Unlocking Modern SAP BTP Capabilities with a Complex Neo-to-CF Migration

Industry

Banking Infrastructure & Enterprise Technology

Challenge

Legacy platforms rarely go quietly — and for one financial organization, staying on SAP BTP Neo wasn’t just outdated, it was risky. The real challenge? Executing a zero-disruption migration to Cloud Foundry while keeping mission-critical systems online.Here’s how Fixtra made it possible.

THE SOLUTION

Fixtra led the complex migration of the client’s SAP-based application stack from Neo to Cloud Foundry, modernizing the environment without interrupting day-to-day operations. This transformation enabled a flexible, scalable foundation aligned with SAP’s future roadmap — all delivered with zero downtime.

Key Product

SAP BTP development

Downtime during go-live and cutover phases

100%

Continuity of business logic and integrations

Faster deployment cadence enabled by CF DevOps

Conf.

Infrastructure cost optimization via service modernization

“This migration was one of the most precise, risk-controlled deliveries we’ve executed. Every layer mattered — from runtime to release automation. Our job wasn’t just to move it, but to future-proof it.”

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Cloud Platform Products Manager

About the Client

A global enterprise operating a cloud-based financial platform. As a digital-first leader in regulated markets, the client required an infrastructure refresh that could enable long-term scale, stability, and innovation.

The Challenge

As SAP’s innovation focus shifted to Cloud Foundry, continuing operations on SAP BTP Neo became a growing liability. The client — a regulated financial services provider — faced increasingly constrained development capabilities, limited service availability, and mounting technical debt. Neo’s monolithic runtime and lack of modern orchestration tools made it difficult to scale or evolve in line with market demands.

Complicating the issue further, the platform hosted live production workloads across multiple regions, including sensitive financial processes requiring strict compliance and traceability. The challenge wasn’t just about migration — it was about doing so without disrupting any business-critical functions.

The stakes were clear: modernize the core without introducing risk.

The Solution

Fixtra designed and executed a zero-disruption replatforming plan. The migration process included:

Discovery & Architecture Audit: Mapping dependencies, services, and risk zones across Neo environments
Code & Environment Refactoring: Modernizing backend and frontend components for Cloud Foundry runtime
Security & Runtime Provisioning: Deploying new, containerized spaces aligned with SAP BTP CF best practices
Integration Alignment: Rebuilding API configurations and ensuring seamless data and service flows
CI/CD Redeployment: Rebuilding DevOps workflows to accommodate Cloud Foundry-native delivery pipelines
Validation & Rollout: Coordinated go-live using phased deployment, full automation, and rollback safeguards

By taking a measured, stepwise approach, Fixtra ensured that the client's systems kept operating — even as their core architecture evolved behind the scenes.

"This migration wasn’t just a project — it was a mission-critical evolution. Every decision, every line of code had to respect the stakes: continuity, compliance, and future-readiness. We didn’t just move the system; we unlocked its next decade of potential."
— Fixtra Cloud Transformation Team

The Results

Alignment with SAP’s long-term innovation path — enabling future adoption of AI, workflow automation, and multi-cloud services
Improved deployment agility — reducing time-to-release and increasing developer throughput
Seamless user and operational experience — with zero interruption to production systems
Lower platform complexity and reduced technical debt — thanks to standardization, automation, and CF-native infrastructure

This wasn’t just a migration. It was a future-enabling transformation delivered with surgical precision.