Unofficial SAP on Azure podcast

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 t...

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...

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. Find all the links mentioned here:...

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 Microsof...

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 Defen...

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 fra...

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 th...

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, flexibi...

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 alwa...

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 grea...

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...

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 sessi...

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 t...

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 Pla...

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 Simpl...

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...

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...

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...

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 impressi...

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...

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...

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 par...

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...

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 t...

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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode222 Reach out to us for any feedbac...