How can companies utilize what-if analysis within SAP Analytics Cloud?

What-if analysis within SAP Analytics Cloud allows companies to simulate different scenarios and assess the potential impacts of various decisions. By changing input variables and observing outcomes, organizations can evaluate how different business strategies or operational changes might affect performance metrics. This feature empowers decision-makers to anticipate results, enabling more informed strategic planning and resource allocation. For instance, a company can model how changes in pricing, market conditions, or operational expenses might impact overall profitability, allowing for proactive decision-making.

The other options, while important in their own right, do not align with the core functionality and purpose of what-if analysis. Strengthening data security measures focuses on protecting information rather than evaluating decisions, managing user permissions pertains to access control rather than scenario simulation, and mitigating data redundancy targets data integrity and optimization rather than assessing various outcomes of decisions.