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SCHEDULE BASIS & SAP ADMINISTRATION 2018

MAIN CONFERENCE
PRE-CONFERENCE
WORKSHOPS Monday, February 26 Tuesday, February 27 Wednesday, February 28 Thursday, March 1

7:30 AM-6:45 PM 8:00 AM-5:45 PM 8:00 AM-5:30 PM 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Registration Registration Registration Registration
Sunday, February 25
7:45 AM-8:05 AM
8:30 AM-9:30 AM 8:30 AM-9:30 AM 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Conference Orientation
8:00 AM-4:00 PM Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions
Session
Registration
9:30 AM-10:30 AM
8:30 AM-10:15 AM Networking and
9:30 AM-10:15 AM 9:40 AM-10:40 AM
9:00 AM-12:00 PM Keynote Refreshment Break Breakout Sessions
Pre-Conference Collaboration Break
Workshops
10:15 AM-11:00 AM 9:45 AM-10:15 AM 9:35 AM-10:10 AM 10:40 AM-10:55 AM
12:00 PM-1:00 PM Refreshment Break Networking Sessions Speed Networking Refreshment Break
Lunch

11:00 AM-12:00 PM 10:30 AM-11:30 AM 10:15 AM-11:15 AM 10:55 AM-11:55 AM

1:00 PM-4:00 PM Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions
Pre-Conference
Workshops
12:00 PM-1:00 PM 11:40 AM-12:40 PM 11:25 AM-12:25 PM 12:00 PM
Lunch Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Conference Concludes

1:00 PM-2:00 PM 12:40 PM-1:45 PM 12:25 PM-1:30 PM

Breakout Sessions Lunch Lunch

2:10 PM-3:10 PM 1:45 PM-2:45 PM 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions

3:10 PM-3:25 PM 2:55 PM-3:55 PM 2:30 PM-3:15 PM

Refreshment Break Breakout Sessions Meet the Exhibitors

3:25 PM-4:25 PM 3:55 PM-4:45 PM 3:15 PM-4:15 PM

Breakout Sessions Meet the Exhibitors Breakout Sessions

4:35 PM-5:35 PM 4:10 PM-4:45 PM 4:25 PM-5:25 PM

Breakout Sessions Ask the Experts Breakout Sessions

5:35 PM-6:45 PM 4:45 PM-5:45 PM

Welcome Reception Breakout Sessions

5:50 PM-6:35 PM
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7 REASONS TO ATTEND WHO SHOULD ATTEND? BASIS & SAP ADMINISTRATION 2018

1 Examine the latest in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 New Managers, analysts, and specialists of:
features and functionality, planned developments, and
Basis ERP
implementation guidelines
SAP Systems SAP Implementations
SAP Security SAP Services
2 Benefit from expert advice on how to secure your SAP
SAP BW Development
landscape, including Basis tips to mitigate and remediate
malicious intrusions, and tools such as SAP Enterprise Data Management IT
Threat Detection and SAP Single Sign-On Information Management UX
Business Systems

3 Get new skills needed to effectively administer, operate,

monitor, and secure your SAP landscapes Information Technology (IT) teams:
Consultant IT Applications Manager
4 Examine cloud and hybrid landscape configurations, and
ABAP Programmer Project Manager
gain skills on how best to deploy and manage them
Architect SAP Configuration Specialist
System Architect SAP Developer
5 Learn how to leverage SAP Solution Manager to maintain
and support your SAP platform, including how to Landscape Architect Security and Authorizations

customize technical monitoring and other functionality to BW Analyst Solution Architect

meet your unique business requirements BASIS Administrator System Administrator
SAP Project Manager Systems Analyst

6 Gain implementation and upgrade best practices to Integration Specialist Technical Analyst
minimize down time and cost, accelerate timelines, and
optimize performance post-go-live

7 Examine new tools and techniques to improve UX and

mobility in your organization, including design thinking
concepts, mobile architecture considerations, and SAP
Fiori and SAPUI5 best practices

