
11 years ago, when I began my career as an SAP Integration consultant, often times when I google for work related research, I’d see results from SAP SCN and SAP help pages only. Today, what has changed is that, I see results on the same question/theme, being addressed by blogs/sites that have nothing to do with the SAP tool/platform on which, I am working currently. But the answer/content that I read there somehow turns out to be highly relevant to the issue/topic I am researching currently, on the SAP tool/platform that I am working with.
Upon reflection, as a broader trend across various SAP products and platforms, there seem to be a strong adoption of industry standard technologies, protocols & frameworks, which in many cases are open-source as well. While SAP’s proprietary standards have influenced others in the ERP industry for a long time, this remarkable departure and SAP gravitating towards standards in many aspects, is something that prompted me to connect the dots and to share with the community. In this post, I’d like to list a few of the areas, where I have noticed this trend:
SAP’s growing adoption of open-source technologies and industry standards doesn’t just seem to be accidental, but based on a conscious vision, as reflected in the SAP Open-source Manifesto. This shift benefits both customers and developers by fostering interoperability, flexibility, and innovation in the SAP ecosystem.
Disclaimer: My observations are based on my exposure to SAP BTP & ERP only and this trend might not apply or apply differently across SAP’s other product lines.
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