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Illustrating the Data-to-Value Concept

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to illustrate the data-to-value portfolio.

An Introduction to Data and Analytics

Business Introduction

Your company needs a reliable database with high performance for creating custom developments, managing data for analytic topics, and extending on-premise capabilities with capabilities of the cloud. SAP HANA is the main SAP offering for these use cases. Today, data is more important than ever. But even the best data gathered has no value if it isn't utilized.

At SAP, we refer to the process of deriving maximum value from your data as 'data-to-value'. Our combination of data and analytics capabilities is key to this process. You want to analyze or aggregate your data to get insights that can contribute to better planning. Your company needs a data warehousing solution and an analytics solution for building dashboards, telling stories, and getting deeper insights.

Data to Value

The SAP Business Technology Platform provides one persistence strategy for all data-driven innovations to turn data into value. In your enterprise you have several spaces where data is stored. In addition to this, you have use cases where you need database capabilities. But all data has no value when you don't store, integrate, model, share and analyze it properly. SAP Business Technology Platform has the right building blocks to tackle this topic with capabilities for data storing, data management, data warehousing and data analytics and enterprise planning mainly through SAP Business Data Cloud. Included are technologies as SAP HANA Cloud Date Lake, SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud.

Concept of Data to Value

Start utilizing capabilities to achieve a value out of your data today. This will increase the chances for growth and adaption of your enterprise through better analytics and enterprise planning based on good integration, preparation and modeling of data with Databases and Data Management solutions from SAP.

The Advantages of SAP Business Data Cloud

Realizing our vision by bringing together applications, data, and AI. SAP is uniquely positioned to lead companies into this new era of enterprise management. SAP Business AI (Joule, SAP Foundational Model, and SAP Knowledge Graph), SAP Business Data Cloud (one semantic layer, Data Products), and SAP applications that are comprehensive, modular, and extensible.

Organizations that make data-driven decisions today face three big challenges:

Performing complex data management activities that span multiple systems and highly distributed IT landscapes.
Facilitating collaboration across Analytics and Data Science teams.
Connecting analytical and AI-generated insights to meaningful impacts.

SAP Business Data Cloud was built to address these key challenges.

SAP centralizes data from SAP and non-SAP sources into a unified semantic layer, unlocking a new dimension of insights, advanced analytics, and AI capabilities. By integrating cross-company data, businesses gain actionable intelligence to bridge transactional processes and drive AI-powered growth. SAP’s AI agents leverage accurate, context-rich data from both SAP and non-SAP systems to deliver advanced automation, seamless cross-solution collaboration, and innovative decision-making, enabling businesses to adapt, innovate, and thrive at scale. Every part of the business is deeply connected, driving today’s digital first world.

Similar to SAP BTP, the SAP Business Data Cloud also features its own cockpit. However, this SAP Business Data Cloud Cockpit differs in its functionality by providing specific capabilities for configuring the SAP Business Data Cloud and for browsing and installing Insight Apps.

Out-of-the-box reporting: SAP Business Data Cloud offers powerful out-of-the-box reporting with Insight Apps, enabling one-click business insights for informed decision-making. Unlike traditional solutions, SAP fully manages all artifacts, objects, and process steps, ensuring automated data management, provisioning, and ready-to-use business insights.
One solution for all data and analytics requirements: SAP Business Data Cloud is a Software-as-a-Service solution equipped with data and analytics services needed in a modern world. Together with SAP Business Technology Platform providing foundational services, SAP Business Data Cloud combines strategic solutions such as SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Analytics Cloud and their capabilities in one single solution.
Single solution for diverse audiences and use cases: SAP Business Data Cloud provides comprehensive tools for data and analytics needs, including reporting, AI-driven modeling, data management, and planning. By combining manual and AI-powered data integration with innovative reporting capabilities, it meets the diverse requirements of modern enterprises.
End-to-end data lifecycle managed by SAP: SAP Business Data Cloud goes beyond traditional SaaS management by integrating, harmonizing, and transforming customers business data across SAP applications like SAP S/4HANA, SAP Customer Experience, and SAP SuccessFactors. To ensure seamless use across all scenarios and third-party tools, SAP processes this data in a hyperscaler environment with cleansing, harmonization, and enrichment.

Key Takeaways Of This Lesson

Start utilizing the capabilities of SAP BTP to achieve a value out of your data today. This will increase the chances for growth and adaptation of your enterprise through better analytics and enterprise planning based on good integration, preparation and modeling of data with Databases, Data Management and Analytic solutions from SAP.

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