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. How to Develop Real-Time Analytics and a Monitoring Dashboard on SAP MII SSCE

    Reading time: 27 mins

    Learn how to use the Self-Service Composition Environment (SSCE) in SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) 15.0 to quickly develop real-time analytics and monitoring dashboards by fetching data from multiple sources. Key Concept The Self-Service Composition Environment (SSCE) is a new feature in SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) 15.0 that enables you...…

  2. Information Management Options in SAP HANA: Smart Data Quality

    Reading time: 12 mins

    SAP HANA has features to both manage data and improve data quality that many SAP users might not know exist. These new options offer real-time transformational possibilities that were unthinkable until recently. Learn about the tools you can use to cleanse, match, or enhance data in real time with Smart Data Quality. Key Concept Many...…

  3. Begin Your Supply Chain Transition to SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Learn how to plan the transition of your SAP S/4HANA supply chain business function execution from your current ERP-based conventional approach to SAP Fiori. Key Concept SAP Fiori extends the core operational capabilities that SAP S/4HANA provides with apps for your key SCM business processes with a completely new user interface. SAP Fiori, SAP’s new...…

  4. Enterprise Information Management: What, Why, Where, and How

    Reading time: 17 mins

    Understand how SAP solutions for enterprise information management (EIM) cover all types of information. This includes data that is structured, semi-structured, or unstructured, as well as many content forms such as documents, emails, and PDFs. It also supports business processing and analytical applications, and evolves into information governance to ensure data and information are managed...…

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    /HANASAP’s recent innovations, including SAP HANA, are likely to cause a skills gap in the SAP community going forward. Experts trained on classical ERP or analytics systems don’t necessarily have the right skills for the future. Get a first-hand look at some of the new skills that you need to successfully embrace the change. Learn...…

  6. Dolby Delivers Emotionally Charged Experiences with Next-Generation SAP HANA Database

    Reading time: 14 mins

    Dolby Laboratories, a leader in audio, video, and voice technology, has always been on the technological cutting-edge. But when it came to internal business intelligence (BI) solutions, Dolby had room for improvement. Lengthy delays, data redundancy, and lack of agility hampered the company from deriving insights as fast as it wanted. Learn about Dolby’s journey…

  7. Merck Focuses on Data-Driven Platform Strategy

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Merck & Co., one of the world’s largest healthcare companies, has seen its data explode since it first implemented SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) on a third-party database that started to struggle as Merck’s massive data volumes hit the 15TB mark. To enable deep analytics insights and real-time access to all its growing data, Merck…

  8. Rainforest Connection to Use Predictive Analysis to Fight Deforestation and Protect the Global Environment

    Reading time: 8 mins

    Deforestation is devastating to Earth’s rainforests, and to the planet as a whole — it creates more of an impact on climate change than the emissions of planes, trains, cars, trucks, and ships combined, according to a study. With 90% of rainforest logging being done illegally, a massive opportunity opened up for Rainforest Connection, a…

  9. adidas group Hits the Ground Running

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    adidas group knows that a simplified IT landscape and reduced operational costs over the next few years will be important in helping the company reach its ambitious goal of reaching €17 billion by 2015. See how adidas group consolidated its business warehouse environment onto a single SAP HANA platform; implementing SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.3…

  10. Digital Innovation in Sourcing and Procurement

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Supplier relationships play a major role in determining an organization’s bottom line, and when suppliers are not performing at an optimal level, businesses need to know immediately or risk losses. Procurement professionals, many of whom have to deal with an ever-increasing volume of suppliers and contracts, face a growing burden in managing these supplier relationships.…