Unofficial SAP on Azure podcast

In episode 267 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about an upcoming Ignite session with Copilot Studio and SAP. Today we have another first: as you probably know Microsoft Ignite is just around the corner. Next week thousands of customers and partners will meet in San Francisco to learn the latest about Microsoft. Well, there will be several SAP focused sessions and one of these session is hosted by Marian Guenther. He will show a really cool integration scenario of Copilot Studio with not only SAP, but also ServiceNow. It gets even better: even if you cannot attend in person, you can already see a sneak peak today. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode267Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Copilot #Agents #ServiceNow

In episode 266 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about security with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition.Today we continue our story about SAP and Microsoft security. So far we focused on RISE and on-prem SAP environments. But what about the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition? Today we switch the focus to Public Cloud and I am really happy to have Martin Pankraz and Patrick Boch from SAP with us here. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode266Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security #S4HANA

In episode 265 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Delos Cloud.For some countries sovereignty in the context of running applications in the cloud becoms more and more important. There are lots of aspects when it comes to this and different countries look at their own sovereig implementation. In Germany the Delos cloud is such a sovereign and secure cloud platform and I am happy to have Marc Böhnke with us today. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode265Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Delos #Sovereignty

In episode 264 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we continue to talk about Security. Two weeks back we started with a first introduction on the topic of SAP with Microsoft Security. Martin walked us through the different areas where we have offerings and where we are also working closely together with SAP. It was a great overview, but also quite theoretically. So that's why today we want to spend more time on demos and actually show you how the security integration can look like acorss the board. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode264Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Security

In episode 263 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Entra ID and SAP Cloud Identity Services. In the past we already had a few sessions with Martin Raepple where we talked about the integration of Entra ID with the SAP Cloud Identity Service. Today we will look at the SuccessFactors integraiton and role provisioning and we are happy to have Martin back with us.  Product management at its best!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode263Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #Identity #EntraID #BTP

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/episode262Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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/episode261Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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/episode260Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode258Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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/episode257Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode256Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode255Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #ASUG

In episode 254 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Entra ID Governance from a Customer perspectiveWe 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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode254Reach 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 #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 IDocsFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode253Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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/@R2PowerFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode252Reach 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 #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-copilotFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode251Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode250Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode249Reach 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 #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_goFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode248Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode247Reach 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 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.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode246Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode245Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode244Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode243Reach 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 #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-idFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode242Reach 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 #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.mdFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode241Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode240Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode239Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode238Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode237Reach 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 #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!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode236Reach 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 #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/DSAGTechXChange25Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode235Reach 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 #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/Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode234Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode233Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode232Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode231Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode230Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode229Reach 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 #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.  Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode228Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode227Reach 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 #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.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode226Reach 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 #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-appLinks to partner Simplement: * Solution page: https://www.simplement.us/solutions-to-extract-sap-dataFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode225Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode224Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode223Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode222Reach 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 #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!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode221Reach 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 #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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode220Reach 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 #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!Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode219Reach 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 #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!  Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode218Reach 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 #SAPASE

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. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode217Reach 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 #PowerSAP