Every other article or blog seems to be about AI. But many of the CIOs we talk to are still in a place where they need to get a better handle on their data. AI is upon us and moving fast, true, but you can’t make this step if you don’t have good data quality and your basic level of reporting isn’t in place, e.g. what sales we did. This is only attainable if you get your data foundation in place first. At a high-level, the process is straightforward – as illustrated below:
A key component of this is the BI and Analytics tool that will help you to make sense of your data. The pinnacle is SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC – and no, you don’t have to be using SAP already to use it! as Mark Bolton mentioned in an earlier post (Watch here).
Across Unipart, and within our customers, operational and business teams are using SAC to make a material difference to performance. They are saying goodbye to decentralised and off-line data silos (e.g. Spreadsheets) and embracing the clarity of real-time data visualisation.
These teams are benefitting from powerful dashboards and reporting analytical tools to unlock process insights and respond and they can do this in real time. They spot issues or anomalies, investigate, and then make informed decisions to correct performance with ease and precision.
SAP Analytics Cloud can consume any data from anywhere on premise or in the cloud. In my opinion, it is the best analytics tool for any data-warehouse. The cost? Well in many areas it is proving to be more cost-effective than the tools it is replacing.
At Signite we are helping organisations to build the foundations of this new age of business performance with automation and AI. Our approach is our mantra: Simplify, Standardise and Automate and the key elements to this are not unexpected: Data, Process, Systems and People.
In other words, by simplifying the data landscape by removing the complex and often invisible network of spreadsheets and localised databases, we can standardise access to data, so that users are fully empowered to consume the data they need, when they need and how they need to. This then creates the environment in which automation can thrive, such as the introduction of AI capabilities.
When it comes to leveraging your data, SAP Analytics Cloud really is the most powerful product on the market for a successful transformational tool for success.
Speak to one of our team today to learn more about how SAP Analytics Cloud can help your business. Get in contact.