SAP Solution: API

Boomi wants to rethink API management—and this includes SAP customers. In an interview with E3 International Managing Editor Laura Cepeda, Markus Müller (Global CTO of API Management) talks about integration, cloud strategies, governance and why user-friendliness can be the decisive factor.

Boomi, a company for intelligent integration and automation, has acquired Rivery.

Transportation management is usually divided into transportation planning and decision making, but monitoring and downstream reporting are equally critical. Ad hoc changes and influences from external factors can often only be managed manually.

System integration plays an important role in any digitalization project. Many companies leverage APIs to achieve it. Some even go as far as to transform all their interfaces into APIs.

Companies tackling digital transformation projects will have to establish a hybrid integration platform eventually. Business Integration Suite has an edge over competitors regarding integration success and digitalization efficiency.

Hybrid clouds are the first choice for SAP customers. Set up correctly and equipped with open API and management solutions, they open up new market opportunities and generate new sources of revenue.

Harvey and Irma demonstrated the destructive forces unleashed by hurricanes. But even less dramatic weather situations harbor dangers. Meteo Protect has evolved from a start-up to a leading player in the protection against weather-related risks.

DSAG and SAP have been working together for some time to modernize the topic of licenses and adapt them to the requirements of digitization. The revision of the licensing requirement for NetWeaver Foundation for 3rd Party Applications has now been a first success.

Automic Software launches Continuous Delivery for SAP environments. This enables companies to automate the management of SAP test data and the execution of tests.

The OpenStack community has released the 13th version of the widely used open source software for cloud applications under the name Mitaka, which has been particularly improved in terms of handling, scalability as well as user experience.

The OpenStack initiatives clearly show: SAP is specifically focusing on open source and thus accelerating its own innovation speed. SAP customers should now take a closer look at OpenStack.