Unofficial SAP on Azure podcast: Recent Episodes
Holger Bruchelt
Covering all the latest information around SAP and Microsoft. We try to have a special guest every week who dives deeper in topics related to SAP and Microsoft Azure. Video available at: https://youtube.com/SAPonAzure Summary and links can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure Homepage: https://www.SAPonAzurePodcast.de
In episode 262 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Security.
In the past, security was never really a prominent topic for SAP customers. When asked about their top 5 priorities in the next year, other topics were always on the top. To my suprise, this changed quite a bit: not only in the latest DSAG Survey Security came out as one of the most important topics.
So with todays session, we want to kick off several sessions focused completely on Security with SAP and Microsoft. This goes way beyond using Entra ID for Signle Sign-On and my colleague Martin Pankraz has focused on this for years. So I am really glad to have Martin back with us to kick off the security related sessions.
Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode262
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #Sentinel #RISEwithSAP #MSDefender
In episode 261 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we have another News update.
A few weeks back we had a News-only episode where we just looked at what had happened in the SAP and Microsoft space in recent weeks without focusing on any specfic topic. We actually got quite some positive feedback, so we decided to do this more often. It will be a shorter episode, but I think this is good with everyone. Of course, we will also continue to do our deep dives on specific topics.
However, before we get start today there is also one other thing that was brought up now several times. When you watch this show on YouTube, you are interrupted quite often with ads. Several of you wrote comments under some videos, and also some colleagues reached out to me. I want to be clear: we are not making any money with these videos. We have NOT activitated anything to earn money with this. So unfortunately there is very little that we can do. I hope you can still enjoy this and all of our other vidoes and you might just have to wait and skip some ads.
Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode261
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 260 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the DSAG Annual congress.
Last week I had the pleasure to attend the DSAG Annual congress in Bremen. DSAG is the German Speaking User Group and the annual event is the biggest and probably most relevant event for the german speaking community in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This year was the first time, that I didn't present anything myself. I had honor of hosting our SAP with Microsoft track with great customer presentations, I attended many amazing customer sessions and I was again able to connect with lots of peers from SAP, partners and customers during the event. So today we want to recap the event and it is really great that we have Jens Hungershausen with us.
Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode260
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #DSAG #DSAG25
In episode 259 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Trusted Launch VMs for SAP. Azure offers Trusted Launch as a seamless way to improve the security of Generation 2 virtual machines (VM). Trusted Launch protects against advanced and persistent attack techniques. Robert Biro exlains the concepts and outlines how this can also be used in the context of SAP. * Trusted Launch for Azure virtual machines: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Trusted launch: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-existing-vm-gen-1?tabs=linux%2Cpowershell Generally Available: Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted launch: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=499104Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode259Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ - 0:00 Intro- 1:40 Introducing Robert Biro- 2:50 Trusted Launch VMs for SAP- 4:00 Definition and Purpose of Trusted Launch- 5:20 Trusted Launch and Generation 2- 12:30 Supported for SAP- 17:15 Enable Trusted Launch on existing Azure VMs#Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #TrustedCompute #VM #Security
In episode 258 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP and Microsoft.
From time to time we mention that Microsoft is a huge SAP customer. Not only since a few months, but since tens of years. So in a lot of cases our situation refelcts the same situation as a lot of customers out there. Roughly three years ago we had Frederic Huet from out internal SAP team talking about Microsoft running SAP. Three years is a pretty long time in the age of cloud and AI, so I am happy to have Fred back with us to share the latest on SAP at Microsoft.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #RISE #S4HANA #SNP #Migrations
In episode 257 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about latest news from the SAP and Microsoft ecosystem. Today we don't have any special guest, so we thought we would take a look at some of the latest news from the SAP and Microsoft ecospace. In earlier episodes we had a regular news block, but we shifted to specific topcs with experts. So maybe we will have dedicated News episode from time to time.
Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode257
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 256 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Community.
When I was still at SAP over 10 years ago, I loved working with DSAG, the German Speaking SAP User Group. For me -- in my last role as the product manager for SAP API Management -- it was always great to get direct consolidated customer feedback. To present the latest features and listen to what was resonating well and what not. So for me it was clear that I wanted to continue to work with DSAG in my role SAP product manager for SAP integration at Microsoft.
So today I am happy to have Sebastian Westphal the Executive Board Member for Technology at DSAG with us.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #DSAG #Community #Identity #Data #AI #Joule #Copilot
In episode 255 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about ASUG with Geoff Scott.
In my role as a product manager, I try to stay in contact with customers as much as possible. On the one hand I can help customers get started with new innovations, but I also get to learn and hear their feedback. So at the last Sapphire it was great for me to see, that Geoff Scott, CEO of ASUG, the American SAP User Group, was on stage during the keynote of Thomas Saueressig. Geoff has always great insights when it comes to customers and I am glad that we have him back on our show.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ASUG
In episode 254 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Entra ID Governance from a Customer perspective
We continue today with the topics around Entra ID and SAP. We have covered different aspects of the integration of Entra ID and SAP in different ways in the past, but we thought that today we could take a look from a customer perspective. I am glad to have Roj Koc with us today, who is working closely with customers in Denmark and northern Europe to share what he is seeing in the market.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #EntraID #IAG #SAPIDM
In episode 253 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP HCM with Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
In previous episodes we have talked about the extensibility concept of Entra ID, Entra ID Governance and other SAP integration. In a lot of customer scenarios, these integrations are relevant in the context of HCM. So today -- after more than 3 years -- I am happy to welcome Chetan Desai with us again. He recently published new guidance on integrating SAP HCM with Microsoft Entra ID Governance, using flexible provisioning options like CSV, SAP BAPI, or SAP IDocs
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #HCM #EntraID
In episode 252 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Autonmous Agents.
A few weeks back we had several hands-on sessions during the DSAG TechXChange event. One of the most popular sessions were the Copilot Studio & SAP sessions. I was lucky to work with Robin Rosengrün on those and although we had a recap session, Robin wasn't able to join our podcast at this time.
Now I am happy to have him with us to talk about Copilot Studio, Autonomous agents, when to use them and also look at the new Agent feed.
Links: Supervise agents in model-driven apps with agent feed (preview): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/user/supervise-agents-with-agent-feed R2Power - Learning Power Apps: https://www.youtube.com/@R2Power
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #CopilotStudio #Agents #PowerPlatform
In episode 251 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about something that I have been working on together with a great team at SAP and Microsoft: the SAP Joule and Microsoft Copilot integration. Back in May at Sapphire Orlando Christoph Ruehle and I had an amazing crowd for our presentation about this, so today I am really glad to have not only him, but also Diana Patch from SAP with us to talk about the integration, what customers can use today and what is on our roadmap.
Links: Integrating Joule with Microsoft 365 Copilot: https://help.sap.com/docs/joule/integrating-joule-with-sap/integrating-joule-with-microsoft-365-copilot
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPJoule #Joule #Copilot #M365Copilot
In episode 250 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about ABAP Vibe Coding!Vibe coding is a very hot topic at the moment. I myself have explored a few things and the results using Claude or GitHub Copilot are atcually pretty impressive. When doing this with ABAP, the results are only so-so. From timt to time the LLM suggests function modules or data objects that actually do not exist in the SAP system. This can be quite frustrating. So wouldn't it be great if there was a way to ground the LLM on the data objects that are actually available in MY SAP system? Well, I am glad to have Alice Vinogradova back with us to give us some sneek peak at what can happen if you combine the OData MCP Bridge, a custom OData service which exposes classes, interaces and functions and GitHub Copilot.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #GitHubCopilot #ABAP #VibeCoding #MCP
In episode 249 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about data again. In previous epiosdes we talked alot about what you can do with AI, Copilot and your SAP data. We see a lot of customers that have their SAP data in Fabric and let the magic begin. However, the first step for this integration is to get the data in Fabric and today we want to summarize several options to do that. To provide us with this overview, I am glad to have Ulrich Christ and Bartosz Jarkowski with us.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Fabric #Data
In episode 248 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the Model Context Protocol and how to use it with SAP. Two weeks back Alice released the MCP Bridge on GitHub which basically enables you to expose any OData service as an MCP Server. I was lucky to be a very early tester of this MCP Bridge and I was blown away by the result. I had just picked a few random OData services and it all worked. Then I looked for commonly used SAP business OData service from the API Buinsess Hub -- and they also worked. Even more -- I was not only able to read information from my SAP system, but also writing back information was possible. So to take a closer look a the MCP Bridge I am really glad to have Alice Vinogradova with us today.
Link to MCP Bridge on GitHub: https://github.com/oisee/odata_mcp_go
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #OData #MCP #AI #Copilot
In episode 247 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP and AI again. Just a few weeks back we had CJ on our show to talk about Azure AI and SAP. In the meantime he is continuing to build out his integration demos. I think he is now at part 9 of his demos. Today we want to take a step back and want to see what kind of integrations are possible when it comes to AI & AI from a Microsoft development point of view.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 246 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Identity Management and Microsoft Entra ID. Since the announcement from SAP about SAP IDM, a lot of customers have already started their journey to move to Entra ID. We have had several customers talking about their experience and also hosted several hands-on sessions. Martin Raepple is key player in most of these discussions and today we want to show in more detail how the journey is evolving. To today he shows us how to integrate Microsoft Entra with SAP Cloud Identity Services and leverage Microsoft Entra's advanced features to migrate and modernize existing SAP IDM workflows, using self-service UIs, integration with SAP data sources, and much more.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SSO #IDM #EntraID #SAPIAS #Governance
In episode 245 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Security Threat detection with SAP.
SAP Threat Monitoring tools like SAP Enterprise Threat Detection enable real-time monitoring of security events in SAP systems. On the Microsoft side we catch track and catch a lot of security events using Microsoft Sentinel. Luckily there ia a native integration of ETD with Sentinel. To show us how this integration actually works, I am happy to have Michael Schmitt from SAP and our own Martin Pankratz with us again today.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #ETD #Sentinel
In episode 244 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Sapphire and Ignite.
A few weeks back we had SAP Sapphires and in parallel Microsoft Build. There were a tons a new announcements and we thought that today we would spend some time to recap the event. We will not do complete recap, but only concentrate on some of the SAP and Microsoft specific topics.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPPHIRE #Build
In episode 243 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP LogServ and Microsoft Sentinel!
I am just returning from Sapphire in Orlando and among a lot of AI related discussions, the topic of Security was also top of mind. Several RISE customers actually approached me and asked about the SAP LogServ integration with Microsoft Sentinel. It looks like the latest release from SAP and Microsoft adressed something, that is quite top of mind for customers at the moment. To give us more insights, on what this LogServ and Sentinel integraiton is and how you can benefit from it, I am happy to have Hemanth from SAP, and Martin and Bastian with us today.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #RISE #Security #LogServ #Sentinel
In episode 242 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the integration of SAP LeanIX and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
I have to admit that I have not yet worked with SAP LeanIX. LeanIX is an Enterprise Architecture Tools that brings visibility in your landscape. In most companies, this tool is used by Enterprise Architects. What happens now, if you combine LeanIX with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, which helps you to secure and govern SaaS solution? That's exactly what Martin Pankraz and Michelle Niedernhuber from SAP thought about and brought these two products together. So in todays episode -- to quote from their blog post -- we will look at the magic that happens when you combine them.
Find more information at: SAP LeanIX integrating Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-members/sap-leanix-integrating-microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps/ba-p/14089439
LeanIX - SaaS Discovery: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/saas-discovery-1
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA) Integration for SaaS Discovery: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps
Microsoft Entra ID Integration for SaaS Discovery: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/microsoft-entra-id
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPLeanIX #MDCA #Defender #Security
In episode 241 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about testing the setup up and configuration of SAP on Azure using the SAP Testing Automation Framework. We are excited to introduce you to the SAP Testing Automation Framework, an innovative open-source tool designed to elevate your SAP system testing on Azure. Whether you're a seasoned SAP professional or just getting started, this framework offers a comprehensive solution to ensure your SAP deployments run smoothly and efficiently. We will dive into the key features of the framework, including configuration validation, high availability functional testing, and detailed reporting. You'll learn how to integrate it seamlessly into your validation efforts and leverage its extensibility to meet your unique testing needs. Links:SAP Testing Automation Framework with SAP Deployment Automation Framework (SDAF): https://github.com/Azure/sap-automation-qa/blob/main/docs/SDAF_INTEGRATION.md
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #HA #Infrastructure #Testing #SDAF
In episode 240 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the improvements in Principal propgation.
Almost 2 years ago, in 2023, Microsoft kicked off the Secure Future Initiative. This meant that litterally all the services within Microsoft went through a security review and were hardend. While this certainly improved security, it also made a lot of scenario much more complicated. Where in the past you could connect to a service using basic authentication or with a simple certificate, that is no longer possible. Martin -- always looking at the positive side -- recently talked about how the "Secure Future Initiative" blocker became a differentiator for SAP with Microsoft -- and I love this. With the work that Martin and the team did we now have a really cool, secure and much easier to maintain solution to do principal propagation.
I am glad that we have Martin back on our show to explain a little more about the magic that he did.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #SFI #PrincipalPropagation #SSO
In episode 239 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure NetApp Files.
After focusing on AI in the last few shows, lets get back to something more deterministik: Storage! We had already talked about sophisticated storage requirements for SAP S/4HANA projects and how Azure NetApp Files provides one of the best and most performant options for the most demanding workload. However, flexibility was sometimes an issue. With the new flexible service level ANF allows you now to independently configure storage capacity and throughput, optimizing costs and performance by right-sizing based on your needs. To give us more insights on this (and covering the latest news around ANF in general) we have Geert joining us again.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Storage #ANF #Infrastructure
In episode 238 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about next wave of AI. Last week we heard from CJ about a cool usage for the office of the CFO, combining Semantic Kernel, Azure AI Agents and Code Interpreter. This time we have also a known guest with us: Amit Lal. Amit was one of the first to publish SAP related apps to ChatGPT, he released several Agents for Microsoft Copilot and he always has amazing demos to show for our customers. There is now even a nice action figure of Amit available -- well, at least virtual.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AI #Agentic
In episode 237 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about again about SAP and AI. When I presented at the DSAG Technologydays a few weeks I started to talk about the Joule & Copilot integration. While I think this is going to be a great integration of the UI for AIs, I can see a lot of other activities happening when it comes to SAP and AI. Week by week our colleauge CJ is publishing great articles on LinkedIn about AI can work with SAP, from Agentic AI Workflow for SAP to Leveraging Semantic Kernel + Azure AI Agents + Code Interpreter for CFO Office. I am glad to have him back on our show to talk more about this integration.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AI #Agentic #SemanticKernel
In episode 236 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about GitHub Copilot in Eclipse.
A few weeks ago, we released a blog post "Introducing ABAP Support in GitHub Copilot for Eclipse". Immediately after publsihing it, there were quite a few comments form the community. Last week I was at the DSAG technology days and there I was also asked by a lot of customers, partners, SAP Mentors and others about the status and meaning of all of it.
So in todays session I am really happy to have Sandra Ahlgrimm and Hang Wang with us to talk more about the GitHub Copilot for Eclipse.
If you have used GitHub Copilot in Eclipse for ABAP and want to share your feedback -- please let us know!
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Eclipse #GitHubCopilot #Copilot #GitHub #ABAP #ABAPisNotDead
In episode 235 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about DSAG TechXChange 2025. We are recording this session on Tuesday. Next Friday (so actually one day before we publish this video), we have 5 different hands-on labs at the DSAG TechXChange 2025 event. You might ask: well, why do I care? I am not even attending? Or if you are, you might not have been able to sign-up, because all the sessions are fully booked. Well, the cool thing is that all the sessions are document and published on GitHub now. So if you were not able to attend, you can still take a look at the tutorials, which guide you through the process. In most cases, you can easily substitute the setup that we are providing for the event, with envorinment that are available in a trial. With this we hope you can also experience the benefits of integrating SAP with Microsoft. To give you a glimpse of what we have prepared, I have some of the contributors for the sessions with us today: Martin, Martin and Michael from SAP. Before we take a look at the sessions, lets start with a quick introduction.
Link to the GitHub Repo: https://github.com/MartinPankraz/DSAGTechXChange25
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #DSAG #DSAGTT25 #HandsOn
In episode 234 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we continue our coverage of SAP and Microsoft Fabric integration. We really see a huge interest from customers on how to integrate SAP data with Fabric. Luckily the open mirroring platform functionalities make the integration quite easy. In the past few episodes we already had partners like dab and Simplement who offer out of the box solutions for this kind of integration, but also Interdobs and Powerdobs who showed how to integrate via SAP Datasphere. This time we start with the partner asapio followed by Theobald who also have worked on an out of the box integration of SAP data into Microsoft Fabric.
AsapioMicrosoft Fabcris Connector - ASAPIO: https://asapio.com/fabric-connector/
TheobaldTheobald Xtract Universal - https://theobald-software.com/en/microsoft-fabric/
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Fabric #OpenMirror #Data #BW
In episode 233 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Tata Projects.
Migrating a 400 TB of SAP systems to RISE with SAP on Azure alone is a huge challange. Doing this within 9 months, with only 9 days of blackout is even better. But what makes this story so special is really leveraging the benefits of this Microsoft and SAP integration by implementing Power BI, Security Copilot, Power Platform and obviously also AI.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #RISE #RISEwithAzure #CustomerStory
In episode 232 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Fabric and SAP.
Some episodes back we started to talk about SAP and the integration in Fabric using Open Mirroring. One of the key highlights there was the platform aspect. Fabric allows partners to plug into the Open Mirroring concept and bring their solutions. In following episodes we had already partners like dab and Simplement joining us, talking about their solution. Today we want to continue to look at partners who extend the integration of SAP solutions into Fabric. Interdobs and powerdobs are interesting partners in this regards, because they designed a Datasphere-based open mirroring service offering. To tell us more about their solutions, I am happy to have Ronald, Ernst, Tim and Martijn from Interdobs with us today.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Data #Datasphere #MSFabric
In episode 231 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about GitHub Actions.
Diviating little from classic SAP and Microsoft topics, we take a look at GitHub today. Millions of development projects are done on GitHub. In most cases -- when I look at my own projects -- it is just about pushing data to a GitHub repo and that's it. Our SAPonAzurePodcast website is a small exception, where we do some automation. But you can do much, much more. Christian Lechner from SAP is THE expert on this for me. He has not only done some amazing things with Terraform and BTP, but also automated almost everything in his repos on GitHub with GitHub Actions.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #GitHub #GitHubAction
In episode 230 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about platform transformations.
In the last few episode we were pretty high on the SAP and Microsoft stack. We talked about Data, AI and also security. Today we are going back more on the infrastructure level and talk about helping customer building the next platform transformation on Azure. To give us an update on these topics, I am happy to have Sid Rabindran back on our podcast.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Availability #VMSSFlex #Zones
In episode 229 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk again about AI and SAP.The last few months have seen an amazing evolution in AI. What started as a simple Bot Framework, evolved to GPT driven Chatbots, to Copilot to users interacting with agents. The latest step -- like what we are doing together with SAP on the Joule and Copilot integration -- is multi-agent integration. Chan Jin Park, CJ, was on our show twice to talk about his scenarios and demos leveraging Azure OpenAI, Teams and Copilot integrations. I am glad to have him back to show us his latest developments.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AI #AzureAI
In episode 228 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure vnet encryption. A few weeks back we had Evren Buyruk on our show where he started to talk about networking and security. Since we could not spend a lot of time on this topic, we decided to have a deep dive. So today Evren together with Daniel Mauser will share more insights on Azure vnet encryption and show you also an impressive demo.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Networking #Security
In episode 227 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SNC. In the past we have talked about OData services quite a lot, however, RFC communication is still used by many customers. While RFC provides a seamless and efficient integration to your SAP system, it is by default not secure. That's where SNC, the Secure Network Communications comes in. But how do you set it up? How do yet get started? Martin Pankraz recently published a blost post that outlines the required steps so that you can use RFC via SNC in your Power Platfrom, Logic Apps or Microsoft Fabric integration scenarios.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #SNC
In episode 226 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we have Martin Raepple with us again -- and this means authentication, principal propagation and identity management. A few months ago Martin had published a blog post about Identity and Access Management with Microsoft Entra and how to manage access to SAP BTP. Now he published part 2 where he extends the cloud only scenario with a hybrid identity setup that requires managing the user lifecycle across Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, SAP BTP, SAP CIS, and an SAP system on-premise.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPIDM #Identity #Authentication #MSEntra
In episode 225 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Fabric and how partners can leverage the mirroring features with SAP. In the last episode we talked about the new mirroring capabilities in Microsoft Fabric and SAP. We also talked about the platform aspect and how partners can build integrations and offer their SAP expertise in this context. To kick this off, we have two partners today with us that will talk about this integration. - Philip Kiencke from dab- Walid Darwish & Robert B. MacLean from SimplementThey will show their solutions and how customers can leverage it to connect their SAP data with Microsoft Fabric. To kick if off we have Ulrich Christ back with us to talk about Microsof Fabric.
