SAP Analytics Cloud

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What is SAP Analytics Cloud?

Why is it important?

How to try it?

Customer stories

Quick start: learning journey

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 SAP Analytics Cloud
is an end-to-end cloud solution that brings
together business intelligence, augmented
analytics, predictive analytics, and enterprise
planning in a single system.

Main benefits of SAP Analytics Cloud:

✓ Ease of viewing content
✓ Connectivity to trusted data
✓ Access to various visualization tools with
Introduction Product overview
augmented analytic capabilities
✓ Financial planning features In a single cloud system, you can analyze, ask,
predict, plan, and report.

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What can I do with SAP Analytics Cloud?
Augmented
Analytics
• Automatically receive strategic
insights with SAP Analytics Cloud's
embedded machine learning
technology. This allows you to go from
insight to action in a fraction of the
time
• Avoid agenda-driven decision-making
by unveiling the true story of what is
driving your business
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SAP Analytics Cloud
Data Exploration
and Visualization
• Uncover and deliver actionable
insights across the enterprise with
intuitive self-service analytics
• Empowers users to work with
governed data and create interactive
dashboards securely
Integrated
Planning
• Make end-to-end decisions with
confidence in one single workflow
from planning to insights
• Drive better business outcomes and
gain complete alignment across all
business areas with extended planning
and analysis in SAP Analytics Cloud
Enterprise
Platform Service
• Gain a holistic view of your
business in seconds with a seamless
blending of multiple data sources
• Live connections to cloud and on-
premise data sources eliminate silos
and streamline secured access to
information, enabling end-to-end
analytics for the intelligent enterprise
What can I do with SAP Analytics Cloud?

Easy to deploy and use, even if the IT department isn't

involved. You can create powerful visualizations and
reports on any device.

An intuitive and easy-to-use interface reduces the

learning curve and empowers one to focus on studying
analytics rather than navigating complicated software.

No more dealing with a complex query language –

a familiar drag-and-drop experience for data modeling
and visualization makes learning easy for students.

A central hub for business analysts, data scientists, and

developers to perform their daily activities, enabling them
to collaborate and share information more efficiently.

Learn analytics with artificial intelligence (AI) and

machine learning (ML) by asking your questions
conversationally and receiving instant results explained in
a way you can understand without prior technical
knowledge.

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Why use SAP Analytics Cloud?

SAP has over SAP skills are in demand: Key points:

200 million 87% of global trading volume is
subscribers in its generated by SAP customers Data-driven decision-making is
1 expected in nearly every role
cloud user base 87

Data analysts are in demand

2

“
across the job market

Gartner in its recent article “12 Data and Designed to be a collaborative

Leveraging SAP Analytics Cloud 3 tool, enabling students to
Analytics Trends to Keep on Your Radar”
states that: in educational settings equips develop teamwork and
students with cutting-edge collaboration skills
AI-driven analytical skills and
“Adaptive artificial intelligence
gives hands-on experience Gain real world experience in
(AI) systems, data sharing, and data 4
navigating in fostering resilience data analytics
fabrics are among the trends that
and innovation while positioning
data and analytics leaders need to them at the forefront of an
build on to drive new growth, increasingly data-driven
resilience, and innovation.” marketplace.

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 SAP Analytics Cloud offers built-in self-service Business Intelligence
(BI) features to help you explore, analyze, and visualize data to get
Why use SAP Analytics Cloud? actionable decision-making insights.

✓ All-in-one platform for data visualization, planning, and analysis

US Bureau of Labor Statistics
36%
projected job growth: ✓ Fully cloud-based and no software installation is required — ideal for
remote learning and collaboration
between 2021
average in
and 2031 other
✓ Globally available and accessible tool for students worldwide
occupations
data ✓ Offers certification that is proof of proficiency in data analytics and SAP
scientists technologies
5% ✓ Drag and drop experience for data modeling and visualization
✓ Learning content provides an introduction to a range of capabilities
within SAP Analytics Cloud
The stats from DataProt reflect:
✓ Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
Global BI adoption rate 26
is 26%

About 50% of software Software firms 52

and financial companies
use BI tools Finance firms 50

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How to try SAP Analytics Cloud?

