SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is SAP’s cloud-based Business Intelligence platform that provides a range of analytics and reporting-tools. It is a fast-evolving product, which gets updated frequently.
In this blog, Kris van Brouwershaven explains the release-cycle for SAC and explains what to expect in 2023. Kris is working with McCoy & Partners since October 2020 and is specialized in SAC.
SAP Analytics Cloud works using different types of releases, from high to low frequency:
Minor Releases – Biweekly
Feature Deliveries – Monthly
Major Releases – Quarterly
The Minor Releases are not (yet) scheduled for the entire year, and are the least significant for the customers. For this reason, they will be left out of the following overview.
The Major Releases are displayed in Orange:
The Feature Deliveries are displayed in Blue
These Major Releases are a combination of a number of Minor Releases, of which the number will differ per Major Release.
For example:
The last release of 2022 (QRC Q4 2022) contained :
The first release of 2023 (QRC Q1 2023) is expected to contain:
We will keep you updated on the SAP Analytics Cloud updates. The week after every Major Release, we will test all new features and write a blog to explain everything between the release’s best new features and it’s missed opportunities.
Do you want to know more about SAP Analytics Cloud and its features? Or would you like to know how we can help you with your Business Intelligence-questions? Please reach out to Roel van Bommel (+31622698392) or Joury Jonkergouw (+31682622361).