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OVERVIEW
WHATS NEW BASIS & SAP ADMINISTRATION 2018

BRAND NEW CONTENT PRODUCT ROAD MAP SESSIONS FROM SAP

30+ new sessions covering the hottest topics, including: Sessions showcasing SAP product innovations and road maps, such as:
Latest in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 New features and functionality, planned Whats new and planned in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 for the digital era
developments, and implementation guidelines
Streamline your SAP system administration with SAP Landscape
Expert advice on how to secure your SAP landscape, including Basis tips Management3.0
to mitigate and remediate malicious intrusions, and new tools such as SAP
The SAP security strategy and road map: SAP Cloud Platform Identity
Enterprise Threat Detection
Provisioning, SAP Enterprise Threat Detection, SAP Single Sign-On, and
SAP Fiori implementation, customization, and troubleshooting SAPIdentity Management
In-depth education on how to deploy, manage, and optimize cloud landscapes,
including SAP Cloud Platform
EXPANDED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Learn from your peers and get access to focused networking events for like-mind-
DETAILED CASE STUDIES FROM LEADING ORGANIZATIONS ed colleagues to discuss hot topics or projects, including:
Speed networking
Firsthand experiences presented by:
Microsoft Ask the Experts
Newell Brands Facilitated networking sessions
Cott Beverages Interactive Q&As
Houston Independent School District

4 NEW PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

EXCLUSIVE TAKE-HOME MATERIALS Jump-start your conference experience on February 25 and tap into special
sessions, including:
Get copies of every session, plus tips, tricks, and recommendations to help you
Explore a new SAP Solution Manager 7.2 adoption framework
throughout the year. Walk away with useful resources, including:
Documentation outlining the best practices for upgrading to SAP Solution On-premise vs. cloud: A step-by-step guide to develop and execute your
Manager 7.2 strategyand road map
A comprehensive list of steps to setup the architecture, identify problems, and An A-to-Z guide to planning, sizing, and staffing your SAP BW to SAP BW
take corrective action for issue resolution with SAPUI5 and SAP Fiori powered by SAP HANA migration project
An SAP HANA advanced administration reference guide and a white paper on PLUS, back by popular demand The Basics of Basis Administration
how to manage SAP HANA system growth
A project plan and checklist of important considerations for developing a
successful migration path to SAP BW/4HANA
And more!

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TRACKS BASIS & SAP ADMINISTRATION 2018

Customize your learning experience

across 7 comprehensive
Track 1 Performance tracks
and landscape architecture Page 9
Practical guidelines to ensure simplified, flexible, scalable
SAPenvironments

Track 2 Cloud Page 10

Real-world advice and use cases for cloud deployment and
optimization

Track 3 Security, high availability, and disaster recovery Page 11

Proven techniques to protect your SAP landscape

Track 4 SAP Solution Manager Page 13

Practical guidelines to implement and leverage SAP Solution
Manager for optimal application lifecycle management

Track 5 User experience and mobility Page 15

Methods and skills for building interfaces that drive user adoption
and better decision making

