Giving an Overview of Cloud

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to give an overview of Cloud

Cloud Overview

The image shows a layered diagram explaining SAP's integrated business strategy. From top to bottom, the layers are labeled as follows: 1. Business Network 2. Business Process: Across All Functions with a cityscape illustration. 3. Business Process Intelligence and Experience Management. 4. Applications: Intelligent Suite, Industry Cloud, and Sustainability Management. 5. Technology: SAP Business Technology Platform. The purpose of the diagram is to illustrate how SAP integrates various business processes, applications, and technology to provide comprehensive business solutions.
Database and Data Management
  • Data Storage
  • Data Processing
  • Data Integration
  • Data Orchestration
  • Information Governance
  • Master Data Management
Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Augmented Analytics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Collaborative Planning
  • Data Warehousing
Application Development and Integration
  • Integration
  • Extensibility
  • Business Process Optimization
  • Business Services
  • User Experience
Intelligent Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
  • Blockchain
  • Internet of Things

What is the SAP Business Technology Platform?

The SAP Business Technology Platform is a portfolio of integrated solutions that accelerate the transformation of data into business value. It includes database and data management, application development, integration and analytics, as well as intelligent technologies - from on-premise to the cloud.

The image presents a diagram linking Experience and Operations through Intelligence. It is represented as a continuous loop. 1. On the Experience side, there is a circle labeled X DATA. 2. On the Operations side, another circle is labeled O DATA. 3. Connecting these two circles are four key components arranged centrally, labeled with numbers and text: - 1: Analytics - 2: Intelligent Technologies - 3: Database & Data Management - 4: Application Development & Integration The diagram emphasizes how these elements interact within the intelligence framework to unify experience data (X DATA) with operational data (O DATA). At the bottom, there are three blue icons representing graphs, databases, and puzzle pieces that symbolize data analysis, management, and integration.
  1. Analytics

    Data and Analytics | Business Solutions and Tools

    Discover deep insights and simplify access to critical information to drive better business outcomes and accelerate growth. Product examples include:

    • SAP Analytics Cloud
    • SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
    • SAP BusinessObjects
  2. Intelligent Technologies

    Leverage intelligent technologies like AI and IoT to help you optimize business processes and resources and ignite innovation in any area of your business. Product examples include:

    • SAP ML
    • SAP Intelligent RPA
    • SAP Data Intelligence
    • SAP IoT
  3. Database and Data Management

    Make better decisions faster with in-memory database management systems that safeguard compliance and optimize storage and analytics. Product examples include:

    • SAP S/4HANA
    • SAP S/4HANA Cloud
  4. Application Development and Integration

    SAP Business Technology Platform

    SAP's open business technology platform allows you to integrate, extend, and build intelligence at scale. Product examples include:

    • SAP Cloud Platform including SAP Intelligent BPM
    • SAP CP Integration Suite
    • SAP CP Extension Factory
The image displays an integrated architecture for SAP's business solutions. At the top is a Business Network layer spanning across functions. Below it, there's a Business Process layer that includes Experience Management, Intelligent Suite, Industry Cloud, and Sustainability Management. The bottom layer is the Business Technology Platform, which comprises four components: Database & Data Management, Analytics, Application Development & Integration, and Intelligent Technologies. This structure illustrates how SAP connects business processes, applications, and technologies in a cohesive system.
  • SAP and third-party applications (Data and Processes)
  • Business-centric technologies connected to applications
  • SAP technologies connected to the data and processes in SAP and third-party applications
  • Comprehensive suite of integrated solutions
  • A complete, mature portfolio of technologies with shared services and interoperability
  • Flexible deployments open architecture
  • An open, flexible architecture offering choice of cloud infrastructures and hybrid deployments

SAP Business Technology Platform for Utilities Industry

As an intelligent enterprise, you can make confident decisions and drive continuous innovation.

In an intelligent enterprise, a business technology platform plays a key role in the organization's success through:

Connected Processes and Experiences

  • Increase customer and employee engagement by linking experience (X) data with operational (O) data to uncover the root causes that are affecting results
  • Deliver smooth, seamless experiences by integrating data and processes across SAP industry solutions and other applications
  • Improve people, process, and equipment performance by embedding augmented analytics with context at every interaction

Confident Decisions

  • Uncover hidden opportunities by delivering real-time, accurate insights from across business networks and applications
  • Improve results company-wide by combining AI and machine learning with human expertise to provide relevant context and confidence in decision making
  • Increase integrity of your data by protecting data privacy and access in multi-national environments

Continuous Innovation

  • Create new, connected experiences by using pre-built services and open architecture to quickly create and launch solutions that extend your SAP applications
  • Deliver impact while reducing risk by mining and extending your business processes using a suite of developer-friendly tools
  • Increase speed and flexibility by building, deploying, innovating, and integrating business applications in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments
The image shows a diagram with a cloud in the center, representing cloud services. Above the cloud, the text reads Accelerate the journey to the cloud on the left and Achieve faster time to value on the right. Below the cloud, there are two sections labeled Integration Suite on the left and Extension Suite on the right. The diagram illustrates how these suites help facilitate the transition to and optimization of cloud services.

