Analytics and planning
SAP Business Data Cloud, set up so people and AI work from the same trusted data
SAP Business Data Cloud brings SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, BW and SAP Databricks into one managed platform, with SAP data products ready to use. TSP plans the adoption, connects your SAP and non-SAP data and builds the first insight apps, so value shows early.
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SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) is SAP’s data platform for analytics, planning and AI. It combines SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP BW private cloud edition and SAP Databricks with ready-made SAP data products. The Silicon Partners (TSP) plans BDC adoption, integrates SAP and non-SAP data, and builds insight apps and AI use cases.
- 30+30+BW, BW/4HANA and Datasphere implementations
- 20+20+SAC reporting and planning implementations
- 40+40+BI implementations
What’s inside
One platform for SAP data, analytics and AI
Business Data Cloud is managed by SAP and administered from one cockpit. TSP sets up each part for your landscape and use cases.
SAP Analytics Cloud
Dashboards, reporting, planning and predictive forecasts, on the same data as everything else in the platform.
SAP Datasphere
Data modeling, federation and sharing that keep the business meaning of SAP data, combined with data from other systems.
SAP BW private cloud edition
Your existing BW run by SAP inside the platform, with its data exposed as data products while you modernize.
SAP Databricks
Data science and machine learning tools, delivered by SAP inside Business Data Cloud, working on SAP data products without copying them.
Data products
Curated, governed SAP data from S/4HANA and other SAP applications, delivered and kept current by SAP.
Insight apps
Ready-made analytics for areas such as finance and working capital, built on data products, and custom apps for what’s specific to you.
Where it fits
Where Business Data Cloud fits your situation
Pick the situation closest to yours to see what TSP does and what changes.
You’ve moved ERP to the cloud. Business Data Cloud turns the data it generates into reporting, planning and AI without building pipelines from scratch.
What we do
- Data products from S/4HANAFinance, procurement and supply chain data delivered ready to use
- Insight appsStandard analytics live early, then extended for your business
- Planning on live dataSAP Analytics Cloud plans connected to actuals as they post
- JouleQuestions answered in plain language from governed data
What changes
- Value from the ERP investment sooner
- Fewer custom extracts to maintain
SAP BW 7.5 mainstream maintenance ends in 2027. Business Data Cloud gives BW a supported home and a path forward, step by step.
What we do
- LiftBW moved into BW private cloud edition, run by SAP inside Business Data Cloud
- ShiftBW data exposed as data products and key models rebuilt in Datasphere
- InnovateNew analytics, planning and AI built on the modern platform
What changes
- A supported BW while you modernize
- No big-bang rebuild
AI needs clean data with business context. Business Data Cloud provides both, so models and agents work from the same facts as your reports.
What we do
- Machine learning on data productsModels built in SAP Databricks on governed SAP data
- AI lifecycleModels deployed and managed with SAP AI Core
- Grounded AIJoule and AI agents grounded in SAP’s knowledge graph and your data products
- Data and AI readinessData quality, ownership and access sorted before AI goes live
What changes
- AI answers your teams can trust
- Models that reach production
Most companies run SAP alongside other systems and data platforms. Business Data Cloud connects them so SAP data keeps its meaning wherever it’s used.
What we do
- Federation and loadingNon-SAP data combined with SAP data in Datasphere
- Zero-copy sharingSAP data products shared with Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery or Microsoft Fabric
- Common definitionsOne set of business terms across platforms
- GovernanceAccess, lineage and quality rules applied across sources
What changes
- Fewer pipelines and copies
- The same numbers on every platform
Do we need Business Data Cloud if we already use Databricks, Snowflake or Microsoft Fabric?
Often yes, and the two work together. Business Data Cloud keeps SAP data with its business meaning and serves it as governed data products. Zero-copy sharing makes those products available in your existing platform without rebuilding pipelines, so your data teams keep their tools and get cleaner SAP data.
