SAP Predictive Analytics
Roadmap
Charles Gadalla
SAP
What are SAP’s Advanced Analytics offerings
Advanced Analytics gives a competitive
advantage, it can no longer be ignored
SAP is driving Advanced Analytics into the
Business Apps
Predictive Analytics 2.0
What’s New
What’s New
What is Predictive Analytics 2.0?
Unified Installers, Unified Launch pad, Unified Licenses
Automated Predictive Library (APL) for HANA
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SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0
What is SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0?
SAP InfiniteInsight and SAP Predictive Analysis convergence
SAP Advanced Analytics Product Portfolio as of today:
•
Predictive Analysis (
latest
release is
1.21)
•
InfiniteInsight (
latest
release is
7.0.1
)
•
Predictive Analytics
(
first
release is
2.0)
Predictive Analytics 2.0 is the successor of SAP InfiniteInsight and SAP Predictive Analysis
Note:
•
Predictive Analytics has its own release cycle which is
NOT
bound to
Lumira release cycle
What’s New
What is Predictive Analytics 2.0?
Unified Installers, Unified Launch pad, Unified Licenses
Automated Predictive Library (APL) for HANA
•
There are
4 installation packages
for
Predictive Analytics 2.0 on the Service Marketplace
•
Desktop: Automated Analytics (
InfiniteInsight Workstation)
+ Expert Analytics (
Predictive Analysis
)
•
Client: Automated Analytics Client (
InfiniteInsight Client
)
•
Server: Automated Analytics Server (
InfiniteInsight Server
)
•
Model Manager: separate installer (
InfiniteInsight Factory
)
•
“Expert Analytics” is only available in the Desktop installer (and is not shipped with the Client installer)
•
In the Desktop package all modules (Automated and Expert) are installed but:
•
“Automated” option is available for customers with the proper license for
Predictive Analytics 2.0
or
InfiniteInsight
•
“Expert” option is available for customers with the proper license for
Predictive Analytics 2.0
or
Predictive Analysis
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What’s new in SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0
Unified Installers - Scenarios
Currently Installed
SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0 Planned Installation
Desktop
Client
Server
Model Manager
SAP Predictive Analysis
SAP Predictive Analysis
must be uninstalled before.
SAP InfiniteInsight Workstation
SAP InfiniteInsight Client
SAP InfiniteInsight Server
SAP InfiniteInsight Factory
SAP Lumira
SAP Lumira must be
Unified Launch pad
New Product
Name
New entry to launch
former Predictive Analysis
Entry point to former
InfiniteInsight Explorer
Entry point to former
InfiniteInsight Modeler
Entry point to former
InfiniteInsight Toolkit
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A customer can decide to use all
Predictive Analytics 2.0
features,
InfiniteInsight
only,
Predictive Analysis
only,
InfiniteInsight
with Social add-on
and/or
InfiniteInsight
with Recommendation add-on.
License Keys
•
A
keycode
for all
Predictive Analytics 2.0 modules
•
A
keycode
for
Predictive Analytics 2.0 - Automated Analytics
(
InfiniteInsight
only)
•
A
keycode
for
Predictive Analytics 2.0 - Expert Analytics
(
Predictive Analysis
only)
•
A
keycode
for
Predictive Analytics 2.0 - Automated Analytics Engine
(enables
Scorer
,
Explorer
and
Factory
)
•
A
keycode
for
Predictive Analytics 2.0 - Automated Analytics Social
add-on
•
A
keycode
for
Predictive Analytics 2.0 - Automated Analytics Recommendation
add-on
By default, 30 days trial full license: first date of use + 30 days
A 30 day trial image will be available soon on the Amazon Web Services
(currently available with InfiniteInsight 7.0.1 & Predictive Analysis 1.2.1)
What’s new in SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0
What’s New
What is Predictive Analytics 2.0?
Unified Installers, Unified Launch pad, Unified Licenses
Automated Predictive Library (APL) for HANA
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What’s new in SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0
APL – Automated Predictive Library for HANA
Scope
•
Expose Automated Analytics algorithm in HANA as Function Library
•
Supporting Classification / Regression / Clustering / Time series and more to
come
•
Create, train and apply Automated Analytics models directly in HANA
Key benefits
•
Can be used
•
By any application running in HANA
•
By client tools on like Expert Analytics (just like PAL)
•
As AFL nodes in the HANA AFM (Application Function Modeler)
What’s New
What is Predictive Analytics 2.0?
