Efficiency through Event-Driven Architectures
To remain competitive, organizations need highly efficient, scalable, and responsive processes. Event-driven architectures enable real-time processing of data, improving scalability, flexibility, and reliability - while optimizing resource utilization. It strengthens the agility and resilience of companies in dynamic markets.
Key benefits of event-driven architectures:
- Real-time processing
- Events are processed as they occur, enabling organizations to respond quickly to business changes.
- Scalability
- Decoupled components allow systems to scale flexibly and on demand.
- Flexibility and agility
- Loosely coupled services make it easier to adapt and extend the architecture.
- Increased reliability
- Reduced dependency between services increases fault tolerance and stability.
- Efficient resource utilization
- Processing is event-driven, avoiding unnecessary workloads. This type of architecture enables companies to future-proof their IT systems and adapt agilely to new challenges.
This type of architecture enables companies to future-proof their IT systems and adapt agilely to new challenges.
SAP offers the following products for this purpose:
- SAP Event Mesh (Standalone)
- A cloud-based messaging and event handling system that enables loose coupling between applications. It supports event-driven communication through reliable and asynchronous transmission of messages between SAP and non-SAP systems
- Event Mesh Capability in SAP Integration Suite
- As part of SAP Integration Suite the Event Mesh capability is used for seamless integration of applications via events. It enables real-time communication between different cloud and on-premise systems and extends the suite with event-driven integration. This is an in-house development by SAP and is based on enterprise messaging.
- SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh
- This extended version is based on Solace Pub- Sub+ and offers a highly scalable, distributed event streaming platform. It enables a powerful, global event mesh with support for various protocols (for example, MQTT, AMQP, JMS) and ensures efficient and secure event transmission in hybrid IT landscapes.
Comparison of the Products Offered
| Feature | SAP Event Mesh | Event Mesh Capability in SAP Integration Suite | SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | Basic event processing and forwarding | Integration of events within SAP Integration Suite | Advanced event streaming, management, and monitoring capabilities |
| Use Cases | Simple integration within the SAP ecosystem | Integration of SAP and non-SAP sources in hybrid landscapes | Complex, large-scale event-driven architectures |
| Deployment | Cloud-based on SAP BTP | Part of SAP Integration Suite on SAP BTP | Flexible deployment across various public clouds, on-premises, or edge environments |
| Data Volume | Supports messages up to 1 MB with 10 GB storage | Matches the specifications of SAP Event Mesh | Supports messages up to 30 MB with up to 6 TB storage |
| Event Governance & Monitoring | Not supported | Basic integration into SAP Integration Suite | Comprehensive event governance, design, publishing, and event discovery |
| Costs | Cost-efficient with usage-based pricing | Included in the cost of SAP Integration Suite | Higher costs due to extended functionalities |
Read More
- SAP Event Mesh vs. SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh: SAP Community blog post comparing SAP Event Mesh and SAP Advanced Event Mesh, highlighting differences in features, architecture, and use cases.
- SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh: Official SAP product page providing an overview of SAP Advanced Event Mesh, its key capabilities, and business benefits.