SAP Datasphere and Apache Kafka as Data Fabric for S/4HANA ERP Integration

SAP is the leading ERP solution across industries around the world. Data integration with other data platforms, applications, databases, and APIs is one of the hardest challenges in the IT and software landscape. This blog post explores how SAP Datasphere in conjunction with the data streaming platform Apache Kafka enables a reliable, scalable and open data fabric for connecting SAP business objects of ECC and S/4HANA ERP with other real-time, batch, or request-response interfaces.

(Originally posted on Kai Waehner’s blog: “SAP Datasphere and Apache Kafka as Data Fabric for S/4HANA ERP Integration”… Join the data streaming community and stay informed about new blog posts by subscribing to my newsletter)

What is SAP ERP?

SAP is a German multinational software corporation that develops enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. SAP is best known for its ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software, which helps organizations integrate and streamline their business processes.

A wide range of industries and companies of all sizes use it. SAP ERP is one of the most widely used ERP solutions globally. SAP is not a single product, like many people think. Over the years, SAP has expanded its product portfolio…