Best AVANTRA Podcasts (2024)

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

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#25. What is Azure Gov [and how to architect SAP there] 32:02

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With our guest, Ben Lennon, we discuss Azure Gov Cloud (or is it a Gov region), SAP architecture and everything in between!

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#24. What is AIOps for SAP? [with Avantra] 26:33

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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!

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#23. How do we keep up with SAP on Azure? 17:42

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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…

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#22. What do successful SAP on Azure customers do? 25:27

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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

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#21. What color - Green, Brown or Blue! [with SNP] 24:06

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We discuss what Bluefield (by SNP) is and how it combines the best of greenfield and brownfield!

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Ep 20: Azure CSP/MSP - One hand to shake [with SoftwareOne] 19:28

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We discuss Azure CSP and MSP models with folks from SoftwareOne

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Ep 19: Automation - build vs buy [with Vnomic] 19:57

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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

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Ep 18: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Use Cases 25:05

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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!

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Ep 17: SAP Extend and Innovate - Qlik Data Integration with Azure Synapse 26:42

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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. Referen…

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SAP on Microsoft Azure... Book by SAP Press 9:26

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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]

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Ep 16: Azure & SAP - Data and Apps (better together story part 2) 15:07

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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…

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Ep 15: Azure & SAP - Cloud Native and Security (better together story part 1) 18:59

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We discuss what SAP customers are looking for in Azure after migrating their SAP systems

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Ep 14: ANF for SAP - Yes, No, Maybe so... 16:20

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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-fil…

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Ep 13: Zero downtime maintenance? Where have I heard that before! 20:16

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We discuss Azure's approach to infrastructure maintenance, patching for SAP landscape in Azure, and how to avoid downtime!

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Ep 12: Cloud [Cost] optimization... what can I say except, "you gotta do it!" 25:11

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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-o…

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Ep 11: Azure compute - meeting where you want to be met! 17:18

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We talk about Azure Virtual Machines and HANA Large Instances (HLI) (or Azure Large Instances) as compute choices for SAP environments

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Episode 10: Marty, I've been to the future and everything is automated! 20:35

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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)

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Episode 9: Azure services for SAP - how many can you name? 22:15

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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

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Episode 8: Reality TV in Azure...aka Monitoring 22:42

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We explore monitoring (and tools) for Azure Infrastructure resources as well as SAP services.

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SAP on Azure Talk - the why and what! 2:13

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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

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Episode 7: The Magic of Cloud for Disaster Recovery 16:23

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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…

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How you say it?! (the getting to know us edition) 8:50

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How do you say SUSE [soo-za] and SAP [S-A-P]? How does Satya Nadella say Azure [azh-er]? Find out in the getting to know us edition where we embrace our differences about how we say things! How we say Azure: https://twitter.com/azure/status/1356294983641423872?lang=en How to say SUSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4lFHP-UxTk…

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Episode 6: Not so boring Backups 19:36

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We talk about why we need backups, different kind of backups for SAP, and tools available. (Bonus: why Backups should be boring) Fact check: Iron Mountain (company) does offsite data storage too besides destroying documents Reference Links: Azure Backup: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-overview Azure backup for SAP HANA Support…

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Episode 5: Plumbing in Azure (SAP Landing Zone Considerations; unrelated to Mars Rover) 27:55

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We discuss Azure landing zone considerations for SAP environments. Reference Links Azure Landing Zone discussion: http://azpodcast.azurewebsites.net/post/Episode-367-Enterprise-Scale-Landing-Zones Landing Zone for SAP: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/sap/ready SAP Start/Stop Automation: https://github.com/A…

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Episode 4: What's HA, again? (Final Part - Shared Storage) 16:50

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We talk about how shared storage relates to SAP High Availability, use cases, and the types of shared storages available in Azure for SAP. We also discuss about what end-to-end high availability scenario looks like. Reference Links Composite SLAs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/framework/resiliency/business-metrics#composite-sl…

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Episode 3: What's HA, again? (Part 2 - Application Clustering) 18:04

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We discuss application level clustering and why it's important even if you have infrastructure level resiliency. High-availability architecture and scenarios for SAP: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/sap/sap-high-availability-architecture-scenarios

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Episode 2: What's HA, again? (Part 1 - Infrastructure Resiliency) 17:53

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In this episode we explore what High Availability (HA) is, difference between application and infrastructure HA, and SAP components that needs HA. Reference Links: Azure Global Infrastructure: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/ Understanding Availability Sets and Availability Zones: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops…

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Episode 1: What's special about SAP on Azure? 20:09

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We discuss what makes SAP architecture special on Azure - certification, high availability, and dive little bit into Platform as a Service

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SAP on Azure Talk

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#28. What the Storage! SAP on Azure edition 21:35

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#27. Are you production ready? 29:35

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#26. How to enhance SAP efficacy using Microsoft Power Platform! 23:02

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#25. What is Azure Gov [and how to architect SAP there] 32:02

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#24. What is AIOps for SAP? [with Avantra] 26:33

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#23. How do we keep up with SAP on Azure? 17:42

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#22. What do successful SAP on Azure customers do? 25:27

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#21. What color - Green, Brown or Blue! [with SNP] 24:06

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Ep 20: Azure CSP/MSP - One hand to shake [with SoftwareOne] 19:28

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Ep 19: Automation - build vs buy [with Vnomic] 19:57

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Ep 18: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Use Cases 25:05

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Ep 17: SAP Extend and Innovate - Qlik Data Integration with Azure Synapse 26:42

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SAP on Microsoft Azure... Book by SAP Press 9:26

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Ep 16: Azure & SAP - Data and Apps (better together story part 2) 15:07

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Ep 15: Azure & SAP - Cloud Native and Security (better together story part 1) 18:59

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Ep 14: ANF for SAP - Yes, No, Maybe so... 16:20

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Ep 13: Zero downtime maintenance? Where have I heard that before! 20:16

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Ep 12: Cloud [Cost] optimization... what can I say except, "you gotta do it!" 25:11

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Ep 11: Azure compute - meeting where you want to be met! 17:18

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Episode 10: Marty, I've been to the future and everything is automated! 20:35

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Episode 9: Azure services for SAP - how many can you name? 22:15

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Episode 8: Reality TV in Azure...aka Monitoring 22:42

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SAP on Azure Talk - the why and what! 2:13

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Episode 7: The Magic of Cloud for Disaster Recovery 16:23

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How you say it?! (the getting to know us edition) 8:50

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Episode 6: Not so boring Backups 19:36

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Episode 5: Plumbing in Azure (SAP Landing Zone Considerations; unrelated to Mars Rover) 27:55

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Episode 4: What's HA, again? (Final Part - Shared Storage) 16:50

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Episode 3: What's HA, again? (Part 2 - Application Clustering) 18:04

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Episode 2: What's HA, again? (Part 1 - Infrastructure Resiliency) 17:53

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Episode 1: What's special about SAP on Azure? 20:09

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