SAP Sapphire in Orlando has long been one of the most anticipated gatherings for SAP customers, partners, and technologists worldwide. It’s a place where innovation meets practice — where SAP’s roadmap comes to life and where customers share their transformational journeys.
This year’s Sapphire was no exception, particularly in the realm of integration and automation, areas at the heart of Figaf’s mission. As SAP customers navigate complex landscapes with cloud migration, hybrid architectures, and the push for real-time business, the integration layer is where agility, innovation, and competitive edge are forged.
Below, I break down some of the most compelling integration sessions from Sapphire Orlando — exploring what they covered, why they matter, and how they reflect the evolving opportunities for SAP customers, integration experts, and automation champions.
How One iPaaS Meets Under Armour’s Integration Needs (BTP2784)
This session told the story of Under Armour replacing multiple integration solutions with the SAP Integration Suite to support enterprise-wide workloads. The focus was on simplification — moving from a fragmented landscape to a unified integration platform.
Why it’s interesting:
For Figaf, this underscores the growing demand for consolidation. Enterprises want fewer tools, faster time to value, and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Under Armour’s journey is a model case, showing how standardizing on SAP Integration Suite can streamline operations and boost agility.
Impact on SAP ecosystem:
This type of platform consolidation reduces technical debt and simplifies governance, making it easier for customers to adopt best practices in DevOps, automation, and testing — Figaf’s core focus areas.
Takeaway:
Figaf can help customers accelerate this consolidation journey by providing automation tools for testing and monitoring SAP integrations, reducing risks as they shift to a unified landscape.
Navigate SAP Integration Suite with AdvanSix and Florida Crystals (BTP2102)
This session explored real-world insights into SAP Integration Suite operations and migration, covering topics like EDI transactions, cost-performance trade-offs, and integration management.
Why it’s valuable:
Migration is often a stumbling block for SAP customers — it’s risky, expensive, and organizationally complex. Figaf’s automation tools can play a pivotal role here by automating test cases, validating migrations, and improving confidence in go-live decisions.
Impact:
Sessions like this reveal how integration success depends not just on technology, but also on team readiness and strategy — areas where Figaf’s consulting and tools can deliver significant value.
Takeaway:
Migrating to SAP Integration Suite is not just a technical shift but a strategic one. Figaf can be a key enabler in this transformation.
Accelerate Connectivity for Your Applications (BTP2116)
This talk highlighted how SAP Integration Suite’s prebuilt adapters and connectors (to platforms like Salesforce and Snowflake) accelerate application integration without the need for multiple middleware solutions.
Why it matters:
Prebuilt adapters reduce development time and help enterprises achieve faster ROI. For Figaf, this represents an opportunity to automate testing and monitoring across an expanding integration footprint, ensuring these plug-and-play connectors work as promised in production.
Impact:
As customers stitch together increasingly hybrid ecosystems, robust integration testing and monitoring become indispensable — exactly where Figaf delivers value.
Takeaway:
Prebuilt connectivity is powerful, but only if it’s reliable; Figaf’s testing automation ensures customers achieve the operational excellence they expect.
Deliver Real-Time Business Processes with an Event-Driven Architecture (BTP2879)
This session focused on event-driven architecture (EDA) and how SAP Integration Suite’s advanced event mesh enables real-time responsiveness across business processes.
Why it’s strategic:
EDA is reshaping integration by shifting from batch to event-based models. This creates massive efficiency and customer experience gains — but it also introduces new complexity in monitoring and testing. Figaf’s tools will need to evolve to support EDA patterns, making this a space to watch closely.
Impact:
For SAP customers, moving to EDA can unlock transformational benefits, but only if they have the right governance and observability in place.
Takeaway:
Event-driven integration is the future, and Figaf’s automation capabilities can help customers navigate this shift confidently.
Innovating with the Intelligent Capabilities of SAP Integration Suite (BTP2671)
This keynote showcased how AI, B2B innovations, and evolving APIs are transforming integration, boosting developer productivity and driving business transformation.
Why it excites:
For me and Figaf, this session confirms the importance of embedding intelligence into the integration lifecycle — from smart mapping to automated testing and proactive monitoring. AI can supercharge productivity but requires tight integration into DevOps workflows.
Impact:
SAP customers need partners who can help them operationalize these innovations; Figaf is well-positioned to fill that role.
Takeaway:
The future of integration is intelligent, and Figaf aims to help customers unlock its full potential.
Do More Now: Migrate to SAP Integration Suite (BTP2120)
This technical session addressed migration from SAP Process Orchestration (PO) to Integration Suite, detailing tools, runtimes, and services.
