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Production Support Engineer at SEI
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Top 20
Apr 16, 2018
Real-time data makes for a single version of the truth
Pros and Cons
  • "Real-time data makes for a single version of the truth."
  • "The stories have really been helpful in looking at specific scenarios and analyzing trends over periods of time."
  • "We need to know that we are using the latest and greatest, and SAP appears as if it has lost some credibility in the market."

What is our primary use case?

  • We use this across the organization to share data via the cloud solution and present to businesses and clients. 
  • We use it to visually graph data and view trends. 
  • Having it available from the cloud helps us have real-time data and collaboration across teams.

How has it helped my organization?

It supports better decision-making across organization. Real-time data makes for a single version of the truth. This helps teams work together and effectively analyse trends and performance metrics.

What is most valuable?

The stories have really been helpful in looking at specific scenarios and analyzing trends over periods of time. We work with a lot of financial metrics and being able to track performance over time is imperative.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.
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Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Microsoft and Tableau are market leaders in my opinion. They have more advanced features and more depth in the stories' functionality, for example. We need to know that we are using the latest and greatest, and SAP appears as if it has lost some credibility in the market.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Senior Consultant SAP / BW / SAP BOBJ at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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Feb 23, 2024
Comes with good data visualization capabilities and useful for financial planning
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is flexible and has features like AI, link analysis, and insights. It has many features. I can search, and it creates automatic charts without selecting anything. For example, I can ask, "What is the gross margin?" the tool builds a chart based on my question."
  • "The connection works only for importing data. Currently, there is no real-time integration between SAP Analytics Cloud and CRM. There are some features present in the classic but not in the optimized version. If I need to create something specific, I often have to switch the versions. It would be more convenient to have a single product that incorporates all the necessary features."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for grid storage, retail, and high-level management. 

What is most valuable?

The product is flexible and has features like AI, link analysis, and insights. It has many features. I can search, and it creates automatic charts without selecting anything. For example, I can ask, "What is the gross margin?" the tool builds a chart based on my question.

SAP Analytics Cloud's visualization capabilities for data analysis are good. 

What needs improvement?

The connection works only for importing data. Currently, there is no real-time integration between SAP Analytics Cloud and CRM. There are some features present in the classic but not in the optimized version. If I need to create something specific, I often have to switch the versions. It would be more convenient to have a single product that incorporates all the necessary features.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

SAP Analytics Cloud is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable, and it has six developer users. 

How are customer service and support?

The tool's technical support is not very easy, and they tend to ask many questions, taking more time to respond and get back with another question.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Negative

How was the initial setup?

The tool's onboarding was easy and not complex. It doesn't require any maintenance. 

What other advice do I have?

The solution operates in real-time, but we had an issue with it. Fortunately, the team resolved it. Usually, working with real-time or various-time connections prompts entering connection criteria like a new username and password.

It is also useful for financial planning. Additionally, I use it for costs related to time series jobs.Understanding the forecasting process can be like dealing with a black box. I recognize the need for flexible tools that allow me to choose the algorithm and see what's happening in the backend. It will help to determine whether the forecasting is working or not. 

I recommend the product. It is very useful. I rate it an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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