SAP's new cloud technologies such as Datasphere, ABAP Cloud and S/4HANA Cloud for Group Reporting sound promising. But companies are hesitant: migration and practice are often untested and there are no suitable precedents. A realistic prototype can provide clarity here.
There are no suitable precedents for SAP technologies, so the risk is too high for many companies. However, a realistic prototype can be used to validly evaluate these tools and show how they can be introduced in the context of the overall architecture, thus supporting companies in their decision-making process.
The current SAP Cloud Stack includes the innovative solutions Analytics Cloud, S/4HANA for Group Reporting, ABAP Cloud and Datasphere. The SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) has been on the market since 2015 and includes comprehensive functions for analysis and planning. With S/4HANA for Group Reporting, SAP set a technical milestone in 2019: with this modern consolidation solution, consolidation takes place directly in the operational ERP.
The ABAP Cloud was launched in 2022 and, as a modern development environment, is closely linked to modern SAP solutions such as S/4HANA. Developers can create, test and deploy ABAP-based applications here. With Datasphere, SAP is providing the next generation of SAP Data Warehouse as a cloud solution. The comprehensive data service was introduced in March 2023 and ensures seamless and easily scalable access to business-critical company data.