{"id":107811,"date":"2026-08-10T11:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/non-classifiee\/comment-sy-retrouver-dans-la-roadmap-analytics-sap\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:25:29","slug":"how-to-navigate-the-sap-analytics-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/en\/blog\/sap-roadmap\/how-to-navigate-the-sap-analytics-roadmap","title":{"rendered":"How to navigate the SAP Analytics roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"107811\" class=\"elementor elementor-107811 elementor-107762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722bafc e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-f39f996 flex gap-XXL \" data-id=\"722bafc\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"722bafc\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"722bafc\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63a8e0 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-c63a8e0-9770659 gap-M \" data-id=\"c63a8e0\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c63a8e0\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"c63a8e0\">\n    \t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"796bce1\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"796bce1\">For nearly 25 years, SAP Business Warehouse (BW) has been the pillar of business intelligence for SAP customers. Today, between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.sap.com\/france\/products\/technology-platform\/bw4hana.html\" id=\"e-mtc2l2zz-c1f2l9a\">BW\/4HANA<\/a>, BW Private Cloud Edition (PCE), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.sap.com\/france\/products\/technology-platform\/datasphere.html\" id=\"e-mtc2l2zz-ylenx7k\">SAP Datasphere<\/a>, and now SAP Business Data Cloud, many companies are asking: what is the right direction? Good news: this is not a sudden, overnight replacement. Instead, SAP offers a gradual evolution. Let us decode this roadmap.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa8706 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-daa8706-2f2e1dd gap-M \" data-id=\"daa8706\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"daa8706\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"daa8706\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"b0688b3\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"b0688b3\">Why is SAP evolving its offering?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"854f014\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"854f014\">The data world has profoundly changed. Yesterday, a central data warehouse was enough to produce a few management reports. Today, companies want to connect dozens of data sources (SAP and non-SAP), leverage the cloud, share data across business units, use AI, work with platforms like Databricks or Snowflake, and avoid duplicating data unnecessarily. SAP has therefore gradually evolved its Analytics offering. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4260a7 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-c4260a7-43efcb8 gap-M \" data-id=\"c4260a7\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c4260a7\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"c4260a7\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"c65dc2d\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c65dc2d\">SAP Business Warehouse, the enduring veteran <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base img-blog-logo\" data-interaction-id=\"8c21119\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"8c21119\" id=\"107784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-warehouse-logo.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-warehouse-logo.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-warehouse-logo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-warehouse-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w\" alt=\"Discover the historical role of SAP Business Warehouse, the reference data warehouse platform for enterprises.\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"eb29abf\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"eb29abf\">SAP BW (Business Warehouse) is SAP's historical data warehouse platform. Its role is simple:<br>- collect data from SAP ERP systems,<br>- transform it,<br>- consolidate it,<br>- produce metrics for users.<br><br>For years, BW has been the benchmark for large corporations. The problem? The architecture is robust... but also sometimes heavy, highly centralized, and not very open to new cloud use cases. And most importantly, historical versions of SAP BW are gradually reaching the end of maintenance (scheduled by 2030).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e9212 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-41e9212-f88a179 gap-M \" data-id=\"41e9212\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"41e9212\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"41e9212\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"66e4007\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"66e4007\">SAP BW\/4HANA, modernization rather than a revolution <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base img-blog-logo\" data-interaction-id=\"c360fce\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"c360fce\" id=\"107788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-bw4hana-modernisation.jpeg\" width=\"364\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-bw4hana-modernisation.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-bw4hana-modernisation-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-bw4hana-modernisation-150x150.jpeg 150w\" alt=\"Explore SAP BW\/4HANA, the next-generation data warehouse solution optimized for HANA computing power.\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"e871505\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"e871505\">With the arrival of SAP HANA, SAP completely modernized BW. Thus BW\/4HANA was born. The objective was not to change the philosophy, but to:<br>- simplify models,<br>- remove old historical objects,<br>- leverage the computing power of HANA,<br>- improve performance. <br><br>BW\/4HANA is the \"next-generation BW.\" If your company already has a significant BW asset base, BW\/4HANA remains a perfectly relevant solution. Furthermore, SAP guarantees support until 2040, which reassures companies that have invested massively in this platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a5106 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-d0a5106-409ea67 gap-M \" data-id=\"d0a5106\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d0a5106\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"d0a5106\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"686e732\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"686e732\">BW PCE... it is NOT a new product <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d538bcf\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"d538bcf\">This is probably the concept that creates the most confusion. BW PCE simply means SAP BW or BW\/4HANA hosted in SAP's private cloud (Private Cloud Edition). In other words, it is not a new BW, it is not a new technology, it is the same software, but operated as a managed service by SAP.