SAP and Google Cloud have launched a significant enhancement to their ongoing partnership, introducing the SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Google BigQuery. This advancement was unveiled at the recent SAP Connect event held in Las Vegas. It aims to streamline access to vital SAP data products through bidirectional, zero-copy sharing.
Transforming Data Management with SAP and Google Cloud
The integration of Google BigQuery, an autonomous data platform with AI capabilities, and SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC) represents a major step forward. With this collaboration, businesses of various sizes can now obtain immediate access to reliable and business-ready data, optimized for enterprise analytics and artificial intelligence.
The Challenges of Traditional Data Management
- Historically, enterprise data and analytics have operated in isolation.
- Critical business insights were often trapped within transactional systems.
- Traditional ETL processes complicated data management and slowed down real-time insights.
The new partnership between SAP and Google Cloud seeks to eliminate these issues. By unifying the data landscape, organizations can leverage intelligent agents, automated workflows, and predictive insights, all grounded in live, trusted business information.
Key Features of SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Google BigQuery
This innovative tool allows organizations to unlock the full potential of their data without the burden of data replication and ETL processes. Customers can now combine SAP data seamlessly with other enterprise data within BigQuery, promoting innovation through advanced analytics and AI capabilities.
Advantages of the Integration
- Grounded, Trustworthy AI: Access real-time, semantically rich SAP data to ensure AI models operate on current business information.
- Deployment of Autonomous Agents: Utilize Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and Gemini to automate complex processes, enhancing efficiency.
- Deeper Insights: Merge SAP data with unique datasets from Google Cloud to create a comprehensive business context.
- Reinvented Analytics: Facilitate natural language processing for complex queries, providing immediate intelligent responses.
Availability and Future Prospects
Google Cloud is set to offer incentives to customers and partners to accelerate the adoption of these new solutions, emphasizing the commitment to fostering AI-driven data transformations. SAP Business Data Cloud is currently available in Google Cloud regions across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the U.S., with plans to expand to additional regions. The full availability of SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Google BigQuery is expected in the first half of 2026.
Furthermore, the SAP BW, private cloud edition, supported by SAP BDC, is accessible in over 40 Google Cloud regions, helping customers address important data residency and compliance needs. With the introduction of this powerful partnership, enterprises can look forward to a future of enhanced data capabilities and innovative AI applications.