Track 6 SAP HANA system administration Page 17

Best practices to size, configure, and monitor your SAP HANA
deployment

Track 7 Installations, upgrades, and migrations Page 18

Real-world strategies to inform your SAP implementations strategy

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Pre-Conference Workshops
Special Pre-Conference Workshops hosted the day before the event offer you the
opportunity to fortify your understanding of key SAP concepts and technologies,
explore new trends and strategies, and enhance your learning experience at the
main conference. Advance sign-up is required to ensure your spot.
2 Conferences 1 Location
21 Basis & SAP Administration 2018 is colocated with BI & HANA 2018.
Registration at 1 event provides access to sessions across both events at no
additional cost.
Customer Case Studies
Hear how leading companies tackle their projects and initiatives. Take away best
practices and methodologies taught by the companies that use them, and learn
how to better utilize your existing technology and plan for the future. Hear how
your peers have shortened project times, cut costs, evaluated key criteria, and
ultimately achieved success on massive, high-stakes initiatives.
Microsoft Houston Independent
Newell Brands School District
Cott Beverages
In-Depth, Balanced Sessions
Top experts from SAP, leading independent consulting firms, and your industry
counterparts present road maps, tips, tricks, best practices, and strategic
recommendations. No sales pitches, just practical education you can use
immediately when you return to the office.
The worlds foremost experts on SAP technology
At Basis & SAP Administration 2018, you will hear directly from the best of
the best. Speakers at this conference are experienced practitioners, industry
visionaries, and subject matter experts (SMEs) who you can count on for reliable,
accurate information. No sales pitches, just practical content to help you nail
your next project, augment your skills, and advance your career.
CPE Credits
This education program has been approved for 28.5 CPE credits. Advance your
career and keep your certification current. Earn credits by attending sessions
offered at Basis & SAP Administration 2018.
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Exhibitor Meet and Greets
Compare and contrast market-leading solutions and see for yourself how SAP
and third-party technologies fit into your IT infrastructure.
Panel Discussions
These sessions are informal, interactive get-togethers where SAP customers can
ask panelists their most pressing questions. Each panel will be moderated by a
subject-matter expert. You do not need to sign up in advance to attend, and there
is no formal agenda. Just come with your list of questions in hand.
Ask the Experts
Sit down with leading experts who manage, deploy, and administer SAP to
get detailed answers to your toughest questions. Draw on the real-world
experiences from some of the industrys top technologists and tap into one-
on-one time with experts and walk away with detailed answers to the questions
that matter to you most.
Evening Reception
Have some fun after a day of intense learning, and attend the evening reception
to relax, catch up with your co-workers and colleagues, and build your
professional network. Plus, market-leading solution providers will be on hand
to answer your questions and walk you through prerequisites, decision points,
trade-offs, and timelines for your ongoing initiatives and upcoming projects.
Speed Networking
Youve heard of speed datingnow try speed networking! Participants will have
5 minutes to make their initial introductions and converse before moving on
to meet another contact. An emcee will provide instructions and keep things
moving. Forge new relationships and build a lasting network of peers you can
call on for years to come.
Live Demos
Experience in real-time how SAP tools can be leveraged for sizing, monitoring,
administration, troubleshooting, configuration, and other tasks necessary
to ensure high performing solutions and environments.
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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS BASIS & SAP ADMINISTRATION 2018

Morning Workshops
9:00AM - 12:00PM

Explore the new SAP Solution Manager 7.2 adoption framework
John Krakowski, SAP America
Attend this in-depth, 3-hour session and learn how to more simply adopt SAP
Solution Manager 7.2 using the SAP Solution Manager 7.2 adoption framework.
Learn how the new adoption framework helps you manage the complete value
lifecycle of your existing software landscape, and prepare your company for the
future and for SAP S/4HANA. As an active participant, you will:
Understand the adoption framework and how it can be leveraged to help you
identify which functions of SAP Solution Manager are beneficial for you
Get an introduction to the 4 key value chains (portfolio to project, requirements
to deploy, detect to correct, and request to fulfill) that cover the entire lifecycle
of your IT solution
Learn how the value chains utilize the different functional areas of SAP Solution
Manager to support you managing your SAP solution throughout the entire
lifecycle, including:
Project management IT service management
Process management Data volume management
Custom code management Landscape management
Test suite Application operations
Change control management Business process operations
Learn ways to leverage the adoption framework including the turnkey focused
solutions, such Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager and its readiness
dashboard, to extract the maximum benefit
Gain practical tips to streamline your adoption and maximize the value of SAP
Solution Manager 7.2 to your organization
Building a business case and road map for your SAP S/4HANA
implementation
Dr. Heiko Hecht, IBIS America and Windie Wilson, SAP
Attend this 3-hour workshop to learn via lecture, real-world examples, and demos
how to build a successful business case and a road map for your SAP S/4HANA
project using SAPs top programs, assessments, accelerators, and tools. By
attending this in-depth session, you will:
Learn how to establish your SAP S/4HANA road map, how to validate the best
deployment approach for your organization, and how to determine the different
roles and responsibilities in your SAP S/4HANA project
Review common project pitfalls and diversions, such as scope creep, poor
blueprint, and budget overflow; and learn how to mitigate the risk in your SAP
projects by identifying your true system and process health
Examine SAPs top programs, such as value assurance (VA) and digital
transformation engagement (DTE), and see how they align with assessments,
tools, and accelerators, such as business scenario recommendation (BSR) and
solution transformation assessment and realignment (STAR)
Step through demos of the SAP system transformation via the STAR process,
including system scans, process driven workshops, cost-benefit-risk analysis,
road maps, and output examples and deliverables
Understand how to establish your SAP S/4HANA road map and how to validate
the best deployment approach for your organization
Gather best practices on how to calculate and simulate potential performance
improvements and database space savings
Discover where SAP S/4HANA will have a real impact on your current real-life
SAP usage, such as simplifications, process/performance improvements and
better analytics

