SAP Business Data Cloud

The SAP Business Data Cloud is a cloud-based platform that integrates, cleanses, standardizes and makes data from various sources (SAP and non-SAP systems, databases, files, APIs, etc.) analyzable. It is based on SAP Datasphere, the further development of the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, and offers comprehensive capabilities for data management, data modeling, governance and reporting.

• Data integration & aggregation: Connecting a wide variety of data sources – on-premises, cloud & edge.
• Data modeling & data harmonization: Standardization, transformations, semantic models.
• Data catalog & metadata management: Overview of data lineage, data quality, access & permissions.
• Data provision: Self-service reporting, data access layer, APIs.
• Analytics & Insights: Dashboards, ad hoc analyses, machine learning/AI models.
• Governance & Security: Compliance, data protection, role & authorization management.
• Scalability & Flexibility: Elastic cloud resources, use as needed.

• Companies that operate multiple SAP systems or heterogeneous IT landscapes.
• Organizations with a strong focus on data-driven decision making and real-time insights.
• Departments such as controlling, finance, operations, supply chain, marketing and HR that need access to consistent data.
• IT teams that want to ensure governance, security and data compliance.

The SAP Business Data Cloud combines data warehouse functionality with flexible data virtualization. This allows data from a wide variety of sources to be used in real time without necessarily having to physically move it. Traditional data warehouses are usually more static and require extensive ETL processes.

Yes. The platform supports numerous connectors and APIs for integrating data from non-SAP sources such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, databases or third-party systems.

SAP relies on encrypted data transmission (TLS), role-based authorization management and regular security audits. In addition, you can store your own security guidelines and data governance rules.

Yes. SAP Business Data Cloud complies with European data protection standards and offers features such as data masking, access control and detailed logging to ensure GDPR compliance.

In addition to the native connection to SAP Analytics Cloud, common BI solutions such as Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik can also be integrated via standard connectors.

Data can be prepared directly for AI and ML workflows and transferred to frameworks such as TensorFlow, Python-based models or SAP AI Core Services.

• Setup of the platform in the cloud or hybrid
• Integration of SAP systems, non-SAP systems, external data sources
• Data modeling, transformation, setting up data pipelines

• Customization of data models, dashboards and self-service reports
• Development of customer-specific extensions, APIs and AI/ML use cases

• Workshops & Training courses for specialist users and IT
• Support with organizational change & data culture
• Support with implementation & optimization

• Managed Services
• Application Management Services (AMS)