Cloud Foundry

SAP Cloud Foundry is a runtime environment within SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) designed for developing, deploying and managing scalable, cloud-native applications. Its open-source architecture supports popular languages such as Java, Node.js, Go and Python while providing SAP-grade governance, security and enterprise integration.

By running on hyperscaler infrastructures such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Foundry enables organizations to flexibly deploy apps in a cloud-agnostic way. It supports microservices architectures, DevOps practices, side-by-side extensibility for core SAP systems like S/4HANA and continuous delivery pipelines. For companies following a clean core strategy, Cloud Foundry allows developers to create extensions without modifying the SAP Cloud ERP system, helping teams move faster without increasing technical debt.

Cloud Foundry and BTP

BTP is SAP’s unified technology platform that combines application development, integration, data management, analytics and AI capabilities. It supports SAP’s clean core strategy by allowing customers to build extensions and innovations outside the core ERP, avoiding invasive customizations that create technical debt.

Cloud Foundry’s role within BTP is to serve as the environment where developers run their custom-built services and microservices. These apps can:

• Extend SAP S/4HANA or ECC functionality without modifying SAP code
• Integrate with SAP and third-party systems via APIs
• Support side-by-side extensibility with native, multi-cloud deployment options (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

Together, BTP and Cloud Foundry provide the foundation for agile, modular and scalable digital innovation while keeping SAP ERP systems stable, upgradeable and compliant with cloud best practices.

Workload automation: Supporting execution

RunMyJobs by Redwood complements this architecture by orchestrating the backend workflows and data movement these custom applications need and supporting clean core principles with no custom code in SAP.

Maintaining a clean core with Cloud Foundry

SAP’s clean core strategy is central to its SAP Cloud ERP vision. It ensures organizations can adopt the latest SAP innovations without delay by minimizing custom code within the ERP system. Instead of modifying the core, SAP recommends using BTP services like Cloud Foundry to build and extend functionality side by side.

Cloud Foundry directly supports this approach by providing a runtime for custom apps, services and APIs that integrate with SAP systems but run externally. These apps interact with S/4HANA, ECC or other SAP services without creating upgrade risk or technical debt. This is key to maintaining ERP stability while still allowing innovation.

Connecting SAP and non-SAP systems

RunMyJobs reinforces clean core principles by externalizing orchestration logic. Instead of embedding job logic or process sequencing in SAP systems, developers use RunMyJobs to manage execution across SAP and non-SAP environments. Its agentless architecture and out-of-the-box BTP connectors eliminate the need for scripting or customization within the ERP, helping teams build scalable automation without compromising the system core.

Together, Cloud Foundry and RunMyJobs provide the frontend extensibility and backend orchestration needed to build clean, agile enterprise capabilities that extend and enhance SAP solutions and environments.

Automation for cloud-focused SAP teams

RunMyJobs automates custom-developed services, integrations and apps built on BTP, preserving your clean core while enabling business agility.

• SAP certified and enterprise-ready: RunMyJobs is an SAP Endorsed App, offering proven security, performance and deep integration across hybrid SAP environments.
• Responsive, event-based execution: Automatically trigger business processes based on API calls, status updates or user actions, inside and outside SAP.
• No-code scheduling for development teams: Developers can build, test and release cloud-native apps while relying on RunMyJobs for scheduling, queueing and execution.
• Reliable clean core support: Maintain SAP system integrity by keeping orchestration and custom logic outside the core with fully externalized automation.
• Built-in observability and audit controls: Get complete visibility into job status, performance and SLAs with centralized logging, dashboards and compliance tracking in Redwood Insights.
• Faster time-to-value for SAP integrations: Use RunMyJobs to orchestrate backend steps, data movement and downstream processing required by Cloud Foundry-based innovations.