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SAP BW/4HANA

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SAP BW/4HANA
Score 8.0 out of 10
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SAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehouse solution. It is specifically designed to use the advanced in-memory capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. For example, SAP BW/HANA can integrate many different data sources to provide a single, logical view of all the data. This could include data contained in SAP and non-SAP applications running on-premise or in the cloud, and data lakes, such as those contained in the Apache Hadoop open-source software framework. With SAP BW/4HANA,…N/A
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SAP BW/4HANA
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SAP BW/4HANA
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
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Community Pulse
SAP BW/4HANA
Considered Both Products
SAP BW/4HANA
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
Much more solid BW solution over all.
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
SAP BW / 4HANA and SAP IQ are both used for warehouse; with quick consultations for business analysis and that allows us to obtain dashboards and KPIs efficiently. SAP IQ is columnar and SAP BW / 4HANA immemorial. SAP BW / 4HANA was selected for the response speed of the …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
Both are comparable with the advantage going to BW for SAP integration, simplified data modeling, and overall performance. Both play a key part in our overall data warehousing strategy and are complementary based on each of their strengths specific to data provisioning, and …
Robert Harper | TrustRadius Reviewer
Robert Harper
Product Owner - Management Reporting SAP S4 / HANA
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
They all have different uses. BW/4HANA is mainly a HANA based data warehouse.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
We use a mix of different tools, primarily Snowflake and SAP BW/4HANA - the first as our main Data Lake and integrated with other reporting and visualization tools, and the second as the main source of BI/Reporting into the ERP layer - Operations, Logistics, Inventory, Finance. …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
Unfortunately I never had the chance to work with other tools similar to SAP BW/4HANA. In the different companies I've worked for during the past 4 years, they all used SAP, and in particular I worked in SAP BW during the last year.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
We used to have QlikView reporting some years ago. It was very user-friendly but when you needed some kind of data that was not considered by the solution creator, you needed to pay a developer for that need. SAP BW/4HANA needs very little customisation to offer you new data …
Martin Lopez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Martin Lopez
Gerente de Consultoría
Chose SAP BW/4HANA
SAP Analytics Cloud is complemented by SAP BW/4 HANA through connectors that work in real-time and allow the display of indicator information in interactive and user-friendly visualizations.
SAP Data Services integrates with BW/4 HANA allowing to automate the loading of …
Features
SAP BW/4HANA
Access Control and Security
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SAP BW/4HANA
8.8
Ratings
1% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.00 Ratings
Location-Based Data Governance8.00 Ratings
Data Modeling
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SAP BW/4HANA
7.0
Ratings
12% below category average
Data model creation7.00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
SAP BW/4HANA
4.0
Ratings
27% below category average
Visualization4.00 Ratings
Data Warehouse
Comparison of Data Warehouse features of Product A and Product B
SAP BW/4HANA
6.0
Ratings
24% below category average
High-Volume Data Processing8.00 Ratings
Data Warehouse Management8.00 Ratings
Administrative Automation5.00 Ratings
Self-Optimization3.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP BW/4HANA
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP BW/4HANA
Likelihood to Recommend
Solid data warehouse based on best-in-class in-memory HANA database with excellent integration into SAP solutions, as well as predelivered business content facilitating initial implementation. Leverages the best of SAP's architecture and flexible data warehousing capabilities, without compromising performance and simplification. Will be key enabler to our Finance and HCM analytics roadmap.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Loading data from SAP ERP data sources.
  • Use of data virtualization to minimize load times.
  • Data hosting in memory since the underlying database is HANA.
Martin Lopez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Martin Lopez
Gerente de Consultoría
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Cons
  • Still has reliance of ABAP stack.
  • Not all exception aggregation conditions are pushed down to HANA
  • BW-IP should be included in offering as it was previously.
  • BW workspaces could improved, has huge potential.
MV
Mark Villazon
Senior Technical Specialist
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Usability
SAP BW/4HANA requires specialized skillsets around data warehouse modeling and the access to data, however the modeling capabilities are intuitive and have now become accessible to both SAP and non-SAP data warehouse specialists. This new model allows for Interchangeable skillsets and access to a broader pool of experts throughout the industry, as well as easier access to data.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
I never experienced any support issue when using SAP BW/4HANA. The only issues I faced were at the moment of installing the tool in my computer but I got support from the local IT department of my company and was quickly fixed
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
SAP BW / 4HANA and SAP IQ are both used for warehouse; with quick consultations for business analysis and that allows us to obtain dashboards and KPIs efficiently. SAP IQ is columnar and SAP BW / 4HANA immemorial. SAP BW / 4HANA was selected for the response speed of the queries since it saves the information in cache.
MP
Mirian Pitti
Engineer
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Return on Investment
  • Reduced our Dev time to generate queries and views out of the ERP layer.
  • Be conscious of the Infrastructure costs
  • It is easily integrated with broader SAP Landscape, reducing overall implementation costs.
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Anonymous
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