BW/4HANA provides easy integration of big data scenarios, new business intelligence from expanded data, and effortless data tiering automation. It offers an intuitive modern user interface, simplified data modelling, and continuous innovation delivery. BW/4HANA improves development productivity, time to business value, and reduces costs, while BW on HANA is in maintenance mode with no new features.

1. BW/4HANA vs. BW on HANA
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The advantages of SAP BW/4HANA over SAP BW on HANA
Key Differentiator Key Business Value
Easy Integration of Big Data Scenarios
BW/4HANA provides the seamless integration of Big Data scenarios through tight
integration with SAP Data Hub.
Completely new business intelligence
By expanding the scope of the data warehouse through big data scenarios,
BW/4HANA provides new and valuable business insights.
Effortless Data Tiering
Data Tiering Optimisation (DTO) automates data tiering across object partitions.
IT Cost Reduction, Development Productivity
DTO significantly reduces the development and administration effort usually
associated with data aging. This reduces the overall Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO).
Intuitive, Modern UI
BW/4HANA provides an easy-to-use Eclipse based tool which introduces a new
paradigm for dataflow modelling.
Development Productivity, Faster Time to Value for the Business
Next Generation UI offers responsive, intuitive use, with a reduction in development
effort by 50% or more resulting in both business productivity benefits and IT
productivity benefits.
Simplified Modelling Objects & Source System Types
With BW/4HANA, the number of modelling objects in the system and the number of
source system types are reduced from 10 to 4.
Development Productivity, Faster Time to Value for the Business
Easy dataflow governance and modelling is key to the BW/4HANA vision,
increasing development productivity and providing faster time to value.
BPC 11.0 integration
One product, deployment, and license – innovation codeline according to the BPC
roadmap
Optimized for the Cloud business
New WEB UI capabilities & homepage, optimized integration with SAC, dedicated
images to run on cloud platforms like AWS and MS Azure more efficiently.
Continuous Innovation
The innovation codeline: BW/4HANA will continue to deliver new features according
to the product roadmap.
Development Productivity, Faster Time to Value for the Business,
New Capabilities, Support Costs
Features specific to BW/4HANA, will include business productivity benefits, IT
productivity benefits, and improve overall TCO. BWonHANA is in maintenance
mode since Q3 2016 and no new innovations will be added.

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The advantages of SAP BW/4HANA over SAP BW on HANA
Key Differentiator Key Business Value
Easy Integration of Big Data Scenarios
BW/4HANA provides the seamless integration of Big Data scenarios through tight
integration with SAP Data Hub.
Completely new business intelligence
By expanding the scope of the data warehouse through big data scenarios,
BW/4HANA provides new and valuable business insights.
Effortless Data Tiering
Data Tiering Optimisation (DTO) automates data tiering across object partitions.
IT Cost Reduction, Development Productivity
DTO significantly reduces the development and administration effort usually
associated with data aging. This reduces the overall Total Cost of Ownership
(TCO).
Intuitive, Modern UI
BW/4HANA provides an easy-to-use Eclipse based tool which introduces a new
paradigm for dataflow modelling.
Development Productivity, Faster Time to Value for the Business
Next Generation UI offers responsive, intuitive use, with a reduction in development
effort by 50% or more resulting in both business productivity benefits and IT
productivity benefits.
Simplified Modelling Objects & Source System Types
With BW/4HANA, the number of modelling objects in the system and the number of
source system types are reduced from 10 to 4.
Development Productivity, Faster Time to Value for the Business
Easy dataflow governance and modelling is key to the BW/4HANA vision,
increasing development productivity and providing faster time to value.
BPC 11.0 integration
One product, deployment, and license – innovation codeline according to the BPC
roadmap
Optimized for the Cloud business
New WEB UI capabilities & homepage, optimized integration with SAC, dedicated
images to run on cloud platforms like AWS and MS Azure more efficiently.
Continuous Innovation
The innovation codeline: BW/4HANA will continue to deliver new features according
to the product roadmap.
Development Productivity, Faster Time to Value for the Business,
New Capabilities, Support Costs
Features specific to BW/4HANA, will include business productivity benefits, IT
productivity benefits, and improve overall TCO. BWonHANA is in maintenance
mode since Q3 2016 and no new innovations will be added.