Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics play a key role in digital transformation initiatives. As advances in technology and computing power accelerate the digitalization journey, companies across industries are generating gigantic volumes of data daily. The value of this data lies in leveraging it to draw actionable insights, planning and innovation. This is where AI and analytics come into picture, acting as key tools to harness the value from data being generated and collected across the enterprise. Analytics is generally classified into categories like descriptive, prescriptive, diagnostic, and predictive. AI algorithms help in predictive and prescriptive analytics, but they also enable companies to build innovative capabilities like Industry 4.0.

SAP and Partner Technologies in Analytics and AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics play a key role in digital transformation initiatives. As advances in technology and computing power accelerate the digitalization journey, companies across industries are generating gigantic volumes of data daily. The value of this data lies in leveraging it to draw actionable insights, planning and innovation. This is where AI and analytics come into picture, acting as key tools to harness the value from data being generated and collected across the enterprise. Analytics is generally classified into categories like descriptive, prescriptive, diagnostic, and predictive. AI algorithms help in predictive and prescriptive analytics, but they also enable companies to build innovative capabilities like Industry 4.0.

SAP and Partner Technologies in Analytics and AI

SAP and their partner ecosystem have rich portfolio of tools and technologies in AI and analytics domain.  SAP BTP platform has AI and analytics capabilities embedded to help organizations build intelligent enterprise capabilities. SAP S/4HANA puts AI in the ERP, whereas SAP Intelligent Automation uses AI to help organizations build smart automation capabilities. Digital supply chain tools from SAP leverage AI and analytics with emerging technologies to help organizations build smart supply chains. AP Analytics Cloud is the leading enterprise analytics tool in the market and is seen as the future of SAP Business Objects. The partner technology ecosystem is not behind. In every function, SAP partners offer AI-enabled tools like Phenom AI for HR processes, iCertis for contract lifecycle management, Prospecta for intelligent data management. Then there are overarching analytics solutions from partners like Pyramid Analytics that help build enterprise-wide decision intelligence capabilities.

Resources for SAPinsiders

Key Insights Using SAP Analytics Cloud: In today’s world, data is becoming more valuable every. For any organization, it is necessary to analyze their data before making any critical decisions regarding business operations such as finance, sales, supply chain operations and more. For enterprises with large amounts of critical,, but under-analyzed, data, SAP Analytics Cloud has simplified and expedited data analysis. This article discusses how organizations can draw critical insights using SAP Analytics Cloud.

Three-Step Gameplan to Deploy AI in the Office of CFO: While the world witnessed the emergence of self-driving cars with advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the world of finance has also done everything to keep up. A/R operations are now getting more autonomous and intelligent while the workforce is focusing more on ‘strategic’ business decision making. 65% of finance executives reported that they increased their technology investments and are now focusing on growing their digital business in 2021. This webinar shares a roadmap to leverage AI in finance executive planning.

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  1. Harness Years of Structured SAP Data with SAP Analytics Cloud 

    Unlock the untapped potential of your SAP data and drive growth and innovation with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). Discover how SAC empowers you to leverage years of structured SAP data, gaining real-time insights, identifying areas of improvement, and predicting trends. Transform your business by turning data and statistics into actionable stories, making informed decisions that…

  2. Bringing Data Access and Analysis to all Businesspeople with Phocas Software

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    In the current corporate landscape, aligning data across the enterprise for robust decision-making presents a continuous challenge for many organizations. The vast amount of data that organizations produce is not only difficult to handle, but also even more challenging to analyze due to data complexity or a lack of in-house expertise. Additionally, with businesses drawing…

  3. How to Optimize SAP Analytics Cloud in Financial Planning during S/4HANA Implementation

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    For a successful S/4HANA implementation journey, optimizing SAC in financial planning can help companies achieve their goals.

  4. SAP BTP

    Optimize Without Overhaul: Extend and Integrate with SAP BTP for Procurement Transformation

    Reading time: 4 mins

    In today’s volatile business landscape, organizations are focusing on agility and resilience by transforming procurement strategies through the adoption of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), which enhances data-driven decision-making, process automation, and supplier collaboration to achieve significant business value and efficiency.

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    The Big Flex – Redefining Cloud Transformation with SAP BTP

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Businesses must continuously adapt and transform their operations to succeed in today’s digital landscape, leveraging technologies like SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and SAP Datasphere to facilitate cloud migration, data integration, and innovative planning solutions amidst evolving market demands. SAP provides tailored cloud migration paths that aligns business goals and current on-premise solutions, offering approaches…

  6. SAPinsider Buyers Guide 2025: Data Management & Analytics

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    The 2025 SAPinsider Buyers Guide for Data Management & Analytics assists SAP organizations in overcoming challenges related to disconnected data environments and evolving towards data-driven enterprises in a cloud-centric landscape.

  7. SAP CRM Marketing On-Demand: Wave 3 and 4 Updates

    Reading time: 11 mins

    Find out about the functionality available in SAP CRM Marketing on-demand, including updates available since SAP introduced it in May 2006. Also see how it relates to the functionality available in the on-premise SAP CRM. Key Concept With SAP CRM 2006s, companies can choose between SAP CRM on-demand (CoD) and the on-premise version of SAP...…

  8. Use the Report Launchpad to Provide Access to Financials Reports

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Extend transaction PFCG to create a Report Launchpad, which allows users to start SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence reports and other portal content. Key Concept The Report Launchpad is a Web page that you can include in any portal role. You can define the contents of this Web page in a customizing table named for each...…

  9. What You Need to Know About SAP xMII to Enable Adaptive Manufacturing

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Learn about SAP xApp Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (xMII) and see how you can use it to improve your manufacturing processes. Through several real-world examples, see how xMII helps your operation monitoring and control, quality management, and manufacturing synchronization. Then, take a look at the technology behind xMII. Key Concept SAP xApp Manufacturing Integration and...…

  10. Real-Time Business Process Analytics with SAP NetWeaver BPM and SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer

    Reading time: 17 mins

    With the latest version of SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (7.2), you can write back any business-related data that you find useful for analysis. You can create charts to visualize the aggregated data using SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. A new reporting activity in your process model allows you to obtain detailed insight into processes by means...…