Links to partner dab: Solution page: https://www.dab-europe.com/en/solutions/sap-data-integration-in-microsoft-fabric/ As a more detailed blog post: https://www.dab-europe.com/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-open-mirroring-opens-up-new-possibilities-for-data-integration/ Short video available on YouTube, which explains our solution briefly and also demos the simplicity: https://youtu.be/Y0sGMAifuT4?si=_bhi9L47Nx3HfrsY Technical Information and a quickstart guide can be found on our knowledge base: https://knowledge.dab-europe.com/l/en/article/g977ag8aq8-quickstart-guide-managed-app
Links to partner Simplement: * Solution page: https://www.simplement.us/solutions-to-extract-sap-data
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Fabric #Integration #Partners
In episode 224 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about data. The topic of data integration, especially when it comes to integrating SAP data into Microsoft Fabric is top of mind for many of our customers. Among other things, Fabric enables users not only to work easily with Power BI, but also benefit from a tight integration with Copilot. End of 2024 our colleauge Ulrich Christ published a blog post takling about the integration of SAP data into Fabric. In addition to our out of the box capabilities from Microsoft he also mentioned several partners who have worked with us to enhance their existing SAP data integration capabilities to support Microsoft Fabric. So today we will provide a quick update on Fabric and SAP focusing on the new mirroring functionalities. In following episodes we will then take a closer look at some of these partners solutions and show how they work.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Fabric #Data
In episode 223 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Security and Encryption and the impact on performance. With all the recent incidents and news on hackers attacking systems around the world, it is more important than ever to secure and encrypt your systems. But what is the impact of all that when it comes to performance? Cameron Gardiner and Evren Buyruk join us today to talk about their findings.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #Performance
Episode 222 is our last episode in 2024. We will go on a short holiday break and plan to be back in the second week of January. So like in the last 4 years (#22 (2020), #73 (2021) #124 (2022), #173 (2023)) we are very honored to have Jürgen Thomas back on our show to wrap up 2024 with us.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Wrapup #2024 #Infrastructure
In episode 221 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a huge customer migration project. 200 TB data of Oracle were migrated to SAP on Azure. How was the migration was done? How was the migration minized?To tell us more about this project we have Anbu Govindasamy, Sathish Thirunethiram and Denny Koovakattu joining us!
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Oracle
In episode 220 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Storage. Azure offers multiple storage options to run SAP systems. Premium SSD v2 offers a cheap, flexible and certified way to run your SAP workload on Azure. Robert Biro joins walks us through the benefits of running SAP on Azure with Premium SSD v2.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Storage
In episode 219 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about about SSO to the SAP GUI using Global Secure Access. In a previous episode we already talked about using MFA with SAP GUI leveraging the SAP Secure Login Service. Today we look again at providing a seucre access from your SAP GUI to your SAP system, but this time using Microsoft Global Secure Access. For this we have Martin Raepple joining!
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPGUI #SSO
In episode 218 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Backup for SAP. Pradeep Saran talks about the recent price reductions, and the public preview of Azure Backup for SAP for ASE. Join Pradeep to learn more what you can do today!
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In episode 217 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the SAP on Azure Landing Zone Accelerator.
Over two years ago we had already talked about the SAP Landing Zone Accelerator. The idea is to help customers get started with their SAP systems on Azure. In the meantime a lot of things have happened. The documentation is constantly evolving and a lot of new things have been added. We not only cover pure infrastrucutre, but also SAP and Data or SAP and Power Platform. In order to give us an update on what's new, I am happy to have Pankaj Meshram again with us to talk about the SAP on Azure landing zone accelerator.
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In episode 216 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Virtual Machines. There is always a lot of innovation on Azure and we add new VM SKUs all the time. This also means that if you as a customer want to leverage the latest and greatest, you might want to switch from one VM to another. For this we have created some scripts that help you get started and we have Robert Biro and our own Goran Condric with us today how talk us more about this.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Infrastructure
In episode 215 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure NetApp Files. WIth the new Extension 1, ANF supports availability zone volume placement as the new default method for placement. This upgrade mitigates the need for AVset pinning and eliminates the need for proximity placement groups. Using availability zone volume placement aligns with the Microsoft recommendation on how to deploy SAP HANA infrastructures to achieve best performance with high-availability, maximum flexibility, and simplified deployment. To tell us more about this, we are happy to welcome Ralf Klahr, Geert van Teylingen and Bernd Herth to our show.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ANF
In episode 214 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk live from the DSAG Jahreskongress 2024. This time with Martin Fischer from Neptune Software we look back at the first two days of the DSAG Jaheskongress, the yearly event from the German Speaking SAP Usergroup.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #DSAG
In episode 213 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP TechEd 2024 and look at SAP BTP on Azure.
Last week we just wraped up SAP TechEd 2024. It was an online events with lots of announcements. One of the first things that Michael Ameling showed was the latest number of the SAP Business Technology Platform with now over 27.000 live customers clearly outlying the importance of BTP for SAP. To better understand these numbers and announcements, I am happy to be able to speak with Peter today.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPTeched #BTP
In episode 212 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Copilot for Finance. We have talked a lot in the past about Power Platform, Copilot Studio and integrating all of this with SAP. Especially with Copilot Studio it is quite amazing what customers and partners can do to build Copilots connecting to SAP. But a lot of customers have similar requirements. A lot of customers -- like also Microsoft -- are using SAP for Finance. So why not have a Copilot dedicatd for Finance? Well, luckily we have Copilot for Finance and both Russel Hercules and Sandhya Palle are here to tell us more about it.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Copilot
In episode 211 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Single Sign-On with SAP API Management and Power Platform.
A few months ago we had Vinayak from SAP on the show to talk about SAP API Management on the SAP Business Technology Platform. We talked about several Single Sign-On scenarios with Entra ID (or Azure Active Directory as it was called before).
Then we also had Martin with us a few weeks back where he talked about Single Sign-On to Power Platform!
Well, today will be a great episode because we bring both colleagues together to talk about Single Sign-On from SAP via SAP Business Technology Platform API Management and Power Platform.
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In episode 210 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about 32 TB Virtual machines on Azure!
Recently we talked about the release of virtual machines with 32 TB of memory on Azure. This allows you to run the most high demanding SAP workload on Azure. With some innovations it takes some time to be adopoted, but apparently with the 32 TB system, that was not the case.
I am really happy to have a team with us today that worked on customer projects already using these 32 TB VMs. Abbas, Ralf, Momin and Chris.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPHANA #VirtualMachines
In episode 209 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we have Robert Boban back on the show. Robert joined SAP some time ago and he gives us some insights on his work in the RISE with SAP team. Not all the customers are the same and sometimes figuring out how to do the network integration can become quite challenging.
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In episode 208 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about security!
Sentinel for SAP has been around for quite some time now. It is even certified for RISE with SAP and we see a lot of interest by customers in the additional protection that Sentinel can provide for their SAP system.
Speaking of SAP Systems - a lot of customers are using the SAP Business Technology Platform, to leverage Integration Suite, SAP Fiori or SAP Build services and of course also AI core services. Just a few weeks back the Microsoft Sentinel for SAP BTP solution went also General Availability, which means that now you can also detect attacks on BTP with Sentinel.
To help us understand more about the features I am happy to have Will King, Yossi Hasson and Martin Pankraz with us today.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Sentinel #BTP #SAPBTP #Security
In episode 207 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about talk with the CEO of ASUG, Geoff Scott. As you might know I am a product manager for SAP integration here at Microsoft. In this role, I always try to connect with customers, listen to them, learn from their feedback and then obviously get this back into our products. Obviously, I do this a lot with individual customers, but SAP user groups, like the Americas SAP User Group, ASUG, are the perfect place to get a consolidated few what SAP customers and partners think. So today I am again super happy to have Geoff Scott, the CEO of ASUG with us today.
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In episode 206 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we take a look behind the configuration for principal propagation with Power Automate, Azure API Management and SAP. In previous episodes we talked about the new Single Sign-On capabilities of the SAP ERP Connector and the SAP OData Connector. We talked about the benefits and also showed how this can be used in Power Automate, Copilot Studio and other applications. Talking about SSO is always a little complicated, but today we till take a closer look on how to setup principal propagation with Power Platform and SAP using the SAP OData Connector. For this I am happy to have Scott Woodall and Martin Pankraz with us today. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode206Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SSO #PowerPlatform #CopilotStudio #APIM #AzureAPIManagement
In episode 205 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we take a look behind the scene of the Copilot Studio and SAP integration we showed in previous episodes.
This session is special for me on multiple fronts: for one our guest, Noopur Vaishnav has been on the show the first time about a year ago. At that time she was a new intern at Microsoft. In the meantime, quite a few things have changed. Noopur is now working as a full time employee at Microsoft and we were lucky to get her back in our team. The other cool thing is that Noopur has continued to work on Copilots and SAP. A few episodes back we already talked about how Copilot Studio can be used to create integration with SAP and today Noopur can give us additional insights on how you can do the very same thing.
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In episode 204 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Single Sign-On with Power Platform and SAP. Those of you following us, know that I am a huge fan of the Power Platform and SAP integration. We talked several times about the SAP ERP Connector, the SAP OData Connector, Copilot Studio and also had customers and partners joining us to talk about their solutions with Power Platform and SAP. Quite often, the first steps in getting started with Power Platform and SAP starts with Basic Authentication. That's also the way how I would recommend to start, but at some point you need to make this integration enterprise ready. This means: Single Sign-On. Well, today is your lucky day: we just expanded our Single Sign-On options for both the SAP ERP Connector and the SAP OData Connector. For this, I am really honored to have Shailja Nair and Martin Pankraz with us on the show to give us some first insights. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode204Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #PowerPlatform #SSO #APIManagement #APIM
In episode 203 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP IDM and Entra ID.
A few months ago SAP had announced the End-of-Maintenance of the SAP Identity Management (SAP IDM) solution in 2027 or 2030 with Extended maintenance. This announcement resulted in a lot of feedback from customer and Michael Friedrich from SAP stated in a blogpost that Microsoft and SAP are actively collaborating to develop guidance that enables customers to migrate their identity management scenarios from SAP Identity Management to Microsoft Entra ID.
Since then we have been very busy. We not only worked closely together, but we also reached out to DSAG and ask the IDM community for help and advice.
To tell you a little about what we have been doing, where we are and what's going to happen in the next months I am gload to have Jannis Rondorf, the head of the SAP IDM working group at DSAG, Chris Radkowski from SAP and two Microsoft colleagues Mark Wahl and Martin Raepple with us.
Find more information also at http://aka.ms/migratefromsapidm
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In episode 202 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Copilot and SAP.
In our last episode we talked about the native integration of Microsoft Copilot in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition and how SAP is shipping out of the box content that customers can use right away. We had also talked about the SAP Joule and Microsoft Copilot integration that Christian Klein announced during Sapphire. Both of these scenarios are fantastic and help customers to immediately get started.
However, we also know that customer often need very specific, very unique integration -- obviously also with Copilot. That's where you might want to develop your own scenarios. With the Copilot SDK for Visual Studio Code or even better with Copilot Studio creating your own Copilot integration is easier than ever.
To give us an overview of the different options how customers and partners can leverage Copilot in the context of SAP, I am really glad to have Robert Hernandez with us today.
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In episode 201 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Copilot and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition. We are now at over 200 episodes and I actually saw that we also passed 7000 subscribers -- thank you everyone for listening in and subscribing! To celebrate this achievement I am really happy to have Christian Hoffmann from SAP joining us today. For the last few years we have worked together on the Teams integration SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. If you attended SAP Sapphire or saw some of the videos online you might have seen the next evolution of this -- the Microsoft Copilot integration. Christian will explain this a little more and also show us how the integration looks like. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode201Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Copilot #S4HANA #CollaborativeERP
In episode 200 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the partnership between SAP and Microsoft. We are at episode 200! 200 episodes ago, Robert, Goran and I started to record this weekly call. We wanted to cover the space between SAP and Microsoft and I think we have done a fairly good job. We had lots of guests from Microsoft, but also SAP and other partners here on the show that talked about the combination of SAP and Microsoft. Today I am really happy to have Silvio Bessa with us, the global Lead of our SAP Business Unit at Microsoft.
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In episode 199 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure NetApp Files.
A few weeks ago we already talked about the importance of high IO and throughput when it comes to storage. From an Azure side we have some really powerful storage solutions. Among them is Azure NetApp Files, a first party integration of NetApp Files in Azure. This service has been around for over 5 years and we already talked about it in the past. Now I am happy to have Geert back with us to share with us the latest news on Azure NetApp File.
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In episode 198 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Zero Trust Security with SAP.When was the last time you thought about security? Especially in the context of your SAP system? When preparing for this podcast I did a little research on SAP and security -- and it is actually pretty horrifying how many incidents are even documented in the public. I guess there are even more incidents happening every day across the world. So securing your SAP system becomes more and more important. To talk a little more about Zero Trust Security Principles for SAP I am really glad to have a number of experts with us today: Joe Speziale, Daniel Mauser and the one and only Evren Buyruk. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode198Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #ZeroTrust
In episode 197 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about how to improve storage throughput.In our last episode we quickly mentioned how features and capabilities are constantly added to services in the cloud. We talked about this in the context of the Azure Monitor for SAP solutions, but obviously these enhancements and optimizations are also happening on a lower level. Especially in SAP Hana installations, I/O throughput is super critical. In the past SCSI was used to connect your disks to the VM. Now we can leverage NVMe (non-volatile memory express) using Azure Boost. To tell us more about this and actually show how to convert from SCSI to NVMe, I am glad to have Philipp Leitenbauer with us today. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode197Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Infrastructure #Performance
In episode 196 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about two topics. Since we just had Sapphire with some amazing announcements, we first want to do a quick recap from a Microsoft points of view. Then we also want to take another look at Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions. Although there are no major updates, I always find it fascinating how continues the improvements are in the cloud. That is really one of the main benefits of cloud vs. on-perm that you constantly get new features — but you need to know about them. So that‘s why I am happy to have Sujay and Akarsh joining us again to give us an update on the latest. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode196Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Monitor
In episode 195 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about backup. Already in previous episodes we had talked about Backup as one of the interaction points of the Azure Center for SAP Solutions. Today Pradeep and Tunde provide more details on how Azure Backup for SAP works, what features are available and how customers can use this service. Azure Backup for SAP is not only available for SAP HAHA and SQL Service, but also Sybase. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode195Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Backup
In episode 194 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we continue our story with SAP and AI. Last week we had Trond on the show who talked about leveraging the Azure Center for SAP Solutions with AI services. When we look at a lot of SAP customers, they are using the SAP Business Technology Platform with their SAP ECC or S/4HANA System. So today Sanjeev Kumar joins us to talk about a scenario that he has build and published on GitHub which integrates Azure OpenAI GPT-4 with SAP Business Technology Platform. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode194Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AI #GPT4
In episode 193 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the Azure Center for SAP Solutions and how it helps you from the Azure Portal to create and operate SAP systems. We talked about integrating other Azure solutions like Azure Monitor or the Health Check with your SAP system. One cool thing that is availalble under the hood are APIs which allows you to fetch all this information from your SAP system. And this can actually be quite powerful. Trond Stroemme took these APIs and built a really neat Copilot scenario around it. Using the Azure AI Studio you can now build a simple Chat that allows you to interact with the Azure Center for SAP Solutions. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode193Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ACSS #AI
In episode 192 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP SuccessFactors and Microsoft Teams integration. When we talk about how Microsoft is a huge SAP customer we mainly talk about our SAP ERP ECC system or the RISE on Azure and SAP S/4HANA conversions that we are doing at the moment. But we also talk about the different Software as a service solutions that we are using from SAP -- and one of them is SAP SuccessFactors. When you are using SAP SuccessFactors in a lot of cases, your flow of work does actually start outside of SuccessFactors. One common place -- like in our recording here -- is Microsoft Teams. Luckily SAP SuccessFactors has a great integration in Teams and I am really glad to have Vanessa Li from the SAP SuccessFactors team joining us today. Welcome Vanessa!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode192Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AI SAP SuccessFactors and Microsoft Teams Integration: * Vanessa, and Holger discussed the integration of SAP SuccessFactors with Microsoft Teams, highlighting its benefits for workflow efficiency and the convenience of accessing HR processes directly within Teams. This integration aims to streamline operations and enhance productivity by keeping employees within their workflow environment. Integration Benefits: Li, and Holger emphasized the integration's role in streamlining HR processes by allowing access to SAP SuccessFactors within Microsoft Teams, enhancing workflow efficiency and productivity. Workflow Convenience: The integration facilitates a seamless workflow, enabling employees to manage HR tasks in Teams without switching applications, thereby maintaining their workflow environment. Accessing HR Processes: Employees can perform HR-related actions such as managing team data, requesting feedback, and clocking time directly in Teams, thanks to the integration with SAP SuccessFactors. Streamlined Operations: The integration supports various HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, learning, and performance management, all accessible within the Teams platform. Productivity Enhancement: By integrating SuccessFactors into Teams, the goal is to boost productivity through quick and efficient HR actions, contributing to a positive work culture and collaboration. Customization and Configuration: Li, highlighted the upcoming features that allow customization of the app's name, logo, and description to better align with company branding. This customization is aimed at making the app more recognizable and user-friendly for employees. Additionally, the importance of administrators setting up the connection between SuccessFactors and Teams was emphasized. App Customization: The upcoming release will enable customization of the app's name, logo, and description, allowing companies to align the app with their corporate branding and make it more recognizable for employees. User-Friendly Design: Customization features are designed to enhance user-friendliness, ensuring that employees can easily identify and use the app within their Teams environment. Administrator Setup: Administrators play a crucial role in configuring the connection between SuccessFactors and Teams, ensuring that the integration functions correctly for end-users. Branding Alignment: Customization allows companies to maintain consistency in branding across their software tools, which is important for internal recognition and user adoption. Configuration Importance: Proper configuration by administrators is vital for the integration's success, as it involves user mapping and permissions between SuccessFactors and Teams. Data Protection and Privacy: Li, addressed concerns regarding data protection and privacy, clarifying that personal information is not stored in Teams but is read from SuccessFactors at runtime. The only data stored in Teams are notification cards, which are subject to Microsoft's retention policy. This ensures compliance with data protection regulations. Data Protection: Li, assured that personal information is not stored in Teams, addressing data protection concerns and emphasizing compliance with privacy regulations. Runtime Data Access: Personal information is accessed at runtime from SuccessFactors, ensuring that data remains secure and is not cached or stored within Teams. Notification Cards Storage: Only notification cards are stored in Teams, and these are governed by Microsoft's retention policy, which allows for data management in line with company policies. Compliance with Regulations: The approach to handling personal information within the Teams integration aligns with data protection regulations, maintaining user trust and legal compliance. Retention Policy Adherence: By adhering to Microsoft's retention policy for stored data, the integration ensures that any stored notification cards can be managed appropriately. Future Enhancements: Li, shared plans for future enhancements, including natural language processing for AI interactions and support for delegated type permissions for single sign-on. These enhancements aim to improve user experience and administrative flexibility. Natural Language Processing: Future updates will include natural language processing, allowing users to interact with the app using conversational language, enhancing the user experience. AI Interactions: AI capabilities will be integrated to provide intelligent interactions, such as recommending learning courses based on user roles and skills. Delegated Permissions: Support for delegated type permissions will be introduced, offering more flexibility in single sign-on configurations and user consent processes. User Experience Improvement: The planned enhancements are focused on improving the overall user experience by making the app more intuitive and responsive to user needs. Administrative Flexibility: Enhancements like delegated permissions will provide administrators with more options and control over the app's setup and user access. Multi-Language Support: Li, confirmed that the app supports multiple languages, aligning with Teams' language settings. However, customization of fixed content titles in different languages is not yet supported but is planned for future updates. This feature is crucial for global companies operating in multiple languages. Language Support: The app supports multiple languages, allowing it to adapt to the language settings of Teams and cater to a diverse user base. Customization Limitations: Currently, customization of fixed content titles in different languages is not available, but this feature is on the roadmap for future updates to accommodate global usage. Global Company Needs: Multi-language support is essential for global companies with employees across different regions, ensuring that the app is accessible and usable for all. Future Language Customization: Future updates will allow for greater language customization, enhancing the app's usability and relevance for international teams.Language Alignment: The app's language alignment with Teams settings ensures a consistent user experience, reducing language barriers within the workplace.Concerns about Multi-Instance Support: Li, acknowledged the challenge of supporting multiple SuccessFactors instances with a single Teams account, a common scenario for large, global companies. While currently only one-to-one mapping is supported, plans are in place to address this limitation in future updates.Follow-up tasks:
In episode 191 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about again about Azure Center for SAP Solutions, ACSS. When running your SAP system on Azure, ACSS is here to help you create, run and operate it. In previous episodes we already looked at this in detailed and talked about some of the features available with ACSS. While we see the number of customers and registered SAP systems steadily increasing, we are also adding new features to it. To continue with our story from February where we introduced ACSS, I am happy to have Kalyani with us again to show us some more features. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode191Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Operation ## Summary created by AIACSS Introduction: Holger introduces the episode of the SAP on Azure Video podcast, focusing on the Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS) and its role in aiding customers to create, run, and operate SAP systems on Azure.Podcast Introduction: Holger opens the SAP on Azure Video podcast episode, discussing the Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS) and its assistance to customers in establishing and managing their SAP systems on Azure.ACSS Overview: Kalyani, a product manager at Microsoft, provides an overview of ACSS, emphasizing its comprehensive capabilities for deploying, managing, and monitoring SAP workloads on Azure.Customer Adoption: Holger mentions the increasing number of customers registering their SAP systems with ACSS, indicating growing adoption and interest in the service.Feature Enhancements: The discussion includes the continuous addition of new features to ACSS, enhancing its functionality and value for users.ACSS Features: Kalyani, representing Microsoft, discusses the end-to-end experience provided by ACSS for deploying, managing, and monitoring SAP workloads on Azure, highlighting its significance for customers.End-to-End Experience: Kalyani elaborates on the end-to-end customer experience with ACSS, detailing its deployment, management, and monitoring capabilities for SAP workloads on Azure.Customer Benefits: The conversation highlights the benefits for customers using ACSS, including recommendations for optimal configurations and system management ease.Capability Insights: Kalyani expresses excitement about sharing the capabilities of ACSS that aid customers in operating their SAP systems efficiently.Start/Stop Automation: Kalyani explains the start/stop automation feature of ACSS, which allows SAP basis admins to start and stop their systems directly from the portal or using PowerShell/CLI commands, without logging into the VM.Automation Feature: Kalyani demonstrates the start/stop automation feature in ACSS, enabling SAP basis admins to control their systems via the portal or command-line interfaces without accessing the VM directly.Operational Convenience: The feature provides convenience for admins, allowing them to execute start/stop commands easily, enhancing operational efficiency.Instance-Level Control: ACSS offers control at both the VIS level for SAP applications and at the instance level for central services, app servers, and databases, including HANA DB.API Integration: Holger appreciates the API exposure, enabling integration with existing Azure automation and control over SAP system operations through ACSS APIs.Role-Based Access: Kalyani discusses the role-based access control within ACSS, ensuring sensitive start/stop operations are restricted to authorized personnel.Snooze Capability: Kalyani introduces the snooze capability of ACSS, which enables customers to save costs on non-production systems by scheduling them to start and stop, thus avoiding unnecessary costs.Cost Optimization: Kalyani presents the snooze capability as a cost-saving feature for non-production systems, allowing scheduled start/stop operations to minimize expenses.Operational Flexibility: The snooze feature provides flexibility for scenarios like patching weekends, enabling systematic shutdown and restart of SAP systems for maintenance.Automation Setup: Kalyani showcases an ARM template from the ACSS GitHub repository, which users can deploy to automate scheduled start/stop actions for their SAP systems.Customization Options: The ARM template offers customization options for the snooze feature, including time triggers, managed identities, and resource selection for targeted action.Alert Integration: The snooze automation integrates with Azure's alert framework, allowing users to receive notifications and integrate with services like ServiceNow for ticket creation upon system stop/start events.Role-Based Access Control: Kalyani emphasizes the importance of role-based access control in ACSS, allowing customers to enforce who can start and stop SAP systems, ensuring sensitive operations are restricted to authorized personnel only.Access Control: Kalyani highlights the role-based access control feature in ACSS, which provides customers with the ability to define permissions for starting and stopping SAP systems, ensuring only authorized users can perform these actions.Permission Flexibility: The discussion includes the flexibility of permissions, allowing customers to tailor access rights to specific user needs and security requirements.Backup Configuration: Kalyani presents the backup configuration feature in ACSS, which simplifies the process of configuring backups for entire SAP systems, including VMs and databases, through the VIS experience.Backup Simplification: Kalyani introduces the backup configuration feature in ACSS, which streamlines the backup process for SAP systems, making it easier for users to secure their VMs and databases.Integrated Backup: The feature integrates with Azure backup services, providing a unified experience for users to manage backups within the ACSS VIS experience.Cost Analysis: Kalyani highlights the cost analysis feature of ACSS, which aggregates the cost of all resources making up an SAP system and presents it at the Sid level, aiding in cost management.Cost Management: Kalyani discusses the cost analysis feature, which compiles the costs of all components associated with an SAP system, offering a comprehensive view of expenses at the Sid level.Resource Aggregation: The feature aggregates costs from various resources, such as VMs, disks, and load balancers, to provide a clear cost breakdown for SAP systems.
