Advanced Analytics in SAP and Hybrid Environments

As Business Intelligence and reporting capabilities mature and get commoditized, organizations are increasingly looking to leverage more advanced analytics approaches. Both SAP as well as third party vendors offer a plethora of advanced analytics capabilities that leverage AI and Machine Learning algorithms. These sessions will help you understand how to leverage advanced analytics tools and technologies in a cloud environment. You will also explore how to use advanced analytics going beyond what you using do in these three areas: descriptive, prescriptive and predictive analytics – as well as using machine learning and AI in your analytics strategy.

Sessions at SAPinsider Data & Analytics2021:

Featured Sessions:

The Future of Data Warehousing – Ingo Hilgefort

The practice of managing data for the next generation of analytics is rapid evolving. Advanced techniques of combining multiple data sources into a single data fabric, managing user privileges and communities, and data sharing throughout the cloud offer new capabilities and new risks in delivering data in the cloud.

Getting Started with Data Warehouse Cloud – Mohamed Abdel Hadi

SAP’s advanced data warehouse, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud is SAP’s latest technology driving advanced data management for analytics. A cloud-based system, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, offers a new paradigm for taming data chaos in your enterprise by bringing many data sources together into a smoothly function data store, ready for advanced analytics.

The future of SAP Analytics – Iver Van De Zand

Learn what the future has in store for SAP Analytics and its vital part in SAP’s Intelligent Enterprise Strategy. Gain a better understanding of our next steps with SAP Analytics Cloud and the SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite, and the value available through extending and expanding modern analytics capabilities across your organization

Best Practices for SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA – Ingo Hilgefort

In this session attendees will receive an overview on how SAP Analytics Cloud integrates with SAP BW / SAP BW4HANA and allows customers to leverage their existing investment and create compelling data visualizations. The session will cover the different data connectivity options and provide an update on the latest developments between SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BW. In addition the session will share a set of best practices to get the most of the integration between SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA.

A Detailed Look at the Latest SAP Analytics Cloud Strategy and Roadmap – Richard Mooney

This session will explore the latest SAP Analytics Cloud strategy, how it is set up, and how it aligns to SAP’s corporate strategy. You will examine what is in store for SAP Analytics Cloud and how the future platform direction will impact BI, planning, and augmented analytics. Learn about planned innovations and come away with a solid understanding of the functionalities and features you can expect in coming releases of SAP Analytics Cloud.

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Article by Rajat Agrawal:

Using Predictive Models to Prepare for the Future

An uncertain future in business is cause for concern, but being ill-equipped for such scenarios is a much bigger concern. For decades, most companies have operated with manual forecasting or basic models based on historical analysis. However, when operating conditions shift or worsen and businesses are hit by an unforeseen event of high magnitude, traditional models simply collapse.