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Afternoon Workshops
1:00PM - 4:00PM
On-premise vs. cloud: A step-by-step guide to develop and execute your
strategy and road map
Bret Applegate and Sadi Fieldsend, itelligence
Attend this session to learn the difference between the various cloud concepts as
they relate to SAP. Learn how a solid cloud strategy can help your IT organization
achieve its goals. Gain an understanding of the key considerations that must be
weighed when determining if your organization can benefit from a cloud strategy.
Learn the road map options available for transforming your SAP environment into
the new age of SAP S/4HANA, and obtain insight on the key considerations for
deciding between SAP S/4HANA on premise or in the cloud. Hear about the tools
and processes used to transform your existing SAP ERP environment to the latest
SAP S/4HANA release, while moving to the cloud in a single step. By attending,
youwill:
Learn the difference between on-premise and managed cloud (private and
public) to determine which is best for your organization
Learn how to evaluate your organizations cloud readiness
Develop a cloud strategy to understand considerations around hybrid clouds
and consider SAPs cloud-first approach
Understand the road map options for moving to SAP S/4HANA in the cloud,
including greenfield and one-step upgrade/migration
Gather tips on putting together a successful SAP S/4HANA migration strategy
Discover tools and strategies for moving to the cloud and migrating to
SAPS/4HANA in one step
Gain understanding of SAP S/4HANA cloud integration topics
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The basics of Basis administration: Architecture, monitoring,
troubleshooting, and more!
Deb Donohoe, Enowa
Attend this 3-hour session for answers to your most pressing questions about
Basis administration to ensure your SAP landscape runs smoothly and efficiently.
If you are new to Basis administration, this will provide the groundwork you need
to succeed, and more experienced administrators will come away with new tips
and techniques to add to their admin toolbox. Gain a clear understanding of the
standard architecture for small, medium, and large SAP landscapes, and of how to:
Ensure that you have the right server equipment and infrastructure needed
to support your SAP landscapes, including physical, virtual, and cloud
implementations
Troubleshoot connectivity issues within the SAP landscape and third-party
systems
Resolve issues with SAP GUI and maintain SAP GUI in a complex environment
Establish daily, monthly, and quarterly monitoring to fully support your business
needs
Manage users and secure your system
Pinpoint performance measurements and identify issues from the application,
database, and hardware layers
Use DBA Cockpit to manage the database through SAP
Understand the output of common transaction codes used by Basis
Manage change and troubleshoot common issues using the transport
management system (TMS)
Implement best practices for the life of your SAP application
Take home documents including a list of commonly used Basis codes and their
definition.
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PERFORMANCE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Ensuring high performance in your system landscape
William Adams, SAP SE
This session provides guidance on performance and scalability
characteristics that are fundamental for todays IT landscape
challenges in 2 main areas IT landscape planning and imple-
mentation and development. Attend to gain best practices for
designing, developing, and testing to ensure optimum system
scalability and performance, including:
Virtualization, sizing, deployment options, scale up/scale out,
and network configuration
How best to obtain performance requirements from users,
and understand impacts for design, architecture, and
implementation
Testing techniques to find as many functional and performance
issues as possible by executing a limited set of specified test
cases
Best practices to install, configure, and utilize SAP IT Operations
Analytics: An essential tool to monitor and optimize performance of
your data center
Varun Kumar Vankam, Deloitte
This session provides an overview of installing and configuring
SAP IT Operations Analytics, an essential tool for monitoring and
making real-time, informed decisions for optimal performance of
your data center. Attend to gain:
An understanding of key components of SAP IT Operations
Analytics architecture
Step-by-step instructions to install SAP IT Operations Analytics,
including prerequisites and configuration considerations for
various systems within your data center
An overview of SAP HANA related prerequisites and security
considerations
Streamline your SAP system administration with SAP Landscape
Management 3.0
Jens Rolke, SAP Labs
SAP Landscape Management is the standard solution recom-
mended by SAP that enables efficient management of your SAP
system landscapes. Attend this session to learn how you can
leverage it to do operational and provisioning tasks like copy/
refresh in a simplified and automated way. You will:
Get an overview of the features of SAP Landscape Management
Step through a live demo to see how the tool manages,
monitors, and visualizes SAP systems and landscapes, and how
you can automate repetitive, time-consuming tasks like copy/
refresh of your SAP systems
Explore typical implementation scenarios and use cases, along
with challenges and solutions of each
