9.4    Summary

In this chapter, we covered the principles of the BI maturity level and why it’s relevant for organizations that are transformed by the new SAP S/4HANA platform. Thinking beyond the standard and traditional tactical reporting, enhancements in SAP S/4HANA using SAP Fiori and SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics are the first steps to fully submerge your organization in mature strategic capabilities that will support complex business decision-making processes that require executive dashboards and predictive analytics.

This chapter guided you through the journey of discovering advanced analytical tools, such as SAP BusinessObjects and SAP Lumira, as well as how to integrate them with your SAP S/4HANA environment.

The new digital capabilities of IoT, social media, and other forms of big data are a reality that all organizations are facing and adapting. In this chapter, we offered you a point of view on how to manage big data, making data intelligent on the fly using machine learning capabilities, reporting using the power of SAP HANA, and triggering actionable process steps or transactions in the SAP S/4HANA system.

SAP Leonard was covered in this chapter because it’s the keystone for your digital cognitive transformation. SAP Leonard is intended to manage large volumes of data, in an efficient way, in terms of performance and increasing value through the power of integration of intelligent data in your SAP S/4HANA platform.

In the next chapter, we'll explore the migration process. This chapter explains suggested business strategic analysis to ensure the best conversion or implementation of your SAP S/4HANA system, and covers the fundamentals of the conversion technical steps.