Innovate on SAP without breaking your core

SAP Business Technology Platform is where your custom apps, integrations, and AI live, so your SAP S/4HANA stays standard, upgrade-stable, and ready for what SAP ships next.

The technology is powerful. The hard part is making the right choices, setting up governance, and building solutions that hold up in production.

Expertum colleagues in conversation about SAP Business Technology Platform
WHY IT MATTERS NOW

BTP has become the foundation for what's next in SAP

At SAP Sapphire 2026, BTP was consolidated with Business Data Cloud and SAP Business AI into the new SAP Business AI Platform. Joule Studio is becoming the default place to build, and a Clean Core is the prerequisite for everything that follows.

The home of Clean Core

Build extensions on BTP instead of modifying your ERP, so SAP S/4HANA stays standard and absorbs updates without breaking.

The base for Joule and AI

SAP AI agents need clean, connected data and standard processes. BTP is where that foundation is built and governed.

Open to non-SAP systems

With hundreds of pre-built connectors, BTP links SAP with Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and the rest of your landscape.

Your innovation layer

A single place to build custom apps, automate workflows, and extend SAP, decoupled from the transactional core.

Expertum colleagues in conversation about SAP Business Technology Platform

“BTP gives you almost unlimited possibilities, and that is exactly the trap. The teams that win are not the ones who use every service, but the ones who make deliberate choices, keep their core clean, and build what the business actually needs.”

Ted Castelijns
SAP Innovation & Technology Lead, Expertum
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WHAT WE SEE IN PRACTICE

The pitfalls we help you avoid

1

A platform that grows faster than your grip on it

BTP runs on consumption, so subaccounts and services nobody owns keep running and keep costing money. Teams lose track of what exists and who is responsible. We set up structure and ownership before the landscape outgrows you.

2

Moving old code instead of fixing what it does

Migrating custom ABAP and legacy integrations to BTP without questioning the process just moves the same technical debt to a new place. We use the move to redesign the logic, not relocate it.

3

Not knowing where to start

BTP offers so many services that most teams cannot tell which ones they need or how to build the right skills. We bring experience from other BTP rollouts, so your people get a clear path, not a guessing game.

HOW WE HELP

From architecture to real-world apps

A pragmatism-first approach for mid-to-large enterprises navigating the move to SAP S/4HANA. We cover the full path, from the first design decision to apps in production.

Architecture

We design a BTP landscape that fits your goals, with the right services, structure, and guardrails, so it scales without turning into sprawl.

Environment setup

We set up your subaccounts, security, and governance properly from the start, so access stays controlled, administration stays clear, and costs stay predictable.

Clean Core

We move custom logic out of your ERP and onto BTP the right way, redesigning processes rather than lifting old Z-code into the cloud.

Development

We build scalable, real-world applications and integrations, the kind we have delivered for organisations like Hunkemöller and Action.

CUSTOMER CASE

BTP in the real world

Centralising waste-management processes on top of SAP ERP

Ivago is transforming six recycling parks for the circular economy and uses SAP BTP to centralise its business processes on top of SAP ERP. The result is one connected platform that supports employees and citizens with clear, reliable information.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

Pragmatism first, proven in practice

No-nonsense approach

We make deliberate choices instead of using technology for technology’s sake.

Real, scalable apps

We build applications that hold up in production, proven at organisations like Ivago, Hunkemöller, and Action.

Award-winning expertise

Our BTP specialists combine deep SAP knowledge with practical development experience.

Keep the core clean

We use BTP to extend SAP without adding unnecessary complexity to the core, keeping your landscape easier to maintain and evolve.

Frequently asked questions

No. If you mainly use standard SAP S/4HANA functionality, need little custom development and have limited integration requirements, you may not need BTP at all.

BTP becomes relevant when you want to build extensions, custom applications, integrations or other capabilities outside the core. In that case, it supports a Clean Core approach and helps keep SAP S/4HANA easier to maintain and upgrade.

Yes. SAP Integration Suite has hundreds of pre-built connectors specifically for non-SAP systems. BTP is designed to sit at the centre of a mixed landscape.

BTP runs on top of hyperscaler infrastructure across global regions. You can choose which data-centre region your data lives in to comply with local requirements such as GDPR in Europe.

If an app needs to deeply read, write, or trigger workflows inside SAP ERP, BTP is usually faster and safer thanks to native SAP security and business context. For a standalone app, a hyperscaler may be the better fit.

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