SAP Leonardo, SAP’s innovative digital innovation system, is designed to accelerate enterprise digital transformation by integrating advanced technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Big Data analytics. Central to SAP Leonardo’s flexibility and scalability is its tight integration with the SAP Cloud Platform (now part of the broader SAP Business Technology Platform – BTP). This integration unlocks powerful capabilities for developers and enterprises to build, deploy, and manage intelligent applications that extend SAP and non-SAP landscapes. This article explores how SAP Leonardo integrates with SAP Cloud Platform to enable intelligent enterprise innovation.
The SAP Cloud Platform (SAP CP), recently evolved into SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering that provides comprehensive services including application development, integration, database and data management, analytics, and intelligent technologies.
By leveraging SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Leonardo components gain a cloud-native foundation that allows businesses to:
SAP Leonardo uses SAP Cloud Platform’s development environments (Java, Node.js, SAP Fiori, etc.) to create custom applications powered by intelligent technologies.
SAP Leonardo’s IoT capabilities rely on SAP Cloud Platform’s IoT services for device connectivity, data ingestion, and real-time data processing.
SAP Cloud Platform hosts SAP Leonardo’s AI services that enable deep learning, image recognition, predictive analytics, and natural language processing.
SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite facilitates seamless integration between SAP Leonardo services and enterprise applications.
The cloud platform provides robust data services like SAP HANA Cloud and SAP Data Intelligence that underpin Leonardo’s data processing and analytics.
In a smart manufacturing scenario, SAP Leonardo and SAP Cloud Platform integration can enable:
This end-to-end solution showcases the power of SAP Leonardo and SAP Cloud Platform working together to create intelligent, adaptive manufacturing processes.
The integration of SAP Leonardo with SAP Cloud Platform forms the backbone of SAP’s vision for the intelligent enterprise. By combining cutting-edge technologies with a robust cloud foundation, organizations can innovate faster, scale smarter, and operate more efficiently. Whether it's IoT, AI, blockchain, or big data analytics, the synergy between SAP Leonardo and SAP Cloud Platform unlocks transformative possibilities across industries.
For SAP professionals, understanding this integration is critical to architecting future-ready solutions that harness the full power of SAP’s digital innovation capabilities.