The Integration Knot: How Innotas Unraveled SAP Connectivity Challenges with Boomi

Today, businesses rely on a complex web of software applications to manage everything from finances and operations to customer relationships and human resources. At the heart of many large enterprises is SAP, a powerful system housing critical data for all these functions.

However, getting SAP and other specialized applications to seamlessly share information—necessary for efficient business processes—has historically been a significant hurdle. This often required intricate, time-consuming custom coding.

The Hurdle with Integration

This was the challenge facing Innotas, a Cloud Portfolio Management solutions provider designed to give companies better visibility and control over their projects and resources. The company’s platform was designed to integrate with a variety of customer systems, including core ERP platforms like SAP.

Initially, Innotas relied on building these integrations using custom code, a method that quickly became costly and difficult to scale as its customer base grew and the demand for diverse system connectivity increased. It realized this approach wasn’t sustainable for rapid expansion and sought a more efficient, repeatable way to connect its solution to the critical systems Innotas’ customers depended on.

The company needed a breakthrough in its approach to integration, one that would allow it to connect quickly, reliably, and at scale, especially with cornerstone systems like SAP. This is where Innotas’ journey with Boomi began.

Integration with iPaaS

Innotas turned to the Boomi AtomSphere platform, an integration platform as a service (iPaaS). The platform is a universal translator with a massive library of pre-written connectors and a visual interface that makes building integrations far more intuitive than writing code from scratch. For Innotas, this meant moving away from the costly and time-consuming process of building custom integrations for every customer scenario.

By powering its integration platform with Boomi, Innotas could offer customers seamless data transparency between previously siloed systems. That crucial financial data living in SAP could now flow freely and easily to and from their portfolio management solution, providing a holistic view that wasn’t possible before. According to Tim Madewell, Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Innotas: “We needed to scale, and we needed to scale quickly. Boomi made that possible.”

By adopting Boomi, Innotas not only streamlined its operations, saving time and resources previously spent on custom development, but also enhanced its product offering. The Innotas Integration Platform, powered by Boomi, became a key differentiator, increasing its average new deal size and contributing to significant ROI in the first year alone. This is a powerful example of how tackling integration challenges head-on, with the right tools, can directly impact the bottom line and fuel business growth.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

Boomi’s project for Innotas resonates strongly with current SAP integration trends. With many businesses migrating to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and adopting strategies like RISE with SAP, connecting cloud and hybrid environments is paramount. Additionally, businesses demand immediate access to accurate data across their landscape to enable faster, better decision-making. Thus, the complexity and cost of traditional integration methods are no longer sustainable, driving the need for user-friendly, low-code/no-code platforms.

An SAP-centric approach makes complex integrations easier. Boomi’s approach is designed to connect a diverse ecosystem of applications, whether they are on-premise SAP ECC systems or cloud-based SAP S/4HANA. Beyond financial modules, Boomi offers pre-built connectors and capabilities to integrate with various SAP components, including SAP SuccessFactors for HR and SAP Ariba for procurement and leveraging technologies like BAPI, IDocs, and OData for robust data exchange.

Prioritize real-time data flow. Business demands require data to move seamlessly and instantly between SAP and other critical applications (CRM, HCM, supply chain, etc.). Look for integration solutions that facilitate real-time data synchronization to unlock greater operational efficiency and empower data-driven decisions. Additionally, integration shouldn’t be a barrier to innovation or a drain on IT resources. Explore platforms like Boomi that offer visual, low-code interfaces and pre-built solutions specifically for SAP integration, enabling faster implementation and allowing your team to focus on strategic initiatives rather than maintenance.