BDC Connect: Multi-Platform

As of 2026-05-29

BDC Connect is the multi-platform story — reaching data/consumers beyond the SAP boundary, the answer to "are we locking into SAP?" Honest answer: no, IF connectivity is designed on open standards. Two directions: outbound (governed SAP data products M033 shared to non-SAP — partner Snowflake, open lakehouse, hyperscaler, regulator) and inbound (external/IoT/third-party data into the BDC context). Open standards are the anti-lock-in mechanism: Delta Sharing (M041) is an open protocol — recipients need neither SAP nor Databricks; open lakehouse formats (Delta/Iceberg, M031) underneath. Inbound discipline: land external data as a governed product (M033) with classification (M080) + lineage (M077), not a raw dump (re-creates the swamp). Governance holds across every seam — outbound answers to access (M081)/GDPR (M082); bypassing governance ("just give direct access") is the failure mode. Honest (§0i): connectivity reduces lock-in but adds design surface — connect what the business needs on open governed terms, not "everything to everything".