Unofficial SAP on Azure podcast

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...

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...

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/ep...

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 SA...

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...

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-authent...

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 t...

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...

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 machi...

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 Reach out to us...

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 H...

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 Conne...

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 ma...

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 Extractio...

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...

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 wit...

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...

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...

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...

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 demo...

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 int...

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 Mi...

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 usi...

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 c...