SAPinsider EMEA 2023 | Integration + Enterprise Architecture

Take your enterprise landscape to new heights and revolutionize your integration by embracing the cloud. Join us for a hands-on experience where you will discover the migration assessment and migration capabilities of SAP Business Technology Platform to accelerate your move from SAP Process Orchestration to SAP Integration Suite.

Jannis Maier SAP

Udo Paltzer SAP

Understand the tremendous capabilities of SAP Advanced Event Mesh. The speaker will demonstrate how you can enable event communication outside of SAP by leveraging configurations and existing SAP tools. By highlighting this simplified approach, we aim to provide you with the knowledge and tools necessary to streamline event handling and facilitate communication between SAP and external systems.

You will:

• Learn how to make data available in SAP via REST endpoints.
• Understand how to expose Change Pointers and Business Object Events to SAP Advanced Event Mesh via low code tools.
• See how to combine data and events to send out customized events real time to SAP Advanced Event Mesh.

Peter Kreiner-Sasady Invixo Consulting A/S CTO Defining the digital foundation: Integration (Boomi, Sap, Azure), API management (Boomi, Kong, Gravitee, Sap), event driven architecture (Solace, Google, Confluent) and micro services (Azure, Aws, Sap, Gcp). Trusted Advisor. Have been the client’s trusted advisor as technical lead on several SAP and large IT projects, ensuring the right design, level of quality and handover governance whilst handling the technical project management part of complex projects with many integrations.

Explore BTP Reference Architectures and the collaborative efforts between SAP and Hyperscalers. Discover how these solutions empower businesses to unlock potential and drive growth. Join us on this journey to gain insights into the partnerships that shape enterprise applications propelling businesses towards advancements.

You will:

• Gain insights into how SAP BTP Reference Architectures are designed to cater to multi-cloud environments.
• Learn how SAP BTP Reference Architectures facilitates integration with various platforms enabling you to build scalable, interoperable, and future-proof solutions.
• Discover best practices for implementing SAP BTP Reference Architectures.
• Explore how SAP BTP Reference Architectures support hybrid solutions combining on-premises and cloud components to ensure a flexible and robust IT infrastructure.

Develop personalized Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using SAP Integration Suite’s API Management and Graph capabilities. This solution offers a framework for businesses to create, manage, and optimize APIs.

You will:

• Understand the fundamentals of API management and the role of SAP Integration Suite’s APIs.
• Explore the Graph capabilities within SAP Integration Suite.
• Learn the process of creating and configuring custom APIs.
• Familiarize yourself with best practices, security measures, and performance optimization techniques.

Evolve your IT landscape and modernize integrations through cloud migration. Discover the Migration Assessment and Migration capabilities of the Integration Suite enabling a smooth transition from Process Orchestration/Process Integration to SAP Integration Suite. Uncover the efficiency this migration brings to your organization driving cloud adoption.

You will:

• Discover the benefits of migrating to the cloud, including scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness.
• Learn how to conduct a migration assessment using SAP Integration Suite’s tools.
• Explore the process of executing migrations from Process Orchestration/Process Integration to SAP Integration Suite ensuring minimal disruptions and optimal integration performance.
• Unlock best practices for leveraging SAP Integration Suite’s capabilities to embrace cloud-native integration.

RISE with SAP will be instrumental to your transformation journey if you are an SAP customer running SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA on-premise or a first-time SAP customer. This session explores how RISE with SAP bundles products, tools, and services into one contract and provides SAP customers with business-transformation-as-a-service.

You will:

• Understand how RISE with SAP provides customers with new capabilities and support options.
• Unpack the components of SAP RISE and examine how to optimize your SAP S/4HANA journey with SAP ERP options, the Business Technology Platform, and more.
• Get a deeper understanding of S/4HANA Cloud private edition and SAP S/4HANA Cloud public edition as well as their differences.

Breakout Session IT Infrastructure + Operations Integration + Enterprise Architecture

Learn how sizing impacts pricing calculation (infrastructure costs). When developing an application on the SAP Business Technology Platform, you must determine the capacities required by your application. Capacity Unit is a unified metric used to organize pricing of different applications and services and the semantic with each application or service is different.

You will:

• Learn how to size an BTP application and determine the size/ volume of the required BTP services.
• See how to ensure that the selected infrastructure meets the requirements of the application.
• Determine the infrastructure costs for the floor price calculation.

Detlef Thoms SAP Chief Product Expert Detlef Thoms is Chief Product Expert, Performance & Scalability at SAP Product Engineering and holds 25 years of SAP experience that he has gained in several areas like Development Support (Available-to-Promise), Supply Chain Management Consulting and Solution Management for Master Data Governance. In January 2011 he joined the Product Management Team for Performance & Scalability covering the entire SAP portfolio with the focus to ensure that SAP software is performance-optimized, sustainable and designed to capitalize on the latest hardware and technology trends.

