What is SAP BTP?

SAP Cloud Platform has been rebranded as SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). SAP Cloud
Platform (SCP) was a platform as a service developed by SAP SE for creating new applications or
extending existing applications in a secure cloud computing environment managed by SAP. SAP BTP is
designed to help businesses build, run, and extend applications in a cloud-native environment.

SAP Business Technology Platform is an innovation platform optimized for SAP applications in the
cloud. SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) brings together application development and
automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities in one unified environment. The
platform offers users the ability to turn data into business value, compose end-to-end business
processes, and build and extend SAP applications quickly.

SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is a unified, business-centric, and open platform for the
entire SAP ecosystem. It is available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and enables users to integrate
and create value from data and extend their SAP and third-party solution landscapes to meet
evolving business needs.

Overview:
SAP Cloud Platform was an open platform-as-a-service, which included the in-memory SAP HANA
database management system, connects to both on-premises and cloud-based systems running SAP
or other third-party software and relies on open standards, like Java, JavaScript, Node.js and Cloud
Foundry for integration options.
SAP and Apple Inc. partnered to develop mobile applications on iOS using cloud-based software
development kits (SDKs) for the SAP Cloud Platform.
SAP Cloud Platform was based on open-source technology, developed & supported in partnership
with SUSE.
The company worked with the Cloud Foundry Foundation for an offering of SAP Cloud Platform that
enabled customers to test out and give feedback for the functionalities coming with Cloud Foundry.
History:
Initially unveiled as SAP NetWeaver Cloud belonging to the SAP HANA Cloud portfolio on October 16,
2012 the cloud platform was reintroduced with the new name SAP HANA Cloud Platform on May 13,
2013 as the foundation for SAP cloud products, including the SAP BusinessObjects Cloud. Adoption
of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform has increased steadily since the platform's launch in 2012, with SAP
claiming over 4000 customers and 500 partners adopting the SAP HANA Cloud Platform.
On February 27, 2017, SAP HANA Cloud Platform was renamed SAP Cloud Platform at the Mobile
World Congress.
On January 18, 2021, SAP Cloud Platform was officially removed from SAP's product portfolio to
support SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP).

Capabilities:

SAP Cloud Platform contained many cloud services. For a better overview, they were assigned to
several categories. The following list contains all the categories defined by SAP:

 Collaboration
 SAP Jam
 SAP Cloud Platform, gamification service
 SAP Document Centre
 User Experience
 SAP Cloud Platform Build
  SAP Fiori Cloud
 SAP Cloud Platform Portal
 SAP Cloud Platform Forms by Adobe
 SAP Cloud Platform Rapid Application Development by Mendix
 Integration
 SAP Cloud Platform Integration
 SAP Cloud Platform Remote Data Sync
 SAP Agile Data Preparation
 SAP Cloud Platform OData Provisioning
 SAP Cloud Platform API Management
 SAP Cloud Platform Workflow
 SAP Cloud Platform Business Rules
 SAP Cloud Platform Connector
 SAP Cloud Platform Smart Data Integration
 SAP Cloud Platform Enterprise Messaging (Beta)
 Analytics
 SAP Cloud Platform Predictive services
 SAP Cloud Platform Streaming Analytics
 SAP HANA for Advanced Analytics
 SAP BusinessObjects Cloud
 SAP Leonardo
 Internet of Things
 SAP Cloud Platform Internet of Things
 Security
 Cloud App Security with SAP Cloud Platform
 SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication
 SAP Cloud Platform Identity Provisioning
 Mobile
 Mobile Service for development and operations
 Mobile Service for app and device management
 Mobile Service for app protection
 Mobile Service for SAP Fiori
 SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS
 Business Services
 SAP Business Services for YaaS
 SAP Localization Hub, tax service
 Runtimes & Containers
 Java
 XSJS (SAP HANA extended application services, classic model JavaScript)
 HTML
 Cloud Foundry Services
 SAP Cloud Platform Virtual Machine
 Data & Storage
 SAP Cloud Platform Big Data Services
 SAP Cloud Platform SAP HANA service
 SAP Cloud Platform ASE service
 SAP Cloud Platform Document service
 DevOps
 Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
 SAP Cloud Platform Web IDE
 SAP Monitoring Service
  SAP Translation Hub

Benefits:
Some applications were available from the SAP HANA App Centre (now merged with the SAP Store),
to extend and integrate applications, customize existing applications, and extend their mobile
footprint with mobile-first apps. With SAP Cloud Platform developers could build applications which
run in the cloud, but still access data from the premises or other clouds.
SAP Cloud Platform, developer edition offered users a way to explore SAP Cloud Platform and its
capabilities. In addition to 1GB shared SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform provides users to:
 Create column views using both HANA Studio and SQL commands via JDBC
 Connect to the HANA instance on SAP Cloud Platform easily via Eclipse
 Deploy the apps on Cloud Foundry based runtimes and backing services.
 Connect to up to 2 on-premises systems.
 Create unlimited HTML apps.
 Test drive the Java applications.

