Connect Business Data to the Decisions That Matter

AI and analytics depend on business data that people can find, understand, and trust. In many SAP environments, important information remains spread across applications, reporting layers, and non-SAP systems. GBSI helps you assess the current landscape, define shared business measures, and plan an appropriate SAP Business Data Cloud approach. We start with a decision or use case, then map the data, governance, architecture, and delivery steps needed to support it.
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Why Choose GBSI

A data initiative is most useful when it improves a real decision. We connect business definitions and ownership to the underlying architecture so teams can build a foundation they can reuse.

Start with outcomes

We identify the decision, report, or AI use case that the data foundation must support. This gives the project a practical priority and a way to judge whether the resulting data is useful.

Work across systems

We examine SAP and relevant non-SAP data sources, current pipelines, semantic definitions, and consumption tools. The target design reflects the environment the organization actually operates.

Govern for trust

We specify ownership, quality checks, access, lineage, and change processes early. These decisions help different teams use the same measures with greater confidence.

Common SAP Business Data Cloud Challenges

Data scattered across systems

Critical measures may depend on ERP, planning, finance, and external sources. We document the flow and identify where information is missing, duplicated, or difficult to access.

Conflicting KPI definitions

Two reports can use the same label and produce different answers. We work with business owners to agree on definitions, calculation logic, and stewardship.

Unreliable source quality

Missing master data, inconsistent codes, or late updates can undermine analytics and AI. We prioritize quality issues according to the decisions they affect.

Uncertain target architecture

The platform decision should follow the use case and the current estate. We evaluate integration, modeling, security, and consumption requirements before recommending a path.

Access and compliance concerns

Teams need data without opening sensitive information too broadly. We define role, policy, and approval needs for the intended consumers.

Large programs with slow value

A broad platform program can delay the first useful result. We define a bounded data product or analytics pilot and a sequence for later expansion.

A Data Roadmap That Starts with One Useful Outcome

GBSI begins with the business question and the measures required to answer it. We inventory source systems, assess data quality and ownership, outline the target approach, and define a first delivery slice. The roadmap records dependencies, controls, and decisions that need client approval. Product capabilities and licensing are confirmed against the client’s current SAP landscape before implementation.

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SAP Business Data Cloud Advisory Services

Business use case alignment

Clarify the decision, user group, measures, and expected improvement.

SAP and non-SAP source inventory

Map systems, interfaces, owners, refresh needs, and current reporting paths.

Data quality assessment

Profile critical fields and prioritize remediation where it affects the use case.

Semantic and KPI design

Document shared definitions, calculation rules, and business ownership.

Architecture advisory

Plan an appropriate integration, modeling, security, and consumption pattern.

Governance design

Define stewardship, access, lineage, review, and change controls.

Pilot planning

Specify a first data product or analytics use case with acceptance criteria.

Phased roadmap

Sequence technology, data remediation, people, and governance work.

A Four-Step Data Advisory Approach

Select

Select a business question.

Trace

Trace its data and measures.

Define

Define the target data product and controls.

Deliver

Deliver a contained first use case, then reuse the agreed patterns.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do we begin?
Begin with a business decision and the data required to make it. We then assess sources, definitions, access, and quality.
Must we replace our existing platform?
No replacement is assumed. We assess the current architecture and appropriate integrations before recommending changes.
Can we include non-SAP data?
We include relevant non-SAP sources in the assessment and define how they should be integrated for the use case.
How is governance included?
Business definitions, data owners, quality rules, access, and lineage are part of the target approach and roadmap.
What is the deliverable?
A current-state assessment, target approach, pilot scope, dependencies, and phased roadmap.