Data is the fuel for AI - Modernizing your BW landscape is preparing a data ready enterprise

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Each SAP BW customer has it's own business history, and in these times of modernizations and AI, we cannot leave the most valuable asset behind - the data. In this article you find information about BW migration paths that can unlock new opportunities to empower your business, you do not have to consider only a greenfield approach for modernizing your BW landscape.

We have been hearing about hybrid system architecture, but have you already considered a hybrid migration? If you identify restrictions in SAP Datasphere, BW Bridge (check SAP Note 3117800) that can prevent you to move completely to the cloud, It is possible to select which objects and data are part of the scope of the migration. To get a comprehensive view of how your journey to the cloud can look like, apply for the BW assessment. This complimentary service can provide insights on the usage of your objects and recommendations on an actionable modernization plan. With the outcome of the assessment, the new system landscape can start to be designed.

Below image illustrates migration paths to the cloud. In each of the scenarios, objects and data can be entirely or selectively moved to the receiver system, meaning that you can enable a hybrid target architecture preserving your historical data.

The scope of such migration projects involves transfer of metadata and data.

• Metadata:
  Transfer is offered by both Shell and Remote conversions.
• Data:
  1. If Shell, it should be manually reloaded / initialized using the standard BW extraction
  2. If Remote, it is transferred in an automated way at table level, bypassing the standard BW extraction

For deciding which of these two migration paths is the most suitable for your business, consider evaluating the runtimes of the options 1 and 2 as well as the downtime requirements.

Refer to the below enablement materials for more information about BW modernization and it's migration paths.

• SAP BW Modernization Webinar series
• SAP Note 3141688 - Conversion from SAP BW or SAP BW/4HANA to SAP Datasphere, SAP BW Bridge
• Remote Conversion Runbook
• SAP Datasphere, SAP BW bridge: Demystifying the Remote Conversion
• SAP Datasphere, BW bridge: How to transfer data from SAP BW or BW/4HANA to a 2-tier tenant landscape...
  

This article was written by a BTP Customer Success Manager, someone responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing success plans for customers.

Anelise Capano