What's the difference between SAP BW and SAP BI?

What is the difference between SAP BW and SAP BI? Is it required to have programming knowledge for learning BI/BW? Get Jay Narayanan's answers here.

What is the difference between BI and BW? Is it required to have programming knowledge for learning BI/BW?

Step 2 of 2:

You forgot to provide an Email Address.

This email address doesn’t appear to be valid.

This email address is already registered. Please login.

You have exceeded the maximum character limit.

Please provide a Corporate E-mail Address.
- I agree to TechTarget’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and the transfer of my information to the United States for processing to provide me with relevant information as described in our Privacy Policy.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.
- I agree to my information being processed by TechTarget and its Partners to contact me via phone, email, or other means regarding information relevant to my professional interests. I may unsubscribe at any time.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.

BW refers to SAP BW which is SAP Data Warehouse. Up to version 3.5, BW is being called by the name SAP BW. From version 7.0 onwards, the name has been changed to SAP BI. BI refers not just Data Warehouse, but a complete set of products provided by SAP to build a Business Intelligence system.

This was last published in June 2006

Related Q&A from Jay Narayanan

Sizing hardware for SAP BW applications

An SAP user is looking to assess the hardware requirements for an SAP BW application and wants to know what the parameters are of sizing hardware for... Continue Reading

How to change the characteristics of an SAP InfoCube

An SAP user is looking to change the values of a characteristic in an SAP InfoCube and wants to know if it's possible to use virtual InfoCubes to ... Continue Reading

Should we install SAP BW on the same server running SAP R/3 4.7?

Find out if a department running SAP R/3 4.7 needs an additional server to install SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW). Continue Reading

Have a question for an expert?

Please add a title for your question

Get answers from a TechTarget expert on whatever's puzzling you.

Meet all of our SAP administration / development experts

View all SAP administration / development questions and answers

SearchERP

7 ways to ensure a successful cloud ERP implementation

Understand why everything from documenting business processes to managing shadow IT can make or break your ERP implementation. ...

Data dominance the prize in Salesforce ERP integration moves

Following the MuleSoft acquisition in March, the Dreamforce conference reinforces the cloud CRM leader's ambition to become the ...

Cloud ERP vs. on-premises ERP: What are the differences?

Understanding the differences between traditional on-premises ERP and SaaS ERP is critical before making any buying decisions. ...

SearchOracle

Oracle Database monitoring, tuning deliver performance goods

This handbook examines Oracle Database performance management trends and offers insight and advice on using performance ...

6 best practices on Oracle performance monitoring and tuning

Database administrators need to effectively manage Oracle Database performance to ensure an efficient processing workflow. Let ...

What Oracle performance tuning tools can and can't do for DBAs

Two Oracle experts discuss the tuning and monitoring capabilities of database performance management tools -- and the ongoing ...

SearchDataManagement

11 features to look for in data quality management tools

As the need for quality data has increased, so have the capabilities of data quality tools. Learn how collaboration, data lineage...

How data lineage tools boost data governance policies

Enterprises can bolster data governance efforts by tracking how and when changes are made to data. Expert David Loshin offers ...

MarkLogic Data Hub Service aims to ease cloud use of NoSQL DBMS

MarkLogic rolled out a cloud-service version of its NoSQL database management system, a move designed to make the technology more...

SearchAWS

Top AWS re:Invent 2018 sessions to pencil in for Vegas

Unsure which re:Invent 2018 sessions to attend? Check out this day-by-day guide for suggestions and options on a range of AWS ...

AWS Nitro system ushers in more compute options

While questions remain around the direction of AWS' internal Nitro project, the effort has already translated into more ...

Open source tool simplifies Kubernetes on AWS

AWS added an open source tool to manage infrastructure directly through Kubernetes. But the software is targeted at AWS assets, ...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

3 ways to make machine learning in business more effective

Dun & Bradstreet analytics exec Nipa Basu offers three tips on how to integrate machine learning tools into business processes to...

Nationwide sees ups, downs with self-service Tableau tools

Tableau provides users at insurer Nationwide with a versatile, self-service analytics platform. But the IT team faces some ...

Looker 6 update adds analytics applications to BI tool

With Looker 6, users of the BI platform can now access packaged applications that are designed for uses such as web analytics and...

SearchCRM

AI sales technology trends for 2019 and beyond

AI automation tools for sales technology have the potential to lead sales teams toward certainty in their decision-making, grow ...

Customers buy more and more into voice shopping

It's still early days for voice commerce and voice customer service channels. But companies are testing and investing in this new...

Voice commerce rides on the backs of little smart speakers

The use of voice assistants and smart speakers continues to rise, but now companies are looking for ways to apply voice ...

SearchContentManagement

New rules for WCM tools enhance the search experience

WCM used to mean platforms for webpages viewed on desktops. Today, it's morphing into digital experiences, and it taps AI as well...

AI-assisted image and video search is next content frontier

You can search text, but it's harder to catalog images and video. New tools are automating those processes at the enterprise ...

Box AI strategy looks to give users AI development tools

Box wants to be the hub of its enterprise users' software and AI content ecosystems with integrations and partnerships ranging ...

SearchHRSoftware

During offboarding, exit interview best practices can gather data

Exit interviews present a great opportunity for HR professionals to collect data on why departing employees started looking ...

At Workday Rising, skills ontology feature for customers unveiled

Workday is creating a universal skills ontology, a feature made available in its most recent platform version update. Users opt ...

At its Talent Connect, LinkedIn unveils ATS and broad strategy

LinkedIn has developed an ATS platform and acquired employee engagement vendor, Glint. Its likely goal: Become a full-service ...

Related Resources

Dig Deeper on SAP Business Warehouse

Related Q&A from Jay Narayanan

Have a question for an expert?

Join the conversation

1 comment

Register

Login

Forgot your password?

Your password has been sent to:

Please create a username to comment.