As the business landscape rapidly evolves, many SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) customers are exploring cloud-based solutions to enhance their data management capabilities. The challenge lies in transitioning to the cloud while preserving previous investments. SAP Datasphere offers a robust solution, enabling businesses to leverage their existing SAP BW assets while enjoying the benefits of cloud technology.
Unlocking the Power of SAP Datasphere
SAP Datasphere provides a seamless pathway to modernize your data infrastructure. With native connectivity to SAP BW, organizations can reuse up to 80% of their existing SAP BW content. This approach not only retains the value of previous investments but also introduces cloud speed, scalability, and interoperability, minimizing the need for extensive rework.
SAP Datasphere serves as a comprehensive cloud data service, empowering organizations to:
- Access Authoritative Data: Accelerate time-to-value by automatically reusing semantic definitions and associations from SAP applications.
- Enrich Data Projects: Harmonize diverse data into a business semantic model, integrating heterogeneous data sources.
- Simplify Data Landscapes: Access data across hybrid and cloud environments seamlessly, regardless of its location.
Building a Flexible, Integrated Data Ecosystem
SAP has partnered with leading technology vendors to create an open data ecosystem, ensuring tailored integration between SAP Datasphere and other solutions. This collaboration includes industry giants like Collibra, Confluent, Databricks, DataRobot, and Google Cloud. Through these partnerships, organizations can access critical business data across any cloud infrastructure, enhancing their data and AI capabilities.
Flexible Cloud Transition Paths
SAP offers multiple pathways to the cloud, accommodating the unique needs of SAP BW users. These flexible options ensure a smooth transition while safeguarding existing investments:
- Gradual Transition: Use SAP Datasphere and SAP BW bridge to integrate and reuse SAP BW objects over time.
- Data Ingestion and Staging: Accelerate the move to SAP Datasphere by leveraging SAP BW data ingestion, especially for SAP Business Suite customers without SAP BW.
- Complete Migration: Transition SAP BW systems entirely to SAP Datasphere for a full cloud migration.
- Hybrid Modernization: Combine SAP Datasphere with SAP HANA Cloud to harness the capabilities of both solutions, creating a robust foundation for intelligent data applications.
These options are designed to fit each customer’s specific environment and timeline, making the transition to SAP Datasphere straightforward and efficient.
Expert Support and Customized Modernization Paths
SAP partners are well-versed in guiding customers through flexible modernization paths, ensuring a tailored approach that aligns with business goals. Deepu Sasidharan, Vice President of Analytics at Applexus, emphasizes the benefits: “We are excited to help SAP BW customers experience the power of SAP Datasphere. We’ve already seen multiple customers take this modernization approach, and it’s the ideal path to protect existing SAP BW investments.”
Real-World Success: Nipro’s Transformation
Nipro Europe Group Companies is a prime example of successful modernization. Iaroslav Korzh, SAP Technology Manager, states, “SAP Datasphere, SAP BW bridge is a complete game changer. The cloud architecture allows us to simplify our landscape, and we are also seeing significant improvements in our performance.”
Preparing for the Cloud: Professional Readiness Assessment
To support a smooth transition, SAP offers a complimentary SAP BW system assessment. This assessment provides insights into your SAP BW environment, identifying active and frequently used objects that can be migrated. Armed with this information, businesses can develop a reliable modernization plan tailored to their needs.
Get Started with SAP Datasphere
For more information and resources, including a getting started guide, technical deep dive webinars, and professional readiness assessments, visit the SAP website. SAP BW customers transitioning to SAP Datasphere may also qualify for exclusive incentives. Contact your SAP representative to take advantage of this limited-time opportunity.
Modernizing with SAP Datasphere not only protects your existing investments but also propels your organization into the future with enhanced data capabilities, improved performance, and greater scalability. Embrace the future of data management with SAP Datasphere and unlock new potential for your business.