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SAP Cloud Platform has been rebranded asSAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).[1]

SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
Type of site
Subsidiary
IndustryCloud computing,web services
ParentSAP SE
URLhana.ondemand
RegistrationRequired
Launched2012;12 years ago(2012)[2]
Current statusRebranded

SAP Cloud Platform(SCP) was aplatform as a servicedeveloped bySAP SEfor creating new applications or extending existing applications in a securecloud computingenvironment managed by SAP. The SAP Cloud Platform integrated data andbusiness processes.[3][4]

Overview

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SAP Cloud Platform was an open platform-as-a-service,[5]which included the in-memorySAP HANAdatabase management system, connects to bothon premisesand cloud-based systems running SAP or other third-party software and relies on open standards,[6]likeJava,JavaScript,Node.jsandCloud Foundry[7]for integration options.

SAP andApple Inc.partnered to develop mobile applications oniOSusing cloud-basedsoftware development kits(SDKs) for the SAP Cloud Platform.[8][9]

SAP Cloud Platform was based on open source technology, developed & supported in partnership withSUSE.[10]

The company worked with the Cloud Foundry Foundation for an offering of SAP Cloud Platform that enabled customers to test out and give feedback for the functionalities coming with Cloud Foundry.[11]

History

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Initially unveiled as "SAP NetWeaver Cloud" belonging to the SAP HANA Cloud portfolio on October 16, 2012[12]the cloud platform was reintroduced with the new name "SAP HANA Cloud Platform" on May 13, 2013[13]as the foundation for SAP cloud products, including the SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.[14]Adoption of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform has increased steadily[15]since the platform's launch in 2012, with SAP claiming over 4000 customers and 500 partners adopting the SAP HANA Cloud Platform.[16][17]

On February 27, 2017, SAP HANA Cloud Platform was renamed "SAP Cloud Platform" at theMobile World Congress.[18]

On January 18, 2021, the name "SAP Cloud Platform" was officially removed from SAP's product portfolio to support SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP).[19]

Capabilities

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SAP Cloud Platform contained many cloud services. For a better overview, they were assigned to several categories. The following list contains all the categories defined by SAP:[20]

  • Collaboration
    • SAP Jam
    • SAP Cloud Platform,gamificationservice
    • SAP Document Center
  • User Experience
    • SAP Cloud Platform Build
    • SAP Fiori Cloud
    • SAP Cloud Platform Portal
    • SAP Cloud Platform Forms by Adobe
    • SAP Cloud Platform Rapid Application Development by Mendix
  • Integration
    • SAP Cloud Platform Integration
    • SAP Cloud Platform Remote Data Sync
    • SAP Agile Data Preparation
    • SAP Cloud Platform OData Provisioning
    • SAP Cloud PlatformAPI[21]Management
    • SAP Cloud Platform Workflow
    • SAP Cloud Platform Business Rules
    • SAP Cloud Platform Connector
    • SAP Cloud Platform Smart Data Integration
    • SAP Cloud Platform Enterprise Messaging (Beta)
  • Analytics
    • SAP Cloud Platform Predictive services
    • SAP Cloud Platform Streaming Analytics
    • SAP HANA for Advanced Analytics
    • SAP BusinessObjects Cloud[22]
    • SAP Leonardo
  • Internet of Things[23][24]
    • SAP Cloud Platform Internet of Things
  • Security
    • Cloud App Security with SAP Cloud Platform
    • SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication
    • SAP Cloud Platform Identity Provisioning
  • Mobile
    • Mobile Service for development and operations
    • Mobile Service for app and device management
    • Mobile Service for app protection
    • Mobile Service for SAP Fiori
    • SAP Cloud Platform SDK foriOS
  • Business Services
    • SAP Business Services for YaaS
    • SAP Localization Hub, tax service
  • Runtimes & Containers
  • Data & Storage
    • SAP Cloud Platform Big Data Services
    • SAP Cloud Platform SAP HANA service
    • SAP Cloud Platform ASE service
    • SAP Cloud Platform Document service
  • DevOps
    • Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
    • SAP Cloud Platform Web IDE
    • SAP Monitoring Service
    • SAP Translation Hub
  • Other Capabilities[25]
    • Application Development
    • Machine Learning and Al
    • Business Intelligence
    • Extensibility
    • Cloud Services

Benefits

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Some applications were available from the SAP HANA App Center (now merged with the SAP Store), to extend and integrate applications, customize existing applications, and extend their mobile footprint with mobile-first apps. With SAP Cloud Platform developers could build applications which run in the cloud, but still access data from the premises or other clouds.[26][27][28]

SAP Cloud Platform, developer edition offered users a way to explore SAP Cloud Platform and its capabilities. In addition to 1GB shared SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform provides users to:[29]

  • Create column views using both HANA Studio andSQLcommands viaJDBC
  • Connect to the HANA instance on SAP Cloud Platform easily viaEclipse
  • Deploy the apps on Cloud Foundry based runtimes and backing services
  • Connect to up to 2 on-premises systems
  • Create unlimitedHTMLapps
  • Test drive theJavaapplications

See also

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References

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  11. ^Leljedal, Kelsey."Review: SAP HANA Cloud Platform".yourdailytech.Retrieved30 January2017.
  12. ^"SAP Introduces SAP HANA Cloud, an In-Memory Cloud Platform".dbta.Database Trends and Applications. 24 October 2012.RetrievedOctober 24,2012.
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  14. ^Marson, Luke."Extending on-premises software applications with SAP HCP".techtarget.Tech Target.RetrievedJune 28,2016.
  15. ^"Customers Chose SAP HANA Cloud Platform".sap.21 June 2016.
  16. ^Martens, China."SAP's Björn Goerke Talks HCP, HANA Vora, Digital Transformation".ASUGnews.ASUG.RetrievedSeptember 8,2016.
  17. ^Bort, Julie."SAP just shared detailed customer figures for its most important product".businessinsider.RetrievedJune 16,2015.
  18. ^Magyar, Judith (27 February 2017)."SAP's Cloud Platform Comes of Age with a New Name and New Capabilities".SAP. Archived fromthe originalon 31 October 2023.
  19. ^"Rebranding of SAP Cloud Platform"(PDF).SAP. Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2024.
  20. ^"Capabilities | SAP HANA Cloud Platform".hcp.sap.Retrieved7 March2017.
  21. ^Kepes, Ben."SAP Decides API Management Is One Of The 'Next Big Things'".Forbes.RetrievedJuly 31,2014.
  22. ^Howson, Cindi."Highlights from SAP Sapphire and SAP BusinessObjects Cloud".gartner.Gartner. Archived fromthe originalon May 22, 2016.RetrievedMay 18,2016.
  23. ^Briodagh, Ken."Insurers Benefit from Data Collection and Analytics from IoT".iotrevolutionworld.IoT Evolution.RetrievedOct 13,2016.
  24. ^Gagliordi, Natalie."SAP allots $2 billion for IoT investments, buys software firm Plat.One".ZDNet.ZDNet.RetrievedSeptember 28,2016.
  25. ^Krishna, Rama."Key components and capabilities of SAP BTP include:".sapvista.SAP Vista-date=Oct 13, 2023.
  26. ^Lahl, Dan; Geall, Marc."Demystifying SAP HANA Cloud Platform".sapinsider.wispubs.Retrieved30 January2017.
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  29. ^"SAP HANA Cloud Platform, developer edition".hcp.sap.Retrieved30 January2017.
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