To compete effectively in the digital economy, companies must make fast, smart business decisions based on live data. Analytics tools are essential to help decision makers sort through huge volumes of Big Data and gain rapid insight. Learn more about modern analytics from SAP at http://www.sap.com/businessobjects-cloud.

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For years, business leaders deployed analytics on premise only. No more. Today nearly all
companies are choosing to expand their analytics into the cloud.
Cloud-Based Analytics Promise Valuable Business Benefits . . .
Cloud analytics help enterprises prepare for digital transformation – offering rich functionality
and the ability to rapidly scale out to meet demand. When asked why they chose cloud-based
analytics solutions over on-premise tools, survey respondents cited the following business
drivers:5
Companies deployed the projects to enhance insight in these areas:8
Because they can turn services on and off
as needed, companies realize significant
cost savings from public cloud offerings,
thanks to lower software costs and the
potential to reduce IT staffing.
. . . And the Savings Delivered by Public Cloud Services Are
Quantifiable
Insight Extends Across the Enterprise
The adoption of cloud-based analytics is increasing globally (as measured through
2014–2015).
Experts anticipate this growth will continue through 2020.4
+38.5%
Growth of public cloud
tools, 2014–2015
+1.2%
Growth of on-premise
tools, 2014–2015
53%
2
Of North American organizations
actively manage data in the cloud
or in hybrid/cloud environments
5X
Faster growth for cloud-based analytics
solutions compared with on-premise solutions
30%
3
Of European organizations use
cloud-based Big Data analytics
The overall market for business intelligence and analytics tools is expanding by
3%, but growth is higher for cloud solutions.1
16.5%Of respondents said faster
implementation was the
motivating business driver
15.7%Of respondents said more
flexible implementation is
what motivated them
93%Of respondents said “important”
or “very important”6
“How important was improved business agility in your firm’s decision to choose a
cloud business intelligence solution?”
14%Average reported
cost savings7
19.3%
Sales analytics
15.1%
Risk management
13.1%
Marketing analysis
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1. Dan Vesset, Chandana Gopal, David Schubmehl,“Worldwide Business Intelligence and Analytics Tools Software Market Shares, 2015: It's Still About Self-Service,”IDC – July 2016, #US41583616.
2. Dan Vesset,“Cloud Business Analytics: A Step Closer to Pervasive Adoption of Decision Support Services,”an IDC white paper sponsored by SAP – May 2016, #US41309216.
3. Dan Vesset, “Cloud Business Analytics: A Step Closer to Pervasive Adoption of Decision Support Services,”EMEA version IDC white paper, sponsored by SAP – May 2016, #US41309216.
4. Dan Vesset,“Cloud Business Analytics: A Step Closer to Pervasive Adoption of Decision Support Services,”an IDC white paper, sponsored by SAP – May 2016, #US41309216.
5. John Myers,“Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Research Summary Report: Analytics in the Cloud,”November 2015.
6. Martha Bennett,“The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Business Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2015,”December 11, 2015.
7. Ed Anderson, Sid Nag,“Gartner Market Trends: Cloud Adoption Trends Favor Public Cloud with a Hybrid Twist,”August 4, 2016, G00294424.
8. John Myers,“Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Research Summary Report: Analytics in the Cloud,”November 2015.
Cloud-Based Analytics Applications from SAP Unlock the
Value of Your Data
Find out more
110million
Cloud subscribers
41
State-of-the-art
data centers
+15
Software-as-a-service solu-
tions, in addition to the
SAP HANA® Cloud Platform
Learn more about modern analytic applications from SAP at www.sap.com/analytics or read
about our products at http://www.sap.com/businessobjects-cloud.
Slash Through the Data Jungle
with Cloud-Based Analytics Applications from SAP
Get ready to thrive in this hyperconnected, Big Data–intensive world. Take advantage of our
cloud-based solutions, which combine the analytics you need – from planning to analyzing and
predicting – all in a single solution while offering a modern, intuitive user experience. SAP is one
of the world’s largest enterprise cloud companies, with:
Businesses Increasingly Run Analytics on the Cloud
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To compete effectively in the digital economy, companies
must make fast, smart business decisions based on
live data.Analytics tools are essential to help decision
makers sort through huge volumes of Big Data and
gain rapid insight.