Leave your crystal ball behind and peer into the future with SAPPredictive Analytics! Master predictive models--regression, time series forecasting, clustering, and more--and learn how to get SAP Predictive Analytics up and running. Discover the essential tools, from Predictive Factory and the Automated Modeler to the Data Manager and Social Network Analysis. Get predictive analysis working for you! Highlights include: Predictive models Classification models Regression models Time-series forecasting models Predictive Factory Automated Analytics Expert Analytics Social Network Analysis (SNA) Data Manager Installation Integration

Put machine learning to work in SAP S/4HANA! Get started by reviewing your available tools and implementation options. Then, learn how to set up services, train models, and manage applications. Discover how machine learning is implemented in key lines of business, from finance to sales. With details on extensibility and related SAP Cloud Platform services, you'll find everything you need to make the most of machine learning! In this book, you'll learn about: a. Tools and Technologies Get to know the machine learning toolkit you can use to consume models: SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation, and more. b. Technical Implementation Perform the technical setup in SAP S/4HANA. Learn how to implement key services, train machine learning models, and manage applications, from data integration to user interface design. c. Business Implementation See how machine learning improves your lines of business. Explore machine learning in SAP S/4HANA business processes for finance, procurement, sales, inventory, and more. Highlights Include: 1) Predictive analytics 2) Predictive intelligence 3) Tools and technologies 4) Architecture 5) Embedded services 6) Technical implementation 7) Business implementation 8) Extensibility 9) SAP HANA 10) SAP Cloud Platform 11) SAP Analytics Cloud

Discover the next generation of BI with this guide to SAP Analytics Cloud! Get your data into the system and see which data models to use in which situations. Next, learn about stories--how to create visualizations for them, publish them, and enhance them. With information on using SAP Analytics Cloud for financial planning, predictive analytics, dashboard creation, and more, this book is your one-stop shop! Highlights include: 1) Data modeling 2) Stories 3) Visualizations 4) Dashboards 5) Financial planning 6) Predictive analytics 7) SAP Analytics Cloud, analytics designer 8) SAP Digital Boardroom 9) SAP Analytics Hub 10) Data integration 11) Configuration

Enter the fast-paced world of SAP HANA 2.0 with this introductory guide. Begin with an exploration of the technological backbone of SAP HANA as a database and platform. Then, step into key SAP HANA user roles and discover core capabilities for administration, application development, advanced analytics, security, data integration, and more. No matter how SAP HANA 2.0 fits into your business, this book is your starting point. In this book, you'll learn about: a. Technology Discover what makes an in-memory database platform. Learn about SAP HANA's journey from version 1.0 to 2.0, take a tour of your technology options, and walk through deployment scenarios and implementation requirements. b. Tools Unpack your SAP HANA toolkit. See essential tools in action, from SAP HANA cockpit and SAP HANA studio, to the SAP HANA Predictive Analytics Library and SAP HANA smart data integration. c. Key Roles Understand how to use SAP HANA as a developer, administrator, data scientist, data center architect, and more. Explore key tasks like backend programming with SQLScript, security setup with roles and authorizations, data integration with the SAP HANA Data Management Suite, and more. Highlights include: 1) Architecture 2) Administration 3) Application development 4) Analytics 5) Security 6) Data integration 7) Data architecture 8) Data center

From your customers purchasing habits to your employees key performance indicators, data can provide business insight and predict future market trends. With this comprehensive guide to SAPs Predictive Analysis toolset, anticipate market changes, drive decision making and unlock the potential of your data sources. Filled with practical examples, case studies, and business explanations, this book will simplify the complex predictive analysis process and teach you how to use SAPs Predictive Analysis toolset to understand what your data has been trying to tell you. Extensive coverage of the Predictive Analysis module, the PAL Library, R-Integration, and HANA will enable you to choose the best algorithm for your needs. Learn how to organize large amounts of data into comprehensive data models, visualizations, and reports with ease!

Learn how to fuse today's data science tools and techniques with your SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. With this practical guide, SAP veterans Greg Foss and Paul Modderman demonstrate how to use several data analysis tools to solve interesting problems with your SAP data. Data engineers and scientists will explore ways to add SAP data to their analysis processes, while SAP business analysts will learn practical methods for answering questions about the business. By focusing on grounded explanations of both SAP processes and data science tools, this book gives data scientists and business analysts powerful methods for discovering deep data truths. You'll explore: Examples of how data analysis can help you solve several SAP challenges Natural language processing for unlocking the secrets in text Data science techniques for data clustering and segmentation Methods for detecting anomalies in your SAP data Data visualization techniques for making your data come to life

Work smarter with machine learning! Begin with core machine learning concepts--types of learning, algorithms, data preparation, and more. Then use SAP Data Intelligence, SAP HANA, and other technologies to create your own machine learning applications. Master the SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library (PAL) and machine learning functional and business services to train and deploy models. Finally, see machine learning in action in industries from manufacturing to banking. a. Foundation Build your understanding of probability concepts and algorithms that drive machine learning. See how linear regression, classification, and cluster analysis algorithms work, before plugging them into your very own machine learning app! b. Development Follow step-by-step instructions to gather and prepare data, create machine learning models, train and fine-tune models, and deploy your final app, all using SAP HANA and SAP Data Intelligence. c. Platforms Use built-in SAP HANA libraries to create applications that consume machine learning algorithms or integrate with the R language for additional statistical capabilities. Work with the SAP Leonardo functional services to customize and embed pre-trained models into applications or bring your own model with the help of Google TensorFlow. 1) Development 2) Retraining 3) Implementation 4) SAP Data Intelligence 5) SAP HANA predictive analysis library 6) SAP HANA extended machine learning library 7) SAP HANA automated predictive library 8) Google TensorFlow 9) Embedded machine learning 10) SAP Conversational AI 11) SAP Analytics Cloud Smart Predict