Unified Installers, Unified Launch pad, Unified Licenses
Automated Predictive Library (APL) for HANA
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Variables defined in the BEx query selected is
listed in a popup
•
Dimensions and measures can be selected to
filter the data set
•
Possible values for variables are listed in the
panel on the right
•
User can select one or more values from the panel depending
on the type of variable
•
For variables that take a range, the input field should switch to
from and to input boxes
•
For variables that take a single value, an input field should be
available to enter a single value
•
Once the measures and dimensions have been
selected at the last step, all data will be
downloaded to Sybase IQ and the offline
analysis process should be functional
What’s New
What is Predictive Analytics 2.0?
Unified Installers, Unified Launch pad, Unified Licenses
Automated Predictive Library (APL) for HANA
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What’s new in SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0
Automated Analytics - Improved binning
Segments for continuous
variables has been improved
No more empty segments for
continuous variables.
Reduced number of segments without
loss of quality.
The model is easier to debrief
Improve model size and generated code
for a simpler implementation
Previous Versions
Predictive Analytics 2.0
Analytics for business analysts AND data scientists
Insert predictive algorithms into
business processes
Extensive predictive library plus
R and Hadoop integration
Packaged business applications
Optimized for HANA
Cloud ready, cloud services
Agnostic big data aware
SAP BW
Integrated in business apps
(cloud services, SDK, API, APL)
data scientists
Automated Mode
Dedicated to Data Analysts
Assisted User Interface (as simple as InfiniteInsight)
Expert mode
Dedicated to Data Scientists
High Extensibility
2 Personas 2 Modes
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As
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Low
Modeling Flexibility & Extensibility
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This presentation andThis document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for aSAP‘s strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice.particular purpose, or non-infringement
Customer
Model Manager
(Factory
)
InfiniteInsight and Predictive Analysis convergence
SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0
Automated
Analytics
Expert
Analytics
Cloud
Services
Embedded
Model Manager
(Factory
)
Modeler
(First step)
Modeler
(Second step)
Data Manager
(Explorer)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
H2/2014
H1/2015
Future Direction
Single installer
APL (in HANA)
Automated Predictive Library
Automated Predictive Library
APL (in HANA)
First version of the
unified predictive
product: Factory
New embedded in SAP
applications
More Embedded in
SAP applications
Predictive Cloud
Services
More Predictive Cloud
Services
Big data
Big data
Smart BI
product: Modeler, Data
Unified predictive
Manager
Data Scientist: R, PAL,
enhanced data mining
Data Scientist …
Lumira integration
SAP BW
SAP BW
Data sources and
engine convergence
APL (in HANA)
Automated Predictive Library
Exploratory Analytics
SAP HANA
SAP BW
Today
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
Cloud
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© 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.
This presentation andThis document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for aSAP‘s strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice.particular purpose, or non-infringement
Customer
SAP Predictive Analytics high level roadmap
PA 2.0 on HEC
Simplify
• Unified Model Management Layer
(UMML)
• HANA on Automated, SAP BW on
HANA
Expert analytics
• Focus on smooth R management for
data scientists: R packaging
• Cross validation and model
comparison
• Export scoring equations (Flow
graph)
Big Data
• Very large datasets (50k columns)
Simplify
• Unified UI: Model Manager, Predictive
Modeling (for Business Analysts and Data
scientists)
• Data Manipulation, automation in HANA
• Streamlined generation of HANA views
• SAP BW on non HANA (agnostic)
• Databases access convergence
• Common engine for online and offline modes
• TeamServer platform
Expert analytics
• Ensemble modeling
• Massive analytics: Hierarchical, segmented
systems
Big Data
• Automation technology on Hadoop
• Ultra-wide datasets: 500k+ columns
Ecosystem
• Collaboration with Lumira
Auto-Algorithms: Recommendation
AFM Integration
SAP Predictive
Analytics
APL (Automated
Predictive Library
)
–
Auto-Algorithms: Social network, Point of
interests and more.
–
Performance, simplification.
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
