Integrating SuccessFactors with SAP (SAP PRESS) Hardcover – June 3, 2015

Meets expectations.

This is a terrific resource to understand the integration of SuccessFactors with SAP. This is a very important topic in the current environment because the thousands of SAP HCM customers that exist today will or are currently moving to SuccessFactors in various forms. In the marketplace right now there are many companies that are still opting for a hybrid model (Keeping Payroll in their on premise HCM system) and in order for this model to work the people implementing it need to know how to integrate the systems. This book is structured really well. You can go to the table of contents and navigate directly to where you need to go. For example, if you are undergoing a Talent Hybrid implementation then you can go directly to that chapter and read about what you need to know.This book has been out for a little while (2015) and changes do happen quickly in the cloud so some of the new releases are not in this book, but I have found that many of the concepts discussed in this book are still relevant and should give you a feel for integration scenarios and how they work. With that background you should have the tools to be able to find what has changed since this book was released.Disclaimer: I received this book free from SAP PRESS as part of their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review, and the opinions I’ve expressed are my own.

I received this book free from SAP PRESS as part of their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review, and the opinions I’ve expressed are my own.I got this book at exactly the right time. It helped me to understand not only the main stream SAP options for integration, but also some approaches off the beaten track.So, here's some detail:- I like the structure and the chosen scope. Before the book jumps into the technical nitty gritty to help you with implementation, it explains the available architecture and SAP's strategy thus maximising the chance that you pick the best option for your context to implement.- The standard SAP - SuccesFactors integration scenarios are all explained very well on a business architecture as well as technical level: Talent Hybrid, Core Hybrid, Side-by-Side, Full Cloud- Direct API access is also explained- The value of rapid deployment solutions is discussed- Many sources stop here, but this book looks intensely at 3rd party integration as well- rounded off by a look at data migration via OData or web servicesI find it's definitely worth reading for anybody working in integration either on the technical or the design side. i would also recommend it to project managers: even, if they don't need to read every detail it can give them an idea for the critical points and what to watch out for, because integration is where projects can fail easiest.Cloud solutions change very quickly, so not all the latest changes are found in this book. However, it will save you hours of searching and many dead ends. The book will give you a solid foundation and once you've understood that, it is easy to find the few relevant updates in the communities.If you start from scratch, you'll waste a lot of time to build such a solid foundation first.