Breaking Down the Capabilities of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
- October 16, 2024
SAP is the backbone of many companies and helps to run their day-to-day mission-critical processes. Several companies have customized the core extensively to enhance their operations and provide company- or industry-specific business process extensions. However, this creates a huge technical debt and makes the continuous upgrade to the latest version very difficult and, in several cases, impossible.
The need to digitize and transform business processes with agility is critical to be able to compete in today’s business environment. To enhance the entire value chain, companies need to be able to connect SAP and non-SAP applications, data, and processes across on-prem and multi-cloud hybrid landscape. SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) provides the technological foundation to be agile and innovative, enabling organizations to quickly adapt to changing market conditions and customer demands.
In this eBook, we unpack the key capabilities of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
What is SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)?
SAP BTP brings together application development, automation, data management, analytics and planning, integration, and AI into one unified cloud environment. SAP BTP can be considered a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for development, automation, and integration, meaning SAP handles the technological complexities so that you can focus on building extensions and connected solutions.
SAP BTP provides capabilities in four key categories:
Key Capabilities of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
1. App Development and Automation
One of the major goals when implementing a modern SAP S/4HANA system is to keep the core clean – this means keeping the enhancement and extensions outside the core ERP by using extensions in SAP BTP and reducing the technical debt. This allows for an easy upgrade to the latest version, keeping the software current and adopting the latest innovations in the core. SAP provides No code/Low code and professional developer tools to extend and build fully connected and cloud-native apps. Using open APIs, SAP Build automation provides tools to create automated workflow processes and tasks with simple drag-and-drop development, including pre-built workflows, bots, and connectors for SAP and non-SAP systems.
2. Integration
Integration is essential to enhance business operations across the entire value chain by connecting SAP and non-SAP systems seamlessly. SAP Cloud Integration Suite provides process integration, event mesh, and data integration. The SAP API Hub provides access to more than 2,000 pre-configured integration packs that accelerate the development time.