This was a webcast from last week given by SAP, including
eric.schemer
Remember to join SAP and Guy Kawasaki for next week's
Data to Outcome event. It is open to all.
Abstract:
SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Data Warehouse Cloud go together hand-in-hand. Join us for this webinar for an open discussion on the benefits of adding SAP Data Warehouse Cloud to your SAP Analytics Cloud installation. This is a highly interactive session with most of the time dedicated to Q&A. (Source: SAP)
Figure 1 Source SAP
Different products
Data Intelligence - different data in landscape
HANA Cloud - store, process massive amount of data, with in memory
Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC) - semantics - to get right info out of pool of data, in right format at the right time, cloud enabled DW
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - on top of DWC, analyze, visualize, plan product
Figure 2 Source: SAP
Both solutions are targeted towards business users
SAC - self service scenario, push own data, visualize data fast
- focus is to visualize first
DWC - prepare and handle data
- control ETL
- enterprise wide
- model data
Figure 3 Source: SAP
Different pieces of puzzle
DWC - create data layers, move to business semantics, define semantics
SAC on top
Figure 4 Source: SAP
Road map of integration between the two products
Currently can connect DWC as a remote source in SAC as a live connection - some limitations, see SAP Note 2832606
Features completed H1 2020 - parent child hierarchy, access to Analytics Designer, create a time dimension
Planned for H2 2020:
Improve UX, seamless integration
Geo enablement
Data Analyzer integration, smart discovery, smart insights
Right most shows the product vision - long term - blending capabilities, smart predict, search to insight, planning, mobile app
Question & Answer:
Q: are there any visualization tools provided with data warehouse cloud?
A: there is a limited number of free SAC users with Data Warehouse Cloud
Q: is SAC provided for free?
A: Limited, and not all types of licenses
Q: Does Digital Board room come with DWC?
A: No, it does not, you need to license it
Q: Live and import connections supported?
A: Yes and no
Recommend run SAC on DWC without replicating data, live
DWC - SQL interface
Assume use live connection in most scenarios
Q: is DWC a cloud version of BW/4HANA?
A: Different product, different technology
Providing integration between both
Q: Does it make sense for a customer to buy DWC if they have BW/4HANA?
A: It makes sense if you want a cloud data warehouse; DWC is full public cloud solution
Link:
Get Superior Analytics with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
https://www.sapanalytics.cloud/get-superior-analytics-with-sap-data-warehouse-cloud/
WEBCAST LINK to replay is
here.