Atlas Sidecar: Composable, Scalable Extensions for ERP Without Core Customization
9/10
Demand Score
Core ERP customizations are slow, risky, and don’t scale; business needs outpace IT capacity.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$8k-40k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Expert
The Problem
An event-driven sidecar platform that offloads heavy or custom workflows from the ERP. Subscribe to ERP events via CDC/APIs, run scalable microflows (pricing, allocation, compliance checks) in the sid
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Competitor Landscape
- SAP BTP
- Oracle Fusion PaaS
- Mendix/OutSystems (low-code)
- Workato/Tray (automation)
- Custom microservices on Kubernetes
Must-Have Features for MVP
Connectors for CDC (e.g., Debezium) and ERP APIs/webhooks
BPMN-to-service generator with test harness
Extension data store with virtualization back to ERP
Sharded queues and autoscaling workers with SLA controls
Bulk job orchestration with windowing to avoid ERP contention
Consistency monitors and replay/compensation patterns
Cost and performance dashboards with guardrails
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Eventual consistency and data reconciliation
- ERP licensing and API throughput limits
- Latency-sensitive steps that must remain in-ERP
- Operational maturity for microservices/SRE
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Deliver new extension features 3x faster vs. core customization
- Handle 10x surge volumes without ERP slowdown
- Cut customization-related incidents by 50%
- Positive ROI within one quarter via avoided SI spend
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