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SAP BTP: The Key to a Well-Maintained and Optimal Cloud ERP Core
Technical debt is one of the biggest obstacles when it comes to adapting to new innovations and business processes. Companies that have been using SAP for a long time without really considering the standard solutions and best practices have not only created customizations, enhancements, and integrations without considering how they would affect their ERP going forward. This has now become the bane of the existence of IT folk globally when it comes to upgrades and maintenance of systems and keeping up with ever-changing technology. The best approach to avoiding this deadlock situation is to adopt a cloud mindset, adopt best practices by keeping the core operational Cloud ERP clean, and build your customizations in a parallel landscape. That is exactly where SAP BTP comes into the picture. SAP BTP (SAP Business Technology Platform) plays a crucial role in keeping the core clean by providing a set of tools and services that enable businesses to extend and integrate their SAP systems without making extensive modifications to the core.

Here’s how SAP BTP helps in achieving a Clean and Smooth Operational Cloud ERP Core:

1. Extension and Customization

SAP BTP allows businesses to develop and deploy extensions and custom applications that run alongside the core SAP system. By leveraging SAP BTP’s capabilities, organizations can create tailored functionalities and meet specific business requirements without directly modifying the core. This approach ensures that the core remains untouched and maintains its stability and integrity. No need to go berserk on the core S/4HANA system; SAP BTP allows you to add your own flair without leaving a mess behind.

2. Integration

SAP BTP offers robust integration capabilities, allowing seamless connectivity between SAP systems and external applications, data sources, or cloud services. Through SAP BTP’s integration services, businesses can integrate their SAP solutions with third-party systems, legacy applications, or even emerging technologies. This integration layer enables smooth data exchange and business processes without making changes to the core SAP system.

3. Cloud Platform Services

SAP BTP provides a range of cloud platform services, including database management, application development, analytics, and more. These services enable businesses to build and deploy new applications or services in the cloud, leveraging SAP BTP’s infrastructure and tools. By utilizing the cloud platform’s services, organizations can keep their core Cloud ERP system focused on essential processes while offloading additional functionalities to the cloud environment. SAP BTP’s virtual fluffy paradise of cloud services give you extra room to store all your fun toys without tripping over them, so you can focus on important tasks and experiment in the cloud.

4. Microservices Architecture

No hardhats are required to understand SAP BTP architecture. SAP BTP embraces a microservices-based architecture, allowing businesses to develop and deploy modular and independent services. With this approach, organizations can build smaller, specialized services that can be integrated with the core SAP system as needed. This modular architecture reduces complexity, enhances agility, and prevents the core from being bloated with unnecessary functionalities. You have the most lavish buffet available to pick and choose what you want without all the bloats.

5. Upgrade and Maintenance

“I can’t upgrade because my custom applications will stop working, and I can’t grow my business because I can’t innovate with an old version of my ERP.” IT folk keep dancing this jig with the business. You don’t need to anymore. Keeping the core clean also involves ensuring smooth upgrades and system maintenance. SAP BTP facilitates this process by decoupling custom functionalities and extensions from the core SAP system. As a result, when it’s time to upgrade or apply patches to the core, businesses can do so without disrupting or jeopardizing the customizations (or operations) developed using SAP BTP.

Conclusion

SAP BTP is the friendly sidekick that keeps your Cloud ERP core clean and pristine. With its superpowers of extension, integration, cloud services, microservices, and upgrade-friendly capabilities, it’s the secret sauce to a well-organized, innovative, and fun Cloud ERP system. So, grab your capes and let SAP BTP be your partner in crime-fighting—or rather, core-cleaning!

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Gervasis Divu Paracka

Principal Consultant – S/4HANA Cloud

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