Enterprise architecture enables organizations to align their business goals with technology strategies and investments. In this session, we will explore various strategies, the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and best practices that help organizations design, implement, and manage their enterprise architecture. The session will provide an overview of enterprise architecture and its importance in driving business transformation and innovation. By attending this session, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of enterprise architecture strategies, the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, and best practices.

You will:

• Gain comprehensive understanding of enterprise architecture strategies and best practices.
• Understand the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework.
• Learn about the SAP Reference Architecture and how to access it.
• Get insights on how to tailor the framework to your company’s needs.

Breakout Session IT Infrastructure + Operations Integration + Enterprise Architecture

Learn about Edge Integration Cell, the latest hybrid integration runtime available with SAP Integration Suite. Unleash the potential of running on-premise integration scenarios within your landscape whether on private cloud or on-premise environment. This session offers a comprehensive overview of the robust features and capabilities of Edge Integration Cell.

You will:

• Gain valuable insights into the core features and functionalities that make Edge Integration Cell a game-changer in hybrid integration.
• Understand how it enables smooth integration between on-premise and cloud applications.
• Discover the limitless integration possibilities that Edge Integration Cell offers.
• Get hands-on exposure to the power of Edge Integration Cell through a live demo.

Breakout Session IT Infrastructure + Operations Integration + Enterprise Architecture
SAP S/4HANA

Nintendo’s approach to SAP S/4HANA conversion is to not make big waves and go live almost silently. During the conversion of the ERP system, it was decided to migrate the BW system in parallel with the same project organization, time frame, and budget. By sharing our experiences, we want to reduce fears and concerns.

You will:

• Learn about the History and system landscape.
• Understand security concerns as a driver.
• Discover how we “found” our project landscape.
• Explore “feeling into it” as an implementation method.

Andreas Lang Nintendo Of Europe GmbH SAP Architecture & Technology Manager Andreas, a dedicated professional with 25 years at Nintendo, has played a pivotal role in numerous software solution implementations as a project manager, software, and database developer. In the SAP implementation, he took charge of architecture, technology, and development. Since 2018, Andreas has been leading SAP Business Platform Support, ensuring the seamless operation of the SAP landscape.

Breakout Session IT Infrastructure + Operations Integration + Enterprise Architecture Cybersecurity

Gain insight into Frieslandcampina’s integration of applications and systems, comprising both On-Premise and Azure Cloud environments through SAP Private Link within the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This approach brings together heterogeneous elements and composable modules fostering a cohesive and efficient ecosystem.

You will:

• Learn how Integration brings value to Enterprise Architecture.
• Discover how to bring the data closer from various heterogeneous applications and composable modules.
• Understand why it is important to have stable integration when moving systems from on-premise to cloud.

Hiren Asher Royal Frieslandcampina.com Enterprise Integration Architect Hiren Asher is an Enterprise Integration Architect with extensive experience in Integration space. His role is focused on bringing value out of Application landscape and preparing for “Fit for Future” architecture with evolving technology. He is passionate around different forms of integration be it A2A,B2B, B2C and Data Integration. He believes integration plays fundamental role in achieving Digital Transformation and acceleration within any organization.

The SAP Developer’s Guide to business applications development on SAP BTP provides you with a comprehensive blueprint to streamline your implementation project. Gain insights into the software development and delivery process ensuring a smooth and efficient development journey. Learn how to deliver Cloud Qualities and comply with SAP Product standards enabling you to build high-quality and reliable business applications. Join us to equip yourself with the essential knowledge and resources to expedite your implementation and drive successful outcomes on SAP BTP.

You will:

• Understand the architecture blueprint provided in the Developer’s Guide.
• Explore the curated list of services specifically chosen for standard business application development enabling you to make informed decisions about the right tools and technologies for your projects.
• Learn about the software development and delivery process outlined in the guide ensuring an organized and efficient workflow, from development to deployment and optimizing your application’s time-to-market.
• Discover instructions on delivering Cloud Qualities and complying with SAP Product Standards.

This session emphasizes effective governance for successful SAP BTP operations. Explore key topics such as SAP BTP administration, authorizations, cost management, and organizational aspects including team setup. Learn how to optimize your SAP BTP utilization by implementing the right governance structure, ensuring streamlined operations, and maximizing the value of your SAP BTP investment.

You will:

• Learn the principles of SAP BTP administration including user management, system configurations, and monitoring tools.
• Hear how to define roles, permissions, and security policies to ensure data integrity and prevent unauthorized access.
• Understand how to discover cost management strategies for SAP BTP usage.
• See how to set up cross-functional teams to manage SAP BTP operations, fostering seamless communication and efficient workflows.