Item: SAP Analytics Cloud
Rating: 8
Author: Anne Helin

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are piloting the use in finance department. Use cases relate to month end closing and we use live connection in order to have real time data. Stories and easy to build and I like to have same models in AFO - Fiori & SAC. There is no need for reconciliations because the data the same as in familiar GUI.

Pros and Cons

Visualization
Clear
Intuitive

I would like to send reports as e.g. excel

Return on Investment

Data visibility
Transparency
Optimized month end follow up

Usability

I like to use it and my colleagues like it as well. Requires some work to get stories on the nice level and our SAP version is not yet the best possible to get the full benefit. However, when we get our environment upgraded I'll sure retry and will get even nicer results.

Key Differentiators

Integration with Other Systems
Other

We wanted to get full benefit of S4Hana

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Power BI

Data models are familiar and no additional reconciliations needed

Key Insights

Do you think SAP Analytics Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP Analytics Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Analytics Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy SAP Analytics Cloud again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Visualization of month end data, creating tresholds to identify figures that need attention

SAC is good for any finance user

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud