SAP Business Data Cloud review
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
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.
Categories & Use Cases
SAP BDC so far
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
MS-SAP Business Data Cloud
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
In my organization, As part of my role at [...], I am consulting clients to help them navigate thier journey to SAP Business Data Cloud with options like BW modernization, Datasphere, SAP Databricks and SAC.
Pros
- Datasphere
- BW PCE
- Databricks
- Data products
Cons
- SAP Business Data Cloud connect
- Availability of AI capabilities
- Data egress scenarios
Return on Investment
- SAP Business Data Cloud has a higher licensing cost
- SAP Business Data Cloud has a unified platform
- SAP Business Data Cloud is a one stop data solution platform
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Azure Service Fabric, Snowflake and Amazon Redshift
SAP Business Data Cloud User Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
SAP Business Data Cloud is used in the organization to organize useful data at one single place. Product control Teams use the arranged data for Profit and Loss reporting everyday using SAP SAC as analytics reporting tool. SAP Business Data Cloud is very strong tool which is helping the organization to arrange meaningful and important data at once single platform. This data can be used in Data bricks for any AI needs and in SAC for analytical reporting.
Pros
- SAP Business Data Cloud help in arranging data at one single place reducing cost of maintenance for multiple platforms and governance.
- Once data is arranged , it can be modelled as needed using Datasphere and in data bricks for AI needs
- Data fabric provided in SAP Business Data Cloud helps in reducing man efforts to design models needed for PNL reporting as data fabric helps in quickly designing the solution with great accuracy.
Cons
- SAP Business Data Cloud has high maintenance costs which leads to limited use across organization. Licensing cost is also high.
- Observed some challenges in integrating data with NON SAP platforms. The integration functionality can be smoother for the transition to SAP.
- Non Technical Users found it difficult to start using features like SAC/Dashboards on the go.
Return on Investment
- SAP Business Data Cloud has made it very simple for Dashboards and stories to be created using various features provided to users
- Due to High maintenance and governance costs not many users are convinced to move from legacy systems like BOBJ.
- Data fabric architecture has made it very simple and cost effective to bring various models onboard to SAP Business Data Cloud
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Other Software Used
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
SAP Business Data Cloud review.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
SAP Business Data Cloud is used for use cases where data must be extracted from a non-SAP system, brought into the SAP environment, and further transformed. This also includes leveraging Databricks and the integrated AI offering to create intelligent data mapping and transformation rules. Furthermore, SAP Analytics Cloud is used for reporting purposes.
Pros
- Extraction of Data from various non-SAP data sources.
- Leverage Databricks for easy AI application to the identified use-cases.
- SAP analytics cloud for reporting purposes.
Cons
- Support can be extended to other Non-SAP data sources.
- More Data products should be released.
- Availability of productive licenses.
Return on Investment
- State-of-the-art and faster Data extraction, mapping, and transformation both from SAP and non-SAP data sources.
- Supports ECC to SAP S/4 HANA data transformation use cases.
- AI-enabled use cases leveraging Databricks further reduce the ETL process in Data transformation.
- Faster Go-To-Market as reporting and dashboarding don't require much custom development. Instead, SAP Analytics Cloud helps here.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
SAP Datasphere and SAP HANA Cloud
Other Software Used
SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP HANA Cloud, Joule