Building a Resilient SAP Enterprise

SAP's transformation from on-premises solutions to cloud-first offerings represents a paradigm shift for enterprise architecture. RISE and GROW with SAP are redefining how organizations deploy, customize, and extend SAP applications in the cloud era, creating opportunities for innovation alongside new architectural challenges. This book navigates contemporary SAP solutions, ensuring that an enterprise remains robust and future-ready.

This book takes you through modern SAP development, from clean core methodology and essential skill modernization for SAP developers and architects, alongside SAP's latest cloud deployment models like RISE and GROW. You will explore the entire SAP Development Platform, including SAP BTP, Build tools, and generative AI integration. The book then explores designing resilient SAP applications using low-code and no-code approaches, cloud extensibility with Steampunk and Embedded Steampunk, and ABAP cloud development with SAP APIs and ADT. Crucially, it also covers vital aspects of application security and cost management.

By the end of this book, you will be equipped to architect resilient SAP solutions that leverage the combined power of SAP BTP and hyperscaler services, ensuring your enterprise can innovate rapidly while maintaining security, performance, and operational excellence in an increasingly complex cloud landscape.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

* Implement clean core methodology to maximize SAP upgrade efficiency.
* Navigate the RISE and GROW licensing models and technical implications.
* Integrate SAP BTP with hyperscaler services for scalable solutions.
* Leverage generative AI to enhance SAP business processes.
* Apply well-architected principles to SAP BTP applications.
* Manage security and costs across hybrid SAP landscapes.
* Design highly available, resilient SAP applications with low-code/no-code.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

This book is designed for SAP architects, developers, and technical leaders responsible for enterprise SAP transformation. It is ideal for professionals seeking to evolve from traditional ABAP development to modern cloud-native SAP implementation strategies.

1. Introduction to the Modern SAP Enterprise
2. Overview of SAP’s Latest Offers, RISE and GROW
3. SAP Business Technology Platform and Cloud Provider Integration
4. Introduction to Generative AI
5. Building Well-Architected Applications on SAP BTP
6. Managing Application Security and Costs
7. Concluding Remarks and Additional Resources

Soulat Khan is currently working as the worldwide leader for SAP solution architecture for customers, and partners and managed the technical alliance for SAP at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Soulat is a recognized expert in SAP cloud transformations having spoken at Americas SAP user group conferences, AWS re:Invent, and numerous industry events. With over 20 years of enterprise technology experience, he specializes in helping organizations modernize their SAP landscapes and build resilient cloud architectures. This book reflects his practical experience and strategic insights in building future-ready SAP enterprises, combining deep technical knowledge with business-focused outcomes.

Sunny Patwari is an SAP leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS), specializing in FinTech and currently overseeing SAP implementations for AWS Infrastructure Finance and Supply Chain. Previously, he led the Worldwide Strategic Alliance for SAP at AWS and served as a subject matter expert for RISE with SAP and Business Technology Platform. With deep expertise in architecting and delivering complex, global SAP transformations, Sunny has supported organizations across a wide range of industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, and defense. He has worked closely with customers in diverse market segments to accelerate their cloud migrations using RISE with SAP and Cloud native services.

Ganesh Suryanarayanan serves as a Principal SAP Innovation Architect at AWS, where he crafts sophisticated ERP solutions for global enterprises. His unique ability to harmonize SAP processes with AWS capabilities helps organizations achieve their digital transformation goals while optimizing both performance and cost. This book reflects his practical experience and strategic insights in building future-ready SAP enterprises, combining deep technical knowledge with business-focused outcomes.