SAP Business Technology Platform

Integration SuiteExtension Suite

Accelerates enterprise-grade integration of hybrid, heterogeneous landscapes using out-of-the-box content to seamlessly integrate end-to-end processes, data, people, and devices.

Extend LoB apps or build new business apps quickly to fit your specific needs without disrupting your key business processes, while leveraging existing investments and expertise.

SAP BTP for the SAP and enterprise landscape: recommended by SAP, optimized for SAP, and managed by SAP.

SAP API Business Hub architecture diagram. The top section labeled Users shows an icon representing users. Below this, the Scenarios section lists various integrations and capabilities including Process Integration (A2A), B2B/B2G Integration, Omni-Channel Multi-Experiences with APIs, Digital Processes, Workflows & Apps, Real-time Event-based Sense and Respond, Digital Integration Hub, Digital Ecosystems and Networks, and Data Integration, Insights & Intelligence. The central section highlights the SAP API Business Hub as the core platform. The bottom section labeled Capabilities includes icons representing cloud capabilities, download/update mechanisms, data exchange, and innovative insights.
A computer monitor displaying an SAP Cloud Platform Integration interface. The screen shows the design of a VAT number validation workflow. Various connected blocks represent different stages of the validation process, including checking member state, reading parameters, setting request body, invoking SOAP service, and converting to JSON. Options to edit, configure, deploy, and delete are available at the top right of the interface.

Comprehensive Solution

  • Integration of SAP and beyond to include third parties
  • Includes API management, B2B/B2G support, data integration, event-based, IoT support, and process integration

Ready-Built Content

  • 1.7K+ pre-packaged integrations to accelerate implementation within SAP landscape
  • 1K+ APIs for SAP and partner ecosystem
  • 150+ business events ready to consume
  • 160+ simplified connectors to some of the most popular third-party cloud solutions and platforms

Best Practices

  • Continuous access to best-practices via pre-packaged SAP business content
  • AI-powered Content Advisor to speed integration development and lower on-going support costs

Simplify development of your application extensions, optimize business processes, and deliver a consistent and collaborative digital experience to accelerate business value and become an intelligent enterprise.

Three icons are shown from left to right. The first icon represents three people. The second icon illustrates a process or workflow with interconnected nodes and an arrow indicating flow or progress. The third icon depicts a stopwatch, symbolizing time or efficiency.

Extension Suite

Increase People EngagementDrive Process EfficiencyAchieve Faster Time-to-Value
Deliver consistent, collaborative, and personalized experiences for business applications across all channels to drive employee productivity and customer loyalty.Take standard business process automation to the next level by digitizing workflows, automating manual tasks, and leveraging predefined process content to improve efficiencies with agility.Meet customer needs today and get a jump-start on your extension development with pre-built services, templates, and innovations that are optimized for SAP landscapes.

Ready-Built Content

  • Easily discover and consume pre-built SAP APIs and events
  • Extension marketplace to discover and consume partner content
  • Accelerate development with ready-to-use, enterprise-grade business services

Low Code/No Code Tools

  • Low code tools translate to faster time in reaching the market
  • Any developer can quickly learn and begin building extensions
  • Business analysts can create and deploy new user experiences in real time

Side-by-Side Extensions

  • Deliver differentiated processes and enable new business innovations
  • Isolated from core application functionality to allow simple and fast upgrades
  • Maximize ROI by quickly adopting new releases with the most robust and advanced feature set
The image shows three computer monitors side by side, each representing different processes. The first monitor on the left is labeled Agile Process Automation and displays a dashboard with various charts and metrics. The second monitor in the middle is labeled Digital Workplaces and shows two screens with workplace interface designs. The third monitor on the right is labeled Delivering New Solutions and displays a code editor with programming code on the screen.

Extension Suite

Agile Process AutomationDigital WorkplacesDelivering New Solutions
Realize a faster return on investment from your applications by leveraging digital process automation technologies that automate and optimize processes and tasks.Improve employee satisfaction and drive people productivity with personalized workplace experiences that connect people, data and processes.Gain a competitive advantage and thrive during unpredictable times. Leverage the power of SAP BTP to deliver new business models and respond to rapid change with agility.

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