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About SAP SAP Business Data Cloud?

SAP Business Data Cloud is a fully managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution from SAP that serves to unify and harmonise company data and make it available to various business areas, both from SAP systems and third-party systems.

What are the benefits of SAP Business Data Cloud?

Practical SAP data products for end users

End users from various business areas benefit from intelligent apps and curated data products provided by SAP BTP. As an end-to-end solution for data and analytics, it also offers fully managed capabilities for business data fabric, the modernisation of business warehouse, planning, data engineering, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Connecting SAP and non-SAP data

Standardise your business-critical data in an open data ecosystem and gain completely new insights into your company thanks to a powerful semantic layer.

Generative AI and ML

Accelerate decision-making with AI-supported analytics and machine learning capabilities to gain automated insights for your business area.

Integration of leading data platforms

SAP BDC integrates seamlessly with solutions from Collibra, Confluent, DataRobot and many other providers, enabling all data to be brought together within an open data ecosystem.

Breaking down data silos through a semantic layer

The SAP Business Data Cloud provides a unified language for KPIs, business terms and processes, enabling faster and clearer cross-departmental analyses and effectively reducing data silos on the path towards data democratisation.

Cloud-based & fully managed (SaaS)

SAP BDC combines data management, analytics and AI capabilities in a single cloud platform. At the same time, SAP handles operations, updates, security and scaling, ensuring worry-free, cloud-based use.

How can I integrate my SAP BW/4HANA (or SAP BW 7.5) into the SAP Business Data Cloud?

SAP BW/4HANA can be integrated into the SAP Business Data Cloud either by moving the system to SAP’s Private Cloud Edition (PCE) and publishing the existing data to the cloud in a targeted manner, or through a hybrid setup in which the system remains, for example, on-premise while the cloud is used in addition. This approach preserves familiar analyses and business rules while ensuring that data is managed centrally and securely, making it easier to use for modern analytics, machine learning and AI – and enabling you to benefit from the full capabilities of the SAP Business Data Cloud.

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FAQs about SAP Business Data Cloud

  1. How does SAP Business Data Cloud differ from other business intelligence solutions?
  2. What are the key features of SAP Business Data Cloud?
  3. What does SAP Business Data Cloud mean for BW customers (cloud or on-premise)? 
  4. What does SAP Business Data Cloud mean for SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere customers? 
  5. What is the difference between SAP Business Data Cloud and SAP Datasphere? 
  6. Is SAP Business Data Cloud part of the Business Technology Platform (BTP)?

How does SAP Business Data Cloud differ from other business intelligence solutions?

SAP Business Data Cloud works seamlessly with SAP applications, ensuring that your central data remains in its original business context and retains its full semantics. This eliminates the need for time-consuming data extractions, saving you time, resources and costs.

What are the key features of SAP Business Data Cloud?

SAP Business Data Cloud provides intelligent applications and carefully curated data products for all business areas. As a comprehensive platform, it covers the entire data management lifecycle – from business data fabric and the modernisation of BW/4HANA through to analytics, planning and AI capabilities – offering a truly all-inclusive solution for your enterprise data.

What does SAP Business Data Cloud mean for BW customers (cloud or on-premise)?

For BW customers, SAP Business Data Cloud represents a move into the modern cloud landscape: existing data and models from the Business Warehouse can be seamlessly integrated and used within an open data ecosystem. Business context and semantics remain intact, while SAP takes care of operations, updates, security and scaling. This allows companies to benefit from a central platform for data management, analytics, planning and AI without the burden of infrastructure or maintenance.

What does SAP Business Data Cloud mean for SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere customers?

Customers already using SAP Datasphere or SAP Analytics Cloud can continue to use their services seamlessly. Step by step, they can integrate their existing solutions into the fully managed SAP Business Data Cloud and benefit from all the advantages of a central, cloud-based platform.

What is the difference between SAP Business Data Cloud and SAP Datasphere?

SAP Business Data Cloud provides a managed platform for combining SAP and third-party data, including governance, access control and scalable storage options. SAP Datasphere delivers the semantic modelling and business data fabric capabilities – such as data integration and data replication – that make the platform usable in the first place. Together, they enable faster analytics projects and scalable AI scenarios.

Is SAP Business Data Cloud part of the Business Technology Platform (BTP)?

Yes, SAP Business Data Cloud is a core component of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). It uses the cloud services of BTP to bring together data management, analytics, planning and AI capabilities in a fully managed platform.

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