In episode 190 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about security. SAP states, that it is mandatory to have antivirus, host intrusion, secure DNS clients and other security related software installed on Windows Server OS these days. Microsoft Defender can be used to help protect your SAP system. In this episode we have Ankit Garg, Gopalakrishnan Krishnan & Cameron Gardiner joining us to all about protecting your SAP system on Windows and Linux with Microsoft Defender.
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- Introduction and overview of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) for SAP on Azure: Cameron, Gopal, and Ankit explained the features and benefits of MDE, a modern endpoint security solution that can protect SAP systems from advanced threats using AI and XDR capabilities.
- Differences and recommendations for MDE on Windows and Linux: Cameron highlighted the documentation and best practices for deploying and configuring MDE on Windows and Linux servers running SAP, including exclusions, performance baselines, and scan schedules.
- Questions and feedback from Goran and SPEAKER: Goran and SPEAKER asked about the SAP support statement, the correlation of data across domains and tenants, the special considerations for cluster environments, and the possibility of a hands-on demo.
In episode 189 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Printing from the Cloud. A lot of companies are moving their SAP systems to the cloud. SAP on Azure, RISE with SAP on Azure, or GROW with SAP on Azure are things that we see very often with our customers. But what do you actually do with your printer? If you need to print shipping lables, invoices, product descriptions you cannot put your printer in the cloud. You still have your printer sitting on-premise. So how do we connect our SAP systems in the cloud with our printers on-premises? Martin Pankraz and Devansh Jain join us today to talk about printing from SAP with Microsoft Universal Print. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode189Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 188 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about about DNS, Domain Name System. DNS acts like a phonebook to resolve IP addresses through their domain names. When something goes wrong, then often the whole network communication breaks down. It's always DNS! Who doesn't know this term whenever it comes to networking issues. In a lot of cases we see customers using Azure DNS Services in the context of hybrid networking with SAP scenarios -- both Azure native and RISE with SAP. Since this can become quite complicated, I am happy to have two experts with us today again: Evren and Konstantin.
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In episode 187 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the Well-Architected Framework for SAP. The Framework guides customers through a set of questions to track the status of your SAP on Azure implementation. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode187Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AI Azure well-architected framework for SAP: Jitendra and Hemanth introduced the tool and its benefits for assessing and improving SAP workloads on Azure based on five pillars: cost, performance, reliability, security and operational excellence.Tool overview: The tool is a self-service design framework that helps customers to improve the quality of their SAP workloads on Azure by following the best practices and recommendations from Microsoft and SAP.Tool benefits: The tool helps customers to identify risks, priorities, and opportunities for improvement in their SAP workloads on Azure, as well as to align with the latest innovations and features available on the platform.Tool usage: The tool is available on the assessment platform and allows customers to select their SAP workload and the pillars they want to focus on. It also remembers the previous selections and shows the progress and changes over time. The tool provides a bar chart with the scores for each pillar and a list of recommendations for improvement. Assessment platform and process: The tool is available on the assessment platform and allows customers to select their SAP workload and the pillars they want to focus on. It also remembers the previous selections and shows the progress and changes over time.Assessment platform: The assessment platform is a web-based portal that hosts various tools and frameworks for customers to evaluate and optimize their Azure workloads. Customers can log in to the platform and access the Azure well-architected framework for SAP tool.Assessment process: The assessment process consists of answering a set of questions related to the five pillars of the framework: cost, performance, reliability, security, and operational excellence. The questions are based on the latest best practices and recommendations from Microsoft and SAP. The tool provides a score for each pillar and a list of recommendations for improvement. Customers can also import their subscription data to get additional insights from the Azure advisor. Customers can create multiple assessments and compare the results over time. Best practices and recommendations: The tool provides questions and explanations based on the latest best practices and recommendations from Microsoft and SAP. It also identifies risks and priorities for improvement and gives feedback and comments.Engagement with CSU team: The tool can be used as a self-service or with the help of the CSU team who can provide more detailed guidance and follow-up sessions. The tool also supports the value-based delivery approach of the CSU team.
In episode 186 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Business One and Copilot Studio. In the past we had talked about Copilot and the Integration to SAP data. We showed how to retrieve flight data, we talked about Single sign-on and we also showed how to create a Copilot using Copilot Studio that allowed you to create a Sales Order in the SAP System. In all of these scenarios we were connecting to an SAP ECC or an SAP S/4HANA system. But obviously there are also other SAP backends being used by our customers -- a very popular one is SAP Business One. To show you how Copilot can work with B1, I am happy to have Moshe and Richard back with us on the podcast. Moshe has created some very impressive demos and I am really looking forward to seeing them!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode186Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ - 0:00 Intro- 1:30 Introducing Moshe and Richard- 2:40 What is SAP Business One- 9:40 Copilot Studio architecture- 12:25 Mapping architecture to SAP Business One- 14:40 Plugin Actions and Dynamic Chaining Topics- 16:25 Looking at Copilot Studio- 22:25 Looking at Process SAP Data Plugin- 23:30 Leveraging Azure AI Studio - 28:30 Calling Azure OpenAI from Power Automate Flow- 33:05 Continue with the flow and create Sales Order- 37:15 Displaying the bot in Teams- 42:40 Security- 45:55 Upcoming events#Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AI SAP Business One and Copilot Studio: Holger introduces Moshe and Richard, who demonstrate how to use Copilot Studio to create a chatbot that can interact with SAP Business One via the service layer and Azure Open AI. Service layer and infrastructure: Richard explains the role of the service layer as a restful API that enables integration with SAP Business One, regardless of the database (HANA or SQL Server). He also highlights the benefits of cloud hosting and the prerequisites for using Copilot Studio. Dynamic chaining and plugging actions: Moshe shows how to use dynamic chaining and plugging actions to create a conversational flow that can handle user prompts, extract entities, call cloud flows, and create sales orders in SAP Business One.* Deployment and future features: Moshe and Richard mention that the chatbot can be deployed to various channels, such as Teams or websites, and that there are some upcoming features in Copilot Studio, such as auto-generating adaptive cards and using events.
In episode 185 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the SAP on Azure Technical Copilot on the OpenAI GPT Store.A little over a year ago ChatGPT changed the way how we think about AI. ChatGPT allowed everyone to interact with a bot in ways that were not possible before. OpenAI then soon introduced ChatGPT Plus and with that also the possibility to extend ChatGPT with additional content and features. Amit Lal was very early and released an SAP & Azure Bot in the GPT Store. Today he will show us the bot and tell us a little about other SAP and AI usecases.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode185Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #OpenAI #GPT #Copilot ## Summary created by AI SAP on Azure technical copilot in the GPT store: Holger and Amit discussed how Amit developed a custom GPT that can answer SAP and Azure related questions and provide guidance and best practices. * GPT builder and knowledge base: Amit showed how he used the GPT builder to create the copilot and how he uploaded a master document with SAP on Azure information and used web crawlers to fetch additional data from URLs. * Microsoft copilot and AI agents: Amit shared some of his other projects that use Microsoft copilot and AI frameworks like Autogen and TaskWeaver to create domain-specific copilots and agents that can interact with each other and execute tasks. * SAP migration and early watch report: Amit demonstrated how he created a GPT on Hugging Face that can scan SAP migration logs and provide solutions and how he created a chatbot that can analyze early watch reports and answer queries.
In episode 184 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk again about Single Sign-On. For a VERY long time when I was working at SAP, I was working alongside a very special colleague and friend, Vinayak Adkoli. He was my partner in crime for a lot of projects. In the last projects we worked together on SAP API Management and simplifying the way how customers could manage SAP APIs. Then I moved to Microsoft, Vinayak moved from India to the US and today I have the pleasure of welcoming him in our podcast. Last week we already had an amazing episode with Martin Raepple from Microsoft and Christian Cohrs from SAP about Single Sign-On and Multifactor authentications in the context of SAP GUI and today we want to focus on API based authentications. Similar like with the SAP GUI this is one of the most talked about scenarios and I am glad that Vinayak can provide us with more insights on how this is working. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode184Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #APIManagement #SSO ## Summary created by AI SAP API management and Azure AD integration: Vinayak Adkoli from SAP explained how to use different authentication flows to expose and consume SAP APIs with Azure AD as the identity provider. Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication: Holger Bruchelt from Microsoft highlighted the benefits of using the identity authentication service on BTP to federate with Azure AD and enable SSO and MFA for SAP GUI and other BTP services. API key and custom attributes: Holger and Vinayak discussed how to use API key and custom attributes in SAP API management to correlate the client credentials of BTP services and Azure AD applications.* SAML assertion and token exchange: Vinayak demonstrated two approaches to generate and exchange SAML assertions for accessing on-premise SAP systems via cloud connector and BTP connectivity service: one using API management as a SAML issuer and one using Azure AD as a SAML issuer.
In episode 183 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Deploying Loftware in HA setup with SAP (ECC) in Azure, End-to-end encryption for your VM data and Azure Virtual Network encryption now in additional regions. Then we talk about Single Sign-On with SAP GUI. Single Sign-On with SAP is always a super important topics. Luckily we have experts like Martin Raepple who knows the security world of SAP and Microsoft extremely well. Today Martin joins us again, this time with Christian Cohrs from SAP to talk about very new thing: SAP GUI multi factor authentication with Entra ID using the SAP Secure Login Service on BTP. - 0:00 Intro- 2:13 How to deploy Loftware in HA setup with SAP (ECC) in Azure- 2:50 Encryption at host - End-to-end encryption for your VM data- 3:20 Azure Virtual Network encryption now in additional regions- 3:50 SAP GUI MFA with SAP secure Login Service and Microsoft Entra ID- 4:25 Introducing Christian Cohrs- 5:05 Introducing Martin Raepple- 6:00 SAP Secure Login Service for SAP GUI- 7:25 Why do we need a dedicated solution for single sign-on in SAP GUI?- 8:50 SSO technologies- 9:50 What you want to achieve- 10:55 How you achieve it- 14:10 Secure Login Service on BTP- 16:30 Entra ID as Corporate Identity Provider- 18:35 End-to-end flow of userFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode183Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SSO ## Summary created by AI SAP GUI authentication with Microsoft Entra ID and BTP: Christian and Martin explain how to use the new SAP Secure Login Service for SAP GUI to enable single sign-on and multi-factor authentication with Microsoft Entra ID and BTP. Latest updates on SAP on Azure: Goran shares a blog post on how to set up HA and DR for a third-party application integrated with SAP on Azure, and some new features on encryption and virtual network security. Demo of the SAP GUI authentication scenario: Martin shows the end-to-end flow of a user logging in to an SAP ABAP system with SAP GUI using the Secure Login Client, the Secure Login Service, the Identity Authentication Service, and the Microsoft Entra ID with conditional access and Authenticator app.
In episode 182 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the SAP Inventory Check. Jitendra Singh provides an overview about the reasons for the SAP Inventory Check and walks us through the different features. - 0:00 Intro- 1:25 Introducing Jitendra- 2:45 Customer Experience initiative- 5:40 ACSS Tools & Framework- 6:55 Accessing Inventory Checks for SAP- 8:45 Azure Resources by List- 10:30 Overview of virtual machines- 13:25 Azure NetApp Files Information - 16:40 Virtual Instance for SAP- 22:30 VIS Compute- 26:30 Next enhancementsFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode182Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AITools and Frameworks for SAP on Azure: Jitendra Singh introduced the initiative and the three assessments (landing zone, deployment checklist, and well-architected framework) that help customers with design and optimization of their SAP solutions on Azure.Inventory Checks for SAP: Jitendra Singh demonstrated the workbook that provides real-time visibility of the Azure resources and SAP systems deployed in a subscription or a resource group, and highlights some best practices and configuration checks.ACSS integration and SAP view: Jitendra Singh showed how the workbook can be enhanced with SAP context by registering the SAP systems to Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS) and filtering by virtual instance for SAP (VIS). He also showed some SAP-specific information such as kernel, WAF, and ANF metrics.Feedback and future updates*: Jitendra Singh invited customers and partners to provide feedback and suggestions through the tech community blog or Microsoft contacts. He also mentioned some upcoming features such as graphical view of ANF throughput, single page summary, and email reports.
In episode 181 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about BTP and Azure. In previous episodes we often already talked about the BTP, the SAP Business Technology Platform. It is used with a lot of customers for integration and extensions scenarios -- but it can become even more powerful, if you combine it with other services -- like from Microsoft Azure. Today we have Holger Schäfer with us who will talk about a customer project he is involved in. With the Webshop 2.0 of the City of Zurich they build a Multi Cloud Omnichannel E-Commerce solution, based on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Microsoft Azure.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode181Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Integration #BTP ## Summary created by AIWeb shop 2.0 project overview: Holger Schaffer presented the multi cloud ecommerce solution for the city of Zurich based on SAP BTP and Azure, using various services and technologies for integration, extension and optimization. Identity federation and supplier integration: The web shop supports multiple identity providers for different user groups and scenarios, and connects to various SAP systems of different departments and suppliers using system landscape transformation and link catalog.Image processing and optimization: The web shop leverages Azure BLOB storage, event grid and functions to store, resize, convert and rotate images uploaded by the content creators, reducing the size and improving the quality of the images. UI-5 and web components*: The web shop uses UI-5 and Fiori elements for the front end, and integrates web components from the city of Zurich for the header and other controls, using a custom library to enable data binding and annotation driven design.
In episode 180 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Center for SAP Solutions, ACSS. ACSS has been around for quite some time now. We have lots of customers AND partners using it to monitor, control and operate their SAP landscapes on Azure. In this episode we have Kalyani Namuduri and Sagar Keswani with us from our engineering team in India who will recap what's available today and take a closer look at the Quality Check features and how they can help you operate your SAP system on Azure even better. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode180Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ACSS #Operation ## Summary created by AI Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS) overview: Kalyani and Sagar introduced ACSS as an end-to-end solution for deploying and managing SAP systems on Azure, with a logical representation of SAP systems as virtual instances for SAP solutions (VIS) and integration with various Azure services. ACSS quality checks feature: Sagar demonstrated how ACSS runs quality checks on the infrastructure, OS, file system, pacemaker, and load balancer configurations of SAP systems and provides recommendations for best practices, alerts, and remediation actions. ACSS quality insights workbook: Sagar showed how customers can access a workbook that provides a summary of the quality checks results, as well as detailed information on the compute, disk, and extension configurations of their SAP systems.* ACSS feedback and roadmap: Kalyani and Sagar invited customers to provide feedback and suggestions on ACSS, and mentioned that they are working on expanding the list of quality checks to cover more scenarios, such as Oracle, DB2, and Windows OS.
In episode 179 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we have Ralf Klahr back on the show. He shares the latest news on Azure NetApp Files Backup capability. ANF online snapshots are now enhanced with backup of snapshots and Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode179Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AI ANF backup for SAP on Azure: Ralf explained the benefits and features of ANF backup, especially for large databases and data protection against fraud. He also showed how to configure it with azacsnap, cloud sync and immutable BLOB. Immutable and indelible BLOB space: Ralf demonstrated how to set up a BLOB space that prevents deletion or modification of backups for a specified period of time. He also discussed the design and recovery options for different SAP databases using ANF backup. Cloud sync and blue XP tools: Ralf introduced two tools that can help with transferring data from ANF volumes to BLOB space. He mentioned that cloud sync is free of charge when used with Azure files and that blue XP can simplify the restore process from snapshots.
