Building a Resilient SAP Enterprise: Build a resilient SAP enterprise in the era of RISE, GROW, and cloud-native services (English Edition)

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.

Table of Contents

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).