1. The Five Key Elements of Enterprise Services Architecture
Eric Wei
SAP Platinum Consultant
Coworker - NJ Computer Professionals Society

2. Time for Change: IT is Entering its Third Market Area
Enterprise services architecture is more than Web services
An enterprise services platform for business process innovation emerges
A huge ecosystem develops around it
Enterprise Services
Architecture
Three-Tier Client/ Server
Main- frame

3. Enterprise Services Architecture Business Value Drives Service Enablement
Generation
Level of
Service
Enablement
80%
75%
40%
40%
20%
2004
2005
2006
Process
Efficiency (B2B)
User
Productivity
Deployment
Flexibility

4. ARCHITECTURE FOR CHANGE The 5 Key Elements of Enterprise Services Architecture
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5. Five Key Elements of Enterprise Services Architecture
PEOPLE PRODUCTIVITY
ANALYTICS/REPORTING
SERVICE COMPOSITION
SAP NetWeaver
Enterprise Services Repository
SERVICE ENABLEMENT
SAP’s Enterprise Services
Partner Services
Business Objects, Components, and Engines
Bus.
Partner
Legacy
LIFE-CYCLE MGMT

6. Enterprise Services Repository
First Key Element of Enterprise Services Architecture: Service Enablement
SAP NetWeaver
Enterprise Services Repository
SERVICE ENABLEMENT
SAP’s Enterprise Services
Partner Services
Business Objects, Components, and Engines
Bus.
Partner
Legacy

7. Situation Today: Multiple Application Databases & Proprietary APIs
Build composite
applica- tions ?
Database
integration +
proprietary techniques for cross-DB integration
ERP (Supplier)
CRM (Supplier)
SRM (internal)
ERP (internal)
CRM (internal)
SRM (Buyer) ? ? ?
Build
connectors to
systems
Change processes
Build
connectors
from
systems

8. What Is Needed: A Services-Enabled Business Process Platform
User Interfaces
Openness
Transparent unlimited access
Unified cross-system Integration Model
Extensibility of services
Standardization of services
Composite Applications
SAP NetWeaver
Common Enterprise Services Architecture Services Repository with Business Content
Common Enterprise Services Architecture Service Patterns
for All Platform Objects
Business Objects, Components, and Engines

9. Second Key Element of Enterprise Services Architecture: People Productivity
SAP NetWeaver

10. Situation Today: People Work as Human Integrators
Purchaser
Production Planner
Accountant
People as “Human Integrators”
“Hard-Wired” Enterprise Applications
ERP (Supplier)
CRM (Supplier)
SRM (internal)
ERP (internal)
CRM (internal)
SRM (Buyer)

11. An Example of a Portal Workcenter

12. Third Key Element of Enterprise Services Architecture: Analytics/Reporting
SAP NetWeaver

13. Situation Today: Inside Information Only for Specialists
Information Flow Broken
Sales Representatives
Marketing Specialist
Transactional Users
Data Analysts
Hidden Process Integration
ERP (Supplier)
CRM (Supplier)
SRM (internal)
ERP (internal)
CRM (internal)
SRM (Buyer)

14. What Is Needed: Embedded Analytics
Seamless integration of transactional and analytical content
Unified modeling environment for business users and developers
High performance use of BI
People Productivity
Analytics/Reporting
Service Composition
SAP NetWeaver
Business Intelligence for People Empowerment
Information first approach
Push principle
Speed and flexibility
On-the-fly analytical insight
Business Objects, Components, and Engines

16. Enterprise Services Architecture Information Integration - Examples
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17. Fourth Key Element of Enterprise Services Architecture: Service Composition
SAP NetWeaver

18. Situation Today: Coded One-to-One Process Integration
Transaction
Transaction
Transaction
Transaction
Transaction
Transactions Within Application Silos
Rigid Processes,
One-to-One Integrated by Coding
CRM (Supplier)
SRM (internal)
ERP (internal)
CRM (internal)
SRM (Buyer)

19. What Is Needed: A Common Application Life-Cycle Management
User Interfaces
Lower TCO
Deployment management
Cross-solution configuration management
Operations and support services
Cross-system application change management
Composite Applications
SAP NetWeaver
Solution landscape
management
Common change
management
always on – never seen
Business Objects, Components, and Engines
LIFE-CYCLE MGMT