Chapter 1: Current Trends in Analytics and SAP's Road Map Chapter Goal: To understand the latest trends in analytics and how SAP is adapting to these trends. To understand SAP's digital core and how analytics forms a pillar of the methodology.
Chapter 2: Business Scenario for Analytics Landscape Transformation Chapter Goal: To understand a real-world scenario of an enterprise which is planning to upgrade its traditional business intelligence to a modern analytics landscape. Sub topics:
Customer introduction
Customer's current landscape and pain points
Customer's expectation from analytics landscape
Expected landscape
Chapter 3: SAC for enabling "Single Version of Truth"Chapter Goal: Understand how SAP Analytics Cloud enables a single platform for multiple data sources to come together for analysis.Sub topics:
Analysis of customer requirement
Alignment to specific SAP Analytics Cloud capability
Step by step process to implement the capability
Customer benefits and future direction
Chapter 4: Leverage SAC to create "All-in-one" Analytics PlatformChapter Goal: SAC enables analytics for multiple business roles in an organization with options for 360 degree dashboards to self service data analysis to planning. This chapter explores these capabilities in detail. Sub topics:
Analysis of customer requirement
Alignment to specific SAP Analytics Cloud capability
Step by step process to implement the capability
Customer benefits and future direction
Chapter 5: Exploit "Augmented Analytics" capability of SACChapter Goal: SAC enables self-service with augmented analytics like search to insight and multiple smart features. This chapter explores each of these concepts in detail along with benefits of each feature.Sub topics:
Analysis of customer requirement
Alignment to specific SAP Analytics Cloud capability
Step by step process to implement the capability
Customer benefits and future direction
Chapter 6: Develop SAC for "Anytime Available" PlatformChapter Goal: One of the advantages of cloud application is the accessibility in addition to the freedom from maintaining costly infrastructure. This chapter explores how SAC is available across time zones and across devices.Sub topics:
Analysis of customer requirement
Alignment to specific SAP Analytics Cloud capability
Step by step process to implement the capability
Customer benefits and future direction
Chapter 7: Capitalize on "Predictive Analytics" capability through SACChapter Goal: SAC includes built in capabilities to create predictive models and incorporate predictive analytics in data analysis and dashboards. This chapter explores this capability in detail.Sub topics:
Analysis of customer requirement
Alignment to specific SAP Analytics Cloud capability
Step by step process to implement the capability
Customer benefits and future direction
Chapter 8: Craft Special Business Requirements on SAC via Custom Application DesignChapter Goal: One of the recently added capability is to build custom applications using a scripting language very similar to JavaScript. This enables developers to create custom apps and make them available for the business. This capability is the focus of this chapterSub topics:
Analysis of customer requirement
Alignment to specific SAP Analytics Cloud capability
Step by step process to implement the capability
Customer benefits and future direction
Chapter 9: Design a Secure Platform using SACChapter Goal: Especially with cloud applications,
About the Author: Vinayak is a seasoned analytics consultant with experience across multiple business domains and roles. As senior architect at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Vinayak has been engaged in technology consulting and architecting solutions across the SAP analytics portfolio for Fortune 500 firms. He has been instrumental in building, mentoring, and enabling teams delivering complex digital transformations for global clients. Passionate about technology, Vinayak regularly publishes articles and technical papers with well-known publications. He is also an active contributor to the SAP community and regularly publishes blogs on technologies in the SAP analytics portfolio.
Shreekant is a senior management professional with expertise on leading and managing business functions and technology consulting. He established and developed business units for Fortune 500 firms, namely the public service business for the world's leading professional services company, launched the Shell Gas business in India for a JV of Shell. Shreekant grew the SAP technology business for Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. by winning strategic clients in new and existing geographies, creating innovative service offerings. He played a critical part in multiple transformation programs for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. He has mentored authors, published best seller books and white papers on technology, and has patents on technology and service delivery. He specializes in realizing concepts to their value-creation stage, innovation and transformation, and building organizations.
