SAP Data Warehouse Cloud Essentials

Learn SAP DWC (AKA Datasphere) Concepts - Building Intelligent, Cloud-Ready Data Warehouses
What you'll learn
Understand the evolution of cloud-based data warehousing and how SAP DWC fits into modern enterprise architectures.
Compare SAP Data Warehouse Cloud vs. SAP BW/4HANA and identify the right use cases for each.
Master the core components of DWC, including Spaces, Connections, Data Builder, Business Builder, and Story Builder.
Learn how SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) enhances extensibility, integration, governance, and innovation.
Explore real-world use cases across finance, logistics, marketing, and operations for applied analytics.
Gain deep knowledge of DWC's multi-layer architecture-data integration, semantic modeling, and business modeling layers.
Understand resource allocation using Spaces and manage environments efficiently at scale.
Effective data integration strategies (SAP + non-SAP), including APIs, databases, flat files, real-time feeds, and batch loads.
Smart Data Access and virtualization to enable hybrid and federated analytics.
Apply data ingestion best practices to maintain quality, performance, and governance.
Graphical and SQL-based models in Data Builder and create business-ready models in Business Builder.
Design and expose scalable models for interactive dashboards using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
Machine learning capabilities through SAP AI Core for predictive and prescriptive analytics.
Utilize SAP Data Intelligence for pipeline orchestration, transformation, and complex integration flows.
Understand multi-cloud deployment options across AWS, Azure, and GCP for enterprise flexibility.
Ensure security, privacy, and compliance across layers using RBAC, encryption, auditing, and governance.
Build an extensible, future-proof analytics ecosystem using SAP DWC + SAP BTP.
Requirements
Basic knowledge of any SAP system.
Description
This course contains usage of artificial intelligence. The SAP Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC) course is designed to help learners master modern cloud-based data warehousing and analytics using SAP's unified platform. In today's cloud-driven business environment, data warehousing has evolved beyond storage - it has become the foundation of intelligent decision-making and enterprise agility. The course begins with an overview of data warehousing in the cloud era, contrasting SAP DWC with SAP BW/4HANA and other tools to highlight its advantages in scalability, integration, and real-time analytics. Learners explore the core components of DWC - including Spaces, Connections, Data Builder, Business Builder, and Story Builder - understanding how each contributes to flexible modeling, collaboration, and visualization. A key focus is on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), which acts as the backbone for DWC's extensibility, integration, and innovation.Through practical sessions, students gain insight into real-world business use cases, exploring how organizations leverage DWC for unified analytics across finance, logistics, and operations. The course dives deep into DWC's multi-layered architecture, covering the data integration, semantic, and business modeling layers, and explains key concepts such as federation versus replication and space-level resource allocation. Strong emphasis is placed on security, compliance, and governance-critical foundations for enterprise-grade cloud analytics. Learners also acquire hands-on experience in connecting SAP (S/4HANA, BW, ECC) and non-SAP sources through APIs, databases, and flat files, mastering real-time, batch, and virtualized data integration using Smart Data Access.Advanced topics include Data Builder modeling, entity relationships, Business Builder fact models, and integration with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for interactive reporting. The course concludes with future-focused capabilities like machine learning integration via SAP AI Core, SAP Data Intelligence orchestration, and multi-cloud deployment across AWS, Azure, and GCP. By course end, learners can design, secure, and scale an enterprise-ready data warehouse, fully aligned with SAP's intelligent cloud strategy.
Who this course is for
SAP Consultants (BW, HANA, ECC, S/4HANA) aiming to transition into SAP Data Warehouse Cloud and SAP BTP roles.
Data Analysts and BI Professionals
Business Analysts and Functional Consultants who want to understand how to build end-to-end analytics using SAP data.
Data Engineers and Integration Specialists responsible for connecting SAP and non-SAP systems, pipelines, and real-time data flows.
Enterprise Architects designing modern, scalable, multi-cloud analytics landscapes across SAP and third-party environments.
Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations Teams
IT Managers and Digital Transformation Leaders modernizing legacy warehouse systems like SAP BW/4HANA or on-premise data warehouses.
Students and Early-Career Professionals
Organizations moving to the cloud, including RISE with SAP customers, who require a strong foundation in SAP's unified data strategy.
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