Why it’s critical:
Many customers are still stuck on legacy landscapes. Figaf’s migration accelerators and test automation can de-risk these projects, ensuring a smoother transition.
Impact:
Successful migrations free up budget and talent for innovation, not just maintenance — a huge win for SAP customers.
Takeaway:
Migration isn’t just about moving workloads; it’s about unlocking future innovation. Figaf’s solutions can help get customers there faster and safer.
Reliable Messaging with SAP Integration Suite at Florida Crystals (BTP1677)
This case study explored how Florida Crystals leverages reliable messaging for mission-critical processes.
Why it’s valuable:
Reliable messaging is foundational for resilient integration — and for Figaf, it’s a sweet spot for automated monitoring and alerting solutions.
Impact:
As companies like Florida Crystals scale, Figaf can provide peace of mind by ensuring integrations stay robust and compliant.
Takeaway:
Reliability is non-negotiable, and Figaf’s tools help safeguard it.
Transforming HR Processes at McDonald’s with a Modern Integration Platform (BTP2874)
McDonald’s shared how they integrated 30 third-party applications using SAP Integration Suite, leveraging API Management and event mesh.
Why it’s exciting:
This is a powerful demonstration of integration at scale. Figaf’s API testing and monitoring tools are perfectly positioned to support such high-volume, mission-critical landscapes.
Impact:
For SAP customers, this session highlights the art of the possible — and Figaf’s role in making it real.
Takeaway:
Scale brings complexity, and Figaf is ready to help customers manage it.
Future-Proof Your Integration Investment with AI (BTP2121)
SAP explored how AI accelerates developer productivity and future-proofs integration strategies.
Why it resonates:
For Figaf, AI isn’t just hype — it’s an accelerant for automation across the integration lifecycle, from test generation to anomaly detection.
Impact:
Helping customers harness AI will be a major differentiator in the coming years.
Takeaway:
The AI wave is coming to integration, and Figaf will help customers ride it.
CONA’s Journey to Creating a Next-Generation Integration Platform (BTP1625)
CONA transformed its integration ecosystem by unifying API and integration tools, achieving cost savings and enhanced security.
Why it matters:
Unification reduces fragmentation — and Figaf’s governance and monitoring tools ensure that unification delivers real operational benefits.
Impact:
For SAP customers, this is a blueprint for building robust, secure integration backbones.
Takeaway:
Integration success is as much about governance as technology, and Figaf delivers both.
Transforming Business at Merck: Enabling a Modern Integration Architecture (BTP2875)
Merck’s modernization journey using Edge Integration Cell and event mesh demonstrates next-gen integration in action.
Why it’s exciting:
This showcases the cutting edge of SAP integration, where Figaf’s solutions for hybrid landscapes and edge deployments will become increasingly relevant.
Impact:
As hybrid becomes the norm, Figaf’s ability to support these architectures will be a competitive advantage.
Takeaway:
The edge is here — and Figaf is ready.
Simplify Your Integration Lifecycle with SAP Integration Suite (BTP2876)
This session highlighted Integration Assessment, a tool to govern and simplify integration strategy.
Why it’s relevant:
Strategy and governance are often overlooked, but they’re where Figaf can provide critical value through assessment, automation, and lifecycle management.
Impact:
Customers can cut complexity and boost agility by combining SAP’s tools with Figaf’s automation.
Takeaway:
A simplified lifecycle is a faster lifecycle — and Figaf accelerates both.
Benefits of Edge Integration Cell for SAP Integration Suite (PAR1178)
Red Hat and SAP explored the hybrid integration runtime, highlighting best practices and blueprints.
Why it’s strategic:
Hybrid architectures are here to stay, and Figaf’s expertise in managing hybrid landscapes will be critical.
Impact:
SAP customers will need partners who can bridge cloud and on-prem seamlessly — Figaf is one of them.
Takeaway:
Hybrid isn’t a headache; it’s an opportunity. Figaf helps customers seize it.
Conclusion: Integration, Automation, and the Road Ahead
SAP Sapphire Orlando made one thing clear: integration is no longer just a technical layer — it’s a strategic enabler. As customers consolidate platforms, embrace real-time architectures, and explore AI and hybrid models, the need for automation, governance, and testing has never been greater.
For Figaf, this is an exciting moment. Our mission to simplify and automate SAP integration aligns perfectly with the trends showcased at Sapphire. By helping customers de-risk migration, improve quality, and accelerate innovation, Figaf is ready to lead in this next era of integration.