Experience the difference with SAP Business Data Cloud
SAP Business Data Cloud is a fully managed SaaS solution that brings together and governs all SAP data while effortlessly integrating third-party data, empowering business leaders with enriched context to drive more informed and impactful decisions.
SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) offers an integrated, intelligent data platform that unifies SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to deliver advanced analytics and data management in a single, seamless solution. BDC empowers enterprises to connect, harmonize, and visualize data across diverse systems—SAP and non-SAP alike—while preserving business context and governance.
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Key Features
Embedded Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
SAP Business Data Cloud offers seamless integration with SAP Analytics Cloud, embedding powerful analytics capabilities directly within enterprise applications. Users can access real-time dashboards, generate reports, and perform in-context analysis-eliminating the need to switch between platforms and accelerating decision-making.
Centralized Data Management via SAP Datasphere
The platform unifies data from SAP and third-party systems-whether on-premises or in the cloud-into a single, governed data environment. Leveraging SAP Datasphere, organizations benefit from centralized data orchestration, transformation, and lineage tracking to ensure consistent, high-quality, and trusted data across all use cases.
Comprehensive Analytical Insights
By combining the strengths of SAP Datasphere and SAC, the solution supports a full spectrum of analytics-descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. This enables users to uncover hidden patterns, forecast outcomes, and make informed business decisions using advanced analytics and AI-driven insights.
Real-time Data Access and Reporting
With real-time synchronization between data sources and analytical layers, SAP Business Data Cloud ensures users always have access to up-to-date information. This enables on-the-fly reporting, rapid insights, and immediate business response to changing market conditions.
Tailored Dashboards and Interactive Visualizations
The platform allows for the creation of customized dashboards and intuitive visualizations using SAP Analytics Cloud. These dashboards can be tailored to specific roles and business units, delivering focused KPIs and metrics in a user-friendly, interactive format that enhances data-driven culture across the organization.
Collaborative Planning and Data Sharing
SAP Business Data Cloud supports collaborative enterprise planning and data sharing across departments. Teams can work together on planning models, share analytical content, and align on business strategies-all within a secure and governed environment powered by SAP SAC and Datasphere.
Enterprise-grade Security and Governance
The platform is designed with robust security frameworks, data governance controls, and compliance features. It enables role-based access, audit trails, and automated policy enforcement—ensuring organizations meet regulatory requirements like GDPR and HIPAA while maintaining full control over data usage.
Scalable, Cloud-native Architecture
Built on a cloud-native, flexible architecture, SAP Business Data Cloud scales effortlessly to support growing data volumes and evolving analytics needs. This future-proof design allows businesses to adapt their data strategies over time without re-architecting their solutions.
Architecture Diagram
SAP Business Data Cloud
Data replication 
Fully managed platform
Databricks integration
AI and Analytics
Critical Business ProcessesBenefits
Enhanced Decision-Making Across the Enterprise
SAP Business Data Cloud delivers timely, context-rich insights directly within business workflows, enabling users at all levels to make smarter, data-driven decisions without leaving their operational environment.
Accelerated Time to Insight and Action
SAP Business Data Cloud delivers timely, context-rich insights directly within business workflows, enabling users at all levels to make smarter, data-driven decisions without leaving their operational environment.
Operational Efficiency and Cost Reduction
By unifying data management and analytics into a single, integrated platform, SAP BDC reduces the need for multiple tools and manual processes-streamlining operations, minimizing redundancy, and lowering total cost of ownership.
Built-in Scalability and Future Readiness
Designed to scale effortlessly, SAP Business Data Cloud supports increasing data volumes, complex analytics use cases, and organizational growth-ensuring long-term value and adaptability to business change.
Improved Collaboration and Business Alignment
With centralized data access and collaborative tools, teams across departments work with the same version of the truth. This ensures consistency in planning, reporting, and decision-making, driving better alignment and shared outcomes.
Trustworthy Data Security and Governance
SAP Business Data Cloud embeds enterprise-grade security and governance controls throughout the data lifecycle. Organizations can enforce access policies, maintain data lineage, and ensure compliance with global regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and more.
Capability
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) – Embedded Analytics & Planning
• Real-time dashboards and interactive visualizations
• Self-service business intelligence with natural language querying
• Integrated business planning and forecasting tools
• Smart insights with automated trend and outlier detection
Embedded analytics within SAP applications (e.g., S/4HANA, SuccessFactors)
SAP Datasphere – Unified Data Fabric & Governance
• Seamless integration of SAP and third-party data across hybrid landscapes
• Virtual data access and federation without duplication
• Business semantic layer to preserve data context
• Built-in data governance, cataloging, and lineage
• Real-time data synchronization and transformation
SAP Business Warehouse (BW) – Enterprise Reporting Foundation
• Pre-built data models and content for rapid reporting
• Historical data storage and consolidation
• Integration with Datasphere for modern cloud access
• Harmonized data structures for cross-application analytics
• Scalable and optimized for complex queries
SAP + Databricks – Advanced Data Lakehouse & Open Ecosystem
• Integration between SAP Datasphere and Databricks Lakehouse
• Access to SAP and non-SAP data for large-scale data science
• Enablement of advanced AI/ML workflows using open formats (e.g., Delta Lake)
• Democratized data access for data scientists and engineers
• Support for joint governance and security standards
Intelligent Applications – Embedded Intelligence in Business Processes
• Insights delivered within SAP applications (e.g., Finance, HR, Procurement)
• Context-aware analytics based on operational data
• Real-time business recommendations and guided actions
• Automation of tasks using intelligent scenarios
• Integration with Joule Copilot for conversational analytics
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) – Predictive & Generative Capabilities
• Predictive forecasting and automated pattern detection
• Machine learning models integrated into analytics workflows
• Generative AI for automated report generation and scenario building
• SAP Joule copilot for natural language queries and planning
• Model training and deployment through SAP AI Core and partner tools (e.g., Databricks, TensorFlow)
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