SAP Enterprise Architecture
SAP Enterprise Architecture (EA) is SAP’s approach to aligning business strategy with the end-to-end application, data, and technology landscape across SAP and non-SAP systems.
It uses reference architectures, clean-core and fit-to-standard principles, and tools like SAP Signavio, SAP LeanIX Enterprise Architecture Management, and Enterprise Architecture Explorer to design target states, integration patterns, and transformation roadmaps.
The SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework
The SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework defines Enterprise Architecture (EA) artifacts and practices for various use cases, based on established EA principles. SAP continuously evolves this methodology with input from customers and partners. It offers concrete modeling guidance and supports architecture governance.
EA principles provide practical guidance for guiding and governing architecture efforts. Artifacts, such as models, diagrams, concepts, or entities, represent various aspects of EA and are structured by underlying metamodels. EA practices outline techniques to utilize these artifacts, driving value throughout the software lifecycle.
SAP Enterprise Architecture
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Knowledge Transfer Sessions in 2025 - Overview & Navigation
- Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Transition
Date: June 10, 2025 - 14:00 - 15:00 pm (CEST)
Speaker/s:
Dr. Michael R. Blaschke, SAP, Global Principal IT Architect, SAP
As organizations navigate their digital transformation journeys, Enterprise Architects encounter persistent myths about SAP's modern architecture paradigms. This presentation dismantles seven common misconceptions about clean core principles, SAP S/4HANA, and the Business Technology Platform (BTP). Through architectural patterns and real-world examples, we demonstrate how clean core principles extend beyond SAP S/4HANA, enable strategic custom development, and can be implemented before S/4HANA adoption. We'll explore how Enterprise Architects can leverage these concepts across different SAP editions while maintaining complex business process capabilities. Essential for architects seeking clarity on SAP's modern architectural approach and looking to design future-proof enterprise solutions that balance standardization with innovation.
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Date: June 17, 2025 - 14:00 - 15:00 pm (CEST)
Speaker/s:
Dr. Michael R. Blaschke, SAP, Global Principal IT Architect, SAP
Enterprise Architecture is the key enabler in transforming traditional product platforms into dynamic innovation ecosystems. This session unveils the architectural building blocks required to create open, scalable platforms that foster co-creation and innovation. Learn how Enterprise Architects can design adaptive architectural layers that support ecosystem participation, API-first strategies, and platform economics - while maintaining governance and security. Perfect for organizations looking to expand their platform's value proposition beyond products.
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Date: June 24, 2025 - 14:00 - 15:00 pm (CEST)
Speaker/s:
Dr. Michael R. Blaschke, SAP, Global Principal IT Architect, SAP
Enterprise Architects faces a pivotal shift in designing future-ready organizations through SAP's dual-pronged architectural approach. This presentation explores how Enterprise Architecture frameworks must evolve to orchestrate the convergence of AI-First capabilities--leveraging Business AI and Business Data Cloud--with Suite-First principles that govern the SAP Business Suite on BTP. Through architectural patterns, we demonstrate how to design landscapes that harmonize three critical elements: pervasive AI integration with Joule as the intelligent copilot, a unified business data cloud enabling cross-portfolio insights, and consistent suite qualities ensuring secure, performant services. Essential for Enterprise Architects crafting scalable, AI-powered architectures while maintaining governance and integration integrity across the enterprise technology stack.
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Date: July 02, 2025 - 02:00 - 03:00 pm (CEST)
Speaker/s:
Dr. Michael R. Blaschke, SAP, Principal IT Architect, SAP
As organizations strive for agility and innovation, Enterprise Architecture plays a pivotal role in maintaining a clean core while leveraging cloud extensibility. This presentation reveals how Enterprise Architects can design and govern a pristine core system landscape while enabling seamless cloud-based extensions. Learn how to establish architectural guardrails that prevent core customizations, leverage cloud-native patterns, and create a flexible composition layer - all while ensuring business continuity and fostering innovation. Essential viewing for architects seeking to balance stability with adaptability.
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Date: November 20, 2025 Time: 17:00 - 18:00 pm (CET)
Speaker/s:
Dr. Michael R. Blaschke, SAP, Principal IT Architect, SAP
Each month, we select and highlight security and compliance topics relevant for SAP customers. In November, we will discuss the enterprise architecture from the IT perspective.
Discover how enterprise architecture and IT security function as complementary disciplines that strengthen each other in SAP landscapes. In this session, Dr. Michael Blaschke explores the critical touchpoints where architectural decisions shape security outcomes and security requirements drive architectural evolution. Learn practical approaches to align these disciplines for enhanced risk management, streamlined governance, and accelerated digital transformation.
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