SAP Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference in Orlando is around the corner – Microsoft presentations at the event
The annual ASUG conference and SAP SAPPHIRE will take place from May 11th – May 14th in Orlando, Florida. As every year Microsoft will be attending the exhibition with an own booth so if you have any questions regarding SAP running on Windows Server, SAP and SQL Server, or SAP – Microsoft Interoperability, feel free to stop by and ask the experts.
In addition we will have a few presentations about Microsoft and SAP, three of them presented by me:
· Microsoft and SAP Interoperability - Monday, May 11, 1:00 p.m.
Half-Day Seminar Monday, May 11, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. $295 ASUG member/$395 non-member Come join us for this pre-conference seminar, and learn about the current state and future direction of interoperability between Microsoft and SAP. Hear directly from SAP’s and Microsoft’s interoperability gurus about interoperability between their respective portal technology platforms: SAP NetWeaver Portal, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS), and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). More companies are now embracing dual portal strategies. Discover what portal interoperability solutions and scenarios are available now and what is on the road map. Explore how to leverage the strengths of both portal technology platforms. Additionally, come hear about interoperating directly with SAP backend systems via Web services such as service-oriented architecture (SOA), the Web Dynpro development environment, and .NET. Learn about other non-portal interoperability solutions and scenarios, what methods are available now, and what may be coming for future use. Hear discussions from Microsoft, SAP, and customers on Microsoft and SAP interoperability. Learn more about which interoperability methods are best under different circumstances and how these interoperability methods should best be utilized.
· Microsoft Office SharePoint and SAP NetWeaver: Interoperability - Tuesday, May 12, 2:00 p.m.
This session covers interoperability between the SAP NetWeaver™ technology platform (including the SAP NetWeaver Portal component and a backend supported by SAP NetWeaver), Duet software, and Microsoft Office business applications. Attendees will learn about the next release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, interoperability with SAP software, and standards such as WSRP, as well as about advanced Web services for achieving a standards-based integration between Microsoft Office SharePoint and SAP software. In addition, this session explores Microsoft’s internal use of SAP software and Microsoft Office SharePoint and its best practices based on this experience.
· Interoperability at Microsoft IT: What Is in Production Every Day - Thursday, May 14, 10:30 a.m.
Learn the “in’s and out’s” of interoperability between Microsoft and SAP software as practiced by Microsoft IT for their internal SAP deployments. Look at a range of solutions, from Duet software to embedding the Web Dynpro development environment and SharePoint, OBAs (Office Business Applications), to full service-oriented architecture (SOA) application development in a .net environment. See examples of single sign-on (SSO), connector technologies, and others that are used in production today. Discuss the architectural factors that lead to this landscape. Examples are drawn from recruiting applications (including the deployment of an SAP application on a MS SharePoint platform, SSO, BSP, integration with Web Dynpro, SAP enhancement package considerations, and point of contact work with Duet) and pricing applications (including SOA compositions, OBA integration, WCF connector (replacement for .net connector), as well as any other “tricks” the presenters may have.
Other presentations about Microsoft – SAP are:
· Microsoft and SAP - Better Together- Tuesday, May 12, 10:30 a.m.
Microsoft and SAP are longstanding partners. This session focuses on the opportunity that you, as a customer, have in using the best of both IT worlds. Uncover how we interoperate beyond SQL and Duet. Learn how you should think about security, search federation, mobility, infrastructure, user interface strategy, and much more in this informative session.
· Why Duet Matters for Your IT Organization's Success - Tuesday, May 12, 1:15 p.m.
Duet delivers efficient, out-of-the-box scenarios that provide functionality for information workers and business managers - and enable IT to provide transparent, SAP best practices to new user groups. Hear real-world examples of how one customer is utilizing Duet. Consider lessons learned and recommendations from the organization's IT group. Understand the implementation roadmap and skills that ensure a highly successful Duet deployment.
Hope to talk to you during one of the presentations or at the Microsoft booth!
- Juergen