<br><br>Why is this interesting? Because many companies want to exit their datacenters without having to completely rebuild their decision-making system. BW PCE therefore often constitutes a first modernization step before a broader migration to SAP's cloud solutions. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04114be e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-04114be-7354ee1 gap-M \" data-id=\"04114be\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"04114be\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"04114be\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"a8e32c6\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a8e32c6\">SAP Datasphere, the new heart of the Data strategy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base img-blog-logo\" data-interaction-id=\"def83fc\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"def83fc\" id=\"107790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-datasphere-strategie-data.png\" width=\"608\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-datasphere-strategie-data.png 608w, https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-datasphere-strategie-data-300x69.png 300w\" alt=\"Learn all about SAP Datasphere, the open data platform designed to federate your SAP and non-SAP sources.\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"90f8637\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"90f8637\">This is currently SAP's strategic solution. Unlike BW, Datasphere does not seek solely to build a data warehouse. Its ambition is broader: to create an open data platform. In particular, it allows you to:<br>- connect SAP and non-SAP systems,<br>- federate data without necessarily moving it,<br>- share business models,<br>- collaborate with data teams,<br>- feed SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, or other tools.<br><br>In a way, BW organized data, whereas Datasphere seeks to organize the entire company data ecosystem.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab9e8a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-6ab9e8a-ceb0cc9 gap-M \" data-id=\"6ab9e8a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6ab9e8a\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"6ab9e8a\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"1a0c2b6\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"1a0c2b6\">What about Business Data Cloud (BDC)? <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base img-blog-logo\" data-interaction-id=\"9a1c3f8\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"9a1c3f8\" id=\"107792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-data-cloud-bdc.png\" width=\"730\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-data-cloud-bdc.png 730w, https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sap-business-data-cloud-bdc-300x162.png 300w\" alt=\"Dive into SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), the global layer of SAP&#039;s data strategy integrating artificial intelligence.\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2b8e034\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2b8e034\">Since 2025, SAP has positioned SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) as the global layer of its data strategy. It does not replace Datasphere; it encompasses it. BDC can be seen as a suite including in particular:<br>- SAP Datasphere,<br>- SAP Analytics Cloud,<br>- data products,<br>- AI services,<br>- integrations with Databricks.<br><br>The goal is to offer a complete platform covering data management, sharing, analysis, and intelligent exploitation. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d32088 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base flex e-2d32088-fb319f2 gap-M \" data-id=\"2d32088\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"2d32088\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"2d32088\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"08a5705\" class=\"blanc H3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"08a5705\">What strategy should you adopt?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"corps blanc e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"26300e4\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"26300e4\">There is no universal answer. The best trajectory depends on your SAP landscape, your existing investments, and your ambitions regarding the cloud and data valuation.<br><br>You are on classic SAP BW: It is time to anticipate the future. A migration to BW\/4HANA or BW Private Cloud Edition (PCE) allows you to modernize your platform while preserving existing developments. It is also an excellent foundation for preparing an opening toward SAP Datasphere.<br><br>You are already on BW\/4HANA: You have a robust and sustainable platform supported until 2040. The challenge is not to replace BW\/4HANA, but to gradually enrich it with the capabilities offered by SAP Datasphere and, ultimately, by SAP Business Data Cloud.<br><br>You are launching a new Analytics project: If your goal is to build a modern data platform capable of connecting SAP and non-SAP sources, leveraging the cloud, and preparing for artificial intelligence use cases, SAP Datasphere is currently the cornerstone of SAP's data strategy.<br><br>At Rapid Views, we support organizations in defining and implementing their SAP Analytics strategy. Our approach is based on your existing setup, constraints, and business objectives to build a realistic, progressive, and value-creating roadmap. Whether you want to:<br>- modernize your SAP BW platform;<br>- prepare a migration to BW\/4HANA or BW PCE;<br>- evaluate opportunities offered by SAP Datasphere;<br>- or define a long-term data strategy, our experts are by your side to help you make the right choices at the right time.<br><br>Would you like to discuss your context or evaluate the various options available to you? Do not hesitate to contact the Rapid Views teams. Together, let us build the SAP Analytics roadmap best suited to your business.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For nearly 25 years, SAP Business Warehouse (BW) has been the pillar of business intelligence for SAP customers. Today, between BW\/4HANA, BW Private Cloud Edition (PCE), SAP Datasphere, and now SAP Business Data Cloud, many companies are asking: what is the right direction? Good news: this is not a sudden, overnight replacement. 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