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SAP Business Technology Platform: Paving the way for digital transformation
Tuesday, 22.04.2025

SAP Business Technology Platform

The digital transformation is a major challenge for today’s companies. Business processes need to become more efficient and flexible – and entire companies need to become agile and adaptable. The SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is the powerful solution for this, combining data management, artificial intelligence, analyses and automation in a unique way.

But what exactly is the SAP Business Technology Platform and what benefits does it offer companies? This article shows how SAP BTP plays a major role as a central innovation platform for companies and the foundations on which it is based.

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What is the SAP Business Technology Platform?

The Business Technology Platform is a cloud solution from SAP, which is a technology platform that supports a wide range of critical business processes across the entire software solution with modern technologies. The Business Technology Platform provides companies with functions from a wide range of areas such as

  • Application development
  • Data management and data storage
  • Data analyses
  • Integration of additional data sources
  • Automation
  • Artificial intelligence

 

BTP is designed for SAP’s cloud solutions, but also optimally complements the company’s on-premise software solutions. It is a valuable tool for process optimisation and enables the operator to further develop critical business processes, increase its ability to innovate and drive digital transformation forward in the long term.

Aims of the SAP Business Technology Platform

The SAP Business Technology Platform provides a forward-looking platform that brings together all services, processes and data in an integrated environment as a central IT landscape. Companies use it to efficiently manage their business processes, utilise innovative technologies and accelerate their digital transformation.

Today, companies collect a huge amount of data from a wide variety of sources. However, as the different types of sources and the structure of the information cannot be harmonised, decision-makers are unable to use the information content. By the time employees have compiled and analysed the information by hand, it is often already out of date. The SAP Business Technology Platform makes it possible to consolidate large volumes of data.

The system combines information from different data sources and makes it accessible at a central location. Thanks to this powerful data integration, companies gain valuable insights that enable decisions to be made on a reliable basis. Modern, intelligent technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and automation play a major role here. Thanks to the cloud ERP approach, such new developments can be provided quickly – for greater competitive advantages and meaningful data analyses.

The SAP BTP is uniquely capable of linking existing IT systems in a single solution. Modern interfaces and powerful apps make it possible to integrate third-party solutions at data level alongside SAP applications and thus provide a seamless database.SAP Business Technology Platform provides a forward-looking platform that brings together all services, processes and data in an integrated environment as a central IT landscape. Companies use it to efficiently manage their business processes, utilise innovative technologies and accelerate their digital transformation.

The three levels of the Business Technology Platform

SAP’s Business Technology Platform is based on three central levels. It implements a structured organisation of data, applications and IT infrastructures. The three levels at a glance:

  1. Fundamental level
    The fundamental level is the technological basis of the Business Technology Platform. It combines the cloud infrastructure, various security mechanisms and central platform services. These support the entire SAP environment. The infrastructure is scalable, secure and powerful and can be integrated with leading cloud providers.
  2. Data level
    SAP BTP processes all company data at the data level. This area is used to analyse, integrate and use all information from various data sources for data-based decisions. It is based on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, for real-time insights, data integration with SAP and third-party systems, the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud and modern AI and machine learning technologies. The data layer enables real-time data analyses, high quality information without data redundancies and secure and scalable storage of large volumes of data.
  3. Application level
    SAP BTP is the development and integration platform for SAP and third-party applications. With the SAP Extension Suite, companies develop customised extensions at the application level. The SAP Integration Suite enables the seamless connection of third-party systems. The system enables SAP to seamlessly connect third-party systems. The system also enables low-code or no-code development for rapid application development without the need for in-depth knowledge of programming languages.

Advantages of the SAP Business Technology Platform

SAP BTP brings together data from a wide variety of sources. In addition to SAP applications such as SAP S/4HANA, this also includes on-premise solutions, third-party software and in-house developments. The technology platform offers companies numerous advantages.

With BTP, companies ensure efficient processes, save operating costs and create a system that is easy to expand.

With the functionality of the BTP, companies create independent applications without having to programme them themselves. This allows them to utilise modern technologies such as AI, blockchain or big data with prefabricated solutions with little effort.

No more isolated solutions – SAP BTP offers a standardised platform that combines extensive functionalities in a single solution. This reduces data redundancies, ensures clarity and simplifies administration.

SAP BTP can be continuously expanded and thus adapted to the growth of the company. New functions or applications can be added quickly.

As this is a cloud solution, employees can access the data from any internet-enabled device, regardless of location and time.

Companies are using modern technologies such as AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) to organise and automate their business processes more efficiently. Automated processes also help to improve the customer experience.

How can the SAP Business Technology Platform be used in practice?

At first glance, the SAP Business Technology Platform appears to be complex. However, the software solution makes it possible to create many special use cases. Here are some examples of its use in practice:

  • Companies make various applications (e.g. Fiori apps) available to their employees or customers via a central portal.
  • BTP integrates extensive SAP solutions via the SAP Cloud Platform, such as the integration of SAP HCM with SuccessFactors or the connection of Salesforce.
  • The Business Technology Platform makes it possible to continuously develop chatbots. This allows companies to have support requests processed automatically and thus respond to customer requests more quickly.
  • By implementing BTP, companies can organise workflows more efficiently.

Conclusion: Business Technology Platform as the key to digital transformation

The SAP Business Technology Platform is a comprehensive, powerful basis for the digital future of modern companies. It combines extensive functionalities such as data management, data storage, integration, application development and the implementation of intelligent technologies. SAP BTP offers companies the opportunity to automate their processes, accelerate decisions based on sound information and further develop their business processes.

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We would be happy to advise you on how you can use the SAP Business Technology Platform to consolidate information from various data sources, integrate applications and thus create new impetus for the further development of your digital transformation efforts.

Marco Stepka

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