How Business Data Cloud and an existing data platform share the work
| SAP Business Data Cloud | Your existing data platform | |
|---|---|---|
| Strongest at | SAP data with business context, planning, SAP AI | Enterprise-wide data engineering and custom models |
| SAP data | Delivered as data products, kept current by SAP | Received through zero-copy sharing |
| Non-SAP data | Combined in Datasphere where SAP context matters | Your main home for it |
| Who uses it | Finance, planners, SAP data teams | Data engineers and data scientists |
The right split depends on your data, skills and use cases. TSP works it out during the assessment.
How we deliver
From first use case to a platform the business relies on
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Assess and architect
Your SAP and non-SAP data, BW, tools and priorities reviewed. Out of it comes the target architecture, the data products to use and a short list of use cases ranked by value.
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Build and deploy
The first use case built end to end: data products, Datasphere models, insight apps or SAC stories, and adoption. Business users see results in weeks.
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Optimize and expand
More domains, BW modernization, machine learning and AI added on the same foundation, with costs, performance and adoption tracked.
Key questions
What data and IT leaders ask about SAP Business Data Cloud
Is Business Data Cloud included in RISE with SAP?
No. Business Data Cloud is licensed separately from RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP. It’s designed to work with them, so S/4HANA Cloud data reaches it as ready-made data products. Your SAP account team handles licensing, and TSP shapes the scope around the use cases you want first.
What happens to the SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere we already use?
They carry forward. SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere are core parts of Business Data Cloud, so your models, stories and data flows stay in use. TSP reviews your current setup and plans how it fits the new platform, including which custom extracts data products can replace.
Where should we start?
With one use case where SAP data products already exist and leadership cares about the result, such as working capital or a financial close dashboard. It proves the platform quickly and sets the pattern for everything after.
Ways to start
Start where you are
Usual first step
Free Business Data Cloud call
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Cost
- Free
What you get
A TSP analytics lead’s view on where Business Data Cloud fits your landscape, and the first use case worth doing.
Analytics maturity assessment
- Cost
- Scoped to your landscape
What you get
Your data, tools and skills benchmarked, a target architecture on Business Data Cloud and a roadmap ranked by value.
FAQ
Questions about SAP Business Data Cloud
Straight answers to what SAP leaders ask us most.
When did SAP launch Business Data Cloud?
SAP announced Business Data Cloud in February 2025. It builds on SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud and adds SAP-managed data products, insight apps, BW private cloud edition and SAP Databricks.
What is a data product in Business Data Cloud?
A curated, governed set of business data, such as financial postings or purchase orders, delivered by SAP with its business meaning intact. SAP keeps standard data products current, and your teams can build their own for what’s specific to you.
What are insight apps?
Ready-made analytics applications built on data products, covering areas such as finance and working capital. They give standard insight quickly, and TSP extends them or builds custom apps where your business differs.
What is SAP Databricks?
A version of Databricks delivered by SAP as part of Business Data Cloud. Data scientists use it for machine learning and data engineering on SAP data products, without copying the data out.
Can Business Data Cloud use non-SAP data?
Yes. Datasphere combines non-SAP data with SAP data, by federation or by loading it, and zero-copy sharing connects SAP data products with platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery and Microsoft Fabric.
How does Business Data Cloud help with AI?
AI agents and models need clean data with business context. Business Data Cloud provides governed data products and a knowledge graph that grounds Joule and other AI in SAP’s business meaning, so answers match what your reports say.
Next step
Talk to us about SAP Business Data Cloud
Thirty minutes with a TSP analytics lead on your data landscape, BW and plans for AI. You leave knowing where Business Data Cloud fits and where to start.
- info@tsp.tech
- Headquarters · Folsom, California
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What happens next
- 01You tell us about your SAP data, tools and priorities
- 02We outline where Business Data Cloud fits and the first use case
- 03If it makes sense, we scope an assessment or a first build