sovanta at the SAP BTP Innovation Day
sovanta took part in the “SAP BTP Innovation Day” event series in three cities: after Vienna and Bern, the event in Essen at the Zeche Zollverein was the highlight of our BTP trip. As Diamond Sponsor in Essen, the BTP Squad made a strong impression on the SAP community. This was largely due to the keynote by Christian Heinrich, Chief Solutions Officer at sovanta, along with Christine Grimm, Director Process & Digital Technology Management at Freudenberg. Missed the keynote? No problem, Christian summarizes the presentation on the central role of SAP BTP for transformation here.
The Central Role of SAP BTP for Transformation
Transformation is not a modern phenomenon, but a fundamental principle that has driven the economy for centuries and embodies innovation and change in every era. The digital transformation of companies requires a new openness to change. Companies must be willing to rethink traditional ways of working and pave the way for the future. This means continuous improvement and fostering digital thinking so that they can learn from experiences and boldly look to the future.
How can companies ensure they are ready for these rapid changes? How can they keep up with this pace? The answer lies in the courage to change and enabling employees. Additionally, investments in technology, platforms, and architectures that support transformation are essential for success in a rapidly changing world. And such a platform is SAP BTP. With suitable technologies, services, and tools, it offers a toolbox that enables IT departments to provide solutions in all areas: from extensions to integrations, analytics, AI, and automation. Constantly updated to include new topics like the GenAI Hub and the HANA Vector Engine.
The terms Clean Core and Extensions are frequently mentioned in connection with SAP BTP. This is a major argument for investing in SAP BTP: the decoupling of core systems through extensions on BTP. This leads to independence from release changes and seamless handling of hybrid scenarios. Core systems can change, but SAP BTP remains. Another nice side effect: companies can use SAP BTP immediately, no matter what phase of transformation they are in. This flexibility brings speed to projects and leads directly to a better UX for the user.
Success Factors for Transformation with SAP BTP
What makes BTP projects unique? What should be particularly noted about BTP? What is different with BTP? Based on years of project work experience on SAP BTP, four success factors can be defined. The sovanta Innovation Factory provides direct answers to all questions about SAP BTP. Here’s a match:
1. Strategy/Organization
Why rely on SAP BTP? What is the actual business benefit? Only when all parties have the same understanding can they work together in the right direction. The sovanta SAP BTP CoE Starter helps with the basics around governance, account models, and more.
2. Competencies
Many new technologies and approaches come to companies in the context of BTP, and the right competencies are not always available in the company. From Clean Core and Integration to CoE and AI on BTP – our BTP Squad is ready to support.
3. Methodology
Many challenges are new, and established paths only work to a limited extent. A good example of how to use new possibilities is the multitenant application on SAP BTP that we developed for Freudenberg. This created a blueprint for how central IT in a decentralized organization can create value for everyone.
4. Innovation
There are so many BTP services and so many possible paths to the goal. And new ones are constantly being added. Freudenberg dealt with the topic of GenAI. With our GenAI Starter service offering, we supported the implementation of a first use case in the GenAI Lab.
We look forward to your feedback on the presentation.
Whether you were on-site or not, we would be happy to exchange ideas on the proper use of SAP BTP for successful transformation.
