Now that the dust has settled, I wanted to take the time to share with you some of my experiences and key topics from the SAP Insider Las Vegas 2024 event that took place from March 19-21.
This was the first time I have attended this well-organized event at the Bellagio Resort and Casino, and I was very impressed with the number of topics covered in over 150+ sessions which ranged from application development, integration, finance, cybersecurity, and more. The event was well-attended and there were many fantastic opportunities to network between sessions as well as in the exhibit hall during evening events.
As one of the product managers for SAP Cloud ALM, I was co-presenting with Tim Steuer, VP for ALM at SAP, at several sessions covering SAP Cloud ALM adoption, the transition process from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM, and how to use SAP Cloud ALM for Operations to effectively monitor SAP BTP.
The first order of business was to deliver the Monday pre-conference session “Best Practices to Approaching Transformation: Combine SAP Signavio, SAP Cloud ALM and Tricentis for an Optimized Outcome” with Andreas Zehent, VP of Cloud Success Services for SAP Signavio.
Customers have been asking: How do SAP LeanIX, SAP Signavio, and SAP Cloud work together? What is the purpose of each offering, and when should they be used during my transformation project? What integrations are available today, and what is planned? The half-day pre-conference session aimed to answer these questions by introducing SAP's Transformation Suite approach that assists customers with their business transformation by combining the power of SAP LeanIX, SAP Signavio, and SAP Cloud ALM (with Tricentis Test Automation) into one cohesive methodology.
Attendees gained valuable knowledge about how the suite's components work collectively to provide an unmatched suite experience and guidance for initiating the journey to the cloud. Andreas presented and demoed the available integration between SAP LeanIX and SAP Signavio, and Tim covered the future plans for integrating SAP LeanIX and SAP Signavio with SAP Cloud ALM. Tim also revealed how SAP Cloud ALM (included in customer maintenance) is the anchor point for customer transformations, enables the latest innovations to be adopted at scale, and is also the key driver for customer Clean Core initiatives.
And for the first time, SAP presented a unified map of where each product adds value to the transformation journey and laid out the current and planned integration points, as shown below:
We received great feedback from the attendees, who told us that they were impressed with the level of detail as well as the logical approach of the session content.
For the “Move from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM: Tips and Tricks” session, Tim and I explained how SAP supports customers during their transition from SAP Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM with services, learning offerings, and additional tools. We introduced the resources and recommendations available at the Transition Center to guide customers through the process depending on their situation, and showed how the Readiness Check for SAP Cloud ALM helps customers determine their SAP Solution Manager usage and allows them to map out their transition strategy. In addition, tools to migrate SAP Solution Manager content like documents and test cases to SAP Cloud ALM are planned for later this summer, along with a methodology roadmap to help plan the transition project.
In the session “Re-Imagine Your Application Lifecycle Management Strategy” we laid out SAP’s ALM portfolio and how SAP Cloud ALM and SAP Focused Run helps customers coordinate innovation while keeping the business healthy. SAP Cloud ALM provides a simple and cloud-native solution for implementing and operating the intelligent enterprise, while SAP Focused Run (on the SAP pricelist) provides a powerful solution for handling large landscapes with advanced system management requirements.
Our session “Operations of SAP Business Technology Platform with SAP Cloud ALM” outlined how SAP Cloud ALM’s capabilities support different SaaS services as well as custom-built applications based on SAP Business Technology Platform. I demoed how SAP Cloud ALM acts as a single entry point to manage and monitor the health, integrations, exceptions, and performance of SAP BTP services and applications, and discussed how SAP Cloud ALM uses the open-source OpenTelemetry standard to instrument custom-built applications in the SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry Environment or SAP BTP, Kyma runtime.
However, it wasn’t a case of all work and no play. Tim and I were able to visit the Sphere Las Vegas, which was very impressive both inside and out.
We also took advantage of some liquid refreshment courtesy of the partners in the exhibit hall 😊
Overall, SAP Insider Las Vegas 2024 was a fantastic event, and we look forward to attending next year!
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