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The "house" is on the right
In the past, had 2-3 offerings, including BW/4HANA, SQL Data Warehouse methods on top of HANA
The color in between includes the mixed scenarios; 90% of those running BW/4HANA use the mixed scenarios
These options were available on-premise and will continue
And will provide additional option, public cloud, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud; it does not replace BW/4HANA or SQL Data Warehouse
Will provide tight integration through hybrid scenarios
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SAP Data Warehouse Cloud positioning - one is the unified data platform and empower lines of business
Will support structured & unstructured data
Address line of business; make it easier for line of business to build their own scenarios
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Advantages of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
One is collaborative features; combine data from any enterprise source, SAP and non-SAP
Elasticity - "pay as you go" - pay for what you are using, periods of year less power, use, less cost
End to end - new pre-built business content across industries; tight integration with SAP Analytics Cloud
Speed as running on SAP HANA
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In the middle, HANA Cloud, which has the services to connect, and use the HANA SDI
Start with virtualized access to data
Flexibly change to replication mode if need (classical ETL and ELT scenarios)
Storage - in memory, and disk based storage - based on Sybase IQ
SAP Data Warehouse Cloud services - repository services include a central metadata repository, data modeling services, in one unique UI
Supports slowly changing dimensions
Provides governance services (SAP handles)
Consumption analytics - tight integration with SAP Analytics Cloud
Opened SAP Data Warehouse Cloud for 3rd party consumption; API's will be available
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Space concept
Your central data warehouse with operational data, then create spaces for finance, marketing
Expose data model from central data warehouse
The lines of business can work on this model, their own model, empowered to do steps themselves
Governance aspect - expose data from central data warehouse to the spaces, strict control, authorization concepts
Strict cost control; elasticity, pay as you use, only charge for computing power currently using, scale up and scale down depending on needs
Very transparent monitoring
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Preview of space manager transaction
Each space, see amount of computing nodes, storage used, the current costs, prediction will evolve
Each space can be hibernate mode, no longer active, no longer consume computing/storage power, and will impact the costs
Later can reactivate and continue working
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Modeling - separate between semantic/business layer and data layer
Data layer - specify data access - virtual table, replicate, connection types, automatically create a graphical data model so you see where data is coming from
Independent is the semantic layer - model dimensions, hierarchies, facts, (no longer discuss info objects, data store objects) - if want to model an info object, typically model a dimension
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Anything you model in data model, is automatically updated in the business catalog, across industry business content, intuitive searching for a model, filtering
Models are well documented
Business catalog provides data lineage and impact analysis
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Preview of how business catalog will look like
Left navigation pane, connections, datasets
Models from marketing, documented, documented KPI's, who last updated
Business catalog will be central metadata repository for KPI's, key figures
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Preview of data modeling, graphical data modeling available
This product is addressing SQL data warehousing
Mode - switch to SQL console
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SQL data warehouse - SQL statements, then create graphical model
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Tight integration with SAP Analytics Cloud
From modeling can jump to story building
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SAP Data Warehouse Cloud is not a replacement for BW/4HANA, it is an additional option
Can extend your existing BW for Data Warehouse Cloud
Hybrid scenarios - leverage your existing skill set
Timelines - start beta program next week
Then plan GA of product in late October
Link: SAP HANA Cloud Services | Data Management | Data Warehouse Cloud | SAP Hana Cloud Services
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You can see the replay here
Timestamps:
- SAP Data Warehousing: 4:30
- SAP Data Warehouse Cloud: 8:00
- Benefits of Data Warehouse Cloud: 25:12
- Demo: 30:00
- Q+A: 53:00
Q&A
Q: The UI is very similar to SAP Analytics Cloud. Why is this not part of the positioning? Is there integration with SAC models & security roles?
A: In fact DW Cloud sits on SAC as a platform, there will be full integration down the road...
Q: Can we PLAN (data input) from SAC stories within DW Cloud as of now? If not, when is that feature planned?
A: Planning is currently not supported by DWC models yet but it is planned
Q: Does SAP Data Warehouse Cloud also have planning functionality? Or will that be done in SAC only?
A: it is planned, in tight combination with SAC
Q: If we stay on BW 7.4 OR 7.5 and use DWC as addon service, Are all classical BW objects compatible?
A: will provide tight integration
Q: There will be 2 products available: SAC and SAP DWH Cloud. Wouldn't it be more effcient to merge both products to avoid redundancies like story builder and so forth?
A: it's partially separate from a licension perspective but we build this as one solution
Q: Is there any programming language available within DW Cloud that enables any custom code, namely writing start/end routines etc?
A: not yet available, plan to have data flow builder
Q: Will there ever be a migration path from BW4 to DWC?
A: Look for an update beginning next year
Q: Please can you state clearly the 'perfect' SAP envisaged DW landscape without any hybrid states? If DWC is not envisaged as a replacement of BW, will 'new' customers in future still require BW for data warehousing (or a SQL data warehouse)?
A: If your DW strategy is fully cloud we propose your start with DW Cloud
Q: Is there any plan to discontinue the classic BW on-premise and move to DWC? if so then what's the timeline?
A: no
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