SAP glossary · Business AI and data

SAP Databricks

New in SAP's February 2025 glossary edition.

What it is

A third-party component of SAP Business Data Cloud: the Apache Spark-based analytics platform from Databricks, bringing machine learning and very large-scale data processing alongside SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA.

Why it matters for executives

It marks a shift in SAP's data strategy from building everything itself to partnering with data platform leaders. That changes the partner economics around SAP data projects.

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