In this episode of Let’s Talk Data, host Venkata Giduthuri sits down with Justin Lynch, SAP Data Architect Program - Americas Regional Lead, to discuss the modernization journey with SAP Business Data Cloud for on-premises SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP BusinessObjects, and SAP HANA systems to embark on the Autonomous Enterprise journey. The conversation specifically focuses on what it takes to modernize SAP BW with SAP Business Data Cloud.
Justin outlines the importance of the modernization journey and how it differs from migration. The discussion highlights options for modernizing SAP BW to take advantage of the latest AI innovations in SAP Business Data Cloud.
The key highlight is the process of readiness assessment, getting into the details of how the information is collected and analyzed, taking into consideration various complexities built by the customers over the years.
Finally, Justin shares the benefits customers gain from the latest innovations in SAP Business Data Cloud after the migration, such as data products and knowledge graphs, which are the foundational elements of an autonomous enterprise platform.
Whether you are a BW engineer, NetWeaver administrator, enterprise architect, data architect, or platform engineer, this episode offers valuable insights into how to choose the best path for modernization with SAP Business Data Cloud to build for AI-driven architectures.
Key Topics of Discussion:
Why Modernization with SAP Business Data Cloud: Explore why organizations are modernizing SAP BW and moving toward a more cloud-ready, AI-enabled data landscape.
Options to Modernize SAP BW: Compare the lift-and-shift and greenfield approaches for moving SAP BW to Business Data Cloud.
Getting Started with SAP BW Modernization: Learn how organizations can assess their current environment and determine the right modernization path.
Readiness Assessment Insights: Understand what the SAP BDC assessment evaluates and how its findings help guide modernization decisions.
Innovation Benefits with SAP Business Data Cloud: Discover how BDC enables new AI, data product, knowledge graph, and analytics capabilities.
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