In episode 178 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the DSAG Technologiedays 2024 in Hamburg. Holger attended the event and shares some insights on the key topics such SAP Business AI, Security, Identity and Low-Code. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode178Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #DSAGTT24 #DSAGTT #Copilot ## Summary created by AI DSAG Technology Days: Holger recapped the event and shared some of the impressions and feedback from the sessions that Microsoft delivered on topics such as security, AI, low code, DevOps, and identity. * SAP and Microsoft collaboration: Goran highlighted the trust and power of the partnership between SAP and Microsoft, especially on identity management and AI integration. * DSAG Tech Exchange: Holger presented some of the hands-on sessions that Microsoft offered on GitHub Copilot, ABAP Cloud, and Neptune and Power Automate integration, and reported positive responses from the participants. * DSAG Partner Board: Holger participated in the partner board meeting where SAP presented their case for cloud and rise and grow initiatives, and discussed the challenges and opportunities for partners to change their business model.
In episode 177 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Robert :-) I'm not sure about the exact year but let's say 15 years ago I was working at SAP and I got introduced probably via email to Robert Boban. Robert was working at that time at the value prototyping team. I was very much engaged already at that time in Microsoft integration projects. I was part of the NetWeaver Regional Implementation Group and in this context I was looking at integrating a search scenario across the SAP and Microsoft stack. I got introduced to Robert and I immediately saw his passion, his dedication and his willingness to help & support. It was super cool to work with him. Then, seven years ago I joined Microsoft and obviously still at SAP I was going around saying "Goodbye" to a lot of good friends and I also reached out to Robert. I told him that I am going to Microsoft and it was super cool to hear that apparently he had made the same decision and he would also join Microsoft just one month or so later than I.Well, today as you might have guessed from the title and also looking at Roberts name here in Teams, we do have some interesting news: Robert is actually going back to SAP, so after having worked with him quite closely especially in the beginning on SAP on Microsoft infrastructure, but also integration topics, he's now going back to SAP.Luckily we will still have the opportunity to work with him -- and since we are an SAP and Microsoft podcast he will continue to host this show with us. So in today's episode we're basically looking back with Robert at seven years at Microsoft Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode177Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Goodbye ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: Robert's transition from Microsoft to SAP: Robert is leaving Microsoft after 7 years and joining SAP as a customer-facing role, working with large and complex projects. He will continue to host the podcast and bring new perspectives and insights from SAP side. * SAP and Microsoft integration topics: The podcast will keep focusing on the technical and business value of running SAP on Azure, as well as the challenges and opportunities of cloud adoption, AI, and integration. The hosts will also invite more SAP colleagues and customers to share their experiences and feedback. * The journey of SAP and Microsoft: The hosts reflect on the past 7 years of working together and how the technology and the market have evolved rapidly. They also look forward to the future of SAP and Microsoft collaboration and innovation, and how they can help each other and the customers to succeed.
In episode 176 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we are going back up the stack. Last week we covered some cool infrastructure related topics, today we want to focus on AI again. You might remember that we had Noopur, CJ and also Michael in previous episodes talking about Azure OpenAI and how this could be leveraged for example in a Teams bot. Today we have Michael back with us and he shows a nice integration of Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI and the new SAP OData Connector for Power Automate. https://github.com/mimergelFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode176Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AOAI #PowerPlatform #Teams ## Summary created by AIKey Topics:SAP on Azure Video Podcast: Holger and Robert introduce Michael Beck as the guest speaker who will show some AI scenarios with SAP and Azure.AI scenarios with SAP and Azure: Michael demonstrates six solutions that use Azure Open AI, Power Platform and SAP OData connector to enable chatbots, self-services, data analysis and app development for SAP data. SAP OData connector: Michael explains that the SAP OData connector is a new preview feature that simplifies the access to SAP OData services from the Power Platform and shows how to use it with Copilot Studio and Power Apps. System prompts for Azure Open AI: Michael shares some tips and best practices for creating system prompts that instruct Azure Open AI how to handle user queries and SAP data, such as using examples, feedback and context. GitHub repositories*: Michael provides the links to his GitHub repositories where he has uploaded the solutions, presentations and videos for the AI scenarios and encourages everyone to download and try them out.
In episode 175 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about building Avatars with Microsoft’s Speech Studio. Then we also talk about Copilot Pro, the new offering of Copilot for consumers and then we take a closer look at moving to the SAP System to Flexible Virtual Machines Scale Set. Goran talks about the new script that simplifies the migration of systems setup using proximity placement groups to moving to flexible Virtual Machines Scale Set. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode175Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #HighAvailability ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: AI in PowerPoint: Holger shared a blog post by Sonika on how to use AI to create talking avatars in PowerPoint and demonstrated the tool. Copilot Pro: Robert confirmed that Copilot Pro is now available for Microsoft 365 customers as a consumer edition and that Microsoft is removing the 300 seats minimum requirement for Copilot Moving to flexible VM: Goran gave an update on how to move SAP VM systems to flexible VM mode using a PowerShell script and explained the benefits of using this mode over proximity placement groups. He also showed how to handle snapshots and NetApp volumes during the migration.
Welcome to 2024! In episode 174 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about extending SAP Digital Manufacturing with Azure. Martin Raepple and Bastian Ulke join us to demo a visual inspection use-case that enhances the standard SAP Digital Manufacturing scenarios. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode174Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #DMC #AI ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: Introduction and overview of SAP digital manufacturing with edge integration: Holger, Martin and Bastian explain the idea and benefits of using Microsoft custom vision service to enhance the production process and quality control with SAP digital manufacturing solution Architecture and implementation details of the integration scenario: Martin and Bastian show the components and steps involved in the integration, such as API management, Azure functions, event hubs, blob storage, and custom vision service. They also demonstrate how to use Terraform to automate the infrastructure setup and how to customize the production operator dashboard Demo of the visual inspection process and results: Martin and Bastian run the production process and show how the camera picture is sent to the custom vision service for analysis and how the results are displayed on the SAP digital manufacturing dashboard. They also discuss the possibility of retraining the model based on the operator feedback and the option of deploying the extension on the edge
In episode 2023 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we look back at 2023. And like in the previous 3 years again have Jürgen Thomas with us to revisit some of the highlight from 2023 -- and it is not only all about AI. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode173Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #LookingBack #2023 ## Summary created by AI SAP on Azure podcast: Holger, Robert, Goran and Juergen celebrated the success of the podcast and its 6000 subscribers. They also welcomed Juergen as a recurring guest. Azure improvements in 2023: Juergen shared some of the highlights and challenges of Azure in 2023, such as the outages, the Mv3 series, the live migration, the premium storage v2, the automated test framework and the Azure Center for SAP Solutions. * SAP workload and integration: Juergen emphasized the importance of testing and optimizing the SAP workload on Azure, especially for S/4HANA and HANA. He also mentioned the need to support the integration of SAP with other Azure services and tools, such as AI, Teams, Sentinel and backup. Outlook for 2024: Juergen expressed his excitement and optimism for the next year, where he expects more customer feedback, new scenarios, new technologies and new architectures. He also reminded the audience of the looming deadline for S/4HANA migration in 2027.
In episode 172 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we don't talk too much about technology, but more about something that often prevents technology to be applied. Back when I was at SAP, one of the biggest challenges that I saw with customers -- especially with bigger customers -- was that the SAP team is not talking to the non-SAP team. In a lot of organizations there is a dedicated team in IT that looks after the SAP environment and an IT team that is looking after the rest. They often don't even sit on the same floor or build which leads to disconnected projects. So today we talk about that and discuss how we can address this.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode172Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #CAF ## Summary created by AI The SAP team and the non-SAP team often have different perspectives, responsibilities, and knowledge, and they need to communicate and understand each other better. * The cloud adoption framework provides a common language and a guide for the cloud journey, and it helps to establish cross-functional teams that can work together on strategy, governance, operation, and adoption. * The well-architected framework provides a huge set of best practices and checklists that can help to optimize the cloud infrastructure and services, and to align them with the business goals and requirements. * The DevOps mentality and tools can help to automate and standardize the cloud deployment and operation, and to enable faster and more flexible testing and innovation. * The AI and extend-innovate scenarios require more data integration and preparation, and more collaboration between the infrastructure and the application layers.
In episode 171 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Disaster Recovery leveraging Azure Site Recovery with Evren Buyruk and Rohan Sahini. We take a look at the architecture and underlying platform, concepts for SAP on Azure. Then we look how Azure Site recovery can help protect your SAP systems and look at best best practices for replication, RTO & PRO and capacity. If you have feedback, please fill out the survey here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR9f3ns27wIpNkEpXVzCZTaVUNDNKMFEyQldIT1A3RUxEOTBQUUM4QldTQi4uFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode1XXReach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ASR #Recovery ## Summary created by AI Evren gives some background information on the differences between high availability and disaster recovery, and the concepts of Microsoft managed failover and customer managed failover. He also explains the importance of having a disaster recovery plan and the considerations for storage account failover. * Evren talks about the Azure deployment options for SAP systems across availability zones, and the best practices for using Azure file shares, NFS, and pacemaker clusters. He also shows how to use Azure site recovery for app servers and HANA system replication or database replication for data tier. * Rohan introduces Azure site recovery as a disaster recovery product and its value proposition. He also shows some statistics on the types and costs of outages, and the best practices for RTO and RPO considerations, capacity planning, and security. * Rohan demonstrates how to create a virtual machine and activate Azure site recovery in a few steps. He also announces a new feature of Azure site recovery for shared disks, which is currently in private preview and will support high availability configurations with ZRS or LRS shared disks across regions.
In episode 170 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about new capacity pools with Azure NetApp Files. Then we continue a discussion that we stared over a year ago -- the DMO for SAP. At that time we had a very cool session with Mathias Klein from SAP and Taka Hoshino from Microsoft on the new Database Migration Option for Azure. At that time we presented a whitepaper, that outlined the steps to simplify the conversion and make DMO to Azure happen. We also briefly talked about potential next steps and how all the prerequisite checks could be included in an automated process. Today we have Mathias back on our channel to provide us with the latest news on DMO to Azure.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode170Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: DMO to Azure update: Matthias Klein from SAP presented the latest news on the DMO to Azure procedure, which is now generally available and allows customers to migrate and convert their ERP systems to S4 HANA on Azure in one step.* Production ready deployment on Azure: Holger and Goran praised the work of the CAL team, which enables customers to deploy S4 HANA systems on Azure with high availability and best practices using the cloud appliance library. * Benefits of DMOVE 2 S4: Matthias explained the advantages of using the DMOVE 2 S4 option, which reduces the downtime, simplifies the process, and leverages the standard DMO features of the software update manager. * End-to-end demo: Matthias showed a video demo of how the DMOVE 2 S4 procedure works, starting from the maintenance planner, running the pre-checks, deploying the target system, installing the additional application server, and running the software update manager. * Next steps and resources: Matthias announced that he will publish a blog post with more details and links to the technical white paper, the production ready deployment guide, and the SAP help portal. He also invited customers to try out the procedure and provide feedback.
In episode 169 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about updates in October from SAP and Microsoft, the latest M-Series VMs with almost 32 TB of memory, a session at Ignite on how Microsoft IT runs SAP on Azure, how to use Azure Blog storage with ABAP Steampunk and a SAP-on-Azure Technical Copilot on OpenAI. Then we go deep with Gopal Nair with enterprise controls of the AI SDK for SAP. The Enterprise control features allow customers to manage and control the usage of the AI SDK for SAP in your SAP System. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode169Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AI #SDK
In episode 168 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the recent events that happend. We start with SAP Teched 2023 in Bangalore and take a look at some of the key announcements. Then we switch continents and look at asug Tech Connector where Geoff Scott, Jürgen Müller from SAP and Scott Guthrie from Microsoft kicked off the event with a keynote. Then we quickly talk about the OpenAI DevDay before taking another closer look at Microsoft Ignite. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode168Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPTeched #MSIgnite #asug #TechConnect ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: SAP Teched: Holger shared his experience of attending SAP Teched in Bangalore and highlighted some of the key announcements from SAP, such as Jewel, generative AI hub, build process automation, edge integration cell, and HANA cloud vector capabilities. He also emphasized the strong collaboration between SAP and Microsoft on AI, integration, and data management. * ASUG Tech Connect: Goran and Holger discussed the ASUG Tech Connect event, where Scott Guthrie from Microsoft joined the keynote and showed the commitment to SAP customers. They also mentioned some of the research findings from ASUG on BTP adoption and usage, and some of the sessions on AI, UX, and skills. * Open AI Dev Day: Holger and Goran briefly talked about the Open AI Dev Day, where Satya Nadella also participated and showcased the partnership between Microsoft and Open AI. They mentioned some of the new features and demos from Open AI, such as GPT-4 Turbo, text-to-speech, and custom models. * Microsoft Ignite: Holger and Goran reviewed some of the news and announcements from Microsoft Ignite, where copilot was a dominant theme. They talked about how copilot can help with various scenarios, such as search, sales, security, and development. They also highlighted the integration of copilot with SAP, such as in Viva Learning, Azure Center for SAP Solutions, and Sentinel.
In episode 167 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Teched 2023, an SAP and Microsoft related Teched blog post and Github Universe. Then we continue with one of the main topics from Teched:I was lucky to attend SAP Teched in Bangalore and it was a really cool show. One of the key highlights from SAP, was SAP Build Code. SAP Build Code helps developers to create code for the Cloud Application Programming model -- similar like GitHub Copilot. Already during Sapphire earlier this year, Jürgen Müller had already shown a cool sneak preview of CAP-GPT. Today we have David Kunz, the brain behind CAP-GPT to talk about it!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode167Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #GPT #CAP #AI ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: SAP Bild Code: David Kunz shows a demo of the new tool that simplifies the development of cloud applications with CAP and GPT SAP TechEd and GitHub Universe: Holger mentions some of the highlights and news from the recent events, such as SAP Business Technology Platform, Edge Integration, and GitHub Copilot SAP and Microsoft collaboration: Holger refers to a blog post that summarizes the integration scenarios between SAP and Microsoft products and services.
In episode 166 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we go deep on Premium v2 storage with Peter Kalan and Anbu Govindasamy. We look at the different storage options for SAP on Azure, show some performance comparisions, dynamic tiering and snappshotting. Then also talk about how to migrate to premium v2. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode166Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure ## Summary created by AI Features and benefits of premium SSD V2: Premium SSD V2 is a new version of Azure storage that offers sub-millisecond latency, customizable size and performance, and lower cost than premium SSD V1. It can support large database workloads such as SAP HANA, Oracle, and DB2. How to use premium SSD V2 for SAP HANA: Premium SSD V2 does not require write accelerator for SAP HANA log, and can use different VM sizes than M series. It also allows changing the IOPS and throughput of the disks on the fly without downtime. It is certified by SAP and has best practice guidelines for optimal configuration. Demo of premium SSD V2: The document shows a demo of how to create and configure premium SSD V2 disks, how to check the sector size and latency, how to increase the throughput dynamically, and how to take snapshots and create new disks from them.* Comparison of premium SSD V2 and V1: The document compares the price and performance of premium SSD V2 and V1, and shows that V2 is cheaper and faster than V1. It also explains how to optimize the disk size and number to get the best performance for the same price.
In episode 165 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances will be retired by 30 June 2025 and the transition to Virtual Machines, Configuring Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Application Volume Group (AVG) for zonal SAP HANA deployment, Changes to the Azure reservation exchange policy, a look back at the ABAP Story, A Cool use of Open AI in Eclipse, Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event introduces wave of new AI-powered capabilities for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform and Azure OpenAI powered SAP Self-Services. Then we take a closer look at SDAF, or the SAP Deployment Automation Framework, which started as nice tool to simplify the deployment of SAP systems in a consistent and repeatable way. In the meantime SDAF has grown into a huge project, is leveraged by the Azure Center for SAP Solution and actually by lots of partners and customers. Kimmo Forss and Hemanth Damecharla show us the latest features, like the Configuration Editor and the integration in Azure DevOpsFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode165Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SDAF #Infrastructure ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: News from the weekend: The team shared some news about Azure VMs, reserved instances, exchange policy, and SAP on Azure video podcast. Introduction of Kimmo and Hemanth: Kimmo and Hemanth are part of the SAP on Azure development team based in Helsinki, Finland, working on the SAP Deployment Automation Framework. Overview of SAP Deployment Automation Framework: The framework is an open source tool that helps customers deploy and configure SAP systems on Azure using Terraform and Ansible, with a modular and extensible design. New features and demos of the framework: The team showed some new features and demos of the framework, such as the configuration editor, the application service, the private DNS, the application manifest, and the software download. Questions and feedback: The team answered some questions and feedback from the audience, such as the support for different SAP versions and platforms, the open source contribution model, the validation and testing process, and the deployment time and complexity.
In episode 164 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Master Data updates from Teams. In previous episodes we had talked about Teams, leveraging AI services for a better chatbot experience and talked about how this could be connected to an SAP system. We even showed some demos -- but it was just that: proof of concepts! Today we have a very special guest: Steve Curtis from Mars. He has build an MDM Chatbot in Teams that allows mass updates to Master Data in SAP MDG using MS Teams -- which is actually live and running for some time now at Mars. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode164Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Teams #AI #MDM #MasterData #MDG #Excel ## Summary created by AI Introduction of Steve Curtis and his MDM chatbot in Teams: Steve Curtis is an MDM lead at Mars who built a chatbot in Teams that allows users to update master data in SAP MDG using Excel templates and AI services. Demo of the chatbot functionality and benefits: The chatbot can handle different scenarios such as creating new customers, updating existing customers, and validating data. It can also provide feedback, email notifications, and error handling. The chatbot reduces the need for tickets, training, and manual intervention, and improves the user experience and data quality. Technical details and challenges of the chatbot development: The chatbot uses Azure Bot Framework, QnA Maker, LUIS, and Cognitive Services to interact with users and SAP systems. The chatbot faced some challenges such as security, compliance, and data mapping, which were solved by using onedrive, encryption, and lookup tables.* Future plans and enhancements for the chatbot: The chatbot is currently in production for one region and one data domain, but it will be extended to other regions and domains soon. The chatbot will also be improved by adding more intelligence, creativity, and humor to the conversations.
IntroductionIn episode 163 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Excel. When Christian Klein did the keynote on the DSAG Jahreskongress two weeks back, he put up a slide on the evolution of customers running their business. And one of the starting points was Excel! I would argue that even today there are probably very few customers that are not using Excel -- in addition to their SAP system. So integration is key. There are thousands of ways how Excel can work with SAP -- there is even a joke that every month a blog post is published that shows a new way. There is however one community project, the "UI5 Spreadsheet Importer" that is basically a component for UI5 which allows enables the bulk upload of data. For this we have Marian Zeis joining us today who will talk and show us more. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode163Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Excel #UI5## Summary created by AIKey Topics: Introduction: Holger welcomes Robert back to the show and introduces Marian, an independent SAP developer who created a UI5 spreadsheet importer component. UI5 spreadsheet importer component: Marian explains the use case, features, and implementation of his open source component that allows users to upload and download Excel files to and from SAP Fiori apps using OData services and UI5 controls. Demo: Marian shows a live demo of his component in action, using a sample app based on the SAP Fiori elements list report and object page templates, and also shows how to customize and configure the component for different scenarios and data types. Questions and answers: Holger, Robert, and Goran ask Marian some questions about the component, such as how to integrate it with standard SAP Fiori apps, how to handle complex data structures, and how to get started with the project. Conclusion: Holger thanks Marian for his presentation and invites the listeners to check out the links and documentation for the component on GitHub and his blog posts.
In episode 162 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about RISE into the Future with SAP, SAP announcing new generative AI assistant Joule and chatBASF. Then we go back to the AI SDK for SAP. A few weeks ago we already had Gopal joining us where he introduced us to the AI SDK for ABAP. As promised we wanted to take a deep dive on this topic. Gopal has brought some cool examples on how you can use Azure OpenAI as an ABAP developer. https://microsoft.github.io/aisdkforsapabap/Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode162Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/ Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AzureAI #OpenAI #AI #ABAP ## Summary created by AIKey Topics: Introduction: Holger and Gopal introduce themselves and the topic of the SDK for ABAP. News: Holger shares three news items about SAP events, products, and chatbot scenarios. SDK for ABAP demo: Gopal shows how to install, configure, and use the SDK for ABAP to create a simple program that interacts with OpenAI and generates text based on prompts.* SDK for ABAP features: Gopal explains some of the enterprise-ready capabilities of the SDK for ABAP, such as data policies, profile settings, and granular control.
