SAP BTP for High-Speed Digital Transformation
Overview
SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a cloud-based, high-performance, and scalable platform designed to enable enterprises to achieve their digital transformation goals. It seamlessly integrates with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, and other enterprise platforms, facilitating the rapid design, customization, and implementation of solutions.
Key Features and Benefits
- Seamless Integration: SAP BTP works seamlessly with SAP S/4HANA and other SAP business applications, providing a foundation for the "Intelligent Enterprise."
- Rapid Application Development: Offers tools like SAP AppGyver, SAP MDK, and Business Application Studio for fast application development.
- End-to-End Application Capabilities: Provides a comprehensive platform for developing applications from the interface to the database, with clear guidelines, toolsets, and libraries.
- Open-Source Technologies: Built on Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, and Kyma, offering flexibility in choosing development technologies.
- Reusability: Allows customers to migrate existing assets to the ABAP engine on BTP or reuse ABAP objects in a new API-based architecture.
- Innovative Technologies: Supports the integration of intelligent technologies such as machine learning, IoT, and analytics.
- Out-of-the-Box Integration: Provides over 2000 pre-built integration packages and more than 170 open connectors for seamless integration across heterogeneous systems.
SAP Extension Suite
The SAP Extension Suite powers SAP BTP and provides a path for enterprises to build and enhance enterprise applications, processes, and experiences. Key capabilities include:
- Building Extensions: Develop loosely coupled extension applications on top of SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, SuccessFactors, and Ariba.
- Enhanced Functionality: Extend the UI of SAP solutions, enhance functionality through integration with other SAP systems, and amplify application capabilities with intelligent technologies.
- New Applications: Implement specific customer requirements for SAP or non-SAP systems.
Case Studies
Infosys has delivered several large-scale transformation projects involving SAP BTP implementations, leveraging its extensive experience and expertise. Notable projects include:
- SAP BTP implementation with app development and support for a large American technology company.
- SAP BTP-based extensions and mobile apps development for an apparel major in the US.
- SAP BTP consulting and application development for a personalized medicine supply chain platform in Switzerland.
Conclusion
Enterprises seeking to accelerate their digital transformation while maintaining low total cost of ownership can benefit significantly from SAP BTP. Its robust set of services and connectors, combined with its extensibility and innovative technologies, make it an ideal platform for custom solutions. Infosys has successfully leveraged SAP BTP in numerous large-scale implementations, delivering customized solutions to clients.
