SAP Business Data Cloud Intelligent Applications
New to SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC) are context-aware SAP Business Data Cloud Intelligent Applications. These pre-configured dashboards provide ready-to-run insights by combining planning and analysis, all infused with trusted Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive smarter, faster decisions. The intelligent applications enable agile decision-making, predictive analysis, and simulations, leading to better business outcomes. This not only helps organizations understand the present but also allows them to adapt and pivot in response to dynamic business needs. Managed by SAP and its partners, these intelligent applications leverage the full potential of SAP Business Data Cloud to accelerate innovation.
Data Products
In SAP BDC, data products are curated, reusable, and business-ready data assets designed to deliver immediate value. They encapsulate not just raw data, but also metadata, business context, and governance policies, making them trusted, actionable tools for analysis, planning, and decision-making. Think of data products as ready-to-use building blocks for digital transformation—packaged with intelligence, clarity, and agility.
With prebuilt data products, we address specific business needs, unlock data potential, and empower smarter decisions. These business-ready data products go beyond raw datasets. They are trusted, actionable tools designed to reduce complexity, save time, and drive strategic value.
One of the key benefits of data products is the consistency and business context that is embedded within these SAP managed datasets and semantics. With seamless integration of business semantics from SAP and non-SAP sources, we ensure data relevance and meaning. This is a key differentiator for SAP data solutions that no competitor can match.
Data products allow organizations to model, transform, and enrich the data, all while keeping the business context intact. This ensures the data retains its relevance and meaning, enabling smarter and more informed decision-making.
Data products also empower business users with self-service analytical modelling. This capability allows non-technical users to take control of their data, analyze trends, and uncover insights without relying on IT teams.
Data Platform
SAP BDC provides a unified, scalable data platform that transforms how organizations leverage their data—not just for IT, but for real business outcomes. By empowering business users with self-service analytical modeling, SAP BDC reduces reliance on technical teams and accelerates decision-making at every level of the organization.
The platform exposes SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) within a modern data fabric architecture, making previously siloed data accessible and usable in broader analytics and AI initiatives. With semantically rich data flows, organizations can confidently build AI and machine learning models that reflect true business logic and deliver meaningful predictions.
The ability to integrate SAP and third-party data breaks down data silos, creating a comprehensive and consistent view of the business. This means faster answers, better forecasting, and a stronger foundation for strategic decisions.
Ultimately, SAP BDC helps organizations:
- Streamline operations with advanced data pipelines
- Accelerate innovation through AI and predictive analytics
- Improve agility by enabling teams to respond to change quickly
- Drive business growth by turning data into a competitive advantage
In short, it's not just about data access—it's about turning insight into action across the business, faster, and smarter than ever before.
How does SAP BDC work with Joule?
Joule augments decision-making with conversational AI and improves productivity through automated workflows.
With SAP BDC and Joule, customers can ensure accurate results from generative AI. By leveraging trusted reliable data sources and advanced algorithms, Joule delivers dependable insights to drive meaningful decisions.
Joule allows customers to interact with data using conversational AI and ask questions in natural language to receive immediate actionable insights. This transforms how teams engage with data, making analysis intuitive and accessible to everyone.
Demo: SAP Business Data Cloud
Watch this video for a comprehensive overview of SAP Business Data Cloud and to discover its features: https://www.sap.com/assetdetail/2025/02/50725f06-f47e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
Let's Summarize What You've Learned
- SAP Business Data Cloud Intelligent Applications offer AI-driven dashboards for agile, predictive business decisions.
- Data products deliver tools with integrated semantics for self-service analytics and strategic growth.
- The data platform integrates external sources to support AI initiatives and machine learning models.
- SAP BDC and Joule integration improves decision-making through conversational AI and automated workflows.
- Joule enables intuitive data interaction via natural language, enhancing accessibility in analysis.