SAP Cloud Analytics
What is SAP Cloud Analytics
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a cloud-based analytics solution provided by SAP. It integrates business intelligence (BI), planning, predictive analytics, and augmented analytics in a single solution.
SAP Analytics Cloud is designed to be user-friendly, with a focus on self-service analytics, enabling business users to perform complex data analysis without needing deep technical expertise. It is part of the broader SAP Business Technology Platform, which provides a suite of integrated services and solutions for data management, analytics, and application development.
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Key Components of SAP Cloud Analytics
Business Intelligence (BI)
- Data Connectivity: Connects to various data sources, including SAP and non-SAP systems, on-premise and cloud databases, and spreadsheets.
- Data Visualization: Offers interactive dashboards and data visualizations to help users understand their data better.
- Reporting: Enables the creation of reports and presentations with real-time data.
Planning
- Financial Planning and Analysis: Supports budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning with collaborative tools.
- Integrated Planning: Allows for integration of planning processes across various departments and functions.
- Scenario Modeling: Facilitates scenario analysis to assess the impact of different business decisions.
Predictive Analytics
- Machine Learning: Uses machine learning algorithms to uncover hidden patterns and trends in the data.
- Predictive Modeling: Helps in building predictive models to forecast future outcomes and trends.
- Smart Insights: Provides automated insights and suggestions based on data analysis.
Augmented Analytics
- Natural Language Processing (NLP): Allows users to ask questions in natural language and get answers in the form of data visualizations.
- Smart Discovery: Automatically identifies key influencers and relationships in the data.
- Smart Transformation: Recommends data transformations to enhance analysis.
Collaboration
- Commenting: Facilitates collaboration through comments and discussions directly within the analytics environment.
- Sharing: Enables sharing of insights, dashboards, and reports with other users.
- Version Control: Manages different versions of planning data and models for better control and auditing.
Case Study
SAP Analytics for an Automotive company
We were engaged with one of well known Automotive company to correct and enhance the existing SAP analytics deployed along side SAP ECC system.