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    SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): The Unified Platform for BI, Planning, and Predictive

    The Challenge: Siloed Data and Slow Decisions

    In the digital era reliance on fragmented and legacy tools prevents organisations from capitalising on their data. Clients moving to S/4HANA or adopting cloud solutions frequently struggle with:

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    Data Silos
    Reporting is fragmented across multiple tools (e.g., Excel, legacy BI systems), leading to conflicting versions of the truth.

    Disconnected Planning
    The critical link between financial planning, operational budgeting, and actual results is manual and time-consuming, preventing agile re-forecasting.

    Reactive Reporting
    Teams spend days consolidating data instead of analysing it, resulting in reports that show what happened, not what will happen.

    Low User Adoption
    Traditional BI tools are complex, requiring specialised IT support, which limits data democratisation among business users.

    The Solution: Real-Time Intelligence with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

    SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is the strategic, cloud-native platform that provides a single, unified experience for Business Intelligence (BI), Collaborative Planning, and Predictive capabilities.

    As the primary analytics solution for SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP SAC allows clients to move beyond simple reporting to true, Connected Planning and Augmented Business Intelligence.

    Key Value Pillars for Our Clients

     

    Pillar Description Strategic Benefit
    Unified Business Intelligence Create interactive dashboards, stories, and reports using live connections to SAP and non-SAP data sources, ensuring a single version of the truth. Fast, Reliable Insights: Accelerate reporting cycles and enable real-time decision-making.
    Collaborative Planning Seamlessly connect financial and operational planning, enabling rolling forecasts, driver-based budgeting, and rapid what-if scenario analysis. Agile Strategy: Align budget goals across departments instantly, eliminating the need for spreadsheet consolidation.
    Augmented Analytics Leverage machine learning features like Smart Predict, Smart Discovery, and Search to generate automated insights and forecasts. Predictive Power: Move from backward-looking reporting to forward-looking predictive modelling.
    Embedded & Live Connectivity Direct, secure, live connection to SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP SuccessFactors, eliminating data replication and latency. Data Integrity: Decisions are always based on the freshest data in the source system.

    Our SAP SAC Service Offerings

    We specialise in helping organisations transition their analytics and planning capabilities to the cloud with SAP SAC. Our services focus on platform enablement, model design, and strategic use case development.

    Service Focus Key Client Benefit Target Client Challenge
    SAP SAC Strategy & Roadmap Defining the optimal use case prioritisation (BI first, then Planning) and technical landscape for a staged rollout of SAC. “We have SAC licenses, but don’t know where to start or how to structure the platform.”
    Connected Planning Implementation Designing and building SAP SAC Planning models for budgeting, forecasting, and expense planning, integrating them with SAP S/4HANA data. “Our financial planning takes too long and is disconnected from our operational data.”
    Advanced Data Modelling Creating robust, high-performance data models, calculated measures, and analytical datasets for complex reporting and deep-dive analysis. “Our existing data reports are slow, difficult to modify, and lack the required detail.”
    SAP SAC Governance & Security Establishing user security roles, data access control (DAC), and governance policies to manage content lifecycle and platform performance. “We need to ensure sensitive planning and financial data is only visible to the right users.”

    SAP SAC Training for Your Teams

    SAP SAC power lies in its ability to democratise data and planning. Our training ensures every role, from the casual report consumer to the power user building complex models, is proficient and confident in the platform.

    We offer three essential training tracks that cover functional usage, content creation, and technical administration.

    1. SAP SAC End-User & Data Consumer

    Target Audience
    Executives, Managers, and all employees who need to consume dashboards and reports.

    Focus
    Navigating the SAC environment, interpreting stories, and performing basic ad-hoc analysis.

    Key Modules

    • Navigating the SAC Home Screen, Folders, and Catalogue.
    • Interacting with Dashboards and Stories (filtering, drill-downs, creating bookmarks).
    • Leveraging collaboration features (comments, discussions, digital boardroom).
    • Understanding the basic functionality of Smart Predict and augmented insights.

    2. SAP SAC Story Designer & Planning Modeller

    Target Audience
    Business Analysts, Data Specialists, Financial Planners, and dedicated Report Developers.

    Focus
    Creating models, designing compelling stories/dashboards, and building planning workflows.

    Key Modules

    • Creating and structuring SAP SAC Data Models (Import vs. Live connection best practices).
    • Designing interactive and visually engaging Stories (Dashboards) using charts, tables, and geo maps.
    • Setting up and managing Planning Models (dimensions, categories, data actions, input forms).
    • Implementing advanced calculations, formulas, and data manipulation techniques.
    • Utilising SAP SAC Analytical Applications (Scripting) for custom UI and functionality.

    3. SAP SAC Technical Administrator & Integrator

    Target Audience
    IT Support, System Administrators, Integration Consultants, and SAP SAC Platform Owners.

    Focus
    Technical setup, user management, and platform health.

    Key Modules

    • Managing the SAP SAC tenants, environments, and version updates.
    • Configuring and troubleshooting data connections (SAP BW/4HANA, S/4HANA, Cloud Agents).
    • Establishing user roles, teams, and advanced data security (Data Access Control).
    • Monitoring system usage, performance, and utilising the Content Network for migration.
    • Governance best practices for SAC content lifecycle management.

    Why Partner with Us for SAC Transformation?

    We deliver SAC solutions that bridge the gap between finance, planning, and operations. Our team ensures the platform is correctly integrated with your existing SAP systems and that your workforce is fully trained to leverage SAC’s unified environment, turning your data into measurable strategic advantage.

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