Subject: SAP-HANA-Live
In today’s data-driven business environment, the ability to quickly analyze data and generate actionable insights is crucial. SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is SAP’s comprehensive cloud-based analytics platform that combines business intelligence (BI), planning, and predictive analytics into a single solution. Integrated seamlessly with SAP HANA Live, SAC empowers organizations to visualize live operational data and make informed decisions in real time.
This article introduces SAP Analytics Cloud, its core features, and its synergy with SAP HANA Live.
SAP Analytics Cloud is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform designed for enterprise analytics and planning. It enables users to create interactive dashboards, reports, and data stories with minimal IT involvement.
Key pillars of SAC include:
SAP HANA Live provides a rich set of pre-built Core Data Services (CDS) views that expose live transactional data from SAP ERP systems without data replication. SAC connects directly to these views using live data connections, enabling:
SAC supports live connections to SAP HANA and SAP HANA Live CDS views. This means that data is not imported but queried on demand, maintaining up-to-date information and reducing latency.
Business users can explore data via drag-and-drop interfaces, create visualizations, and build ad-hoc reports on top of HANA Live views without needing deep technical skills.
SAC provides rich storyboards where users can combine charts, tables, and narratives to tell compelling data stories. Collaboration features allow commenting, sharing, and joint decision-making.
Integrated planning models enable users to perform budgeting and forecasting directly in SAC, aligned with live operational data from SAP HANA Live, improving the accuracy and agility of plans.
SAC offers embedded predictive capabilities that help uncover trends and anomalies using historical data accessed through SAP HANA Live.
SAP Analytics Cloud revolutionizes how organizations interact with their SAP HANA Live data by providing a cloud-native, integrated platform for analytics, planning, and predictive insights. By combining the power of SAP HANA’s in-memory computing with SAC’s user-friendly interface, businesses can achieve real-time visibility and agility in decision-making.
For companies leveraging SAP HANA Live, SAC is the ideal companion to unlock the full potential of live operational data and drive better business outcomes.