The document discusses SAP Embrace, a partnership between SAP and Microsoft to help customers modernize their systems and move to the cloud. It outlines the goals of SAP Embrace, highlights how Microsoft uniquely supports it, and describes the journey customers can take through lift, reshape and create phases while considering their individual hybrid scenarios and needs for business value and innovation.

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SAP Embrace
A look behind the curtains

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Agenda
1. Introduction SAP Embrace
2. USP Microsoft
3. SAP Embrace Journey
4. SAP Embrace & Innovation
5. Wrap-Up

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About me
• Heading the Microsoft Azure team @ minnosphere
• In the SAP ecosystem since 2005
• Spokesman of the Special Interest Group “Development” @ DSAG,
SAP Mentor Alumnus, SAP Press Author
• Focus Topics: Extensibility, Cloud Native Development, Serverless
• @lechnerc77
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-lechner-963b7017/

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Introduction SAP Embrace

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Starting Point – The Intelligent Enterprise
© SAP SE

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Cloud as Enabler for the Intelligent Enterprise (until SAPPHIRE 2019)
• Shift Workloads to Cloud
 Partnering with hyperscalers for SAP on AWS and SAP on Azure
• SAP Cloud Platform to enable the Intelligence in the intelligent enterprise
 Use of hyperscalers as infrastructure
 Make services of hyperscalers available in the SAP Cloud Platform (like DB services)
 Re-positioning of SAP Cloud Platform as Business Technology Platform
• Integration out-of-the-box between software offerings
 Started to close the gap
 Deliver offering that respects the hybrid reality at customers

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First Announcement of Alignment – SAP SAPPHIRE 2019

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Microsoft was the First Partner

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SAP Embrace – From “SAP on Azure” to “SAP and Microsoft”

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Project Embrace – Look behind the Curtains
Goal:
Building a Building on a joint commitment to simplify and modernize customers’ journeys to the cloud through project
“Embrace”, SAP SE and Microsoft Corp. […] announced an extensive go-to-market partnership — from conceptualization to
sales — to accelerate customer adoption of SAP S/4HANA and SAP Cloud Platform on Microsoft Azure.
© Microsoft

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USP Microsoft

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Or … why is Microsoft such a special snowflake?

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• Microsoft runs SAP on Azure  Eat your own dogfood
• Microsoft develops tooling for the interaction between SAP and Microsoft Azure (Dev, Ops)
SAP @ Microsoft
© Microsoft © Microsoft

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SAP Embrace Journey

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• SAP Embrace is not a one-stop-shop, it is a journey
• SAP Embrace is about Business Value and not about technology
• The journey comprises of the following points of interest:
• The journey is not a linear sequence, different approaches are possible
The SAP Embrace Journey
Lift – Enabling Data First Execution
Reshape – Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation
Create – Creating Experiences with New Business Models

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SAP on Azure = Rehost
What more is in for you?
• Using new/enhanced options for operations e.g. high availability and disaster recovery
• Availability of sandboxes
• Complementing pure IaaS with value-adding services like Azure Sentinel
But
• Rethinking is necessary: operations model in cloud differs from on premise
• “Always on” vs. “Default off”
Lift - Enabling Data First Execution

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Rehost – Shades of Grey
• No need to shift everything to the cloud right from the start
 Gather experience & build trust first
• Microsoft understood hybrid reality of customers
 Services often support hybrid scenarios
Lift - Enabling Data First Execution

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SAP and Azure/Microsoft – Refactor
• Refactor the rehosted app to leverage cloud capabilities … but it is SAP 
• Microsoft 365
• Integration with Office, Sharepoint and Teams (“Modern Workplace”)
• Power BI as tool for reporting
• Blending in Services
• Integration of Microsoft Azure Services into ABAP
• DevOps
• Combination of SAP gCTS with Azure DevOps
Reshape - Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation

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Refactor – Use Cases
• SAP Business Workflow and Microsoft Outlook: Approval of workflow items directly from an email
• Data entry into SAP system via Sharepoint or Microsoft Excel (no upload!)
• Integration of Microsoft Teams into your SAP business processes (notifications, bots)
• Using Cognitive Services in ABAP
• Using Azure DevOps to manage your development and delivery
Reshape - Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation

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Refactor – Shades of Grey
• No need to wait for the SAP S/4HANA project
 Everything can also be done for the Business Suite
• No need to move your system to the cloud
 Hybrid scenarios are possible
Reshape - Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation

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SAP and Azure/Microsoft – Rearchitect
• Central question: Is there custom code that can be moved to the cloud?
• Motivation: Business scenario benefits from the move
e. g. higher availability, faster processing, removal of fractures, …
• No reason: move for the sake of technology
Reshape - Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation

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Rearchitect – Use Cases
• Highly dependent on your custom developments
• Removal of manual process steps/fractions in process by integrating Azure Services in the SAP processes
• Extracting processes that have been “alien” extensions in the SAP system
Reshape - Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation

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Rearchitect – Shades of Grey
• No need to wait for the SAP S/4HANA project
 You can already move functionality and benefit now and reduce the code that needs to be converted
• No need to move your system to the cloud
 Hybrid scenarios are possible
Reshape - Enhancing Processes with Intelligence and Automation

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SAP and Azure/Microsoft – Rebuild
• How to create new software and Add-ons?
• Focus on the requirement and forget about possible technological limitations
• Evaluate the pros and cons when building it on Azure or building it on SAP S/4HANA
• Think about approaches that combine both worlds (ABAP calling Azure)
Create - Creating Experiences with New Business Models

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Rebuild – Use Cases
• Combination of ABAP code with Microsoft ML services
• Event-driven parallel processes: Evaluation of customer rating
Create - Creating Experiences with New Business Models

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Rebuild – Shades of Grey
• No need to wait for the SAP S/4HANA project
 You can already create the value now
• No need to move your system to the cloud
 Hybrid scenarios are possible
Create - Creating Experiences with New Business Models

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Overview - SAP & Microsoft
© Microsoft

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SAP Embrace & Innovation

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Reshape and Create … How to get to the Use Cases and Innovative Solutions?
Workshop
Definition of
Challenge/Problem
Workshop
Design a Solution
incl. Prototype
Build the Solution
in iterations
and continually Validate
Run the Solution

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How can we support you?

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msg as a group can support you in your SAP Embrace journey
Infrastructure
+ Modern Workplace
Innovation Workshops
+ SAP and MS Azure Development
+ Business Process Optimization

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Wrap Up

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Summary
SAP Embrace …
• is not just another marketing message, but addresses the right problems customers are facing
• centered around business value and not technologies
• considers customers’ reality like hybrid scenarios
• is a journey with a lot of options and variants to maximize your benefit
• is not for free … you must find your individual answers and innovations

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