SAP Business Data Cloud
SAP Business Data Cloud is a SaaS solution that allows you to govern and unify all SAP data with high connectivity to third-party sources. It will provide the company’s different business lines and departments with the necessary capabilities for more agile, better-informed, and higher-value decision-making. It is a modern, scalable, and open solution for integrating, managing, and analyzing business data from a single platform with real-time data access.
As a SAP partner, Oreka IT offers a comprehensive service for implementing, customising and optimising this solution, helping companies to make the most of their data in a unified and flexible environment.
Architecture Overview
Main components
Business Data Cloud is not a “new analytics product” as such. It is the SAP platform for data management and analytics compatible with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, enabling the deployment of a truly hybrid and adaptable architecture based on five fundamental pillars.
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
SAP BW Private Edition
SAP Datasphere
Databricks
Insight Apps
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
SAP Analytics Cloud is the unified SaaS solution for visualization, planning, and forecasting. It contains both self-service and specialist-oriented tools. It allows the consumption of a wide variety of sources, from on-premise systems (S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, etc.) to those located in the cloud (Datashpere, SuccessFactors, etc.).
SAP BW Private Edition
SAP BW PCE is a private cloud data warehouse that allows you to leverage your existing investment in SAP BW or BW/4HANA without having to replace your previous solutions, facilitating the transaction to Business Data Cloud and SAP Datasphere from our BW on Premise.
SAP Datasphere
SAP Datasphere is SAP’s Data Fabric solution. It is a comprehensive approach to integrating, managing, analyzing, and governing data without massive replication, while maintaining semantics and business context. Datasphere is arguably the central technical engine of Business Data Cloud.
Databricks
In 2025, SAP will begin a strategic collaboration with Databricks that opens the door to new scenarios for advanced analytics, data science, and artificial intelligence. Databricks is a unified AI platform based on Data Lakehouse. It offers analytics on unstructured data and native integration with Business Data Cloud. It enables the construction of advanced data science and real-time analytics scenarios, facilitating access to and analysis of non-SAP data, thereby enriching SAP data products.
Insight Apps
SAP offers prebuilt, adaptable applications powered by AI for key use cases. They provide adaptive experiences thanks to continuous learning from Data Products.
Data Management
At Oreka IT, we accompany organizations on their journey towards modern data management. We analyze the current environment, define a tailored roadmap, and implement SAP BDC with an agile approach, without risking business continuity.
FAQ´S
What is the difference between SAP BDC and SAP Datasphere?
SAP Business Data Cloud is based on SAP Datasphere, which acts as its technological core. Datasphere provides the technical capabilities, while BDC represents the broader, business-oriented value proposition.
What impact does adopting BDC have on my current infrastructure?
Minimal. SAP BDC integrates as an additional layer, respecting your existing architecture and facilitating a gradual transition to more flexible and future-proof environments.
What advantages does the partnership between SAP and Databricks offer?
It allows you to run AI models and advanced analytics on SAP data without replicating it, maintaining control and traceability and complying with enterprise security standards.