SAP Datasphere is a fundamental component of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Data and Analytics portfolio, which is the subject of the CBCBDC2505 exam. A primary and tightly integrated use case is providing a business data fabric that is consumed directly by SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) through a dedicated, high-performance live connection. This specific connection is a cornerstone feature "provided by" the SAP BTP Data and Analytics suite, allowing real-time analysis on governed data models within Datasphere without data replication into SAC.

A. SAP Business ByDesign Analytics: While connectable to SAC, it is an application source, not the central BTP data platform that provides the specific live connection architecture implied by the question.

C. SAP SuccessFactors: This is a Human Experience Management (HXM) application. Connections to it are for consuming application data, not for connecting to the BTP data platform itself.

D. SAP ERP: This is a transactional source system. The connection "provided by SAP BDC" refers to the connection to the BTP data platform (Datasphere), not directly to the transactional source.

1. SAP Help Portal - SAP Analytics Cloud: The official documentation explicitly details the live data connection to SAP Datasphere. It states

"You can connect to SAP Datasphere to create models from data that is acquired and prepared in your SAP Datasphere tenant." This highlights the direct

intended integration.

Source: SAP Help Portal

Live Data Connection to SAP Datasphere.

2. SAP Help Portal - SAP Datasphere: The documentation for SAP Datasphere describes consumption in SAC as a primary scenario. "SAP Analytics Cloud is the strategic analytics client for SAP Datasphere... You can connect to SAP Datasphere from SAP Analytics Cloud and use views exposed in your space for modeling and creating stories."

Source: SAP Help Portal

Consuming Your Data in SAP Analytics Cloud.

3. SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Documentation: The overall architecture of SAP BTP positions SAP Datasphere as the foundation for data warehousing and data management

with SAP Analytics Cloud as the strategic analytics layer. The live connection between them is a key synergy of the platform.

Source: SAP Community

SAP BTP

SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud – A Perfect Match.