AWS enabling SAP Cloud Services

Data Lab Dialogues

In a conversation with Benjamin Houttuin we learn some details on the AWS / SAP partnership to provide SAP cloud services globally. We discuss the first steps with HANA workloads, followed by full SAP landscapes. With SAP’s launch of the business Technology Platform on hyperscalers we learn how AWS enable BTP, by providing the necessary infrastructure services to enable the business services offered in BTP. And in the last 3 years RISE projects are now implemented on AWS and soon to come S/4HANA public cloud (GROW). Benjamin further explains about sovereign cloud plans in Europe as well as new AI initiatives to further enable the SAP AI roadmap.

Guests:

Benjamin Houttuin, Sr. Partner Solutions Architect SAP – Europe North at Amazon Web Service

With 19+ years of experience in SAP and more than 21 years in IT, Benjamin is a widely appreciated Architect in the SAP and AWS community. He is passionate about helping partners and customers achieve their business goals by leveraging the power and innovation of AWS cloud services and SAP applications. Benjamin is a certified SAP on AWS Specialist and a Professional AWS Solutions Architect, underlining his deep SAP and AWS proficiency. In addition to speaking at AWS and partner events, Benjamin is an active member and frequently asked speaker at SAP user groups such as the: Dutch VNSG, Finnish FINUG, and SAP Insider.

Hosts:

Thomas Madsen, SAP Technology explorer, SAP Denmark

Thomas Madsen is a seasoned Technology Enthusiast with 30+ years of diverse IT experience covering weather forecasting, newspaper production, telecommunication and since 2008 the SAP ecosystem. At SAP Thomas cover most technical aspects of an SAP landscape leveraging the experience gained as BI solution advisor, experience center lead and enterprise architect to help clients and partners understand where SAP is heading with the Business Technology Platform.

Useful Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhouttuin/