Data Integration and SAP: is data working for you or against you?

Imagine that you enter a supermarket to shop and the products are scattered at random: the cereals next to the cleaning products, the fruits mixed with the frozen ones and the price tags swapped. Finding what you need becomes frustrating, time-consuming, and can often even lead to wrong choices.

Now, think about your company's data. If they're spread across different, duplicated, or outdated systems, the impact is similar – ill-informed decisions, misaligned teams, and more complicated management than it should be.

The point is not just to have data, but to have the right data, at the right time, in the right format. And this is where Data Integration comes in, a challenge that many companies still underestimate.

The chaos of information and the price of uncertainty

Think of John, the operations manager of a growing company. He needs to predict the demand for products to avoid stockouts. However, sales data is in one system, supplier records in another, and financial forecasts are made in a separate spreadsheet.

Every meeting is a puzzle. The numbers don't add up, the decisions are based on hunches and, in the end, the company ends up losing money – either because it bought too much stock, or because it didn't buy enough.

This scenario is not fiction. It's the reality of many organizations that still struggle to consolidate their data and turn it into something useful.

The good news? Technology has already solved this problem.

SAP: the intelligence behind data integration

SAP has led the way in enterprise data management and integration, ensuring that information flows between systems automatically, quickly, and securely.
It is no coincidence that, in 2024 the SAP was recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, standing out for its execution capacity and strategic vision.
 

1 Gartner 2024 Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools

With solutions like SAP Datasphere and SAP Data Intelligence Cloud, businesses can:

• Gather dispersed information: create a connected data ecosystem, without redundancies.
• Make faster, better decisions: access reliable insights in real time.
• Ensure security and compliance: protect critical data and maintain regulatory compliance.

That is, instead of John wasting hours trying to cross-reference information manually, he has immediate access to clean, organized and relevant data – allowing him to focus on what really matters: making strategic decisions.

Data is the fuel of the future, but only if it's managed well

SAP provides a robust set of tools that make it easy to integrate data, regardless of its source or destination:

• SAP Datasphere: allows the creation of a Business Data Fabric, ensuring access to critical data without the need for replication.
• SAP Data Intelligence Cloud: orchestrates data management across different environments, with artificial intelligence and automation.
• SAP Data Services: facilitates data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) by optimizing analytical processes.
• SAP LT Replication Server: ensures real-time data replication, supporting business operations with maximum reliability.

No company can grow without a solid foundation of information. If the data is disorganized, decisions will be uncertain. If the data is reliable, the company can move forward safely.

Today, more than ever, integrating data is not just a technical issue. It is a matter of competitiveness, agility and, above all, business intelligence. 

Izertis' SAP skills at the service of innovation

At Izertis, we help companies get the most out of SAP solutions, from data integration to the implementation of advanced analytics architectures.

If your company is looking to simplify data management and accelerate digital transformation with SAP, give as a call!