Make more of the cloud you already use
If AWS or Azure is already part of your company landscape, a new application can use established accounts, identity, networking and deployment practices. That can shorten setup and reduce operating overhead compared with introducing another platform.
Connect in one direction or both
Send orders into SAP, return shipment updates, or keep selected records synchronized. One-way and two-way integrations can run on AWS, Azure or SAP BTP. Available APIs, data ownership and business rules determine what the flow can do.
Keep operations familiar
Bring application logs, alerts and access controls into your existing operational tools. Your team gets a familiar place to investigate failures, manage permissions and support the application.
Match capacity to the workload
Serverless functions, managed application services and containers offer different ways to run APIs, portals and background jobs. We choose the runtime around response times, traffic and recovery needs.
Compare the full operating cost
Reusing your cloud can be more cost effective, especially for focused applications. We account for hosting, licensing, network traffic, monitoring and support, alongside the work needed to build and maintain the solution.
Built for your wider company landscape
Hosting outside BTP does not mean giving up enterprise security or visibility. AWS and Azure provide the building blocks; Tivoli configures them around your application and company requirements.
Security and access
Connect company identity, restrict permissions, protect credentials and encrypt data. Network access and data residency are part of the architecture, alongside the SAP interfaces the application is allowed to use.
Visibility and recovery
Design useful logs, alerts, retries and reconciliation together. Operators should be able to see what happened to a transaction and recover a failed flow without creating duplicate business records.
See the platform guidance for AWS serverless applications and Azure integration architecture.
Questions about SAP BTP alternatives
The platform should make your application easier to build and operate. These are the distinctions we clarify before choosing it.
Are SAP BTP and CAP the same thing?
No. SAP BTP is a platform; the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) is a framework for building applications. CAP and hosting are related decisions, but they are not interchangeable terms. For an existing CAP application, we review its runtime, database, identity and SAP service dependencies before proposing a different deployment. See SAP's introduction to CAP.
Will AWS or Azure always be cheaper and faster?
No single platform wins for every project. Existing cloud accounts, skills and deployment processes can make AWS or Azure quicker to set up and less expensive to operate. BTP may save development effort where its services or integration content already cover the requirement. We compare the complete scope before recommending a platform.
Can the integration write back into SAP?
Yes, where the SAP interface supports the operation and your permissions and business rules allow it. The hosting platform does not decide whether a flow is one-way or two-way. We define record ownership, validation and conflict handling for each direction.
Is moving away from BTP a drop-in replacement?
It depends on the application. Custom middleware using standard APIs may be a straightforward fit for AWS or Azure. Applications tied to BTP services need a dependency review, including equivalent services, licensing, connectivity and support. We can also keep useful BTP components and run other workloads on your existing cloud.