Options for Kafka to SAP ERP Integration and Connector

(Originally posted on Kai Waehner’s blog: Kafka SAP Integration — APIs, Tools, Connector, ERP et al)

A question I get every week from customers across the globe: How can I integrate my SAP system with Apache Kafka? This post explores various alternatives, including connectors, 3rd party tools, custom glue code, and trade-offs between the different options.

After exploring what SAP is, I will discuss several integration options between Apache Kafka and SAP systems:

• Traditional middleware…