{"id":191791,"date":"2024-11-21T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/?p=191791"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:52:43","slug":"sap-analytics-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/sap-analytics-cloud","title":{"rendered":"SAP Analytics Cloud: How does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Collecting data is no longer sufficient. To secure a place in an increasingly competitive market, companies must transform the thousands of available data points into relevant insights to identify risks and opportunities.<\/strong>\n\nThey then need modern tools capable of performing predictive analytics, modeling data, simplifying report generation, and more. All this is possible with <b>SAP Analytics Cloud<\/b>. Discover this solution.\n\n<style><br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h3>What is SAP Analytics Cloud?<\/h3>\nFormerly known as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud (or SAC) is a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/introduction-to-business-intelligence\">Business Intelligence<\/a>, enterprise planning, and predictive analytics solution<\/b>. It offers a range of advanced features that empower you to make better decisions based on data.\n\n<b>Powered by<\/b> \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-button \"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/machine-learning-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-change-the-world\">Machine Learning<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n <b>and artificial intelligence<\/b>, this tool enables companies to automate reports, uncover hidden information, develop business plans, and predict insights. Thus, SAC is more than just an analytics tool that facilitates data visualization and report generation. By leveraging AI, SAP Analytics Cloud enhances strategic business planning, allowing organizations to gain a competitive edge.\n\n<style><br \/>\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_1.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_1.webp 800w, https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_1-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_1-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-button \"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"\/en\/courses\/data-ai\/machine-learning-engineer\">Follow a course in Machine Learning<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3>What are the features of SAP Analytics Cloud?<\/h3>\nSAP Analytics Cloud serves <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/data-ai\/power-bi\">as a comprehensive cloud platform for Business Intelligence (BI)<\/a>, planning, and predictive analytics. This is reflected in its diverse features.\n<h4><font size=\"4\">Data Access and Integration<\/font><\/h4>\nEven before starting any analyses, SAP Analytics Cloud <b>collects your data<\/b>, regardless of its origin. The platform connects to various on-premise and cloud data sources, including relational databases, flat files, web sources, and cloud applications.\n\nAs for SAP products, such as <b>SAP HANA<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/all-about-sap-s-4hana\">SAP S\/4HANA<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/sap-bw-4hana-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-storage-solution\">SAP BW\/4HANA<\/a>, they benefit from native integration.\n\nAfter collecting the data, <b>SAC cleans, transforms, and enriches your data.<\/b>\n<h4><font size=\"4\">Visualization and Reporting<\/font><\/h4>\nAs a Business Intelligence tool, SAP Analytics Cloud offers a <b>wide range of data visualizations<\/b>, such as:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">charts,<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">maps,<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">pivot tables, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThese <a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/google-data-studio-introduction-to-googles-dataviz-tool\">data visualization tools<\/a> will complement your dashboards and interactive reports. Thanks to the intuitive drag-and-drop interface, these reports can be created by both data experts and business experts.\n\nBut most importantly, <b>the data becomes understandable to all,<\/b> regardless of their level of technical expertise. Decision-makers, marketers, accountants, financial controllers, human resources managers, and others can now make data-driven decisions.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_2.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_2.webp 800w, https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_2-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_2-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-button \"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"\/en\/courses\/data-ai\/data-analyst\">Master Data Visualization<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h4><font size=\"4\">Data Analysis and Exploration<\/font><\/h4>\nSAP Analytics Cloud boasts enhanced analytical capabilities. For example:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Search to Insight:<\/b> to get quick answers via natural language queries.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Smart Insights:<\/b> to gain additional information on a specific data point.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Smart Discovery:<\/b> to explore your data and uncover new relationships, hidden patterns, or outliers.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Smart Predict:<\/b> to identify trends, make forecasts, and generate insights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAdditionally, these tools are very easy to use thanks to <b>AI integration<\/b>. Similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/what-is-a-conditional-generative-adversarial-network-cgan\">generative AI tools<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/all-about-chatgpt-jailbreak\">ChatGPT<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/all-about-mistral-ai\">Mistral AI<\/a>, you just need to ask simple questions to get instant results.\n<h4><font size=\"4\">Planning and Modeling<\/font><\/h4>\nThe strength of SAP Analytics Cloud lies in its planning and modeling features, particularly in finance. They enable the ability to:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">create and manage financial and operational plans;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">simulate different scenarios and analyze the impact of business changes;<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">consolidate financial data from different sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThat said, all departments can benefit from <b>planning and modeling<\/b>.\n\nThese are just the main features of SAP Analytics Cloud. You will also find collaborative tools, single sign-on (SSO) to enhance data security, pre-built applications, and more.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_3.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_3.webp 800w, https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_3-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/SAP_Analytics_Cloud_Liora_3-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\n\nWant to go further with data tools? <strong>Get trained with Liora.<\/strong>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-button \"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"\/en\/courses\/data-ai\/\">Discover our courses<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collecting data is no longer sufficient. 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