Integration of SAP systems with AWS services
INTRODUCTION KEY INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE CUSTOMER USE CASE SUMMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES

Integration of SAP systems with AWS services

AWS SAP
July 20, 2023•AWS•SAP•SAP BTP•SAP HANA•AWS S3
Key services SAP Business Technology Platform•SAP Integration Suite•AWS S3•AWS SQS•AWS SNS
A problem to solve Integration of the SAP system with AWS services
Benefits for the customer
  • Better insight into data
  • Seamless data integration
  • Security and compliance
  • Scalability and flexibility

INTRODUCTION

How can companies leverage Amazon Web Services (AWS) to extract valuable insights from the massive amounts of data generated by their SAP systems?

Many companies have already deployed data analytics solutions on AWS to support their SAP-based operations, while others are looking for ways to extract further insights from their data. SAP Integration Suite, available on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), is a common platform for integrating SAP systems with AWS services. Such integration allows companies to make innovative decisions in various areas, such as customer relationship management, cost management and product planning.

KEY INFORMATION

How to extract data from SAP to AWS with SAP Integration Suite without writing code, ensuring seamless data integration?

SAP offers Amazon Web Services Adapter for SAP Integration Suite, which allows you to connect to AWS services without having to write or maintain code. The AWS adapter allows data exchange between SAP Integration Suite and AWS services, where AWS services can act as both a sender and receiver of data.

Supported AWS services:

It is a scalable cloud storage service that allows you to securely store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere. Perfect for creating backups, archiving or storing multimedia data.

A message queuing service that allows you to separate and manage the flow of data between application components. SQS allows for reliable asynchronous communication, which makes it easier to scale distributed systems.

This is a notification service that allows you to send mass messages to a large number of subscribers via various protocols (e.g. SMS, e-mail, HTTP). It facilitates the provision of information in real time.

A service that coordinates and manages complex business processes that require the operation of various systems and components. SWF allows you to define workflows and automatically manage tasks in accordance with specific rules and dependencies.

ARCHITECTURE

Using the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Integration Suite brings many benefits to companies. Many SAP customers already use BTP services and have developed extensions on this platform. Integration takes place at the application level, supporting various communication channels such as HTTP/HTTPS, IDoc and OData. Integration Suite also offers integration flow functionalities such as message conversion, IDoc splitter, encryption and more. With this integration, companies can extend existing integration scenarios and applications with AWS services, which facilitates seamless data exchange and improves decision-making.

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Sample steps for: Extracting IDocs from S/4HANA to Amazon S3:

  1. BTP account setup
  2. AWS adapter download
  3. Installing the AWS adapter
  4. Configure access to AWS services
  5. Create an integration flow
  6. Configuring the S/4HANA system
  7. Test the integration flow

CUSTOMER USE CASE

AWS offers robust data backup and disaster recovery solutions, enabling companies to quickly backup and recover critical SAP data and applications in the event of unforeseen disruptions.

Integrating SAP systems with AWS allows companies to dynamically scale their infrastructure based on demand, ensuring high performance during peak periods and cost efficiency during low usage times.

Customers can integrate SAP applications with other cloud-based applications and services using AWS API Gateway, enabling seamless data exchange and process automation.

AWS offers powerful data storage solutions such as Amazon Redshift, enabling companies to store and analyze large amounts of structured and unstructured data from SAP systems for historical analysis and reporting.
The flexibility and scalability of AWS, combined with the rich capabilities of SAP, provide companies with a powerful platform to innovate and achieve their strategic goals.

SUMMARY

SAP Integration Suite with AWS Adapter offers easy and effective integration with AWS services. Customers who already use SAP BTP and Integration Suite can extend their platform by integrating it with AWS for data and analytics applications, which is especially beneficial for RISE with SAP and S/4HANA Cloud customers. SAP Integration Suite maintains application context through access to IDocs or OData services, which enables context to be available in data stored in Amazon S3 for further processing. Customers have the flexibility and choice to integrate SAP data with AWS services, using native integration or third-party tools.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES

Integrating SAP Systems with AWS Services using SAP Business Technology Platform

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