SAP BW Cloud Migration Semantic Approach

This technical report discusses the challenges organizations face with SAP BW cloud migration, particularly the limitations of traditional bottom-up methodologies. It outlines a top-down, semantic approach that aims to transform the migration process by building a unified knowledge layer from metadata. This method addresses the significant issue of organizations not fully understanding their existing systems before migration, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. The document explains how the semantic model operationalizes the migration by ensuring the legacy landscape is thoroughly analyzed, allowing businesses to identify what should be migrated, consolidated, or retired. It emphasizes that this approach reduces redundancy and technical debt, ensuring that only trusted and relevant data products are migrated to the cloud. By providing clarity on data governance and lineage, this methodology supports the creation of a robust data foundation that can meet future business needs effectively. Overall, it presents a structured framework for successful SAP BW migrations.