US-Based Medical Devices Company Transforms Operational Analytics with SAP Datasphere
Overview
A leading US-based medical devices company partnered with Applexus to transition from BW4/HANA to Datasphere, enabling scalable reporting and advanced AI capabilities. Applexus helped migrate mission-critical operational reporting to SAP Datasphere, seamlessly integrating it with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and the company’s existing Azure infrastructure. With the help of Applexus accelerators, the migration was completed faster, with less manual effort and minimal disruption.
Challenges
The client needed to phase out BW/4HANA while keeping critical finance and supply chain reporting operational. Their legacy setup limited connectivity with Azure and other platforms, creating barriers to advanced analytics, AI/ML, and scalable self-service adoption.
Transition BW/4HANA to SAP Datasphere without disrupting reporting.
Build a cloud-ready architecture for both SAP and non-SAP data.
Modernize operational analytics with consistent access and governance.
Solution
Applexus executed a rapid, low-risk migration to SAP Datasphere, ensuring business continuity while unlocking a modern analytics foundation.
Client
US-based Medical Devices Company
Solution
Migration to SAP Datasphere
At a glance
By migrating SAP BW/4HANA to SAP Datasphere, the client unified finance and supply chain reporting in a cloud-native, open architecture. Integration with Azure, SAP Analytics Cloud, and Power BI enabled faster reporting, seamless self-service analytics, and a future-ready platform to support AI-driven insights and scalable business planning.
- Built unified views for finance and supply chain reporting.
- Integrated Datasphere with Azure, SAC, and Power BI for seamless analytics
- Used accelerators such as Delta CDS View Creation, Metadata Extraction, and DSP Replication Flow Generation to streamline migration.
Applexus repointed critical operational reports without disrupting day-to-day processes. By connecting SAP and non-SAP data through a modern cloud architecture, analysts can now work with trusted, real-time insights across tools such as SAC, Power BI, and Excel.
Results
With Applexus as a partner, the company reimagined its reporting landscape and moved beyond the limits of legacy BW/4HANA. The transformation delivered a cloud-first foundation that reshaped how data is accessed, governed, and scaled.
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Simplified data integration with Azure and other platforms.
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Accelerated reporting and analysis through unified, governed views.
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Empowered business users with self-service analytics, reducing IT dependency.
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Established a future-ready architecture to support AI/ML use cases and planning in SAC
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Delivered measurable time savings and process efficiency through accelerator-driven migration.
The decision to modernize early ensured business continuity while setting the stage for broader transformation. With SAP Datasphere at the core, the company can now evolve its analytics landscape to embrace predictive analytics, next-generation planning, and AI-driven opportunities.
