TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

SAP Business Data Cloud

Score8.6 out of 10

82 Reviews and Ratings

Learn More

What is SAP Business Data Cloud?

SAP Business Data Cloud is a fully managed SaaS solution that unifies and governs all SAP data and seamlessly connects with third-party data—giving line-of-business leaders context to make even more impactful decisions.

Read more details.

Categories & Use Cases

Who Buys & Uses SAP Business Data Cloud

SAP Business Data Cloud Reviews

What users are saying about SAP Business Data Cloud.
View all SAP Business Data Cloud reviews

Pros

  • Seamless integration with both SAP and non-SAP systems
  • Robust data modeling for creating semantically rich data products
  • Strong support for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning use cases

Cons

  • Complexity and challenges in integrating with non-SAP systems
  • High licensing costs and significant implementation expenses
  • User interface can be complex and less user-friendly for non-technical users

Usage of SAP Business Data Cloud in Real World

Incentivized
Venu Nandha Kumar
Product Owner in Information Technology at HAITS (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Currently, we are using SAP BW4HANA as backend in our organizations. We have SAC as our frontend tool. Along with the we are using SAP Datasphere as well. But with AI is now in pipeline many business users are looking for solutions which can talk and provide answers in real time using AI, but SAP have clearly mentioned that, SAP Joule will come into action/can be used only when BW is moved to SAP Business Data Cloud, hence we have started with exploration of SAP Business Data Cloud to interact with SAP Joule (AI)

Pros

  • Supports AI (SAP Joule) & Machine Learnings
  • It integrates with SAC, to provide real time analytics
  • We can also do Planning and Analytics
  • Since it is on cloud, we can migrate our BW data into cloud

Cons

  • Though SAP Business Data Cloud supports non-SAP data, integration is still not user friendly
  • Since it combines multiple services together, Cost is based on usage of the tool
  • Could be better if there is automated BW to SAP Business Data Cloud migration tool along with ABAP logic conversion support

Return on Investment

  • Since SAP Business Data Cloud consolidates multiple tools into single platform - it reduces licensing, maintenance and infrastructure costs
  • Its helps Business in taking decisions fast with real-time reporting capabilities
  • SAP Business Data Cloud provides improved data quality and governance, which avoids reworks

Usability

Other Software Used

SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA, Microsoft Power BI

Centralized data management with real-time insights.

Incentivized
Harper Miller
Data Analyst in Information Technology at Agile Infoways (201-500 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Business Data Cloud makes it easy to monitor and manage data from different sources. It helps me locate insights across various attributes, such as product and customer. The SAP data is in one place, enabling quick user analytics and effective planning. I have been able to contextualize data from SAP and non-SAP sources.

Pros

  • Pooling SAP data under one place.
  • Provision of unified data analytics.

Cons

  • Dependency on SAP ecosystem slows down adoption.
  • Complexity and learning curve are quite challenging.

Return on Investment

  • Strong data governance and security features have enhanced positive ROI.
  • It has reduced data discrepancies and improved analytics.

Usability

Other Software Used

ClickUp, IBM Aspera on Cloud, Adobe Marketo Engage

SAP Business Data Cloud review

Incentivized
Deva Anand
Principal in Manufacturing at Arthrex (501-1000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

for SAP table replication and data modelling

Pros

  • Real time data replication
  • o delta share
  • Data modelling

Cons

  • Performance optimization

Return on Investment

  • Positive

Usability

SAP BDC so far

Incentivized
Suman KandasamyView profile
Senior Consultant in Information Technology at Bosch global software technologies (5001-10,000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Mainly we use Datasphere which is integrated with SAC and also to align SAP and non-SAP data products. Since I'm from analytics teams most use case I see is for real time analytics and to process large data. Recently started using Datasphere which is planned for replacing wonderful SAP BW system. Looking for leveraging AI in S/4 system. Also to provide the customer a refreshed experience who are still using AFO reports. Data quality management is also a factor to consider. It helped to bridge the gap between on premise SAP data with cloud applications

Pros

  • Helped in solving complex data integration
  • Creating Sales order from unstructured data, AI usage
  • Ability to predict in supply chain management
  • Data Governance

Cons

  • Pricing model is looking complex not able to justify with products like Azure
  • Integration with non-SAP system can be made more simpler if possible
  • Joule is good but still this can be made strong to handle complex analytical queries
  • Modeling Planning in SAC can be made user friendly

Return on Investment

  • Operational efficiency is increase for sure
  • Risk mitigation is improved
  • High implementation cost while setting up
  • No Standard SAP connectors to integrate legacy non-SAP manufacturing systems

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud

Other Software Used

SAP Business Warehouse, Azure Data Lake Storage, Microsoft Power BI, SAP Datasphere

SAP BDC

Incentivized
Verified User
Consultant (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The main use case is around enterprise reporting, planning, and analytics. We use it to integrate data from different sources like Snowflake, S/4HANA, and SAC to harmonize data, create a common layer, and make data available for various reporting purposes. This helps business users see a consistent view of the KPIs.

Pros

  • One of the things SAP Business Data Cloud does particularly well is bringing data from different SAP systems into a more consistent and governed data environment.

Cons

  • Performance and resources management can be improved.
  • Troubleshooting for developers should be improved.

Return on Investment

  • One of the main benefits is having a more standardized data foundation for analytics. Instead of individual teams maintaining separate datasets and transformation logic.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Azure

Other Software Used

Microsoft Power BI