In episode 161 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the DSAG Jahreskongress 2023, SAP Business One with Power Platform and announcing Microsoft Copilot! Then we switch topics:5 months ago we had a very interesting episode where CJ from our Team in Asia had developed a simple, but amazing scenario on how to leverage Azure OpenAI, Teams and generating SQL queries to access data from SAP. After his session we had Michael Mergell and our intern Noopur Vaishnav joining as well to talk about similar scenarios. Today CJ joins us again to provide an update on the latest integrations of Teams, SAP and AI.https://github.com/cjpark-sapcsa/chatgpt-sap-aoaiFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode161Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AzureOpenAI
In episode 160 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about about Manufacturing Ontologies. An ontology defines the language used to describe a system. In the manufacturing domain, these systems can represent a factory or plant but also enterprise applications or supply chains.The Digital Twin Consortium has created an open-source Manufacturing Ontologies reference architecture, where until recently one of the most requested features was the integration of on-premises SAP systems. I say "until recently", because our guest today, Erich Barnstedt just recently published exactly that. https://github.com/digitaltwinconsortium/ManufacturingOntologiesFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode160Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Manufacturing #AzureDigitalTwins
In episode 159 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Netweaver 7.5 with MaxDB 7.9 on Azure using Azure NetApp Files (ANF), Microsoft Defender Endpoint (MDE) for SAP Applications on Windows Server, HackTogether - Microsoft Power Platform AI Hack and Microsoft announcing new Copilot Copyright Commitment for customers. Then we hear from James Wood, CEO at Bowdark and Paul Modderman, Chief Nerd at Bowdark about their Fuse integration platform. We have talked already quite often about Power Platform and the integration to SAP. Microsoft provides several out of the box connectors that make the integration quite easy. However, we also highlighted that you can get even more out of the Power Platform if you combine it with other Azure services. You can create your own connectors, build your own configuration screens and also connect directly with Dataverse. James and Paul have taken all these components to make this integration possible.
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AI Generated Summary:
- SAP and Microsoft Power Platform integration: James and Paul from Bowdark Consulting demonstrated how they use Azure services and custom connectors to enable seamless data access and transactions between SAP and Power Platform apps.
- Use cases and benefits of Power Platform integration: James and Paul shared some examples of how Power Platform integration can improve user experience, process efficiency, and data quality for SAP customers, such as field service, serial number tracking, and document recognition.
- Challenges and best practices of Power Platform integration: James and Paul discussed some of the technical and security aspects of Power Platform integration, such as hybrid connection, single sign-on, caching, and auditing, and how to overcome them with proper configuration and design.
- Future outlook and opportunities of Power Platform integration: James and Paul expressed their enthusiasm for the potential of Power Platform integration, especially with the upcoming features and services from Microsoft, such as AI Builder, Teams, and Power Automate Desktop.
In episode 158 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk with Geoff Scott from ASUG about Microsoft and SAP. In previous episodes we often mentioned DSAG, the German Speaking SAP User Group. This is probably not only because Goran and I are both located in Germany, but am also hosting the "SAP on Microsoft Azure" working group within DSAG.However, did you know that ASUG was founded over 30 years ago and has more than 100.000 members across thousands of organizations? It is actually the biggest SAP user group in the world. So for todays episode I am really happy to have the opportunity to talk with Geoff Scott the CEO of ASUG!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode158Reach out to us for any feedback / questions: Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/ Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ASUG #AI #RISEwithSAP #LowCode
In episode 157 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Interns at Microsoft. Noopur Vaishnav joins us to talk about her Summer internship at Microsoft focusing on SAP, Power Virtual Agent, Power Automate and Teams -- all together leveraging AI. The resulting demo allows anyone to chat with data from your SAP system, find the right products and then create a Sales order in the SAP system.
Make sure to checkout the blog post from Noopur: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/blogs/blogworkflowpage/blog-id/SAPApplications/article-id/974
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In episode 156 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP on Azure NetApp Files Sizing Best Practices, SAP HANA Azure virtual machine storage configurations, NFS v4.1 volumes on Azure NetApp Files for SAP HANA, Announcing public preview of new Mv3 Medium Memory Virtual Machines, the SAP CDC Connector on Azure and Part 2 of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ABAP Environment integration journey with Microsoft blog post, this time about Azure OpenAI & AI SDK for ABAP. Then we take a closer look at the Microsoft AI SDK for ABAP.
A few months ago, we talked about a revolutionary new SDK in our news of the week section: the AI SDK for ABAP. This SDK empowers ABAP developers to consume Azure OpenAI services without leaving their ABAP code or having to know the intricate details of Azure OpenAI. I had the opportunity to present and demo the SDK with the German Speaking SAP User Group a few months back, which led to some exciting discussions with customers and actual follow-up projects. Today, we are thrilled to have the brain behind the AI SDK for ABAP with us: Gopal Nair, a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft. We're really looking forward to Gopal introducing the topic and sharing some examples with us. In fact, he has so many examples that we're planning to do a few follow-up sessions with him, so stay tuned! (this intro was written by Azure OpenAI)
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In episode 155 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation, Forrester Wave for Low-Code Development Platforms, Generative AI use-cases with SAP and an Open Source Framework for uploading Excel files in UI5 made easy.
Then we talk with Dennis and Ralitza about using Virtual Machine Scale Sets flex with SAP workload. Typically VMs can be deployed regionally using Availability sets or zonal using Availability zones. VMSS Flex for SAP can now combine these two deployments by logically grouping platform managed virtual machines.
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In episode 154 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Automated registration of SAP systems at scale with Azure Centre for SAP solutions, Private Preview for DR for Shared Disks with Azure Site Recovery, SAP OData APIs via Azure API Management and link it with Azure Static Web App, Manufacturing Ontologies - with SAP, availability of ABAP Platform Trial and Warmest Welcome to our new SAP Champions!
Then we take a look at Azure NetApp Files. We mainly talk about this in the context of SAP HANA on Azure. But as we briefly touched early as well, ANF also plays a huge role with Oracle workload. So today we want to take another look at updates on Azure NetApp Files, what's new with "ANF and SAP HANA" and then look at large scale deployments with Oracle on Azure. For this I am happy to have Geert with us again on the show.
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In episode 153 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Migrate Windows Server upgrade, Protect Azure workloads with VM level consistency using Agentless Crash-Consistent Restore Points, Azure API Management and how to work with OData services and Microsoft Sentinel's Impact - Investigating a SAP Breach.
Then we go deep with Harutyun Ter-Minasyan from SAP and Martin Pankraz on the latest news with SAP Private Link Services. Azure OpenAI is now also available and the connection via SAP Private Link offer some unique integration options. Harut and Martin show a nice scenario evaluting BTP Audit-Log files using Azure OpenAI.
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In episode 152 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about AzAcSnap support for DB2 on Azure NetApp Files, Microsoft Azure Boost Preview, reCAP 2023 Videos, Microsoft Inspire, Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge, Public Preview of OData API type in Azure API Management and SAP Business One - A discussion with Rainer Zinow from SAP.
Then Frank Jentsch and Martin Pankraz join us to talk about Steampunk, or the SAP Business Technology Platform ABAP Environment. About 4 years ago Harald Kuck, Head of ABAP Platform, published a blog post on Steampunk and since then it is used by lots of customers to build extensions using the ABAP Cloud model either via Embedded Steampunk directly on the S/4HANA system or via the Business Technology Platform.
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In episode 151 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the SAP Community events that happend last week: reCAP and the UI5Con in St. Leon-Rot and also the hackathon on SAPs Cloud Application Programming model with Azure Cosmos DB.
Volker Buzek and Martin Pankraz join us to talk about how the event was planned and the results.
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In episode 150 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Premiums SSD v2, Azure NetApp Files double encryption at rest, Reference architectures with SAP AI Core service on SAP BTP with Azure OpenAI, Reducing your CO2 footprint using a smart Generative AI application on SAP BTP, the reCAP Hackathon - CAP & Azure Cosmos DB, Part 1 of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ABAP Environment integration journey with Microsoft and new playbooks for Microsoft Sentinel for SAP.
Then we take a deep dive into Brute Force and DDoS attacks protection with Evren Buyruk & Amir Dahan. They are talking about security management with Azure services and leveraging Azure DDoS protection services to help with your SAP and non-SAP workload on Azure.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode150
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In episode 149 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a guide deploying SAP workloads across Azure Availability Zones, Azure Charts, From zero to hero security coverage with Microsoft Sentinel for your critical SAP security signals, Terraform provider for SAP BTP now available for non-productive use, Mercedes-Benz enhancing drivers’ experience with Azure OpenAI Service and Public Preview announcement for Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data.
Then Michael Mergell joins us to talk about Chatbots in Teams. This time not focusing on business processes (like approving Sales orders), but on scenarios for the SAP Basis admin: how to check user permissions in the SAP system, how to check Job status in the SAP system or even how to post maintenance messages in your SAP system. All from within a Chat in Teams.
Then he shows us the power of AI prompt engineering. Using Azure Open AI, Power Virtual Agent, Power Automate and Teams he enables the interaction with your SAP S-Flight data via natural language. Out of plain text, Azure Open AI generates the complex SQL Query and returns the results live from the SAP system.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode149
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In episode 148 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage in more regions, SQL Server 2022 is released for SAP NetWeaver, Data protection with BlueXP backup and recovery with SAP HANA on AZure NetApp Files, SAP Start/Stop Automation using Azure Center for SAP Solutions, Principal propagation in a multi-cloud solution between Microsoft Azure and SAP, Part VII Invoke RFCs and BAPIs with Kerberos delegation from Microsoft Power Platform, SAP BTP ABAP Environment integration journey with Microsoft Excel and GitHub Copilot Early Adoption phase at SAP.
Then Robert Boban walks us through a code-first scenario and how Visual Studio can be used to publish and connect to Power Platform, leverage Azure API Management create connectors directly from the pro-code environment.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode148
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #PowerPlatform #VisualStudio
In episode 147 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about BTP ABAP Environment / Steampunk on Azure, additional tutorials about leveraging Steampunk on Azure with other Microsoft services, Integration 2023, new BTP Private Link services for Azure OpenAI, SAP AI Built for Business and Microsoft Copilot.
Then Abbas and Momin join us to talk about HANA scale-out system and different configuration scenarios. They walk us through the configuration and show us the results live in Azure.
In case you want to tase a delicious chicken, check out this recipe from Momin:
Easy Tandoori chicken
Purchase Tandoori mix from your local Indian Grocery store.
Mix the Tandoori mix, with chicken thighs and legs, have some good background music to inspire you 😊
Add ginger, garlic, onion powder to liking.
Grill on indirect heat 300 degrees for 45 minutes and then flip the chicken, and grill for another 45 minutes.
Can be served with Naan, Rice and yogurt to lessen the heat.
Be a hero in front of your friends and family 😊!
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 146 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Optimizing Microsoft’s SAP environment with Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machine Scale Sets for SAP workload, How to easily migrate an existing SAP system VMs to Flexible Virtual Machine Scale Set and SAP on Azure High Availability Setup of Content Server 7.53 with MaxDB database in Linux Environment.
Then Steffen Müller joins us to talk about his recent blog posts on Installation of an SAP NetWeaver ERP based on WSFC with clustered ASCS and SAP MaxDB.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #HA
In episode 145 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Build and SAP Sapphire:SAP Sapphire and Microsoft Build just finished this week.
From SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, SAP Business AI, Green ledger, Copilot plugins, Copilot for Windows, Edge, ... so much new topics were presented.
However, in this episode we focus on Azure Center for SAP solutions, which went just GA. Aron Stern and Kalyani Namuduri join us to talk about the "Controltower" for your SAP solution and demo how it works.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 144 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we recap SAP Sapphire 2023 in Orlando with lots of announcements around Azure Center for SAP Solutions and other topics.
Then we have Sujay Jain and Akarsh Prabhu joining us talk about the general availability of Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions, or AMS. Sujya and Akarsh walk us through the motivation and main features and then show us how it looks like in the Azure portal.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #AzureMonitor #AMS
In episode 143 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Advanced Settings with the SAP CDC Connector and SLT and the upcoming Sapphire. Then we welcome Martin Fischer and Abesh Bhattacharjee from Neptune Software.
In previous episodes we have often talked about low-code and SAP. In most cases that meant Power Platform and SAP. However, there are obviously lots of other solutions out there. SAP has their own low-code solution with SAP Build -- and there are some great ways to integrate. But there are also other partners: like Neptune Software. They also offer a very interesting suite that enables customers to build low-code solutions -- and integrate and connect with Microsoft 365 and Azure.
Martin and Abesh show us what the Neptune platform is and how it can be used to integrate with Microsoft 365, Azure service and Power Platform.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #LowCode #PowerPlatform #NeptuneSoftware
In episode 142 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the DSAG Investment Report 2023, Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks, Power your business with AI, Microsoft AI SDK for SAP and Power Platform being more than just a toy.
Then we focus on Power Platform and SAP. One of my recommendation to customers is always to use Single Sign-On when using Power Platform and SAP. With the new SAP ERP Connector the configuration for using Kerberos has been simplified quite a bit! Martin Raepple walks us through and end-to-end process and some key configuration steps.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #PowerPlatform #SSO
In episode 141 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Enabling SAP CAP with Azure services without OData APIs using SAP Private Link, SAP on Azure DNS Integration whitepaper, UIcon & re>≡CAP, Microsoft and SAP quarterly numbers and focus on AI / OpenAI, Sapphire and finally the new Microsoft AI SDK for SAP.
Then we look at single point of failures. Running an SAP system still means you have to care of SPOF like ACSC or fileshares. Ralitza Deltcheva joins us to talk about the lastest for high availability with SAP on Azure, like file share options, pacemaker cluster configurations and more.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #HighAvailability
In episode 140 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Automation support for PowerShell 7.2, Support for Linux clients to use identity-based access to Azure file shares over SMB, SAP Cloud Identity Services offered as Trial Version, Demystify Single Sign-On on Server Side for SAP RISE Customers and Azure Logic Apps' New Data Mapper for Visual Studio Code (Preview).
Then we talk about Security: Next to AI, Security is one of the most important topics in the discussions with my customers at the moment. With the "Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications" we also have an offering to help protect your SAP systems. It even got certified for RISE with SAP recently.
Yoav and Yossi from the Sentinel Product group and Sebastian and Martin who worked on some nice extensions for Sentinel and SAP join us to today to provide an updates on the latest development and show us demos on SAP Business Technology Platform and Sentinel and automatic user-locking with Teams.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Sentinel #Security #BTP
In episode 139 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about DR scenario for SAP Windows application servers, SAP Private Link in Action at FrieslandCampina and Part 3 of the SAP CDC Connector and SLT. Then we switch over to low-code.
Low-code and SAP are top of mind in a lot of my discussions with customers and partners at the moment. One reason might be the Power Platform and SAP roadshow that we just ran in Germany. We had stops in three cities and in all locations we had trouble fitting everyone in -- all shows were overbooked. Each event was fantastic and featured some amazing scenarios from partners and our customers.
Partners like Arvato, Almato, All for One Group, Infpulse, Orbis, NTT, msg, Syntax and Verovis joined us to present their Power Platform & SAP integrations.
Marlene and Mahesh join us talk about their experience organizing this event.
Arvato Systems: Tim Seebrandt
All for One Group SE: Michael Bauer
Almato: Peter Beckschäfer
Infopulse: Ralf Hertneck
Msg: Michael Boog
NTT: Mario Zachmann
Orbis: Andreas Schulz
Syntax: Sinan Ionnidis
Verovis: Björn Wehner
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 138 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Azure Firewall enhancements, sector size of Azure Premium SSD v2, Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event, DSAG Working-group Open AI & SAP, Logic Apps Aviators Newsletter, SAP Developer Insights Survey 2023 and GitHub Codespaces for Students and Educators.
Then we talk about a very hot topic: OpenAI, ChatGPT, Copilot, Dalee, or Azure Open AI are currently mentioned almost everywhere. In the midsts to a lot of strange and completely useless scenario we can also see some gems popping up. Especially in the area of SAP and Open AI we see some cool use-cases from partners, the community and customers.
For todays show we have Chan Jin Park joining us. He has been working on a nice integration scenario that shows some of the ideas and potential scenarios that you can do when connecting SAP with large language models.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode138
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Teams
In episode 137 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about an upcoming CAP and Cosmos DB Hackathon, news of Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Security Copilot, Reference architecture of an SAP BTP CAP application using GPT Models of OpenAI, 30 Days Of Azure AI and SAP CDC Connector and SLT - Part 2 - Initial Configuration by Bartosz. Then we welcome Manish Shah with us. One of the most popular topics at the moment is how to work with data from SAP in a Microsoft context. SAP Datasphere was recently announced by SAP and one of the key integration points was with Databricks which also is used by lots of customers on Azure. From a Microsoft side we recently released the SAP CDC Connector for Azure Data Fatory and Synapse which uses the ODP framework to integrate with SAP data. To make the integration with the ODP framework even more powerful, customers can use the SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Service (SAP SLT) which integrates with the ODP services and enables direct access to SAP tables. These tables are constantly monitored and changes are recorded and can be made immediately available to Azure. Manish introduces us to the topic and shows an end-to-end demo.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Data #ADF
In episode 136 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft 365 Copilot, DSAG and Reference Architectures from SAP on OpenAI, BTP and Azure, GROW with SAP, Building a bot using Microsoft’s Power Virtual Agent on S/4 HANA on-premise… using SAP BTP, Microsoft Power Apps at the Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event and then Design Considerations when Integrating IBP Tasks into Microsoft Teams.
Then we have Zoltan Miklos Biro and Zoltan Farkas joining us to talk about the latest integration of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Tasks Integrated with MS Teams with a live demo and configuration steps.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #IBP #Teams
In episode 135 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Protecting your Rise and S/4HANA application layer with MS Sentinel today and the certified Microsoft Sentinel 1.0 connector for SAP, Microsoft Azure Applications for Neptune DXP, a new ebook on modernizing SAP on the Microsoft Cloud, updates to the SAP Collaborative ERP with Share to Microsoft Teams, and an upcoming reCAP event which will also look at Cosmos DB integration.
Then we Robert will talk about a "refresh day" which should remind customers and partners to revisit their cloud implementations with SAP on Azure. The Microsoft Assessments, like the Azure Well-Architected assessment can be a good starting point for this.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 134 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about using Azure NetApp Files AVG for SAP HANA to deploy HANA with multiple partitions, Secure Communication to Fetch SAP NetWeaver SAP Control and SAP RFC Metric Data in Azure Monitor for SAP, ChatGPT Integration with SAP S/4HANA, Build solutions faster with Microsoft Power Platform and next-generation AI and Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot.
Then we talk about a question that we got in several comments: SAP Business One. Especially how you can extend and integrate your SAP Business One system with Azure services -- like Logic Apps. So today we have Richard Duffy and Moshe Nachman joining us. Both of them are experts in SAP Business One and Moshe has published some great blog posts on how to do exactly this integration and extension
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 134 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about using Azure NetApp Files AVG for SAP HANA to deploy HANA with multiple partitions, Secure Communication to Fetch SAP NetWeaver SAP Control and SAP RFC Metric Data in Azure Monitor for SAP, ChatGPT Integration with SAP S/4HANA, Build solutions faster with Microsoft Power Platform and next-generation AI and Introducing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot.
Then we talk about a question that we got in several comments: SAP Business One. Especially how you can extend and integrate your SAP Business One system with Azure services -- like Logic Apps. So today we have Richard Duffy and Moshe Nachman joining us. Both of them are experts in SAP Business One and Moshe has published some great blog posts on how to do exactly this integration and extension
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure
In episode 133 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about DNS integration with SAP RISE, Public Preview announcements of Azure NetApp Files, SAP SuccessFactors and AAD integration, Pulse oft he SAP Customer Research by ASUG, SAP IBP integration with Teams, the Power Platform + SAP Roadshow and the upcoming DSAG Technologietage 2023.
Then we have Christian Drumm with us who is a professor at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences and he has been teaching students about SAP for quite some time. For the last semester we teamed up with him to also include Microsoft in the picture -- and I think it turned out to be quite successful. Together with a few customers the students teamed up and developed some nice integration.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Learning #University #Students
In episode 132 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about how customers and partners can develop integration. Recently we had a great workshop with DSAG, the German Speaking SAP Usergroup, and 50 customers and partners. Based on an S/4HANA 2022 system we developed an integration using events in Microsoft Teams, showed how to load data in Excel, create a simple Bot and also build a small app in Microsoft Word to fetch data from SAP.
Together with Karl Kessler and Harish Bokkasam from SAP and Martin Pankraz and Bart Delanghe from Microsoft, we take a closer look at the workshop and how you can do it on your own.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Integration #Teams #Office #Excel
In episode 131 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Power Platform and SAP. Lots of customers are currently looking at leveraging Low-code with SAP and obviously Power Platform and SAP is top of the list. Ronald Knienieder joins us to talk about several use-cases where SAP processes are integrated and visualized with Power App and Power Automate.