SAP Learning: Explore SAP Analytics University/Academic Competence Center

Cloud with Story Design system access for teaching
The course introduces the different parts of SAP Ready-to-use slide sets, case studies, and lecturer’s
Analytics Cloud, including many demonstrations. notes support you in conveying theoretical focal
Here you can try the system via simulated interactive points. The underlying SAP Analytics Cloud enables
exercises. your students to implement learned processes.
Try it here Contact your local UCC/ACC or country manager*

SAP Analytics Cloud trial Regional and international ERPsim games*

To access the trial, first register for an account on
SAP.com, then visit the SAP Analytics Cloud page to
subscribe to the free trial. Activate your trial, then get
started.
The registration form requires a business email or
student email (email IDs with edu).
ERPsim is the only real-time business simulation game
that allows students to learn how to manage a
business using a real SAP system. By linking SAP
Analytics Cloud to ERPsim, data exploration and
visualization can be performed to analyze ERPsim
game data.
Discover how faculties use ERPsim to achieve their
objectives.

Get the trial here Learn about ERPsim

*These resources are available for SAP University Alliances member institutions. Contact your local University/Academic Competence Center or your
country manager to get started with teaching. If you are unsure who that is, please contact our team at sapnextgen@sap.com.
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 Customer story

How can unified data management Goal: Why SAP?

Visual dashboarding functionality,
and analytics significantly impact To modernize its entire data landscape to get more value and
enabling sales team members to
deeper insights
efficiency and performance? get a real-time overview of
targets and tasks, instantly
Before: Challenges and Opportunities showing sales data and pipeline
information on a granular level
• Transform its data landscape consisting of both SAP
“Using SAP Analytics Cloud and
solutions and third-party systems to eliminate redundancy,
SAP Datasphere, we have transformed our data 3,000 users
break down data silos, and automate processes
architecture, creating one source of truth and helping In departments ranging from
• Create a single virtual layer to connect legacy data systems customer relations to controlling
our people easily and securely access data for
and optimize the flow of data to human resources
insights and decision-making.”
• Extend data-driven capabilities across the organization,
allowing employees to connect and model data in a safe Time-saving workflow
Markus Hartmann, IT Project Management Lead, Reduced reparation time for sales
and governed environment
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG meetings from days to hours

SAP Analytics Cloud & SAP Datasphere

After: Value-Driven Results

• Created a safe and secure environment to experiment with
data through virtualization Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Stuttgart, Germany
• Eliminated manual reporting processes, enabling all lines of
www.porsche.com
business to access real-time data and draw valuable
Click here to learn more insights to help shape decision-making Industry: Automotive

• Enabled flexibility for users to experiment with data while Products and Services:
maintaining robust data safety and security controls High-performance sports cars

Employees: 35,429
Revenue: €28.5 billion
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 Customer story

How is an analytics solution Goal: Why SAP?

SAP Analytics Cloud solution,
speeding up efforts to clean Improve project planning processes, increase data quality and
enabling fast and confident
user adoption, and make faster and smarter decisions for work
the planet? of securing data quality, protecting nature, and rectifying decision-making by connecting
people, information, and ideas in
damage caused by coal mining activities
By harmonizing project and cost the cloud

planning across different systems Before: Challenges and Opportunities 2x

• Disparate, unintegrated systems used to plan projects and Faster planning process
related costs
Increased
• Manual project planning processes, causing errors, poor data
User adoption
quality, and delays
• A poor user experience due to a lack of automation and the
need for manual data cleansing

