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The Architecture Question Your AI Strategy Can't Avoid

The ODI's supplementary research on data fabrics, released alongside the main framework, maps this to three specific capabilities: integration, cataloguing, and governance.

Business Data Architecture: Defining Business Meaning

Why do analytics environments break down as they scale? Not because of data - but because meaning gets mixed together. In this post, we unpack a simple but powerful shift: separating what you measure ...

SAP BW Modernization and Stewardship with SAP Business Data Cloud - Introduction

Decades of SAP BW data, an AI era that demands it, and a maintenance clock that's ticking - this blog series covers how to modernize SAP BW with SAP Business Data Cloud without a big-bang migration.

Your AI Agent Has Three Different Definitions of "Customer." That's a Problem.

MDM is no longer a data governance discipline. In an agentic world, it's AI infrastructure.

Business Data Architecture for Modern Analytics Landscapes

Business meaning fragments as analytics scales. Metrics calculated differently across teams. Logic duplicated in reports and data models. The same term meaning different things to different stakeholde...

Why Business Meaning Matters in Modern Analytics Landscapes

When business meaning isn't defined explicitly, it hides - fragmented across Power BI reports, HANA views, dbt models, BW queries, and platform solutions. Which one is right?Without explicit architect...

Use Formations to Link SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere for Seamless Planning

If you are setting up seamless planning with SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere, there are two ways to link the tenants: via the Tenant Links tab in the SAC system administration, or via a formati...

Live Versions for Planning Models in SAP Analytics Cloud: Microsoft Azure Is Here!

With QRC2.2026, Microsoft Azure joined Google BigQuery and Snowflake in the live versions portfolio — meaning you can connect your SAC planning model directly to fact data in Azure, no replication req...

DataPros @ SAP Sapphire Virtual 2026 - Key Sessions to Attend

Can’t make it to Orlando or Madrid for SAP Sapphire this year? Don’t worry, you haven’t missed the boat. SAP Sapphire Virtual is happening this week from May 12-13. This event brings all the insights,...

Data Modelling @ SAP Sapphire 2026 - Key Sessions to Attend

SAP Sapphire is fast approaching, and if you’re a data modeler, this is your opportunity to learn how you can sharpen your skills and expand what’s possible by leveraging a business data fabric. Imple...

SAP Business Data Cloud: Best practices for SAP Business Warehouse modernization miniseries

Modernizing SAP BW can feel like a big step. The good news: you don’t have to figure it out alone.Join our 3-episode miniseries, “SAP Business Data Cloud: Best practices for SAP Business Warehouse mo...

Welcome to Season 10 of SAP Let’s Talk Data!

Season 10 of SAP Let’s Talk Data is built for practitioners who make data work. We’re shifting from high-level storytelling to hard-earned, technical lessons from engineers, scientists, stewards, and ...

ICYMI: The Fabric of Data & AI - Virtual Event

On March 24, SAP hosted a key virtual event highlighting the importance of a business data fabric in the architecture of successful AI projects. Be sure to register and view the replay.

The Next Era of Business Data Webinar Series

Join the Next Era of Business Data webinar series to hear directly from SAP experts and learn how BDC helps data professionals unify, govern, and activate SAP and non-SAP data for enabling streamlined...

A Business Data Fabric for Data and AI Science

Data scientists do not fail for lack of algorithms. They fail when data is hard to trust, define, and reuse - especially for AI projects. This post shows how SAP Business Data Cloud helps teams work f...

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