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Signal of the moment
By the numbers
26K+
BTP apps deployed globally in 2025
92%
S/4HANA Cloud customers on clean core
400M
Joule AI transactions per month
3x
Faster close with embedded AI in Finance
87%
Of RISE customers enabling side-by-side extensions
2026
ECC mainstream maintenance end — the clock is ticking
40+
New Joule skills shipped in last 6 months
<1ms
HANA in-memory read latency at scale
Fresh signals
// SAP BTP — pro tips from the field
# Clean Core isn't about restrictions — it's about freedom
$ tip-001
Keep your S/4 core clean. Extend on BTP. Never in the core.
# Side-by-side extensions survive every upgrade untouched

$ tip-002
Use SAP Build Apps for citizen developer extensions first.
# Pro-code only when low-code genuinely can't get there

$ tip-003
Joule is not just a chatbot. It's an orchestration layer.
# Wire it to your workflows, not just Q&A

$ tip-004
Integration Suite > iFlow: use pre-built packages first.
# SAP Business Accelerator Hub has 3000+ pre-built integrations

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