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Foundation & Architecture Setup Services

for SAP Business Technology Platform

Control and clarity

SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) plays a central role in modern SAP landscapes, supporting extensions, integrations, and innovation.

Our Foundation & Architecture Setup Services establishes a structured, production-ready BTP environment aligned with clean core principles. We bring together the architecture, governance, and cost transparency needed to support evolving business needs on a scalable foundation.

Establish a clear global account and subaccount strategy to support scalable and consistent platform usage.

Define a BTP architecture aligned with Clean Core, hybrid cloud, and extension strategies.

Integrate identity, roles, and access controls to ensure a secure and compliant platform setup.

Provide visibility into platform consumption and guide service selection to support informed cost management.

Our services

Establish a structured and scalable SAP BTP environment through a service that brings together platform setup, architecture design, security, cost management, and governance.

Platform setup and structure

  • Global account and subaccount design (landscape, region, hierarchy)
  • Entitlements and service provisioning baseline
  • Initial platform configuration

Architecture and design

  • High-level and detailed architecture definitions
  • Extension patterns (side-by-side, event-driven)
  • Integration of architecture aligned with existing systems
  • Alignment with Clean Core principles

Consumption and cost management

  • Consumption estimation based on use cases and workloads
  • Service selection guidance
  • Cost transparency and optimization recommendations

Governance and operating model

  • Governance framework for BTP usage
  • Compliance considerations (e.g., data access, control)
  • Operating model definition (platform team, CoE, roles and responsibilities)
  • High-level DevOps and lifecycle recommendations

Identity and security

  • Integration with identity providers and SAP Cloud Identity Services
  • Role and authorization design (role collections)
  • Secure access and governance model

What we deliver

A well-defined SAP BTP foundation provides the structure, security, and operational consistency needed to support extensions, integrations, and applications across your landscape. Delivered through a flexible approach—ranging from initial setup to full platform enablement—our services supports faster adoption, reduced risk, and controlled platform use.

  • Production-ready SAP BTP environment
  • Clear and structured architecture blueprint
  • Visibility into platform consumption and service selection
  • Secure and compliant platform setup
  • Defined operating model to support long-term use

Clean Core by Design

Our entire development philosophy revolves around Clean Core enablement. A modular, decoupled approach — the core system focuses on essential business processes and data integrity, while non-core functions are handled through integration with SAP BTP services.

Leverage SAP BTP Cloud

Employ SAP BTP services outside digital core

Remove obsolete custom code​

Review modifications and replace ​outdated technologies

Say NO to custom code

Be aware of custom code footprint and manage/monitor on a regular basis 

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Zero modification policy​

Stay aligned with the SAP standard system

Decouple upgrade extensions

Custom extensions don't break an upgrade, and upgrades don't break an extension

Function redundancy

Eliminate enhancements that are redundant to standard functionality

Why a Clean Core matters

As you move to SAP S/4HANA and the cloud, a clean, stable technology core is what keeps change fast, safe, and affordable.

  • Upgrade-safe
  • Lean system landscape
  • Flexible extensions
  • Agility and resilience

  • Complex, risky upgrades
  • High maintenance effort
  • Rigid integrations

Why choose msg global solutions?

msg global brings a structured, hands-on approach to SAP BTP setup, combining platform expertise with practical implementation support.

The result is a well-defined system foundation that provides consistent, scalable usage across your SAP landscape.

Proven SAP & Clean Core expertise

Deep experience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformations and Clean Core strategies, with a strong understanding of how BTP fits into the broader landscape.

Hands-on delivery

We implement what we design, ensuring that architecture decisions translate into a working, production-ready platform.

End-to-end platform perspective

From initial setup through architecture, governance, and cost management, we take a structured approach to building and operating SAP BTP environments.

Aligned with your SAP landscape

BTP is positioned within your broader extension, integration, and application strategy—not treated as a standalone platform.

Focused on control and usability

Emphasis on clear structures, governance, and cost transparency to support practical, long-term platform use.

Long-term partner

We stay beyond the first project to keep your core clean and your innovation running.

Start your Clean Core journey

Take the first step toward a simpler, more agile technology ecosystem with msg global solutions and SAP Business Technology Platform.

Kienegger-Harald

Harald Kienegger

Head of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Strasser-Thomas

Thomas Strasser

Head of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)