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mike9999
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SAP Analytics Cloud

My company is considering switching from Power BI to SAP Analytics Cloud. At first glance, SAP Analytics Cloud appears much more limiting than PowerBI. Does anyone have any experience with both platforms? Any pros/cons I can use to report back on this potential decision.

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v-yueyunzh-msft
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Hi , @mike9999 

SAP Analytics Cloud is a cloud-based analytics solution that provides business intelligence and predictive analytics. It allows you to connect to various data sources, create interactive dashboards, and perform advanced analytics. Power BI is a business analytics service provided by Microsoft that allows you to connect to various data sources, create interactive dashboards, and perform advanced analytics. If you are switching from Power BI to SAP Analytics Cloud, you may need to migrate your data and reports.

 

 

Microsoft provides a guide on migrating SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) to Azure virtual machines, please kindly refer to this official documentation:

Overview of SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) | Microsoft Learn

Migrating SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) to Azure virtual machines | Microsoft Learn

 

For more info/introduction regarding Power BI Vs. SAP Analytics Cloud, please also refer to these blog links:

Power BI Vs. SAP Analytics Cloud (linkedin.com)

 

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

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v-yueyunzh-msft
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Hi , @mike9999 

SAP Analytics Cloud is a cloud-based analytics solution that provides business intelligence and predictive analytics. It allows you to connect to various data sources, create interactive dashboards, and perform advanced analytics. Power BI is a business analytics service provided by Microsoft that allows you to connect to various data sources, create interactive dashboards, and perform advanced analytics. If you are switching from Power BI to SAP Analytics Cloud, you may need to migrate your data and reports.

 

 

Microsoft provides a guide on migrating SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) to Azure virtual machines, please kindly refer to this official documentation:

Overview of SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) | Microsoft Learn

Migrating SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) to Azure virtual machines | Microsoft Learn

 

For more info/introduction regarding Power BI Vs. SAP Analytics Cloud, please also refer to these blog links:

Power BI Vs. SAP Analytics Cloud (linkedin.com)

 

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

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