“Working with SAP Services and Support to SAP Analytics Cloud

improve our project planning using SAP Analytics
Cloud truly contributed to our success. RAG and
SAP worked together as one team to provide top- After: Value-Driven Results
notch results.”
• Increased efficiency with a harmonized project planning
process RAG Aktiengesellschaft
Christian Kott, IT Project Manager, Essen, Germany
• Better integration of data, less manual effort, and higher data
RAG Aktiengesellschaft www.rag.de (German)
quality
Industry: Mining
• A significantly improved user experience with automated,
intuitive processes Products and Services:
Consolidation of former coal-mining
Click here to learn more • A sound basis for other areas of the company to use activities in Germany’s Ruhr region
information to achieve deeper insights Employees: 1,200

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Get started with the learning pathway
Advanced data analysis and visualization tool with predictive and planning functionality
Here's what you will learn

Learn how to get the most value • Data preparation • Working with geo apps • Customize your story
from data with a tool that help you • Data exploration and search to insight • Creating calculations • Collaboration and sharing
deliver insights and transform data
• Creating a story • Conditional formatting and variance
planning and analysis.
• Linked analysis and input control • Discover more with smart features

SAP Analytics Cloud

Discover Explore Academic Deep Dive Certification
Learning Pathway
● Experience SAP ● Planning with SAP ● Workshops ● SAP Analytics Cloud ● SAP Certified
Analytics Cloud Analytics Cloud advanced planning Application Associate
● ERP4Students
- SAP Analytics Cloud
Data ● Introduction to SAP ● Augmented BI ● Practical Analytics for ● SAP Analytics Cloud
Analytics Cloud Story Design
Analyst ● SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Analytics Cloud* with Story Design
tutorials ● SAP Certified
● SAP Analytics Cloud ● R Visualizations in
Application Associate
● SAP Analytics Cloud with Global Bike* SAP Analytics Cloud
- SAP Analytics Cloud:
YouTube channel ● Data models in SAP Planning
● Upcoming events
Analytics Cloud
● Free trial
● AI in SAP Analytics
Online courses (SAP Learning, MOOCs) Demo / free trials Cloud
Certification Events
● SAP Analytics Cloud
Additional resources Training
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● Use cases

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Learning resource example – SAP Analytics Cloud
with Global Bike
Degree / Field of Study Learning Material
Bachelor, Master / Business, IT
• Slides, exercises, case studies
(interdisciplinary)
and lecturer notes*
Learning Method
Descriptive and explorative cases
Course Duration
Up to half a semester
Language
English, German, (Spanish) Learning Topics:
Availability 1 Data visualization with SAP Analytics Cloud Story
EMEA & APJ** Builder
Develop story on existing SAP Analytics Cloud model

Learning Objectives 2 Data modelling with SAP Analytics Cloud Modeler

Develop and use new SAP Analytics Cloud model
• Introduction to data analytics
and visualization 3 Analytics application development with SAP
• Develop and use data models Implement analytic application
and datasets
4 Digital boardroom
• Develop and use stories
• Implement analytic 5–8 Business planning with SAP Analytics Cloud
applications (under development)
9 Predictive analytics with SAP Analytics Cloud
(under development)
*This resource is available for SAP University Alliances member institutions. Contact your local University/Academic Competence Center or your
country manager to get started with teaching. If you are unsure who that is, please contact our team at sapnextgen@sap.com.
**Except China.
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Learning resource example – Practical Analytics for
SAP Analytics Cloud
Degree / Field of Study Learning Material
Bachelor, Master / Business and
• Lectures, take home/lab
Data Analytics (interdisciplinary)
exercises, case studies*
Learning Method
Theory and hands-on application
Course Duration
45 contact hours per semester
Language
English
Availability Learning Topics:
North America & Latin America and 1 Data analytics basics
the Caribbean

Learning Objectives 2 Data fundamentals

• Analyze data to make informed
decisions for businesses 3 Reporting and analysis
• Derive insightful trends using data
mining techniques
4 Knowledge discovery, prediction
• Apply latest analytics technology in and decision-making
real world case studies
• Develop practical analytics skills

*This resource is available for SAP University Alliances member institutions. Contact your local
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who that is, please contact our team at sapnextgen@sap.com.
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