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When SAP unveiled the Business AI Platform at Sapphire 2026, it folded BTP, Business Data Cloud, and Business AI into a single governed environment. BTP didn’t disappear but became essential architecture underneath SAP’s agentic AI direction. A big part of the...
When SAP unveiled the Business AI Platform at Sapphire 2026, it folded BTP, Business Data Cloud, and Business AI into a single governed environment. BTP didn’t disappear but became essential architecture underneath SAP’s agentic AI direction. A big part of the...
The cloud is the cheapest processing you can buy… until you get the bill! Unfortunately, Cloud service costs are notoriously opaque when it comes to transactional and operations costs. The results can be unexpected bills and even damage to the ROI of cloud programs....
In mid-2024, SAP announced the discontinuation of SAP Landscape Management (“LaMa”). This wasn’t a huge surprise, as the 2027 end-of-support date aligns neatly with Solution Manager, Focused Run and standard support for ECC. SAP also terminated work on SAP Landscape...
SAP on Azure means running SAP software, most commonly SAP Cloud ERP Private, S/4HANA, or an existing ECC estate, on Microsoft's Azure cloud infrastructure using SAP-certified virtual machines, storage, and networking instead of on-premises hardware. This guide covers...
SAP Solution Manager's mainstream maintenance ends December 31, 2027, with extended maintenance available through 2030 for an additional fee, though not covering every function, per SAP Note 3255311. For Basis engineers and IT operations leaders who've run change...
SAP operations teams are drowning. Every day is a battle against alert fatigue, complex root causes, and repetitive firefighting. And while vendor spin will tell you that moving to the cloud or adopting SAP RISE magically simplifies everything, the reality on the...
During the summer of 2024, SAP quietly announced the end of the Landscape Manager product. You can find out more from SAP directly here, including linked SAP Notes. Unlike the news for Solution Manager or Focused Run, where the 2027 date signals a transition to...
Your enterprise APM tool shows SAP is using 90% CPU. The dashboard turns red. An alert fires. Now what? You open Dynatrace. You see the Java Virtual Machine metrics for your NetWeaver stack. You see HTTP response times for your Fiori apps. You see a spike in database...
Key takeaways RISE with SAP Private Cloud moves the infrastructure, not the accountability. You still own the application layer, configuration, custom code, and compliance. You lose OS shell access, database console rights, and infrastructure telemetry. Root cause...
I am pleased to announce the release of Avantra 25.2! While 25.2 is a service release focused on software stability, it introduces several powerful new features designed to streamline SAP automation and improve operational resilience. Let’s break down the key...
2025 and 2027 are well documented dates in SAP circles. Many SAP users have viewed the transition to S/4HANA and Cloud ERP as an opportunity for transformation, eliminating technical debt and enabling innovation. Just as many have recognized the complexity and size of...
Enterprises trust Ansible for fast, reliable infrastructure automation, including terraform for automated cloud provisioning. Many organizations using Ansible leverage Ansible SAP playbooks for SAP infrastructure automation. Avantra extends the scope of SAP operations...
AIOps for SAP applies machine learning and automation to SAP operations data so teams detect, diagnose, and resolve issues without manual checks. A platform built for SAP collects metrics from ECC, S/4HANA, HANA, Java, and BTP systems, correlates alerts into single...