Episodes
We discuss different types of storage options in Azure for SAP systems and decision making around that.
Published 02/28/22
We discuss what it means to be ready to run SAP production systems in Azure and how to best prepare for it.
Published 01/04/22
In today's episode, with out guest Holger Bruchelt, we discuss what Power Platform is and how it empowers SAP users.
You can watch [or listen to] Holger's SAP on Azure video series at youtube.com/SAPonAzure
Published 12/20/21
With our guest, Ben Lennon, we discuss Azure Gov Cloud (or is it a Gov region), SAP architecture and everything in between!
Published 12/10/21
With our guest, Brenton O'Callaghan, we discuss what is AIOps and how it can be applied to SAP Landscapes so you don't have to get out of the bed!
Published 11/05/21
We discuss things we do to get the latest information about SAP on Azure developments and how we keep up.
Links for items discussed:
The Azure Podcast: azpodcast.com (don't miss the special episode #400 here: https://azpodcast.com/post/Episode-400-A-view-from-Azures-Core)
SAP on Azure Video Podcast: youtube.com/SAPonAzure
AZ120 Learning Path: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-120
AZ900 Learning Path:...
Published 11/01/21
We discuss what do successful SAP on Azure customers have in common and what to do when things go wrong.
Our favorite podcasts to listen to:
The Azure Podcast: aka.ms/AzurePodcast
SAP on Azure video podcast: youtube.com/SAPonAzure
Published 10/19/21
We discuss what Bluefield (by SNP) is and how it combines the best of greenfield and brownfield!
Published 09/24/21
We discuss Azure CSP and MSP models with folks from SoftwareOne
Published 09/20/21
In the build vs buy debate, we discuss the buy side of Automation using Vnomic!
Reference Links:
Vnomic Solution: https://vnomic.com/automated-engineered-sap-landscape-deployment-and-governance-on-azure/
SAP Deployment Automation Framework on Azure: https://github.com/Azure/sap-hana
Published 09/15/21
We discuss use cases of ASR and details around it. Listen till the end for the Poem summing up what you should use ASR for!
Published 09/07/21
We discuss Qlik Data Integration with Azure Synapse to enable real-time insights on SAP data with our guests Matt Hayes and Kevin Pardue
Show Insight: Extend and Innovate is not an official Gartner Magic Quadrant item; the show refers to it as a collection of individual things such as EiPaaS, Cloud DBMS, Analytics, IoT, Low Code, PaaS, etc.
Reference Links
Gain real-time insights on SAP ERP data with Azure and Qlik Data Integration:...
Published 08/28/21
Details about the SAP on Microsoft Azure book by SAP Press coming directly from the horse's mouth aka the author!
Here's 15% discount code for our listeners: MAAA15
Get your copy here: https://www.sap-press.com/sap-on-microsoft-azure_5174/ [or SAPonMicrosoftAzure.com]
Published 08/06/21
We discuss the SAP with Data and Apps story on Azure in our Better Together series!
Reference Links:
Explore SAP on Microsoft Azure use cases: https://discover.sap.com/microsoft/en-us/azure.html#use-cases
Remove Barriers for Your Sales Teams with SAP and Microsoft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4-IM94TN24
Hyperautomation special video series for SAP based integration and automation with Power Automate...
Published 08/05/21
We discuss what SAP customers are looking for in Azure after migrating their SAP systems
Published 08/04/21
We dig deeper into SAP use cases for Azure NetApp Files [ANF] such as Shared file system and storage for HANA
Reference Links:
ANF Service levels and throughput limits: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-netapp-files/azure-netapp-files-service-levels
SAP on Azure solutions using ANF: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-netapp-files/azure-netapp-files-solution-architectures#sap-on-azure-solutions
Published 07/21/21
We discuss Azure's approach to infrastructure maintenance, patching for SAP landscape in Azure, and how to avoid downtime!
Published 06/25/21
We discuss cost optimizations and how it relates to optimizing resources in Azure. Also listen to how it was applied to customer scenarios from our guest Moaz Mirza
Reference links
Guest Speaker: Moaz Mirza (https://www.linkedin.com/in/moazmirza)
7 ways to optimize costs today: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/cost-optimization/#ways-to-optimize
SAP on Azure Start/Stop automation: https://github.com/Azure/SAP-on-Azure-Scripts-and-Utilities/tree/main/Start-Stop-Automation
Published 06/17/21
We talk about Azure Virtual Machines and HANA Large Instances (HLI) (or Azure Large Instances) as compute choices for SAP environments
Published 06/10/21
We talk about importance of Automation in the Cloud First world, use cases for SAP on Azure, and tools around it; we also reveal an investment that has better payoff than Bitcoin! (not an investment advice)
Published 05/27/21
We discuss the Azure services that relate to SAP and their use-cases.
Reference Links:
Azure Charts: https://azurecharts.com/
Azure SAP Heat Map: https://azurecharts.com/heatmap?for=SAP
Published 05/20/21
We explore monitoring (and tools) for Azure Infrastructure resources as well as SAP services.
Published 04/27/21
Nathan and Ravi talk about why we wanted to start a Podcast and how we plan to share information
You can write to us at connect[at]SAPonAzureTalk.com
#SAPonAzureTalk
Published 04/23/21
We discuss the concepts and tools around Disaster Recovery for SAP systems in Azure
Reference Links:
Disaster Recovery for SAP: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-sap
SAP on Azure Architecture guide: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/sap/sap-overview
Published 04/17/21