{"id":41604,"date":"2022-12-26T19:04:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.194.80.134.nip.io\/sap-analytics-outlook-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T17:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:49:24","slug":"sap-analytics-outlook-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubeserv.com\/en\/sap-analytics-outlook-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP Analytics Outlook 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

What will 2023 bring to the SAP Analytics landscape? The user experience in the SAP Analytics Cloud will be fundamentally improved and, with the One Data Catalog, the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud will establish itself as a central pillar.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Those who expected a turbulent year at the beginning of 2022 were exactly right. Now the Christmas season is just around the corner and the year is saying goodbye with all its crises. On the positive side for me, 2022 was the time when we largely returned to the way we lived our lives before the outbreak of the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n

From my perspective, the pandemic particularly shaped the acceleration of the journey to the cloud. Overnight, (almost) infinite resources were available to enable the shift to the home office and thus new ways of doing things. Many of us were thrown in at the deep end. We had to trust new tools and new vendors and trust them with our valuable data. Not every experience has been as good as we think we deserve.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Governance-Bild\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Reliable infrastructure<\/h3>\n

It has become clear that we need a reliable infrastructure to deal with multiple threats. To secure us, our data, and our intellectual property, and to preserve them in the event of attacks. We rely on AWS and Azure for infrastructure and are actively supporting SAP’s journey as a SaaS (Software as a Service) provider. From a risk management perspective, many companies are interested in putting vulnerable infrastructure in the hands of large, experienced, and well-funded companies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

With 2023 just around the corner, it’s time to look at three product developments in the SAP portfolio that will keep us busy in the new year – and which I think are likely to have a lasting impact on your project portfolio decisions.<\/p>\n

Portfolio convergence<\/strong> is an important buzzword to understand the developments in SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud and Data Intelligence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"SAC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

With the Unified Story<\/strong>, SAP is delivering on its promise to integrate the functionality of the current Story (1.0), Analytics Application and SAP Digital Boardroom and provide a unified design environment for both business\/BI-focused and developer-focused Analytics Cloud users.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The unified refers not only to the design environment, but also to the data models. So that the common use of BW data and DWC data no longer makes a difference for the user.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

That sounds like technical niceties. We’ve all cursed every single developer in Walldorf more than once when, after completing the story, we realized that an important element was now forcing us into the application. So we restarted the next morning, only to discover that features that were not a problem before were now not available in the application. All this unnecessary duplication of work is now eliminated. We will have to wait a few more weeks for the release to reach our tenants (in Q1 for the lucky ones in FastTrack delivery mode and probably mid Q2 for everyone else, like us).<\/p>\n

Testing has been very promising. We believe this will make it easier for customers to create and later adopt more technically complex stories. Looking forward to that.<\/p>\n

Customer Widgets and CSS<\/h3>\n

With Customer Widgets<\/strong>, there are no limits to visualization ideas and partner products can now finally be used in the story without any problems. For example, those from graphomate<\/a>. Another cool feature is the use of different CSS themes<\/strong> (for example light for normal use and dark for presentation mode on the beamer). And of course the integration of different buttons<\/strong>, for example to directly create a ticket to the dashboard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"SAC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisualize clear messages for good, fast, fact-based decisions! Get more for you from the SAP Analytics Cloud!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Another annoyance has now also been removed: Undo<\/b>\/Redo functionality from the SAC. It took a long time, but the many candles I donated in the Einsiedeln monastery were finally heard \ud83d\ude0a.<\/p>

Integration scenarios can now be solved with the new API step in the multi-actions. An example with BW\/4HANA was already shown at TechEd.<\/p>

In addition to the important integration points Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Data Warehouse Cloud, Microsoft Office<\/b> is also in focus. The SAC add-in for Office supports dynamic formulas and user-defined sorting in the new release. Commenting is then once again on the agenda in 2023.<\/p>

A look at the roadmap<\/a> items helps for your own planning.<\/p>

For many customers, the upgrade or introduction of S\/4HANA is on the agenda in the coming weeks and months. This is a good time to update the analytics strategy. For example, to systematically revise the extractors<\/a>. Learn more now.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

DWC’s main focus this year is on the already mentioned portfolio convergence<\/b>. The first major milestone in this investment area is the integration<\/b> between DWC and SAC Planning.\u00a0After the bi-directional integration this year, replication-free planning between the two solutions is on the horizon.<\/span><\/p>

I find that the developers improved many small things for users incrementally over the past cycles. For example, the same information about the data does not have to be entered in every layer of the DWC. From my point of view, it would be very desirable if SAP would invest even more in automating data and metadata management, saving users’ time.<\/p>

In terms of integration with SAP Data Intelligence (DI), DWC will gradually receive more functionalities from DI, eventually replacing SAP Data Intelligence with what SAP calls Replication Flows and Federation Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Datenfluss\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNow autonomously extend the data model! Get to know the Data Warehouse Cloud and plan your implementation!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The One Data Catalog has been announced.<\/h3>

This single point of access for all data in the (SAP) BI landscape is able to use metadata from SAP Data & Analytics solutions like DWC, SAC. Important other SAP systems (like SAP BW, BW\/4HANA, S\/4HANA and HANA itself) will surely and hopefully quickly be integrated.<\/p>

This will give (end) users a single portal to access all data assets within the SAP BI landscape, regardless of source or location. Of course, the non-SAP systems are still missing then, and until all SAP system types are integrated, we need to find an interim solution. My preference here is DataHub: LinkedIn’s open-source tool for data discovery, catalog and metadata management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

In my view, a comprehensive data catalog is missing from many analytics landscapes to<\/p>