Harmonised IT landscape in life sciences – achieving success with SAP BTP

The life sciences industry faces unique challenges: strict regulatory requirements, a complex IT landscape, and the need to process data from different sources in real time. To drive innovation and increase operational efficiency, companies must seamlessly connect disparate systems – from research laboratories to production.

The SAP Integration Suite offers a powerful solution for efficiently connecting cloud, on-premise and hybrid landscapes. It not only enables end-to-end data availability, but also ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. In this blog post, we will show how companies in the life sciences industry can harmonise their IT architecture with the SAP Integration Suite and optimise their processes.

SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) as an enterprise-wide integration platform

The SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is the central technological basis for the digital transformation of companies. It combines data management, analytics, application development, artificial intelligence and integration solutions in a scalable cloud platform. For companies in the life sciences industry in particular, it offers a reliable and secure environment for connecting their heterogeneous IT systems.

SAP Integration Suite as a key component of SAP BTP

Within SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite plays a central role as an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) and connects various systems, applications and data sources with each other. It enables smooth communication between cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments and, as an enterprise-wide integration platform, offers a number of advantages:

• Integration options: Seamless integration of ERP, CRM, LIMS and MES systems in a unified IT landscape.
• API management: Options for efficiently integrating external partners, suppliers and customers. Creation, publication and management of API interfaces, including access control, usage analysis and enforcement of security requirements.
• Event-driven data processing: Fast and automated data processing in real time and broker-based.
• Agility and scalability: Rapid adaptation to changing requirements and scalability of resources.
• Cost optimisation: Reduction of integration costs through the use of cloud services and platforms.
• Accelerated innovation: Faster time to market for new products and services through seamless integration.

By combining SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite, companies get a robust, scalable and future-proof integration solution that optimises business-critical processes and promotes innovation.

Benefits of SAP Integration Suite for different stakeholders in the company

Management:

SAP Integration Suite helps here by providing a standardised platform that reduces operating costs, guarantees security standards and increases IT flexibility. SAP Integration Suite offers a modern integration architecture and enables real-time data processing that addresses these challenges.

Architects:

SAP Integration Suite offers standardised connectors and templates that support interoperability and enable a flexible, scalable architecture. SAP Integration Suite offers predefined connectors and low-code tools that reduce effort and dependence on specialists.

Business/department managers:

With SAP Integration Suite, integrations can be implemented faster and the provision of real-time data supports agile business processes. SAP Integration Suite offers low-code/no-code tools that enable business departments to implement integrations themselves and reduce their dependence on the IT department.

Seamless interfaces:

Successful connectivity and scalability for business integrations

Challenges in using the SAP Integration Suite

Despite the numerous advantages of the SAP Integration Suite, there are challenges that companies must overcome during implementation and use:

With forward-looking planning, targeted training and the involvement of integration experts, these challenges can be overcome and the full benefits of the SAP Integration Suite can be realised.

Success factors for seamless integration of SAP and non-SAP landscapes

In order for the SAP Integration Suite to reach its full potential, the following aspects have proven particularly effective in practice:

Conclusion and recommended action

The SAP Integration Suite is an essential tool for companies in the life sciences industry to harmonise their IT landscape. It enables seamless networking of all relevant systems, optimises business processes and supports compliance with regulatory requirements.

With increasing digitalisation, integration solutions will continue to gain in importance. In the future, AI-supported integrations and even more powerful cloud applications could further increase efficiency. Companies that rely on a robust integration strategy today will be more agile, innovative and competitive in the long term. Without a well-thought-out strategy, however, high costs, inconsistencies and technical hurdles are likely to arise.

Start your journey towards a harmonised IT landscape together with adesso. With our strategic approach and in-depth SAP expertise, we ensure that your integrations not only work, but also create real added value. As an SAP Gold Partner, we offer comprehensive consulting, implementation and maintenance of cloud integration solutions. We take care of the integration of multi-cloud environments, i.e. the integration of different cloud platforms and services for seamless collaboration. When it comes to security and compliance, we take care of the implementation of security measures and compliance with legal requirements for secure cloud integration.