Non-SAP and third-party data such as Google Analytics, Trends and Ads from Google Cloud Platform can be integrated and harmonized with SAP business data through SAP Business Data Cloud. Using open data protocols and the business data fabric, this yields a centrally governed, holistic data environment for analytics and AI/ML use cases, built on industry-standard open protocols.
With the introduction of BDC Connect for Google BigQuery (GA on roadmap), SAP data products from SAP line-of-business applications can be shared directly with Google BigQuery over governed data access and made discoverable via the Google DataPlex catalog. Data from Google BigQuery can be shared back as data products to SAP Business Data Cloud and made discoverable via the SAP Business Data Cloud catalog.
Delta Sharing via BDC Connect
Curated and managed data products can be shared bi-directionally in a governed manner between Google BigQuery and SAP Business Data Cloud enabling zero-copy federated direct access of data using Industry standard Delta Sharing protocols:
- Delta Share access: Leverages delta sharing open data protocol, enabling interoperability across different computing platforms, cloud environments, and applications without data duplication.
- Unified Data View: Achieve a holistic view of harmonized enterprise data and third-party data by integrating disparate data sources between Google BigQuery and SAP Business Data Cloud.
- Opens up flexible infrastructure choices: Leverage the highly scalable infrastructure of Google BigQuery, and powerful enterprise analytics capabilities of SAP Business Data Cloud to handle large volumes of data and complex analytics workloads.
- Access to AI-ready data: AI-ready curated SAP data products shared directly from SAP Business Data Cloud's Object Store layer with Google BigQuery in a secured, governed manner helps enterprise AI/ML workloads at Google Vertex AI.
Let's Summarize What You've Learned
This lesson describes how to build a unified, AI-ready data environment by leveraging open protocols and bi-directional sharing between SAP and Google BigQuery.
- SAP Business Data Cloud harmonizes SAP data with Google Cloud Platform sources like Google Analytics, Trends, and Ads.
- BDC Connect for Google BigQuery enables bi-directional, zero-copy sharing to provide real-time access without data movement.
- The use of Delta Sharing ensures secure, governed interoperability between SAP BDC and Google BigQuery environments.
- Integrated catalogs (SAP Business Data Cloud and Google DataPlex) allow for the seamless discovery of trusted data products across both platforms.
- Curated SAP data products are shared directly with Google Vertex AI to power advanced enterprise AI/ML workloads.