I'm part of our company's IT department. We implemented the SAP BW/4HANA solution, and we recommend it to our customers.
SAP BW/4HANA is an analytics solution. You can use it for reporting. It's an advanced data warehousing solution, so it supports real-time analytics, data warehousing, and consolidation. Advanced analytics and data exploration are other use cases.
One significant advantage of SAP BW/4HANA is the direct integration with the SAP HANA database, providing seamless access to real-time analytics.
Additionally, it enables real-time data integration. We don't need to rely on historical data alone; we can provide reporting and features based on real-time information.
Also, it integrates well with SAP S/4HANA. The data governance and security features that come with SAP HANA are another significant benefit.
It enables real-time data analytics. Before SAP BW/4HANA or traditional BW systems, data loads would happen nightly. With SAP BW/4HANA, you can directly access the HANA database, providing real-time data and analytics. So, the integration with SAP HANA impacted data processing speeds.
Moreover, the modernized data modeling capabilities helped with analytics. From a data modeling perspective, you have better options to present data to customers or C-level managers. This helps them make better decisions.
The transition from a traditional data warehouse to SAP BW/4HANA improves data governance practices. The transition to real-time, in-memory analytics helps shift how business is conducted. In traditional BW, you had fewer options for data stores. BW/4HANA lets you connect with various source models, both SAP and non-SAP, giving greater visibility.