Integration in the Hyper-Connected SAP Landscape Research

SAP landscapes are, today, far from monoliths. They are hyper-integrated with a host of applications to SAP to enable seamless business processes and enterprise analytics. This is a colossal task considering the need to integrate with legacy applications and business partners, while also deploying newer cloud applications that need SAP data. Companies are also exploring process automation and composable ERP to deliver exceptional customer experience. IT leaders recognize that integration today cannot be an after-thought like in the past, but must be a thoughtful and proactive function that can power transformation. SAPinsider surveyed 112 IT professionals across the world from April to June 2022 about their integration strategies and challenges. The research identified some major trends in integrations: Companies are reassessing their integration strategy and solutions to meet the demand for seamless workflows, analytics, and integrated customer experiences. The move to SAP S/4HANA is forcing this reevaluation in most companies. Deployment of many applications and data stores in increasingly diverse, global locations complicates integrations. Hence, most companies are adopting a hybrid integration strategy that often includes both SAP integration solutions and third-party API and iPaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) solutions. The biggest challenges are in integrating SAP with legacy databases and applications, keeping up with upgrades and updates, and delivering to changing business demands, while managing security and compliance. Significant investment is happening in technologies such as low-code/no-code integrations, as well as iPaaS platforms. Yet, cost of integration and ease of use is a concern for many. Our analyst Deepa Salem, VP of Research, will walk through research findings in this on-demand webinar.