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Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #PowerPlatform #PowerApps #LowCode
In episode 130 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP ASE on Azure NetApp Files, SAP on Azure Oracle Performance scripts, Identity federation between Azure AD B2C and SAP Cloud, Reinventing search with a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge, Microsoft Roadshow about SAP & Power Platform and Events-to-Business Actions. Then we have Karsten Strothmann from SAP joining.
A few years ago, when I was still working at SAP I had often discussions with architects at customers about Events and Event Driven Architectures. At that time we painted a lot of interesting diagrams how events could drive a business. How implementing these event driven architectures would change the way how applications work, how things would become "more realtime" or also more resilient from a business operations points of view. However, at that time it was mostly theoretical.
If I look back the last few months, I have to say I see a huge shift: all of a sudden customers are actually implementing these event drive architectures and now the question is more: how can this be done?
Luckily SAP and Microsoft have been working on a good integration of SAP BTP Event Mesh and Azure Event Grid for some time and we currently have a beta running where customers can already experience the simplicity of integrating SAP events with Microsoft events.
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SAP #Microsoft #Azure #SAPonAzure #EventDrivenArchitecture #EDA
In episode 129 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about ANF Backup, DB2 Installations on ANF, HA deployment with File Share running on Windows failover to DR region using ASR, a new blog post series on Event Drive Architectures between SAP and Microsoft, OpenAI and Microsoft Extending their Partnership, Interviews in Davos with Satya Nadella and Christian Klein, Garnter Magic Quadrants for iPaas and Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms, SAP and Power Apps use cases, Private Link with Azure Cosmos DB and SAP S/4HANA app for Microsoft Teams.
Then we have Siddhartha Rabindran joining us to talk about the different storage options on Azure. Ranging from standard discs to Azure NetApp Files - not everything is certified and supported to run your productive workload on Azure. Sid provides us with a great overview and talks about the benefits of each offering.
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SAPonAzure
This episode is a little different. Ideally you watch the video as well.
Some time ago Cameron Gardiner joined us to talk about best practices with SAP on Oracle on Azure. We got several questions on how to actually do an installation and configuration of Oracle ASM. Cameron published a blog post with all the required steps and in this episode we will walk through the full setup.
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SAPonAzure #Oracle
In episode 127 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about creating Maintenance Request in SAP S/4HANA using SAP Build Apps(aka AppGyver) and Azure Anomaly Detector.
Then we talk about Backup. Last week we talked about Disaster Recovery and we had a very good session on how to recover your system in case of a disaster. One option is to do backup & restore. In the area of SAP we often see customers using Azure NetApp Files being used. We already had covered ANF in several previous shows and because of that I am very happy to have Ralf Klahr back with us today who will talk about Backup with Azure NetApp Files.
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SAPonAzure #ANF #Backup
In episode 126 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about using the SAP CDC Connector for ADF, Implementing an Event-Forwarding Mechanism using SAP Business One B1iF and Microsoft Azure, SAP Oracle 19c System Refresh Guide on Azure VMs and SAP Applications and Microsoft Defender for Linux.
Then we welcome Dennis Padia to talk about Disaster Recovery Guidelines for SAP Workload. Azure provides a lot of flexibility and options on how to ensure your SAP System can cope with disaster recovery. Dennis walks us through all the things you need to consider when setting up your environment for disaster recovery.
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SAPonAzure
In episode 125 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Looking back on 2022, Azure Backup for SAP HANA, Shortage of Security experts, ABAP Cloud, SAP Business One and Microsoft Azure and how the Power Platform can help you modernize your mainframe application.
Then we take another deep dive on SAP and security. Bad actors are getting more aggressive and it is easier to attack a company using different tools and services. That's why it is so important to also use services to protect your IT systems -- not only SAP. Evren Buyruk joins us again to talk about different offerings on Azure that help you protect your SAP workload.
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SAPonAzure
In episode 124 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we are wrapping up the year 2022 and are really happy to have Jürgen Thomas back with us. Looking back at our episodes in this year and we had lots of things to cover:
From an infrastructure perspective with (almost) 24 TB VMs, amazingly many RISE on Azure projects, updates with Azure Monitor for SAP, improvements with Azure Backup for SAP, the Quality Checktool, Sentinel for SAP, Azure Center for SAP Solutions, SAP Private Link between BTP and Azure, Teams integration and of course Power Platform and SAP.
There is so much innovation happening and it is probably a really good time to look back.
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SAPonAzure
In episode 123 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Cross Zonal Restore of Azure Virtual Machines from Azure Backup, Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication, Optimize HANA deployments with Azure NetApp Files application volume group for SAP HANA and Coca-Cola United automating over 50,000 orders in complex SAP invoicing process with Microsoft Power Platform.
"Partners make more possible". From the very beginning partners were and are a central pillar for Microsofts success.
If we look at SAP and Microsoft, this is even more important. We have now a lot of pure SAP partners that acquired the required Microsoft knowledge to help customers.
Robert Boban talks about the mentoring and continuous coaching concept that enable our partners to work with SAP and Microsoft.
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SAPonAzure
In episode 122 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Private Link with Web Application Firewall, Automatic renewal of certificates using Azure Key Vault and Logic Apps and Solution Diagrams and icons for SAP Business Technology Platform.
Then Martin Steiner and Sebastian Ullrich join us to talk about security. If you do a Google search or just look at the news, then unfortunately we hear more and more often that customers are impacted by security related incidents. So it is not a matter of if, but when you will be attacked. With this in mind, the question is how can you best prepare for such an "event" and what can you do to get "back to business".
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SAPonAzure
In episode 121 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Munich Re benefits of running SAP on Azure, insights on Disaster recovery for SAP workload and sizing reports for SAP BWonHANA.
Then we have Frederic Huet from Microsoft IT with us to talk about our own usage and implementation of SAP at Microsoft, focusing on the landscape, our own digital transformation jounrey and the vision for an open & agile platform.
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SAPonAzure
In episode 120 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP on Oracle, SAP Enable Now and syncing with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft using SAP SuccessFactors.
Then we have an update on Azure Backup for SAP. Kartik Pullabhotla joins us and shows the latest features like Snapshot- and stream-based backup, cost optimization and ransomware protections.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode120
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SAPonAzure
In episode 119 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP TechEd 2022, Microsoft sessions during SAP TechEd, a look back from Azure on latest releases, SAP and Microsoft Office integration, Azure Automation, the new PowerShell 7.3 and Process Mining with Power Automate.
Then we welcome Ulrich Christ back on the show. The SAP CDC Connector which allows customers to blend data from SAP into Azure is now general available. Ulrich shows us a demo and provides us with an overview on the latest enhancements.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode119
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SAPonAzure
In episode 118 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about GitHub Universe, migrating your SAP PI/PO flows to Cloud Native, news on SAP HANA Large Instances, Creating SAP HANA cluster resources, kickstarting your SAP Deployment with Azure Center for SAP Solutions and a look back at the SAP Business Connector. Then we welcome Jon Gilman to our call this week.
About a year ago Microsoft acquired ClearSoft and by this added a lot of SAP experience to the Power Platform team. The results of this acquisition can already been seen: during the Power Platform conference and Ignite Jon and the team already released a new SAP Connector which addresses a lot of limitations that we heard from customers from the previous connector.
But it gets even better: we are in the process of delivering 25 apps and much much more Power Automate flows for typical SAP scenario. Jon is here to talk about these news developments!
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode118
https://youtu.be/R5aFI5OKuGg
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SAPonAzure
In episode 117 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about latest improvements to efficiency in Microsoft datacenters, sustainability guidance for Azure Kubernetes Services, using availability zones for HA in Azure NetApp Files, Premium SSD v2 storage configurations for SAP HANA, SAP events on Azure Event Grid, GA of Power Apps Ideas and Calling the Microsoft Graph on behalf of the SAP-authenticated user.
Then we have Domnic Benedict from SAP and Bartosz Jarkowski joining us to talk about integrating the SAP Digital Supply Chain with Microsoft services.
The integration with Microsoft Teams via Adaptive Cards notifies suppliers and also enables collaboration on key information from IBP in Teams.
The usage of Azure Machine Learning for SAP Digital Supply Chains allows customers to use individual ML models to do forecasting with IBP.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode117
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In episode 116 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about sustainability.
Two weeks ago the German Speaking SAP user Group had its annual conference in Leipzig, Germany. Christian Braukmüller and Marcel Scherer had hosted a session about "Auf der Suche nach Nachhaltigkeit - Vorsicht bei Greenwashing" (e.g. "On the search for sustainability - lookout for greenwashing"). In their presentation they talked alot about sustainability, Carbon footprint, and raised the question how companies are dealing with sustainability topics in general.
Paul Edlund provides a fascinating look into the efficiency of Azure datacenters, circular datacenters and different research projects to improve the overall efficiency of running your workload on Azure.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode116
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SAPonAzure
In episode 115 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we look back at the GA of the SAP CDC Connector for Azure Data Factory, discuss a new blog post by Martin on SAP Private Link with Azure Kubernetes Services and then take a closer look on updates with Azure NetApp Files with Geert van Teylingen.
After that we go deep on Oracle with THE expert on this: Kellyn Gorman. We take a closer look on the AWR Report which allows us to really get a good understanding on what is happening in your Oracle system.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode115
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SAPonAzure
In episode 114 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we start to talk about Ignite! The Book of news covers lots of interesting news -- including about SAP. We kick-off with a live connection onsite to Ignite Munich, then highlight a few announcements like the SAP S/4HANA Cloud integration via Adaptive Card-based Loop components into Microsoft Teams, new certified "close to 24 TB memory" virtual machines on Azure, updates to the Azure Center for SAP Solutions, Bartosz blog post on the new CDC Connector for Azure Data Factory to SAP, Principal Propagation for live OData feeds with Power Query, first results from the DSAG Jahreskongress 2022, some AI related updates in Teams and the first highlights of innovating with AI in Microsoft Power Automate.
Then we have Will and Martin joining us to talk about a new Azure Functions SDK for SAP. Developers just want to have fun -- they want to focus on building the app, not wasting time with connectivity, looking up specifications, ... That's what the Azure Function SDK for SAP allows you to do.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode114
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SAPonAzure
In episode 113 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP BTP Private Link, Azure DataFactory and SAP, SAP Supply Chain leveraging Azure ML and integrating via Adaptive Cards in Teams, Ignite and DSAG Jahreskongress.
Then we have Jaganmohan Reddy and Ram Gudupalli joining us to talk about SAP Release Management using Azure DevOps
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode113
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SAPonAzure
In episode 112 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about new regions for Azure NetApp Files and cross-region replication, Hybrid work and the impact also to Viva, the Kusto Detective Agency, SAP TechEd and Single Sign-On and a new webinar series from DSAG and Microsoft.
In previous episodes we already talked about running SAP on HANA, running SAP on Oracle and best practices. But obviously HANA and Oracle are not the only databases that customers can use running SAP on Azure. There is Microsoft SQL Server, ASE and of course DB2. So today we have the pleasure to have Peter Kalan joining us to talk about SAP on DB2 on Azure! Learn about High available and Disaster recovery, backup and restore with DB2 on Azure.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode112
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SAPonAzure
In episode 111 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we look at Cameron Gardiner "SAP on Azure General Update August 2022", see how the SAP BTP Destination Service can be used to connect to services from Azure, look at SAP Process Automation and how it can connect to Outlook and Excel and deep dive on some SAP related announcements done during the Power Platform Conference this week. The new SAP Connector that was announced there, not only comes with new capabilities, but also with a set of predefined templates for Power Apps and Power Automate which for example allow you to quickly create a Purchase Order app.
Then we continue to talk about security. Going up the stack talking about physical security in our datacenters, we now look at way on how to protect the workload and infrastructure using Privileged Identity Management and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Paul Edlund joins us again to walk us through whiteboards and demos.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode111
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SAPonAzure
In episode 110 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a Bridge Framework to integrate SAP systems with Teams, support for NFS shares with Azure Files, Integrating Signavio with SAP solution Manager hosted on Azure using Azure Application Gateway and SAP on Azure high availability – change from SPN to MSI for Pacemaker clusters using Azure fencing.
Then Aron Stern joins us to talk about making Azure SAP-aware. The Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS) allows customers to deploy and manager their SAP systems directly from within Azure. With a few clicks -- or via APIs, CLI, ... -- you can install your SAP system, start and stop it or integrate it with other Azure PaaS services. Think of it as the Rosetta Stone for Azure and SAP.
http://aka.ms/acss
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SAPonAzure
In episode 109 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about live resizing of SSDs, High availability with DB2 and the Security Community. Then we take a closer look at how to use SAP Business Technology Platform Services from a Power Automate Flow.
In addition to the built in Power Platform AI Builder, customers can also consume external services -- like the Document Information Extraction Service.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode109
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SAPonAzure
In episode 108 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about porting your legacy SAP middleware flows to cloud-native PaaS solutions,Inbound and outbound internet connections for SAP on Azure, High availability solutions on Microsoft Azure by SLES for SAP Applications, deploying SAP Dialog Instances with SAP ASCS/SCS high availability VMs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, a new hands on workshop for SAP, Data and AI and All Things SAP on Azure with Azure Net Apps Files with SAP.
Then we have Paul Edlund joining us. Paul is doing lots of data center tours and provides a fascinating insight into the phyiscal security of Microsoft Azure datacenters. How do you get in an Azure Datacenter, who are the folks working there, what's a region and why is nothing labeled in a DC? What about Separation of Duty or what are RED and BLUE teams doing? In the end "your data is our problem" and we invest a lot to make sure that you can run your SAP on Azure systems in a most secure way!
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode108
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SAPonAzure
In episode 107 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about how to use SAP Private Link with SAP Cloud Integration and the SAP Launchpad, S/4HANA Cloud 2208 release now supporting Share with Teams", Microsofts statement on usage of Microsoft 365 and Teams in the public sector in Germany, SAP themselves using Teams and migrating 15.000 users in India to Teams Phone in one day, inline editing with Power Apps grid controls and Microsoft Ignite.
Then we have Samit Mishra joining us to continue our focus on SAP on Oracle on Azure. What are the supported versions, what is part of the assessment, general and compute considerations like licensing or zone deployments and Oracle storage design recommendation.
Then we talk about templates to get you started in deploying typical SAP on Oracle on Azure HA / DR architectures.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode107
https://youtu.be/Dkf0pJICpJI
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SAPonAzure
In episode 106 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about High availability for SAP NetWeaver on Azure VMs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications with simple mount architecture and NFS, Simple Mount Structure for SAP Application Platform, SAP Notes relevant for Oracle, SAP, and Azure, upcoming SAP TechEd 2022, Quality Check for SAP workloads on Azure and Episode #3 of the All Things SAP on Azure show covering SAP Deployment Automation Framework. Then we have Pankaj Meshram joining us to provide an update on the Azure Landing Zone Accelerator.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode106
https://youtu.be/RjihsFM511M
SAPonAzure
In episode 105 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP ASCS/ERS HA Cluster with SBD device failover to DR region using ASR, Optimizing Network Throuput on Azure M-Series, Microsoft Cost Management Update and the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud AI Developer Service.
Then we have Cameron Gardiner joining us to talk about the latest best practicies to run your SAP on Oracle system on Azure. A lot of customers are still running SAP on Oracle. Before moving and converting their systems to S/4HANA they do lift and shift migrations to Azure. With Oracle Linux and Windows, Microsoft is the only hyperscaler who provides customers different options to run their productive SAP systems fully supported by SAP in the cloud. Cameron goes through the top 12 general recommendations, before outlining different storage options, VMS sizing considerations HA and backup approaches.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode105
https://youtu.be/pribTz-IpQc
SAPonAzure
In episode 104 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about additional information on Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions, Microsoft Sentinel for SAP solutions, combining Azure Machine Learning with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, embedding self-hosted SAP Fiori Launchpad into Microsoft Teams and then take a closer look with Uma Anbazhagan from SAP on how to integrate SAP Business Processes in Microsoft Teams using SAP Event Mesh and the Azure Bot Framework.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode104
https://blogs.sap.com/2022/07/04/integrating-sap-business-processes-in-microsoft-teams-using-sap-business-technology-platform/"
SAPonAzure
In episode 103 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about data. Data and Analytics is a constant topic with our customers. Obviously customers have a lot of choices when it comes to analysing their SAP data. Microsoft has just released the SAP ODP Connector for Azure Data Factory which provides another way to connect to your SAP system.
Ulrich Christ joins us to provide more insights and demos -- make sure to watch till the very end for a post credits scene.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode103
https://youtu.be/m-k0vbN7K_4
SAPonAzure
In episode 102 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about several announcements during Inspire, highlight the new SAP ODP Connector for Azure Data Factory, talk about the announcement between Oracle and Azure, new Premium SSD v2 and the Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS).
ACSS makes SAP workloads known to Azure which opens up a whole new world of features and integrations. One of these integrations is the Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions.
To drill down in the new version v2 of Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions we have Samie Khare joining us who provides a fascinating insight on the new features.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode102
https://youtu.be/NmqeWAba_4I
SAPonAzure
In episode 101 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we provide you with a video and reading list for your summer break. Get some ideas on what to watch from an infrastructure, operation and integration point of view.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode101
SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/tFCWftG0czc
Episode 100!
When Robert, Goran and I published our first podcast episode in July 2020 the main motivation was to talk about the world of SAP and Microsoft. There were and are some fantastic resources about SAP and about Microsoft, but nothing that really talked about what you can do with both together.
So in the last 2 years we had a lot of fantastic content. We talked about Microsoft as an SAP customer, we talked about different partner solutions and about co-developments that we are doing.
For episode 100 we decided to invite Peter Fischer and Benjamin Herrmann who are managing the customer relationship with SAP as a customer at Microsoft. Peter and Benjamin provide us with a good overview on what's happening on the SAP side -- especially in the context of Microsoft of course.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode100
SAPonAzure
In episode 99 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about latest enhancements with the SAP Deployment Automation Framework and do a quick outlook on the upcoming Microsoft partner conference Inspire.
Then we look at the SAP Private Link service in the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) which is now general available. A lot of customers are running their SAP system on Azure and are also using SAP BTP on Azure. With the new SAP Private Link service customers can now connect their SAP system with BTP services without the need to drill holes in your firewall. No outbound connectivity is required. Sven Kohlhaas from SAP and Martin Pankraz from Microsoft provide us with more insights on this new service.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode099
https://youtu.be/TsrBaEa_vJw
In episode 98 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about General availability announcements: SAP Private Link is now GA and also GitHub Copilot. Then we look at the Lessons from the Cyber War report published by Brad Smith and the Neptune Software IMPACT festival 2022.
This is then also the focus of todays episode: using the Neptune DXP Platforms API Factory we expose SAP services and create a Power Platform customer connector. This connector can then be used to create a Power Automate flow which for example can be surfaced in Microsoft Excel.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode098
https://youtu.be/d4lwugF4NIA
In episode 97 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a new video of Microsoft Purview and SAP, a detailed recovery guide for SAP HANA and Azure NetApp Files, scale-up high-availability on disaster region architecture, Customer engagement initiative for SAP Private Link and Martins and Wills presentation at the Integrate conference in London.
Then Ross and Jitendra join us to talk about the Health and Inventory checks for SAP part of the AzSAP Tools & Framework. Starting with the VM/OS health check to ensure that a setup and operation is done in a recommended way to the inventory check provides an "early-watch-kind of report" over your SAP landscape on Azure.
https://github.com/Azure/SAP-on-Azure-Scripts-and-Utilities/tree/main/Tools%26Framework
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode097
In episode 96 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about leveraging the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model with Private Link, more scenarios with Microsoft and RISE with SAP on Azure integrations and look at the public preview for Microsoft Graph and Azure Event Grid integration.
Then Martin Pankraz joins us to talk about using Power Automate flows in our internal onboarding process for SAP integration scenarios. We started onboarding new users to our engineering environment in a manuel process: creating users, assigning roles in different systems, sending out documentation to get started. Then we switch to Power Automate and automated the full process so that onboarding is much less error-prone and takes only a few minutes.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode096/
SAPonAzure
In episode 95 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Entra and the Azure Communication services.
Then we welcome Christian Lechner from SAP to talk about myNewsWrap and Kyma. Christian shows us how to leverage dapr and Azure Function in your Kyma projects.
https://youtu.be/32kHoPtkEb4
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode095/
SAPonAzure
In episode 94 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about updates to Shared disks and PPG. The we look at several announcements from Build. Starting with the Book of News, to building collaborative apps with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, democratizing enterprise analytics with Power BI, the announcement of the SAP CDC preview in Azure Data Factory and some cool new features with AI powered express design with Power Apps.
