SAP BTP

Side-by-side extensibility on SAP Business Technology Platform is a powerful capability that allows
organizations to innovate and implement new extensibility techniques in a decoupled way using SAP BTP
ABAP Environment, Java, NodeJS, Python, etc.

Why keeping a clean core is important:

An ERP system is the central system responsible for running an organization’s day-to-day operations. Keeping
this system clean core compliant is essential in ensuring that the organization remains future-proof. According
to a report by McKinsey, between 10 and 20 percent of the technology budget dedicated to new products is
often diverted to resolving issues related to technical debt. This debt accumulates over the years due to
numerous modifications to the core ERP system, resulting in significant maintenance and testing efforts during
patches and software upgrades. This constant technical debt can leave companies frozen in the past by delaying
upgrades and patches, and can make them slow to innovate while being exposed to unforeseen risks.

By prioritizing a clean core and implementing extensibility options that minimize modifications to the core
ERP system, companies can avoid incurring technical debt and ensure that their technology budget is being
spent on innovation and new product development. This approach can help businesses to stay ahead of the
curve, remain competitive, and maintain the agility needed to thrive in today’s ever-changing business
landscape.

S4HANA

On-stack developer extensibility follows a regular ABAP development process and is suited for extensions that
need a tight coupling with SAP S/4HANA processes or require close proximity i.e. low latency or complex
queries on the SAP HANA database.

SAP BTP

Side-by-side extensibility on SAP Business Technology Platform is a powerful capability that allows
organizations to innovate and implement new extensibility techniques in a decoupled way using SAP BTP
ABAP Environment, Java, NodeJS, Python, etc.

The SAP BTP cockpit is the main entry point to the cloud platform,
where you can access your accounts and applications and control all
of the actions connected to them. You can use the cockpit to manage
resources, services, security, monitor application metrics, and perform
actions on cloud applications.