Video Overview
SAP Analytics Cloud, previously known as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, is a SaaS software that integrates planning, predictive analytics, and business intelligence (BI) capabilities. It offers a modern user interface and facilitates time-efficient planning, analysis, prediction, and collaboration processes within a single environment.
##SAP Analytics Cloud Key Features
- Cloud-based Authoring: Perform BI tasks directly in a web browser without installing additional software.
- Hybrid Data Access: Offers connectors for accessing data from both on-premise and cloud sources, including SAP BW, SAP Analytics universes, SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, and non-SAP sources.
- Data Visualization and Storytelling: Enables creating engaging data visualizations, BI dashboards, and storyboards.
- Visualization Design: Utilizes best practices and proven standards for designing clear and compelling business communication visualizations.
- Data Exploration and Discovery: Features visual navigation tools for data filtering and drilling, allowing focused analysis.
- Real-time Business Intelligence: Leverages SAP Cloud Platform and SAP HANA for real-time BI, regardless of data volume.
- Embedded Analytics: Includes extensive self-service BI capabilities, ad hoc reporting, what-if analysis, integrated within the application.
- Built-in Social Collaboration Tools: Facilitates in-context discussion and sharing of insights without switching applications, enhancing collaboration efficiency.
Pricing
The plan is priced at $396 per user per year and has a contract duration of 12-60 months. Plans will auto-renewal. There is also a free trial available.