Unofficial SAP on Azure podcast

In episode 304 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Microsoft Excel. SAP Analytics Cloud is used by many customers for planning, analytics, and reporting. But of course, many business users still spend a lot of their day in Microsoft Excel.That is why the SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Microsoft Excel is such an interesting topic. It brings SAP Analytics Cloud data and planning capabilities into a tool that many users already know very well.Today we want to understand what SAC is, why there is an Excel add-in, who is using it, and how it works in practice.To walk us through this, I am very happy to welcome Jeanne from SAP.Welcome Jeanne, great to have you with us.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode304Reach 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 #SAPAnalyticsCloud #Excel #Microsoft365 #Planning #Analytics

In episode 303 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we are very happy to welcome back Geoff Scott, CEO and Chief Community Champion at ASUG. With ASUG Tech Connect coming up this fall, there is a lot happening in the SAP community — especially around AI, agents, governance, and the Autonomous Enterprise.What I find really interesting is that the discussion has moved beyond high-level AI demos. SAP customers are now asking very practical questions: How do we make this real? How do we govern agents? Is our data ready? What skills do our teams need? And most importantly, where is the business value?So today we want to hear directly from Geoff what ASUG is seeing across its member community, what questions customers are bringing to ASUG, and how organizations are thinking about the path from AI experimentation to real autonomous business processes.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode303Reach 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 #AI #AgenticAI #S4HANA #Copilot

In episode 302 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about Modernize SAP Identity Management with Microsoft Entra. A lot of companies are currently rethinking how they manage identities across their SAP landscape. Many organizations have both SAP for their ERP and Microsoft Entra ID is used for Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, and many other applications across the enterprise.At the same time, SAP Identity Management is reaching end of life, and customers are looking for a replacement.Over the last years, Microsoft and SAP have been working closely together to make this easier. With Microsoft Entra, SAP Cloud Identity Services, and SAP Identity Access Governance, customers can automate joiner, mover, and leaver processes, improve governance, and apply access policies more consistently across their environment.There are also some important new capabilities: more flexible provisioning patterns, support for SAP-specific extension attribute, and deeper integration between Microsoft Entra ID Governance and SAP Identity Access Governance.To tell us more about all of this, I’m very happy to welcome Sri to the show.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode302Reach 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 #SAPIAS #EntraID #MicrosoftEntra #IdentityGovernance #ZeroTrust #SAPSecurity #SAPCloudIdentityServices

In episode 301 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we dive into Azure Failure Prediction and Detection and how Microsoft is proactively protecting mission-critical SAP workloads. We’re joined by Andrew, Ronit, and Ayberk from Microsoft to discuss how Azure uses machine learning and advanced telemetry to predict hardware issues and minimize downtime—even before customers notice. Whether your SAP systems demand always-on reliability or you’re curious about the latest in cloud infrastructure resilience, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode301Reach 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 #AzureInfrastructure #CloudReliability #HighAvailability #LiveMigration #EnterpriseCloud #AzureMonitor

Episode 300! For this very special episode of the SAP on Azure Video Podcast, we wanted a very special guest — and we are extremely honored to welcome Uli Homann. Uli is Corporate Vice President and Distinguished Architect in Microsoft’s Cloud + AI organization, a member of Microsoft’s senior engineering leadership team, and someone who has spent more than 35 years helping customers navigate major technology shifts. What makes this especially exciting for us is that Uli’s connection to SAP goes back to the early days of his career in Redmond, where he worked directly with SAP and other leading enterprise software vendors to help shape Microsoft’s enterprise platform strategy. Many of you may also know Uli from Microsoft’s Armchair Architects series, where he discusses the intersection of business strategy, architecture, cloud, and AI. Find all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode300Reach 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 #Microsoft #CloudAI #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #OpenStandards #A2A #MicrosoftCloud