Then we have Ben Lennon and John Sommer joining us to talk about SAP on Azure in regulated industries. How the certification available from Microsoft enable customer to run and leverage SAP on Azure.
SAPonAzure
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode094
In episode 93 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we take a look Purview and SAP, learn about the Developer Insights survey 2022, look at the European Cloud provider feedback from Brad Smith, the Integration with SAP & Microsoft by Syntax and look at the upcoming developer roundtable at Build. Then we quickly recap Sapphire and the SAP Process Automation and SAP AppGyver tools before taking a close look at Power Platform and SAP.
Here we start by looking at how well Power Automate is integrated in Office products like Excel, build a new Power App from scratch and also see it in action on a mobile device.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode093
In episode 92 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Sapphire and announcements made during the first onsite event since years. Then we talk about OData and hand over to Martin and Chandra who talk about Microsoft Purview and how it can be used in the context of SAP.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode092/ #SAPonAzure
In episode 91 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we look back at the DSAG Technologiedays 2022 and talk about SAProuter configuration with Azure Firewall.
Then Evren Buyruk provides us with insights and best practices on how Microsoft partners and Microsoft customers can deploy SAP on Azure in an optimized way while making sure security focused deployment is achieved.
https://youtu.be/lM3_ybh8jNg
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode091/
In episode 90 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a new video from Martin Merdes on how to save costs using the RGCOPY tool, auto-rotation in Azure Key Vault, partnering with Lemongrass for SAP migration to Azure, the agenda session builders for SAPPHIRE and DSAG Technologietage and the upcoming Integrate 2022 conference.
Then Martin Pankraz & Will Eastbury join us to take a closer look at how to use Azure API Management with Principal Propagation to SAP. Starting with an OData services from an SAP System, creating an OpenAPI specification with optional SAP specific parameters, adding policies for OAuth authentication and other SAP specific features. In a final step a custom connector is created to call the OData service from Power Automate.
https://youtu.be/VMAHSn_QgXQ
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode090/
In episode 89 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a new video by Martin Merdes to copy an Azure Resource Group using RGCOPY and look back at the Microsoft Business Application Launch event.
Then Goran talks about moving SAP systems from Azure Availability Sets to Azure Availability Zones. A lot of customer have started with high availability setups of the SAP system using Availability Sets and now Availability Zones provides an even higher SLA of 99.99. With the tools and steps outlined by Goran you can easily get started.
https://youtu.be/1EevYkmIA8o
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode089/
In episode 88 we highlight a few upcoming webinars: the Microsoft Security Summit, Securing SAP Transformation on AZure and RISE with SAP on Azure and Intel.
Then we have Robert Biro joining us to talk about connecting RISE with SAP on Azure with existing Azure workload.
Over a year ago SAP announced the RISE with SAP offering. At Microsoft we have seen quite a few customers in the recent months selecting RISE with SAP on Azure. The recent DSAG survey however showed, that there is still a lot of skepticism and uncertainty about RISE with SAP. Then a few weeks ago Microsoft announced that we would also select RISE with SAP -- further enhancing the Azure specific integrations which also other customers will benefit from.
Robert walks us through the document (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/sap/sap-rise-integration) which helps customers get started with connecting their existing workload with RISE with SAP on Azure.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode087/
https://youtu.be/5NvhxLtDjr4
In episode 87 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about updates to the Azure API Management policies for principal propagation, information on a recent Hack2Build hackathon by SAP and Microsoft for partners, Capacity reservation for Azure Site Recovery, cross-region snapshots, and two webinars for Power Platform and Azure Architects for SAP & Azure.
Then we have Etienne and Jitendra joining us to talk about the AzAssements outlining how we help customers get started with SAP on Azure.
https://youtu.be/WE_Xj-fdP60
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode087/
SAPonAzure
In episode 86 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the DSAG Investment Report 2022, an upcoming webinar with Fast Track Azure Live on Connecting and Integrating with RISE, phasing out Red Hat Gluster Storage, SQL Server Always On, a hitchhiker's guide to Microsoft Teams and SAP Integration by Robert Boban and Martin Pankraz, the Microsoft Datacenter Tour - Virtual Experience, SAP’s 50th Anniversary and Microsoft Build.
Then we have Jennifer Hajduk and Pankaj Meshram joining us to talk about the SAP deployment automation framework on Azure. Jennifer has created an end-to-end video walking us through the full process: starting from nothing but an Azure subscription to having a productive SAP system.
https://youtu.be/EpClRhhj8Sw
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode086/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnT606q7wHo
In episode 85 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the recent announcement that Microsoft selects RISE with SAP to drive business innovation, we look back at one year with RISE with SAP and the expanded partnership from a blog post from Joao Couto, outline how you can connect your SAP NetWeaver system to Exchange Online, look at backup and recovery guides with AzAcSnap for HANA and Oracle and finally look at a new offering from the partner all for one integrating SAP and Microsoft solutions.
Then we have Vinita Ananth & Shibli Subhani joining us talking about the customer solution and incubation team and their role within Microsoft. They highlight a few key customer projects, customer journeies, talk about ACES, the Azure Cloud Excellence for SAP program and also provide an outlook of what comes next.
https://youtu.be/-sgrG0c5__o
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode085/
In episode 84 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about RISE with SAP on Azure and options on how to connect to your own Azure subscription, about SAP Virtual Host names with Linux in Azure, Windows Server 2022 being Generally Available, Microsoft Sentinels SOAR capabilities with SAP integration in Logic Apps, Azure Purview adding support for SAP Business Warehouse and a new blog post from Martin Pankraz on how to convert your SAP OData services to OpenAPI / Swagger so that it can be imported in Azure API Management.
Then Ralf Klahr joins us to talk about his latest favorite fish stew and equally important Kerberos authentication with Azure NetApp Files.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode084/
https://youtu.be/DbjqSjTxaVE
In episode 83 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we quickly talk about using Logic Apps to handle faulty CPI iFlow states from Martin Pankraz, look at the second part of Carlos Roggans OAuth 2.0 on BTP blog post and look at the landing page for the Production-ready system deployment via SAP Cloud Appliance Library. Then we do a deep dive with Martin Räpple and Will Eastbury on part 5 of the Principal propagation in a multi-cloud solution between Microsoft Azure and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) series. This time Martin introduces an API Management layer and uses Azure Arc to run a self hosted API gateway to connect to the SAP system.
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode083/
https://blogs.sap.com/2022/02/13/principal-propagation-in-a-multi-cloud-solution-between-microsoft-azure-and-sap-business-technology-platform-btp-part-v-production-readiness-with-unified-api-and-infrastructure-management/
In episode 82 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a blog post from Martin Pankraz on how to use currently non-supported Azure service with the SAP BTP Private Link Service, look at another example for Microsoft Teams and S/4HANA integration, how to use Logic Apps to reset SAP Passwords, Migrating from Azure Sets to Azure Zones, archiving resources groups to BLOB and two upcoming events from ASAPIO and DSAG. Then we are joined by Momin Qureshi and Anbu Govindasamy who talk about migrations of SAP systems that have 100+ TB of data to Azure. What questions do you need to ask? What do you need to consider from a compute, storage and network design? They talk about high availability and how to actually to the migration in a fast an efficient way.
https://youtu.be/O0J8DES0lsA
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode082/
In Episode 81 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we continue to talk about the SAP SuccessFactors and Teams integration blob post series by Martin Frick, highlight a blog post on Understanding Token Exchange of OAuth 2.0 with Carlos Roggan, look at how to import SAP OData services in Azure API Management using an OData metadata converter to OpenAPI by Martin Pankraz and Will Eastbury, how to connect Power BI to SAP Data Warehouse Cloud by Rangesh T K B, talk about the latest announcement to run SAP workload on Windows 2022, look at SAPPHIRE 2022 events across the world and then look at Microsoft Sentinel for SAP: a dedicated Partner Airlift now available on YouTube, a FastTrack for Azure Live webinar and how Microsoft Digital is using Microsoft Sentinel to protect SAP workload. For this we have Yoav Daniely and Koby Mymon from the Microsoft Sentinel product group and Aaron Hillard from Microsoft Digital joining us.
SAPonAzure
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode081/
https://youtu.be/mn0kqpxitsQ
In episode 80 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a new SAP and Microsoft landing page, a SAP and Microsoft blog post gallery by Martin Pankraz, part 5 of Martin Raepples principal propagation blog post looking into Azure API Management, Power Virtual Agent and SAP, look at Kerberos authentication with Azure NetApp Files, a reminder on how to setup SSO with Azure Active Directory Domain services and SAP GUI and part 4 and 5 of Martin Fricks SAP & Teams integration series. Then we go deep with Dennis Padia who talks about internet facing SAP Fiori apps with Azure Application Gateway and Azure AD SSO configuration.
https://youtu.be/EpGL9uwuOes
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
In episode 79 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about a new blog post series by Martin Frick on integrating SAP SuccessFactors into Teams, Episode #2 of the SAP Garage 2022 talking about traffic routing between SAP Cloud Integration tenants using Azure Traffic Manager, show the new features of Azure Bastion to support file transfer via the native RDP client, look at the What The Hack for SAP on Azure Application Modernization and quickly look at the new Microsoft Business TV for partners. Then we have Geert van Teylingen joining us providing an update on Azure NetApp Files and the benefits of using it (not only in the context of SAP)
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
https://youtu.be/bW6rrnzRen0
In episode 78 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the Microsoft Digital Defense Report, currently also featured in the Security Unlocked podcast, Teacher provisioned virtual labs and the announcement from SAP and Arvato systems to run a sovereign Cloud Platform for the Public Sector in Germany. Then we are honored to have Hans Reutter back on the show. Hans takes us down memory lane and looks back at more than 25 years at Microsoft working with SAP.
https://youtu.be/AtUNu9VhKU4
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
SAPonAzure
In episode 77 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Cloud Portal integration into Teams, new features for AZure NetApp Files, an overview of DDoS protections on Azure, saving with on-premises licenses and an upcoming Event Driven Architecture Symposium. Then we have the pleasure to welcome our first external guest: Mathias Klein from SAP joins us together with Taka Hoshino from our program management team at Microsoft to talk about the Database Migration Option (DMO) to Azure, or Converting from SAP ERP on Premise to SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. Learn how you can migrate and convert your on-premises SAP ECC system to S/4HANA on Azure in one go.
https://youtu.be/CvpzjODvXg0
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://www.sap.com/documents/2021/12/a8fcb608-097e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
In Episode 76 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about the next virtual datacenter tour, working with Azure Machine Learning, Switching Active/Pasive Deployments across Availability Zones, upgrading Load Balancer SKU through PowerShell script, Azure Ultra Disk Storage in West US 3 and upcoming Microsoft Virtual Training Days. Then we have Philipp Leitenbauer joining us again to talk about the latest on the SAP on Azure Quality Check tool.
https://github.com/Azure/SAP-on-Azure-Scripts-and-Utilities/tree/main/QualityCheck
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/OCOUtzRd60s
In Episode 75 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about a new SAP Private Link Landing page from Martin Pankraz, way to connect to other DBs on Azure via Private Link, Cloud Integration with Commerce Azure Blob Storage using REST API, How to install SAP systems in more than two cluster nodes, STMS Slowness during TR import in Windows Cluster Environment, the conclusion of the "Extracting SAP data using OData" series by Bartosz Jarkowski, Doosans collaboration with SAP and Microsoft on their SAP SuccessFactors and Teams integration and the Azure Friday episode on Extend your SAP applications and data to innovate on Azure. Then we have Michael Mergell and Kimmo Forss joining us to talk about using the SAP Deployment Automation Framework via DevOps.
https://youtu.be/MA6BYiqXC-U
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 74 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast -- the first one in 2022 -- we talk about how to copy an SAP system using the resource group copy tool, episode 56 of the Coffee Cornder Radio about Low-code / no-code and SAP, Azure and SAP on Azure Learning, Seucre SAP on Azure Airlift and the webinar Reihe SAP on Azure in German. Then we look back at the content created in the last 70 episodes: focusing on infrastructure, integration and more.
https://youtu.be/AFnGM3Ai6Vg
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/
In the last show of 2021, we wrap up the year with Jürgen Thomas and look back at some of the achievements of SAP on Azure in 2021. Happy Holidays!
https://youtu.be/lx_eSJIgnec
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 72 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about the new Resource Group Copy tool for SAP solutions, Updates in Microsoft Sentinel for SAP with lots of new workbooks, Immutable Storage for Blob storage now GA, availability zones in the India central region, restore points for virtual machines, updates to Azure Files NFS v4.1 and Log4J. Then we celebrate Evren Buyruk's birthday in an episode focusing on Microsoft Networking and Security tools for SAP like Azure DDoS protection, Azure Firewall, Azure Application Gateway and Azure Sentinel.
https://youtu.be/f7bpkx65eYY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evren-buyruk-3951297b/
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 71 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about productive SAP S/4HANA Deployments using the SAP Cloud Appliance Library, a scenario with SAP events sent to Azure, part 3 and 4 of the data extraction series using OData and take a look at the ABAPConf. Then we have Jan Tretina joining us from the Central Eastern Europe region talking about customers, partners and challenges in this region. He then shows us how to deploy an SAP system using Azure Bicep.
https://youtu.be/UaXYU2JJ4WI
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tretina/
In Episode 70 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Private Link with SSL, a new whitepaper for DMO to Azure, General updates on SAP on Azure, Pacemaker on SUSE Linux, the NBA using RISE with SAP on Azure and look at the Festive Tech Calendar 2021. Then we have Pankaj Prasoon from Microsoft Digital showing us the latest and greatest features of the Azure Monitor for SAP solution.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/8GkISZgiuZg
In Episode 69 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about SAP TechEd news from the Microsoft, side, the SAP deployment automation framework for Azure, Microsoft Sentinel for SAP, Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions, Switching SBD Devices for SLES pacemaker clusters, Part 2 of the extracting SAP data using OData series and an upcoming webinar on Power Platform & Neptune Software. Then we have Trond Stroemme joining us talking about sizing SAP workload on Azure, best practices, tips & tricks and finally showing us the SAP on AZure Pricing calculator.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/CK_RZndvt64
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trond-stroemme-a07559/
In Episode 68 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about SAP TechEd, NFS file shares in Azure Files, updates to proximity placement groups and an new,old blog post from Bartosz about using OData to extract data from SAP. Then we look behind the scenes of a big customer running SAP on Azure. Abbas Ali Mir talks about Virtual Networks, Peering & Express Routes, Subnets, ... and shows how big customers can configure and run their SAP system on Azure.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
SAPonAzure/SAP on Azure - Networking Connectivity and Security - podcast.pdf at master · hobru/SAPonAzure (github.com)
https://youtu.be/UMf0ytMg_Qo
In Episode 67 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about a new documentation for Azure Active Directory and SAP, resizing disks, a new upcoming virtual datacenter tour, the openSAP course for SAP + Microsoft, a hackathon for SAP & Power Platform and an upcoming webinar on SAP Solutions and Power Platform. Then Amber Singh from Microsoft Digital joins us to talk about End to End telemetry for SAP on Azure.
https://youtu.be/5H2E8TPNZW0
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 66 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Ignite, Viva & SuccessFactors, Teams integration, Microsoft Graph connectors, news around Power Platform, Azure IaaS Day and the Enterprise scale for SAP. For this we have Prasad Gandham & Andrew Guild joining us to provide us with the latest news and also give us an outlook on what to expect very soon in this area.
https://youtu.be/0b_QE4Xf4Ng
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 65 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about a new SAP customer engagement initiative on integrating SAP events with Microsoft events, talk about Microsoft Digitals approach to use a scream test to silence its unused servers, Private link with principal propagation, GitHub Universe 2021, vscode.dev, Azure Tips & Tricks, the Cloud Skill Challenge during Ignite, the very first Azure Friday episode, successful customers in the SAP on Azure Talk podcast #22 and episode 400 of the Azure Podcast. Then we listen to Denny Huang who joins us from Singapore to talk about his experience being a SAP Global Black Belt in the Asia region.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/KejX4UuEV_8
In Episode 64 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about the openSAP course with BTP and Azure, ABAP Dump analysis and then do a deep dive on the SAP on Azure DNS integration whitepaper. Konstantin Popov and Evren Buyruk have written an extensive whitepaper and guide us through several scenarios of how to use Azure DNS in the context of your SAP on Azure installation.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/y_0unWwTYtc
In Episode 63 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Microsoft Ignite, SAP TechEd, new public preview features of Azure NetApp Files, Azure Availability Zones in South Africa and Korea and Azure Files SMB support for ASCS. Then Martin Pankraz joins us to talk in detail about his latest blog post using Azure API Management to connect to OData services using Principal Propagation to the SAP system.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 62 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Power Automate Desktop on Windows 11, SAP Landscape Management & Azure, Debugging Private Link, Pacemaker cluster for HLI, SAP ASCS for WIndows on Azure Files SMB and Azure NetApp Files Back. Then Nick Morgan joins us to talk about capacity reservations for VMs.
https://youtu.be/mWRdmwzLD_k
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 61 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about the upcoming openSAP course for SAP and Microsoft integration, Azure credits for open source projects, the European Eclipse Data connector, Trusted cloud principles, Azure Purview going GA, Azure virtual Datacenter tour with SAP, Microsoft Research Summit, Microsoft ignite, abapConf 2021 and Steampunk. Then Holger Bruchelt talks about some preview that are currently available for our customers and partners in the context of SAP and Microsoft.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/oNQdoHSqnu8
In Episode 60 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about remote audits of Azure Datacenters using HoloLens 2, General availability of Oracle consistent snapshots using Azure VM Backup, Creating Power Automate flows with Visio, Integrating Teams with SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud, Private preview for Configuration & SAP Installation for the SAP Deployment Auto and scaling your SAP CPI instance with Azure. Then Bernhard Friess joins us to talk about the SAP on Azure German v-Team.
hhttps://youtu.be/1oYpzeyUDFw
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 59 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about SAP on Azure Network connectivity and security, Going passwordless, Learning ABAP, RPA for SAP GUI using Power Automate Desktop, deploying production S/4HANA systems using SAP Cloud Appliance Library and a customer success story from thyssenKrupp Steel Europe on Azure. Then Robert takes another look at the Cloud Adoption Framework, looking back at several episodes in the past and providing some interesting new insights on what to consider when moving from on-premises to Microsoft Azure.
https://youtu.be/KHix5lrujiI
http://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 58 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about BTP Launchpad, Best Employee-Experience, Binding Azure Functions to SAP Event Mesh, Microsoft Datacenters, Episode 50 of myNewsWrap, SAP on Azure DNS Integration whitepaper and Devtoberfest 2021. Then Martin Pankraz joins us again to show us some cool demos working with ABAP code from Visual Studio Code fun with GitHub Codespaces and using it with JavaScript.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/yO1fw1TdtIY
In Episode 57 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Powerful Dev Conference, Azure Traffic Manager & SAP Business Technology Platform, Enhanced telemetry with Logic Apps & SAP ERP Connector, Codespaces meets Dapr & DaprCon 2021. Then we have a great chat with Nishan Naicker from South Africa, a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft focusing on SAP on Azure. Nishan guides us through his journey to Microsoft and provides some great insights on why SAP on Azure is so great!
https://youtu.be/nKbspchiaEQ
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 56 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about SAP Sales Cloud & Teams, Power FX, Microsoft Ignite and SAP TechEd 2021 Content Submission. Then we have Sameeksha Khare giving a wholistic overview of Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/PmhBDufu4uc
In Episode 55 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about BTP High availability setups, resizing peered Azure virtual networks, GitHub Codespaces, Logic App & SAP and look at using Azure NetApp Files for the SAP Global transport directory. Then Bartosz Jarkowski introduces us to his latest blog post series on the SAP Community Network about using OData services with Azure Synapse Pipelines. He is even doing a live publication of his latest episode: Part 6 – Introduction to delta extraction.
https://youtu.be/Yn4_JTYgGaY
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 54 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Application Security Groups, ASUG & DSAG Study, Fusion Detection for Ransomware, SAP Event Mesh & Azure Event Grid integration, SAP Gateway and Azure API Management and OData Filter and Selects with Synapse Pipelines. Then we have Chetan Desai talking about the new SAP Implementation Design Principles for SAP SuccessFactors and Azure Active Directory.
https://youtu.be/BvmkKZSKmVM
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
http://aka.ms/SuccessFactorsAADSync
In Episode 53 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about lessons learned from Microsoft Digitals SAP on Azure migration, a look at Azure Global Infrastructure, working with Azure Synapse and OData Part 4, Terraform and Ansible with RedHat, OAuth to SuccessFactors from SAP Cloud Integration and moving file shares to Azure Files SMB. Then Ralf Klahr joins us to talk about SAP HANA system refresh with local secure store and Azure NetApp Files.
https://youtu.be/Al30Ufo2Z2M
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure/blob/master/Presentations/ANF_Training_Part_IV.pdf
In Episode 52 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about SuccessFactors and Azure Active Directory Integration, Teams integrations, Synapse Pipelines and OData, BTP Integration with Azure and further SAP Private Link Services scenarios. Then we have Morgan Deegan & Kimmo Forss talking SAP deployments using Terraform & Ansible available on GitHub.
https://github.com/Azure/sap-hana/tree/beta
https://youtu.be/sbLkq8Rd2Hs
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode 51 of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast we talk about Inspire, TCO reduction using Optane, Shared disks on Azure Disk Storage, Azure Monitoring Alerts and blog posts around Azure Synapse Pipelines and OData. Then Martin Pankraz talks in detail about the new BTP Private Link Service currently in Beta, enabling customers to connect from BTP to their SAP system running on Azure in a secure and private way.
https://youtu.be/lXJ_FBLbHc4
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
This is Episode 50 of the SAP on Azure Video podcast. In this episode we just have some friendly chats with Will Bratton, Carsten Hecht and Juergen Thomas on anything related to SAP on Azure.
https://youtu.be/n_HJTqPGegM
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode #49 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about yet another blog post about the new SAP Private Link service for Azure, Sending Notifications from BTP applications to the SAP Fiori Launchpad, deploying SAP IQ NLS HA solutions using Azure shared disks on Windows server, link collection for SAP on Azure, upcoming session about ABAP, Past Present and Future and updates of the famous Azure Charts. Then we have Bart Delanghe & Thijs Zandvliet showing us an SAP Microhack about CashFLow Predictions using Cosmos DB, Synapse, Azure Machine Learning & Power BI that you can easily build yourself following the detailed tutorial on GitHub.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode #48 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Digital examining SAP transactions with Azure Anomaly Detectors, securing connection to Azure, SAP Private Link Service for Azure in Beta, BTP free tiers, SAP API Business Hub, SAP Graph, Cross region replication using rsync, Power Platform fundamentals, video series on hyperautomation for SAP based integration with Power Automate, GitHub Actions and Power Platform and also GitHub Copilot.
