecture and the integrated analytics functions of SAP Analytics Cloud, the path is paved for data-driven decisions—from daily operations to strategic corporate planning.
SAP Analytics Cloud & SAP Datasphere
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
The central cloud platform for business intelligence, corporate planning, predictive analytics, and collaboration. Fully integrable into the SAP ecosystem, including S/4HANA, Datasphere, and SuccessFactors, SAC provides an intuitive, cloud-based interface for real-time analytics and forecasting. Companies can thus make data-driven decisions faster, more accurately, and collaboratively—all within one integrated solution.
SAP Datasphere
The strategic platform for real-time data integration, modeling, management, and distribution—on-premise, cloud-based, or hybrid. Datasphere creates a consistent, business-oriented view of all enterprise data, forms the foundation for modern data mesh and data fabric architectures, and enables secure, transparent decision-making without data replication.
Interaction between SAP Datasphere & SAP Analytics Cloud
Together, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere unlock their full potential: Datasphere provides the connected, semantically enriched data foundation, while SAC forms the analytics and planning layer.
This means:
- Consistent data models
- Real-time access without data replication
- A shared platform for IT and business departments
Combination of Analysis and Action Capabilities
Analytical Fiori and the Added Value
Analytical Fiori refers to SAP Fiori applications specifically developed for real-time analytics and operational evaluations within the SAP S/4HANA environment. These applications are based on SAP Fiori design principles, combining intuitive user interfaces with integrated analytical functionality and leveraging the power of SAP HANA to access live data directly.
Instead of switching between transaction and reporting, users can display, filter, and analyze KPIs within the same interface and intervene directly in the business process—for example via KPIs, charts, or so-called Analytical List Pages.
Benefit for companies: Analytical Fiori apps enable transparent, data-driven decisions directly within operational processes, increase efficiency, and provide a modern user experience—without the need for separate reporting tools.
.XPN Workshop –
SAP Analytics Cloud & SAP Datasphere
Understand data. Improve decisions. Shape the future.
In our practice-oriented workshop, we demonstrate how to build a modern, integrated data and analytics platform using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP Datasphere.
Workshop Objectives:
- Introduction to SAP Datasphere & SAP Analytics Cloud
- Understanding modern data warehouse architectures
- Use cases for reporting, planning, and self-service BI
- Development of individual use cases and recommendations for action
Content:
- Overview of SAP Datasphere & Business Data Fabric
- Live data access, data modeling, and semantic layers
- Integration and visualization in SAP Analytics Cloud
- Planning, simulation, and predictive analytics
- Best practices for data governance and self-service BI
- Technical architecture and licensing models
Who Is the Workshop Suitable For?
- Business departments with analytics and planning requirements
- BI and IT teams
- Decision-makers with a focus on data-driven management
Your Benefits
- Compact knowledge transfer by SAP-experienced experts
- Hands-on demo scenarios and live examples
- Focus on individual questions from your company
- Clear roadmap for your next BI initiative with SAP
.XPN – YOUR PARTNER FOR DATA-DRIVEN CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
Discover in our workshop how to build an integrated, future-proof data and analytics platform with SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere.
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