Solutions & Services:

Solutions:

SAP BTP offers fast in-memory processing, sustainable, agile solutions and services to integrate data
and extend applications, and fully embedded analytics and intelligent technologies.

Services:

Services enable, facilitate, or accelerate the development of business applications and other
platform services on SAP BTP. Services are grouped into the following service types:
 Business services: Services that enable, facilitate, or accelerate the development of business
process components or provide industry-specific functionalities or content within a business
application.
 Technical services: Services that enable, facilitate, or accelerate the development of general
or domain independent content within a business application, independent of the
application's business process or task.

Getting Started:

SAP BTP offers two types of global accounts: Trial accounts (completely free of charge) and enterprise
accounts. Within an enterprise account, you can use both free and paid plans.

A global account is the realization of a contract you or your company has made with SAP. A global
account is used to manage subaccounts, members, entitlements and quotas. You receive
entitlements and quotas to use platform resources per global account and then distribute the
entitlements and quotas to the subaccount for actual consumption. There are two types of
commercial models for global accounts: consumption-based model and subscription-based model.

A free trial account is intended for individuals, for example students, who want to explore SAP
BTP for free. It is an isolated account and subaccount, with pre-allocated service entitlements that
can be used for a limited number of days.
Free tier is not an account type, but it's a set of free services that can be used within an enterprise
account.
To use an enterprise account, you can either purchase a customer account, join the partner program
to purchase a partner account, or self-register for an enterprise account to try out free tier service
plans.

SAP BTP Vs SAP S4 HANA:

SAP BTP SAP HANA

With SAP BTP, developers can build custom With SAP HANA Cloud, developers can build
applications that run on various cloud new applications or extend existing ones by
providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and leveraging the power of HANA's in-memory
Google Cloud Platform. database technology.
It is ideal for businesses seeking to create SAP HANA is particularly well-suited for
custom applications, optimize business organizations in need of cloud-based data
processes through integration, harness the storage and processing with an emphasis on in-
power of data analytics, and embrace memory capabilities. It is a valuable choice
innovations like IoT and machine learning when advanced analytics on the stored data is a
priority.
SAP BTP provides a vast array of services and It is more narrowly focused, concentrating
tools beyond database capabilities. These primarily on providing a cloud-based database
include SAP Cloud Platform for application service. While it includes analytics capabilities,
development, analytics services, IoT services, it does not offer the extensive range of services
machine learning tools, and more. and tools that SAP BTP provides.
SAP BTP supports data storage as part of its SAP HANA Cloud, however, is designed
broader functionality, with a primary focus on primarily as a cloud-based data storage and
enabling application development and data processing solution, with a strong emphasis on
integration. in-memory database technology, leveraging
SAP HANA.
It provides flexibility in choosing different SAP HANA Cloud is centred around SAP HANA,
database options within the platform to meet an in-memory database platform that has been
specific application requirements. optimized for cloud usage.
SAP BTP incorporates analytics and machine It includes built-in support for advanced
learning services as integral components of the analytics and machine learning on data stored
platform. within the database.

SAP BTP Overview for Functional Consultant:

as functional consultants, we should know all functionality details of BTP and its features. In all
business processes belonging to any module, understanding how to use BTP to build various
automation processes is essential. Here are some basic points from SAP BTP for functional
consultants:

1. Understanding the functionality details and features of SAP BTP.

2. Exploring how BTP can be utilized to automate different business processes.
3. Identifying opportunities for process optimization and automation using BTP.
4. Understanding how to integrate BTP with other SAP modules and third-party
applications.
5. Analysing the benefits of using BTP in specific business scenarios.
6. Collaborating with technical experts to implement BTP solutions effectively.
 7. Staying updated with the latest developments and updates related to SAP BTP.
By learning and understanding SAP BTP, functional consultants can leverage its capabilities to
enhance business processes, improve efficiency, and drive innovation across various modules.