Then we have Christof Claessens & Martin Pankraz troubleshooting with us SAP Fiori & Web Application Gateway features. Using predefined workbooks identifying issues and solving them is just a few clicks away.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/kAnWTqKlGGo
In Episode #47 of the SAP on Azure video podcast (recorded just before the Windows 11 event) we talk about NFS support for Azure Blob Storage, the upcoming Azure Hybrid and Multicloud Digital Event, learning PyTorch with Microsoft Learn, a new openSAP course about SAP Integration Suite and Boosting Microsoft response to cybersecurity attacks with Microsoft Azure Sentinel. Then we have Yoav Daniely & Koby Mymon showing us in detail about Microsoft Azure Sentinel for SAP solution.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/-GxXiLaxXcI
In Episode #46 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Digital optimizing SAP and using Telemetry and Monitoring information, moving to SAP SuccessFactors and Integration Patterns, the launch of new data center region in Arizona, additional free services for Azure, cross region restore for SAP HANA, implementation of geodes pattern with S/4, BTP and CosmosDB, Azure Static Web Apps and the SAP on Azure Talk Podcast. Then Michael Mergell talks about an easy way to deploy a new SAP HANA system from scratch leveraging Azure DevOps within minutes.
https://github.com/mimergel/sap-hana-vm
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/e656SuL4788
In Episode #45 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAPPHIRE NOW! The Keynote with Thomas Saueressig and Scott Guthrie, other SAPPHIRE sessions, Coffee Corner Radio interview with Holger Müller and Martin Fischer, SAP Developer Insight Survey, Second Joint Hackathon from SAP & Microsoft, Why customers choose Azure, Build, Inspire and lots of "What the Hack" content.
Then Ross Sponholtz talks about Azure Monitor for SAP focusing on HA Cluster monitoring.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/z3EYO-t5CbU
In Episode #44 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAPPHIRE NOW! The Keynote with Christian Klein, Julia White and Hasso Plattner, the related Innovation News Guide, The SAP Business Technology Platform and the announced Free tier, Event enablement for S/4HANA, Teams Development Resources, Fusion of Teams webinar and Office scripts. Then Santosh and Karan talk about how Microsoft Digital is using SAP auto-scaling to address different load requirements.
https://youtu.be/AJOxyAySGmY
hobru/SAPonAzure: Content related to the unofficial SAP on Azure YouTube Channel, http://youtube.com/SAPonAzure (github.com)
In Episode #43 of the SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Build! Talking about Developer Focus, Power Platform, Natural language recognition using GTP-3, Fusion of Teams, Azure applications running anywhere, all around Teams extensibility, a great developer keynote by Scott Hanselman and the SAP on Azure general update by Cameron Gardiner. Then we learn from Bartosz Jarkowski & Marius Panga about a new ADF Accelerator on GitHub to simplify the integration of SAP tables in Azure Data Factory using a metadata driven approach configurable via a Power App.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
https://youtu.be/1aqJo7KY6JA
In Episode #42 we talk about Power Platform and the connections to SAP, including the private preview for the new OData connector, Azure Sentinel SAP threat monitoring solution, Open Documentation Initiative at SAP, Free Studen Offering for the SAP Learning Hub, SAPPHIRE Sessions and then take a closer look with Robert and Petra on the Azure DevOps Demo Generator.
https://youtube.com/SAPonAzure
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode #41 we talk about even more SAP certified machines on Azure, Azure Application Consistent Snapshot, price reduction for Azure Ultra Disks, Zone redundant storage (ZRS) option for Azure managed disks, Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platform, Azure Static Web Apps, discussions with the Logic Apps team, Power Platform & IoT, Using the SAP ERP Connector, SAP Digital Heroes at SAP, updated Azure architecture icons, Microsoft Digitals insights into SAP, SAP Business ByDesign for Teams and an upcoming Q&A with Jürgen Müller. Then Roman Broich takes us on an end-to-end tour to connect and extract data from SAP into an Azure data lake, using Synapse to create views and then visualize the data in Power BI and Notebooks.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode #40 we talk about Storing and Processing EU Data in the EU, Azure NetApp Files availability, SAP Deployment Automation Framework, live sessions on Business Technology Platform and then Martin Räpple talks about Single Sign-On from a Teams Chatbot -- build with Power Virtual Agent -- to an SAP system using the on-prem data gateway.
Blogpost: https://blogs.sap.com/2021/04/13/principal-propagation-in-a-multi-cloud-solution-between-microsoft-azure-and-sap-business-technology-platform-btp-part-iv-sso-with-a-power-virtual-agent-chatbot-and-on-premises-data-gateway/
More info on https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode #39 we talk about the Azure DevOps Demo Generator, new M-Series VMs, Importance of Power Platform, Leveraging Power Automate, Teams and CAP, Build 2021 and SAPPHIRE 2021. Then we have Matt and Jeff guide us throught the Cloud Adoption Framework for SAP and the Enterprise-scale support for SAP on Azure construction set.
https://youtu.be/JfkNUCpIpKs
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In Episode #38 we talk about new M-Series VMs, HA Cluster monitoring for Azure Monitoring for SAP, a virtual datacenter tour, whislist for SAPPHIRE 2021 bei Tobias Hofmann, Microsoft Learn and built-it sandboxes to do excercises and an Innovation Hackathon. Then we have Evnre Buyruk joining us with a very detailed tour through security and networking for SAP on Azure.
https://youtube.com/SAPonAzure
In the 37th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Nuance, Azure Monitor for SAP Solution Provider for NetWeaver going Public Preview, Synapse and SAP Flight by Roman Broich, SAP Business Technology Platform Security Tutorials, Single Sign-On and Pricinpal Propagation with Power Virtual Agent and SAP by Martin Räpple, Sustainability Summit and SAPPHIRE Now. Then Robert takes a close look at Backup-Options in Azure.
https://youtu.be/ipwjwoHQYxg
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 36th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at new coolings with Azure datacenter, Paths to Microsoft Azure, Pluarsight AZ-120 certification, Power Apps Code Review, Microsoft certifications, Hands- on labs and OpenJDK. Then we do a deep dive with Kartik Pullabhotla on Azure Backup for SAP HANA and look at configuration, backup and restore!
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 35th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the new Solution Diagrams from SAP for the Business Technology Platform, Azure Functions in the Forrester Wave, Microsoft Learn with Graph and the MSAL Authentication Library, upcoming Partner Roundtabels and DSAG 2021. Then we have Martin Pankraz again on the show continuing the Azure DevOps & BTP story with Blue/Green Deployment strategies.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 34th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the Hybrid work, using Azure CDN for SAP Fiori, SAP, Siemens and Microsoft working on Digital Insights, SAP Virtual Host Names, Envision, Schmitz-Cargobull customer success story, Azure Security Center and Inside Azure Datacenter. Then Martin shows how to develop and use a Power App and Power Automate to call Azure runbooks. He also goes into detail on a full fledged app on GitHub that is used internally at Microsoft.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 33rd episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the Availability Zones in every country, Low-Code/No-Code Development, Forrester Wave for RPA, openSAP hitting 5 million course enrollments, RISE with SAP and a new SAP on Azure Talk podcast. Then we drill into the backend behind the Power App that is used by the Azure FastTrack team to manage SAP systems.
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 32nd episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the Azure Backup Center, talk about some customer scenarios from MLP and ServiceNow, Snoozing SAP, ABAP 1909 Code Talk with Andres Fischer and look back at the Power Platform & SAP webinar. Then Ram talks about the new NetWeaver provider for the Azure Monitor for SAP solutions.
https://youtu.be/2wln9hTLC8k
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 31st episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at Ignite 2021 covering the Book of News, Microsoft Mesh, lots of Azure Infrastructure topic, Datacenter with Mark Russinovich, Project Bicepts, Azure Development with Donovan Brown, new M-Series, Power Platform, including Power Automate Desktop, CONA Whitepaper, and SAPs Integration promise. Then we hand over to Martin Räpple who explains and demos the Single Sign-On from Microsoft Teams via SAP Business Technology Platform to an SAP System on-premises.
https://youtu.be/qklktE9FPCI
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 30th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at SAP-IT using Azure. Microsoft Ignite, managing licenses with SAP IQ, Azure Backup for HANA, Principal Propagation and Dapr. Then Bartosz Jarkowski joins us again to talk about automated invoice processing using Logic Apps.
https://youtu.be/fYRC13pF-Ck
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 29th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at ASCS failover to DR, Stopping / Starting a SAP System, ABAP Platform developer edition, Power BI, Dapr 1.0 and webinars. Then we go deep with Marysol Mantilla on Power Platform and integrating in SAP.
https://youtu.be/W5pkGjF62ug
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 28th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the acquisition of SAPs AppGyver, upcoming Power Platform and SAP webinars, Using Microsoft Graph API with OAuth 2.0, Azure Backup for SAP HANA limit increased to 8 TB, Azure Network Security, Moving from SAP ERP on Premise to SAP S/4HANA in Microsoft Azure, SAP Migration to Azure blog post and webinar, Christian Lechners myNewsWrap and How to call SAP BTP application, scheduled by Azure Logic App. Then we go deep in SAP Landscape Manager for Azure with Steffen Müller.
https://youtu.be/N96jgZJdtB4
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 27th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the new Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions, Migrating SAP on Oracle workload to Azure, automate invoice processing with Logic Apps and Cognitive Services and we take a closer look on the expanded partnership between SAP and Microsoft with Veronika Reger!
https://youtu.be/csqzVjqGf3o
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 26th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are talking about extending SAPs partnership with Microsoft, SAP RISE and some integration blogs. Then Hans Reutter talks about Microsoft journey of running SAP on Azure!
https://youtu.be/Q8f2vTLB-gk
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 25th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are talking about encrypting databases using Azure Key Vault, CPI with Traffic Manager, Oracle 19c with Azure NetApp Files, Cloud Skill Bootcamp, SAP on Azure Partner webinars, Q&A session with Jürgen. Our special guest is Ralizta Deltcheva talking about deploying SAP ASCS/ERS with Azure Files NFS v4.1 shares.
https://youtu.be/hl3QJVAHZKM
hobru/SAPonAzure: Content related to the unofficial SAP on Azure YouTube Channel, http://youtube.com/SAPonAzure (github.com)
In the 24th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are talking about GitHub on-prem integration with SAP Cloud Platform Continuous Integration and Delivery, Building side-by-side extension with Kyma and Azure, Power Virtual Agent SSO Support with Teams, VS Code Day and DSAG Technologietage 2021. Then we have David Burg talking about Logic Apps with SAP.
### Indexes
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0:00 New Intro
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1:04 SAP Cloud Platform Continue Integration: GitHub Connection
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1:57 Side-by-side Extension with Kyma and Azure
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3:58 Power Virtual Agents, Teams SSO Support
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5:06 VS Code Day
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5:48 DSAG Technologietage 2021
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7:14 Introducing David Burg
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8:10 Azure Integration Services
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10:37 Integration Options with Logic Apps
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12:43 Available SAP Connectors
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14:46 SAP integration via gateway
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21:50 Demo - Creating a new Logic Apps
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27:47 Generate Schema
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33:50 Running the Logic Apps
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41:01 Tracing / Monitoring
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44:44 Example on GitHub
https://youtu.be/149-LkqcqZM
hobru/SAPonAzure: Content related to the unofficial SAP on Azure YouTube Channel, http://youtube.com/SAPonAzure (github.com)
In the 23rd episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking at the previously created content, talk about deploying SAP ASC/ERS with Azure Files NFS, look at several tutorials on the Developers.sap.com pages, talk about SAP ByDesign and Teams integration and look at SAPs upcoming event RISE. Then our expert Daniel Meixner talks about Azure DevOps with SAP Cloud Platform.
https://youtu.be/zvvGOnQM_OU
In the 22nd episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we are looking back on 2020 with Jürgen Thomas.
https://youtu.be/UNLNRr5VZKY
Confirm your account recovery settings (github.com)
In the 21th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about yet new regions, Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft, SAP on Azure Deployment Automation Framework, Running Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 in the Cloud, SAP TechEd and hear about the new SAP Cloud Platform and Azure Partner Hackathon in Australia with Etienne Dittrich and Leon Davis.
https://youtu.be/heBPmAh-RV0
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 20th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP TechEd, new data analytics tools, Using Azure Application Firewall WAF with SAP Fiori, Azure performance tiers for managed disks and learn all about the new Quality Check for SAP on Azure from Philipp Leitenbauer.
https://github.com/Azure/SAP-on-Azure-Scripts-and-Utilities/tree/master/QualityCheck
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 19th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP on Oracle on Azure, S/4Hana Fully Activated setup, Power Platform Training, Crash resistent setup of SAP CPI, DSAG Technologiedays, SAP and Azure Expert Series and get an overview on all about data from Roman Broich.
https://youtu.be/ZEDHLc7wwwU
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 18th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about ASUG’s Conversation with SAP CEO Christian Klein, New SAP HANA Certified Memory-Optimized Virtual Machines, How to choose correct Availability Zones for SAP Application cross-zone deployment, Azure Backup for SAP HANA databases supporting Incremental backups, New Steps to "Defend Your Data" and with Niels Ophey about Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure.
https://youtu.be/BLnHfIK9wVw
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 17th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP TechEd 2020 Registration, asug webinar with Christian Klein, SAP on Azure General Update – November 2020 and have Philip Leitenbauer talking about a new Azure Cost Manamgent Dashboard
https://youtu.be/oE5aCWgUJWY
hobru/SAPonAzure: Content related to the unofficial SAP on Azure YouTube Channel, http://youtube.com/c/SAPonAzure (github.com)
In the 16th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Cloud Platform Trial, Coffee Corner Radio, CTS and abapGit, SAP Application Server AutoScaling in Azure, recovery and cloning Azure NetAppFiles -- and Cooking!
https://youtu.be/oL0ICzfJAfk
In the 15th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about even more regions, Collecting and displaying niping network latency measurements with Azure Monitor and the Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamps. Ralf Klahr will continue to talk about Azure NetApp Files focusing on Backup also going in the system and doing a demo.
https://youtu.be/MvEzYu41Mko
In the 14th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Cross Region Restore, RPA Playbook for SAP GUI Automation with Power Automate, SAP BusinessObjects BI platform on Azure, DSAGLive Blog by Thomas Saueressig, Microsoft plans for Azure region in Austria and Azure NetApp Files with Ralf Klahr.
MadeInWalldorf
https://youtu.be/zPALOig4CRM
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure#episode-14---the-one-with-azure-netapp-files-ralf-klahr
In the 13th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about DSAGLive, SAP TechEd 2020, S/4HANA 2020 on CAL and have Bartosz Jarkowski as our special guest showing some great integration demos.
MadeInWalldorf
https://youtu.be/byXiec0DMC0
In the 12th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Cloud Platform, Kyma on SCP Trial, CAP on Kyma, Hana Express on WSL2, Windows Terminal, Value of SCP, SAP IQ-NLS HA using Azure NetApp, Azure Hybrid Benefits for Linux, Cross Region Load Balancer, Azure Resouce Mover, Zonal Disaster Recovery, Logic Apps Preview & support of Generation 2 VMs -- with a few demos!
https://youtu.be/4aniyKA8GLM
In the 11th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Ignite, a new Blog about Principal Propagation and the new Microsoft Digital Defense Report. We have Chetan Desai as a our special guest talking about the integration of Azure Active Directory and SAP SuccessFactors
https://youtu.be/Czi2Ai-6lyc
http://youtube.com/c/SAPonAzure (github.com)
In the 10th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Ignite and lots of interesting news from the Book of News. We have Martin Pankraz as a our special guest talking about SCP Business Rules put to the test with Microsoft Power Platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nha5uwE6K9Q
https://github.com/hobru/SAPonAzure
In the 9th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Automatic Guest OS Patching, new openSAP Coures, SAP monitoring on Azure, Making the Software Industry a little more inclusive, Ignite Session catalog, the online Konferenz. We have Etienne Dittrich as a our special guest talking about Global Deployment.
MadeInWalldorf
https://youtu.be/yarrxqyzn5E
- September 4th 2020
In the 8th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Microsoft Ignite, the upcoming Business Uninterrupted Virtual Event for SAP Solutions on Microsoft Azure and a new podcast by Christian Lechner. Special guest (and host) is Goran Condric talking about Azure Shared Disks. #MadeInWalldorf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emR1hn0p0q4
- August 27th 2020
In the 7th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAPs Devtoberfest, a new Developer learning event using Power Platform Platform and Azure Shared Disks in Windows Failover Clusters. Special guest (and host) is Robert Boban talking about Azure Proximity Placement Groups (PPGs). #MadeInWalldorf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GIS_2YM3k
- August 20th 2020
In the 6th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast (longer than usual) we talk about Microsoft Partners, XSUAA, High Availability with NetApp Files and Devtoberfest. Special guest is Tobias Niekamp talking about Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sno3EduDc1E
- August 13th 2020
In the 5th episode of our unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Cloud Platform Trial, SAP TechEd, Azure Cloud Shell, AAD and local temp drives. Special guest this time is Philipp Leitenbauer who will talk about Availability Zones and useful scripts on GitHub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS-wh9aHSJU
- August 6th 2020
In the fourth episode of our new unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about SAP Community Calls with Thomas Saueressig, an Integration Roadmap Update from Christian Klein, Hands-On Labs to connect SAP Graph, Microsoft Graph and Teams, Azure Active Directory and SAP SuccessFactors integration, Ignite and close with High Availability for SAP NetWeaver. Today we also have a special guest, Ravi Alwani who will talk about using Azure NetApp Files in HA setups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im5dAfuaAEk
- July 30th 2020
In the third episode of our new unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about high availability, Azure Cloud Shell, SAP Discovery Center and close with a quick overview of Azure Network topology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgl1Evl-Q8w
In the second episode of our new unofficial SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Inspire (not Ignite :-)), the first and latest ASUG and DSAG Survey and an SAP on Azure General Update in our Running SAP Applications on the Microsoft Platform blog!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbr2j5tmCx8
We are trying out something new. In regular updates we want to provide an overview of what's new in the SAP on Azure ecosystem. In this very first episode we talk about new VM sizes for SAP on Azure, learn about new storage features and shared disks, Azure Monitor for SAP Hana and quickly look at principal propagation from Microsoft Azure to the SAP Cloud Platform. Check out our first episode!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO4UdhCMkpQ