TrustRadius Insights for SAP Analytics Cloud are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Planning Features: Users have expressed satisfaction with the robust planning features in SAP Analytics Cloud, which allow for detailed cost analysis, risk assessment, and efficient management tasks. Having this convenience and organization has also been incredibly time-saving for users.
Impressive Graphics: The visually appealing graphics provided by the platform enhance data interpretation and facilitate better decision-making processes. Having better graphics has additionally helped users focus and increase overall work productivity.
Seamless Integration: Customers appreciate the seamless integration of SAP Analytics Cloud with both SAP and non-SAP systems for accurate forecasting, contributing to a positive user experience and enabling effective data-driven decisions within organizations utilizing the platform.
My organization uses SAC for various dashboarding of various reports of various teams. Usually any company generates a lot of data and my company was no exception. There is lot of data which needs to be visualized by the business for easy understanding an insights of the data. I used SAC to create various dashboards and did some data modeling on it so that business users can login and simply have a look at the data for which they are authorized.
Pros
Analytics
Visualiaazations
Data Modelling
Cons
Documentation
User Interface
Connecting to Various Data stores
Likelihood to Recommend
Sap Analytics Cloud is well suited when you have a lot of data maybe in your SQL data base which you want to visualize and draw insights from. You can then connect your database to SAC and have a cronjob set up to sync both the database and SAC to pull up data and visualise it at a timely manner.
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Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (Consumer Goods company, 10,001+ employees)
To integrate a variety of cloud and on-premise data sources into one cloud solution. To integrate it with a broader business structure ( all levels of employees )
Pros
Create visualisations
predictive capabilities
Collaborative features
Cons
uses live connection, no import option
browser cache
Likelihood to Recommend
I used it once for evaluating historical data to identify patterns and then used those patterns to identify future outcomes. It was awesome gave me some really valuable insight. Also sharing data within the organization with boundaries at every level. At present, I don't have any answer to second question
I design and architect SAP HANA solutions from a cloud perspective. This takes time as you need to understand first and foremost what applications can be utilized in the cloud. You then need to determine the hardware infrastructure needed. In essence, this is not something you haphazardly define, but you find the right fit. SAP HANA proves to be the correct fit in many environments
Pros
Various applications
Financial
Retail
Insurance
Cons
SAP can be extremely detailed and you need to plan.
Detailed design
Architect the right solution
Likelihood to Recommend
I architect and design my solutions based on customer preference. Takes time, but we want to ensure that my design fits with the client's needs. You cannot be slipshod with the integration of an SAP environment.
We are currently using SAP Analytics Cloud to turn real-time data into valuable business insights. It has helped us analyze large scale data, reduced our preparation to delivery time reporting cycle from 1-3 hours to seconds, and facilitated fast and accurate decision making that has kept us one step ahead of the competition
Pros
Analyzes large scale data in milliseconds
Turns real time data into valuable business insights
Provides secure access to actual data, anywhere and from any device
Data visualization which facilitates fact based decision making
Cons
It would be better if they can have an in-app training so that users can spend the least time possible understanding its functionality
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Analytics Cloud saves up to 90% of manpower in generating reports. The powerful dashboards, analysis, and reporting in a single solution enable effective data management. Its strengths include the patented innovative technology, which makes it possible to create a natively multi-dimensional, high capacity, in-memory associative database that is highly efficient
SAP Analytics Cloud [is] a very useful tool for analysis and extensive thinking. It supplies us with impressive analytics, which helps my entire team to approach a comprehensive conclusion collectively.
Pros
SAP Analytics Cloud has an effective user interface that is straightforward to interpret.
SAP Analytics Cloud's data is very accurate to approach a comprehensive conclusion.
Cons
It requires a very steady internet connection to upload large data.
Sometimes while working, the speed of this software decreases, which makes it challenging to work efficiently.
Likelihood to Recommend
I observed that the information that my team accumulates from SAP Analytics Could is highly dependable. Moreover, my team can easily comprehend the data as its interface is very straightforward and easy to interpret.
