Episode 18: Learn About Extensibility Concepts Using SAP Extension Suite

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Welcome to openSAP Invites! I’m your host Elisabeth Riemann and in this episode, we’re speaking with Product Manager, Karsten Strothmann, to learn all about the world of extensions and event-driven extensibility with SAP Extension Suite.

Karsten explains when and how to extend the business core, highlights the different extension types available, and makes us realize the importance of staying focused and building for the future – not just for fair weather days!

Karsten has a real talent for explaining technical concepts in simple terms. So, stay tuned to find out what a spider’s web, a washing machine, and restaurant pagers have to do with extensions. When you remember these, you’ll be well on your way to understanding and implementing extensibility concepts!

Guest: Karsten Strothmann

Karsten Strothmann is a Product Manager and evangelist for SAP Event Mesh at SAP SE in Walldorf, Germany. He has more than 22 years of experience in the software industry, 20 of which at SAP. Karsten is currently working on event-driven architectures, and specifically extensions and integrations on SAP Business Technology Platform. Previously, Karsten worked on SAP Gateway, which can be seen as a synchronous technology for extending and integrating SAP backends. During his career, he has held various roles from product management, to development, to quality assurance, and consulting. This has given him a holistic view of both software creation and its usage. Karsten holds a master’s degree in computer science from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany.

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Learning Opportunities

• SAP Learning https://learning.sap.com/learning-journey/building-extensions-with-sap-extension-suite

References & Recommendations

• https://podcast.opensap.info/cloud-platform/2021/01/28/sap-cloud-platform-episode-68-teched-2020-recap-and-rebranding-insights/
• SAP Discovery Center: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/
• Mission Catalog: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/missions
• Service Catalog: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/viewServices

YouTube Videos

• From Inspiration to Implementation with SAP Discovery Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j–wHs2N6CE
• Business Use Case Implementation with SAP Discovery Center Missions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3tSxHWWhCU

Blogs

• Discovery Center – Service Catalog: Service Roadmap Information: https://blogs.sap.com/2021/03/11/discovery-center-service-catalog-service-roadmap-information/
• SAP Discovery Center Gets a Fresh Look: https://blogs.sap.com/2020/11/16/sap-discovery-center-gets-a-fresh-look/

Social Media

• SAP Application Development and Integration Twitter: https://twitter.com/sapcp

Hosted by Elisabeth Riemann – Senior Knowledge Consultant & Product Manager, openSAP

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Welcome (00:00:08)

3. Bio (00:01:01)

4. Interview (00:01:57)

5. Key Takeaways (00:41:57)

6. Outro (00:45:24)