SAP BW4HANA Reviews

The most valuable aspect of this solution is that the infrastructure is easy to understand. 

Pricing would be a good improvement. A lot of customers think that it's very expensive and support is especially very expensive. 

I have been using this solution for two to three years. 

Stability and scalability are both good.

The setup requires a specialist but it's not too complex.

We have to pay extra in addition to licensing. Migration to HANA has costs that are higher than expected. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. 

It costs a lot for a company to invest in SAP. It could be hard for a company to invest in it. It should be a little cheaper, it would raise the score to a nine.  

If a customer wants to save costs, they should move their infrastructure from on-premise to public cloud. 

I am a consultant and this is one of the solutions that I use for my clients.

In general, my clients use the dashboard and reporting services. They use it for modeling sales and service, material management, and stock management. They have automated reports that are sent daily by email.

The environment depends on the client.

The most valuable feature is the dashboard.

When using BW/4HANA, then is no performance degradation with Big Data.

The dashboard should be simplified and made easier for exploration and decision making.

Some customers have said that they would like to use the dashboard to send themselves data in an Excel file directly by email.

I have been working with SAP BW/4HANA for eight years.

BW is a stable solution as long as it is on HANA. Otherwise, some applications with Big Data will result in performance issues.

It is scalable but it depends on the server.

I have dealt with technical support and they have been good.

The installation of this solution is not simple, although configuring it is not a problem. 

It is better to have help from integrators or consultants for the installation.

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to first follow the basics. It is possible that you will want some enhancements but you have to start at the beginning and start with the basic practice for modeling.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.