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SAP Integration Suite: Superglue for the Modern ERP
Integration across multiple SAP and non-SAP solutions is the most mentioned challenge in several recent SAPinsider research reports, including the Application Strategy and Development for SAP S/4HANA and Cloud benchmark reportreleased in February 2022. Yet, with the demand for rapid rollout of applications, companies cannot afford to let integration be a hurdle for digital transformation.
An earlier SAP Integration Landscape Benchmark Report from fall 2021 found that companies were integrating an average of 11 solutions with SAP. With the proliferation of multi-modal and multi-device access, integration demands an entire team, governance, and a sophisticated set of technologies. The above-mentioned report also found that 71% of respondents were using SAP’s integration tools.
SAP Integration Suite: Superglue for the Modern ERP
Integration across multiple SAP and non-SAP solutions is the most mentioned challenge in several recent SAPinsider research reports, including the Application Strategy and Development for SAP S/4HANA and Cloud benchmark reportreleased in February 2022. Yet, with the demand for rapid rollout of applications, companies cannot afford to let integration be a hurdle for digital transformation.
An earlier SAP Integration Landscape Benchmark Report from fall 2021 found that companies were integrating an average of 11 solutions with SAP. With the proliferation of multi-modal and multi-device access, integration demands an entire team, governance, and a sophisticated set of technologies. The above-mentioned report also found that 71% of respondents were using SAP’s integration tools.
Understanding this challenge, SAP has been strengthening its integration capabilities through the SAP Integration Suite, which is part of the SAP Business Technology Platform.
SAP Integration Suite is an EiPaaS offered for multi-cloud environments with more than 1,500 prepackaged integration flows in the SAP API Business Hub, workflow connectors to third-party cloud apps, and governance.
SAP Integration Suite enables four models of integration for a connected enterprise
- Out-of-the-box integration enables SAP-to-SAP integration seamlessly using prebuilt integrations in the SAP API Business Hub
- Open integration enables SAP-to-SAP, SAP-to-partner, and SAP-to-any-vendor integration using prebuilt connectors for many third-party applications
- Holistic integration provides a wide range of ways to integrate data, processes, users, and Internet of Things devices.
- AI-driven integration uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to simplify development of integration scenarios.
With its breadth in various business solutions, SAP has encapsulated key business processes such as lead-to-cash, source-to-pay, recruit-to-retire, etc., with integration packs, APIs, and governance models. Several SAP clients have solved some fundamental integration challenges through the SAP Integration Suite.
In conjunction with the SAP Integration Suite, SAP has developed a technology- and solution-agnostic framework called SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology for conducting assessments based on an integration maturity model. This framework helps organizations identify the tools they need, the skills they lack, the governance model they need, and the blueprints and architectures they can reference from a technology perspective.
Best-in-class SAP clients often have deployed and enabled integration platforms from SAP, Boomi, SUSE, TIBCO, and Stonebranch. In addition, they have enabled integration of best practices and governance so that new applications and updates can be rolled out in an agile manner.
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Integration and Data ManagementJan 15, 2021 — The number one challenge that SAP identified in 2020 was that of integration. The average number of integration tools SAP customers are using to integrate their data with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems is four, three of which are on-premise. This track will help you understand your different integration choices, how you should work to integrate cloud-based systems, why it is important to have an architecture in place before moving into the cloud, and understand how data management, whether in the cloud or on premise, is critical to success of your integration.
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How to Prepare for IT/OT IntegrationAug 5, 2019 — Pierce Owen, VP of Research, SAPinsider SAPinsider surveyed SAP customers on integrating SAP systems and information technology (IT) with operational technology (OT) on the factory and our research and conversations with leaders revealed many lessons when it comes to preparing for an integration project. Here, I share some of the key insights we learned through […]
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Implementing Mobile Services for Your SAP System Using Google FirebaseNov 17, 2016 — See how you can implement mobile business scenarios by combining Google Firebase and your SAP system. Key Concept Firebase is a Mobile-Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) offering from Google. Firebase offers services such as a real-time database, user authentication, and file storage. Easy-to-use software development kits (SDKs) are available for iOS and Android to use these services. You […]
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Acquired a New Business?Aug 3, 2016 —
Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise, and with them comes the pressing need to integrate IT applications and platforms between two previously separate organizations. This integration can be quite difficult, especially when the acquired company comes with its own set of SAP and non-SAP systems. Yet if you can get all systems working efficiently in an SAP HANA environment, however, you will be able to derive a great deal of value from them. Read on for suggestions on how to develop a strategy that will enable you to succeed at integrating diverse technologies.
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Experience First: How Leading Companies Approach Their SAP Mobile StrategyApr 26, 2016 —
Many companies are on the verge of a mobile initiative but are unsure how to proceed. Daunted by perceived expenses and security risk, they are hesitant to embark on a mobile journey. In a recent live Q&A with Chuck Stahl, President of CNBS Software, and Gerald Schlechter, CEO of enosiX, the pair discussed how to get mobile fast — without breaking the bank — as well as gaining user adoption, the value of templates, and tips for securing mobile devices. Hear other questions from SAPinsider readers in this abridged transcript and learn what common misconceptions there are around mobility.
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