As businesses increasingly rely on data for strategic decisions, the demand for tailored analytics solutions continues to grow. SAP Data Warehouse Cloud (SAP DWC) provides a powerful platform that allows organizations to not only store and manage data but also build custom data analytics applications that address unique business needs.
This article explores how SAP DWC enables the creation of custom data analytics applications, integrating advanced modeling, business logic, and front-end consumption tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to deliver high-impact, data-driven solutions.
Standard reporting tools and dashboards are useful, but they often fall short in addressing highly specific or cross-functional analytical needs. Custom data analytics applications provide:
With SAP DWC, these applications can be developed rapidly, securely, and in a scalable manner.
SAP DWC supports connections to a wide array of data sources:
The Data Builder allows users to bring this data together into unified views, regardless of source format or location.
Create reusable data models with:
These layers form the foundation of data for analytics applications, ensuring consistency and reusability.
Use Data Flows to:
Data flows make it easier to preprocess data for high-performance applications.
SAP DWC tightly integrates with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for front-end development:
This front-end layer is where data models from SAP DWC are brought to life for business users.
Start with a clear understanding of:
Integrate predictive and planning capabilities from SAC to allow users to simulate outcomes or create forecasts based on current data.
Use SAC’s embedding capabilities to place dashboards within third-party applications or internal portals, delivering insights directly where users need them.
Leverage SAC's smart insights, search-to-insight, and machine learning features to automate discovery and recommendations.
SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, combined with SAP Analytics Cloud, provides a powerful environment for building custom data analytics applications tailored to business needs. From raw data to rich visualizations and insights, the platform enables agile, secure, and scalable development. By leveraging SAP DWC’s data integration, modeling, and semantic capabilities, businesses can deliver value-added analytics applications that empower users and drive intelligent decisions.