Unlock trusted data with KPMG and SAP

Turn trusted data into business value with KPMG and SAP

The future of enterprise technology places AI at the very core of business processes. This architectural shift requires a high-quality data supply. Additionally, for many organizations, the challenge is turning data distributed across SAP and non-SAP environments into trusted, consistent and actionable business insights. Different definitions, duplicated data, complex integrations and legacy architectures can make it difficult to establish a reliable view of the business. KPMG firms can help organizations design and implement technology solutions that align your data strategy to support agentic AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics across your entire SAP ecosystem.

The opportunity for organizations is to establish a trusted data foundation that preserves business context while making information available where it is needed: Across functions, applications and data platforms. SAP Business Data Cloud provides a business data fabric to bring together governed SAP and third-party data while preserving the business context behind it. This creates a common basis for better decisions today while preparing the enterprise for AI-enabled and autonomous processes for tomorrow.

For KPMG firms, the starting point is not the technology. It is understanding the business outcomes organizations need, the data already available, the investments to preserve, and the capabilities required for the future. KPMG professionals help organizations define the target data strategy and architecture, identify priority business use cases, navigate the evolution of existing SAP data landscapes and establish the governance and operating model needed to turn SAP Business Data Cloud into measurable business value.

Our approach

The new era of trusted data and AI

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, maintaining trusted data and systems of insight is the foundation of innovation. To truly capitalize on the potential of AI, organizations should transition from fragmented landscapes to a unified, intelligent data ecosystem — one that is trusted by design, not added on after the fact. KPMG and SAP are working together to help businesses harness their data assets, applying KPMG's Trusted Data Framework to each scenario so that data can be relied upon by the business, by regulators, and by the AI models.

The KPMG Trusted Data Framework rests on four pillars:

Compliance

KPMG professionals help you meet evolving global and industry-specific regulatory requirements, from data privacy and financial reporting standards to sector-specific mandates, embedding compliance checks directly into your SAP data architecture rather than treating them as an afterthought.
Governance

KPMG professionals can establish clear data ownership, stewardship, and enterprise data governance (EDG) operating models so that data quality, lineage, and accountability are consistently maintained across your SAP and non-SAP landscape.
Security

KPMG professionals can safeguard your data against unauthorized access, breaches, and misuse through robust access controls, encryption, and continuous monitoring — protecting your most sensitive information at across the data lifecycle.
Sovereignty

KPMG professionals help you determine the level of data sovereignty your organization requires and translate it into practical controls across your SAP and broader data landscape. This includes where data is stored and processed, who can access it, which jurisdiction and providers are involved, and how data can be shared or used by analytics and AI services – helping you balance regulatory requirements, operational control and business value.

Together, these four pillars are what can make your data foundation trusted — delivering measurable change and building the intelligent enterprise of tomorrow.

Our services

To help your organization realize value from AI and unleash the potential of your data, KPMG firms offer end-to-end services across four core pillars:

Enterprise data strategy

A successful AI transformation begins with a clear, business-led roadmap. KPMG consultants work with stakeholders across your organization to assess your current data maturity, define your target architecture, and build a custom data strategy. This helps ensure your technology investments are directly aligned with your overarching business objectives, helping maximize ROI and accelerating your path to an intelligent enterprise.

SAP Business Data Cloud

KPMG firms can help you design and deploy a unified data fabric using SAP Business Data Cloud. By breaking down historical silos across both SAP and non-SAP systems, KPMG consultants help create an extensive, scalable architecture utilizing SAP Datasphere. This foundational, cloud-first layer is critical for enabling real-time data access and supporting advanced, cross-functional workloads.

Data governance and trust

AI and advanced analytics are only as reliable as the data they consume. KPMG professionals establish robust enterprise data governance (EDG) frameworks, policies, and operating models. Our approach helps ensure data quality, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance—building a trusted “single source of truth” that gives stakeholders confidence in their insights.

Analytics and decision intelligence

Moving beyond traditional reporting, KPMG professionals can empower organizations with predictive analytics and generative AI capabilities. By leveraging SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP’s AI-native data foundation, KPMG professionals can deliver context-rich, actionable intelligence directly into the hands of business users, driving agility and smarter, faster decision-making.

How KPMG can help

The global AI-first KPMG and SAP alliance is built on a shared commitment of driving innovation and client value. KPMG firms can go beyond traditional systems integration by bringing a holistic, cross-functional approach to every engagement:

Business-led and industry-focused

KPMG professionals assess your current data landscape and define a roadmap tailored to your specific industry's regulatory, tax, and business needs.

Technology-enabled solutions

KPMG firms design scalable data models utilizing SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, and broader SAP Business Data Cloud components that are aligned to SAP's AI-native data foundation.

Transformation integrity and governance

KPMG professionals can deploy solutions with robust enterprise data governance (EDG), ensuring compliance, security, and sustained data quality that can enhance stakeholder trust.

As an AI-first global alliance, KPMG and SAP are helping organizations transform the way they operate, innovate and create value in an AI-powered world.

Ready to transform your data strategy?

Every AI transformation requires a tailored roadmap. Connect with your local KPMG team to explore how a KPMG data discovery workshop for SAP can help you assess your data maturity, define your architecture, and accelerate your path to an intelligent enterprise.