VU
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (Telecommunications company, 10,001+ employees)
SAP Analytics Cloud is one the most powerful analytics and predictive business intelligence tool and in our organization we are using this tool for optimizing the overall business intelligence. We are using this tool mainly for BI standard reporting, management reporting, data analysis, project planning and budgeting purposes. The integration of different applications and data processes is easy with the SAP Analytics Cloud tool and getting predictive analytics for scenario based implementations is an impressive feature. We have extensively used it in budgeting and project planning processes by integrating multiple data domains from various departments and the analytics reports have been very helping in solving various management issues in initial phases of the intended project launch. This tool is integrated with the various applications and data inputs from the organizational departments.
Pros
Helpful in forecasting the project lifecycles and profitability.
Predictive analytics with useful management reports.
Easy integration with other applications.
Simultaneous working for various aspects and projects at a time.
Cons
It has great capabilities and functions, but the cost is high.
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Analytics Cloud works in multi dimensions and addresses most of the business management sections with it's different feature sets. It can save enterprises a lot through its capabilities of predictive analytics, scenario based analysis, planning and forecasting, budgeting and other multitude management tools. This tool is well suited for the enterprises which runs their business under different departments and BI is based on input from various sections.
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Verified User
Engineer in Engineering (Telecommunications company, 10,001+ employees)
SAP Analytics Cloud is an important figure in our business structure and it has been a great source for consolidation of data from different resources and generating analytics through its business intelligence capability. We are very much dependent on the SAP Analytics Cloud in our many day-to-day business management decisions, as it gives us insights into many factors through predictive analytics. We were able to capitalize and resolve many business problems using this tool, which includes forecasting and business productivity enhancement with more efficient and real-time business decisions. The analytics and business intelligence of the tool has enabled us to formalize the predictive business models for sustainability and growth. The tool can be accessed by the users of different technical and financial departments in our organization.
Pros
Predictive business modeling for overall sustainability and growth.
Automated machine learning capability to provide detailed analytics.
Collaborative environment for management teams.
Real-time analytics for multiple data sources.
Cons
Reading and understanding of analytics and dashboards on mobile applications are not very clear as per their screen size. Must create a more user-friendly dashboard in mobile applications.
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Analytics Cloud is a handy tool for businesses and it has the ability to provide predictive analytics for more reliable management. There are several useful tools available with SAP Analytics Cloud and each tool has its own importance for different departments of the organization and EMT can get well-modified collective analytics for business remodeling. It is well suited for multi-dimensional and crowded departmental setup enterprises to bring everyone to one page.
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Verified User
Supervisor in Engineering (Telecommunications company, 10,001+ employees)
Used mainly by our business intelligence division, but available to everyone via a democratized data policy, we depend on SAP Analytics [Cloud] to drive our major product roadmap decisions using informed user-specific data. We are able to get a 360 view of our business in seconds, by mixing data from multiple streams, connecting both cloud and on-premise data to eliminate knowledge silos.
Pros
Efficient workflow-driven UI
Security built-in from the ground up
Embedded machine learning
Cons
Contextual help during workflow creation
Error reporting and debugging during workflow execution
New user onboarding
Likelihood to Recommend
[SAP Analytics Cloud] is great for visualizing and exploring both structured and unstructured business intelligence scenarios. Helps us to efficiently answer questions both about the "known knowns" and "unknown unknowns". We often turn to SAP Analytics Cloud to help us decide on the next course of action in our product roadmap.
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Verified User
Administrator in Engineering (Biotechnology company, 51-200 employees)
SAP Analytics Cloud helps us create Stories that shows real-time data which comes from variety of source systems. These stores help take decisions at different levels in the organization. SAP Analytics Cloud with its unique features including - rendering on any device, R visualizations, digital board room agenda creation are highly powerful.
Pros
Support for real-time data analysis
Provision to bring data from many source systems.
Scalability options available as this is a cloud solution.
Cons
Rich support for analytical functions using scripting languages
Options to bring data from two models in SAC stories together
More options for broadcasting the stories seamlessly.
Likelihood to Recommend
The scenarios that SAP Analytics Cloud supports like - Time series analysis, forecasting, Geo maps and options available to format the report are simple and very useful. Smart insights is yet another feature that gives us great value and it is very useful. Support extended to consume PAL libraries and AFL functions can be improved.