Capacity planning and sizing for SAP S/4HANA and customer
applications
William Adams, SAP SE
Get actionable advice to help you predict the hardware require-
ments needed to run your business workloads and, explore in
detail SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics and customer-build
analytical applications on SAP HANA. By attending, you will:
Learn how to correctly size your SAP software landscape using
various methods, such as user-based and throughput-based
sizing
Step through a live demo to see the Quick Sizer tool in action
Get an introduction to approaches for expert sizing for
customer-build analytical applications on SAP HANA
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Best practices for SAP data archiving and information lifecycle
management
Mark Minich, Round 2 Consulting Services
Attend this session to learn how SAP Information Lifecycle
Management (SAP ILM) can be leveraged to assist with land-
scape optimization and ensure compliance with data retention
and disposition. Explore a best-practice approach for imple-
menting an effective data archiving strategy utilizing SAP ILM
and how the solution enhances archive objects for SAP system
decommissioning. By attending, you learn:
The helpful tools that enhance retrieval of archived data and
expedite your archiving project
How to optimize your system landscape (SLO) with the SAP ILM
retention warehouse
Which tables are best to archive in preparation for an SAP
S/4HANA upgrade and the possible archive objects that
address them
The evolution of data archiving and SAP ILM in SAP S/4HANA
How to manage and operate your SAP HANA systems with
SAPLandscape Management 3.0
Jens Rolke, SAP Labs
Attend this session to gain a quick overview of SAP Landscape
Managements features and deep dive into advanced operations
that enable you to centrally manage and provision your SAP
systems powered by SAP HANA running in physical, virtual, and
cloud infrastructure. You will:
Examine the key features of the solution, focusing on advanced
operations specific to SAP HANA systems
Get tips to utilize streamlined processes with tools like
automated takeover and failback, near zero downtime
maintenance, and multitenant database container (MDC)
support
Understand the difference between current SAP HANA
management and a streamlined one
Step through a live demo showcasing how SAP Landscape
Management can simplify the life of an SAP admin
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CLOUD
The journey to migrating your SAP footprint to the cloud
Jeremie Kregelka, PwC
If you are evaluating cloud options, or planning a move to the
cloud, you will want to attend this session. Explore pros and cons
of public cloud vs. private cloud, migration options, first steps to
building out a cloud strategy, and key considerations, including:
How your application data may affect your cloud strategy
Governance and security considerations for cloud solutions
Key challenges and lessons learned from an SAP ECC migration
to the cloud
Impacts of SAPs cloud road map and the role of SAP Cloud
Platform
How to manage, integrate, and optimize applications in a hybrid
cloud model
Rajan Arora, Deloitte
Attend this session for expert advice on how to manage the
deployment of your hybrid cloud platform, including steps to
ensure best possible application performance, integration best
practices, and recommendations for ongoing administration. You
will learn how to deploy and transition to SAP Cloud Platform,
while still making the most of your traditional on-premise appli-
cations. Attend to:
Compare and contrast the different deployment options for
cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios, including the pros and
cons of each
Get best-practice techniques to handle upgrades, integration,
and security of applications in a hybrid cloud model
Learn how on-premise software connects to cloud applications
using reverse proxy and SAP cloud connector
Understand the integration using various pre-delivered adapters
and content in cloud
CASE STUDY Learning from multiple cloud deployments of SAP
including Microsoft
Siddhartha Rabindran, Microsoft
The SAP team at global information technology giant Microsoft
has migrated more than 400 servers to public and private cloud
over the past 2 years, including critical SAP ERP systems, which
are sensitive to higher partner latencies. Attend this session
to learn from Microsofts best practices, including how to view
performance data from an end-to-end service perspective, and:
Review the architecture and testing Microsoft performs to
determine risks during migration projects, such as impact to
interface latencies or performance issues related to underlying
infrastructure and how it mitigates those risks
Explore how the company leverages Visual Studio online to
manage tasks, track delivery, and drive accountability
Examine the methodology and templates Microsoft employs
to manage stakeholder and partner communication during
migration
Learn best practices Microsoft utilizes for cutover preparation,
go-live planning, and execution
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Key considerations and strategies for developing a business case
and determining ROI for SAP Cloud Platform deployment
This unique session will arm you with key considerations,
concepts, and strategies to develop the ROI and business case
around SAP Cloud Platform adoption. Come away with a clear
understanding of exactly what you will need depending on the
specific SAP Cloud Platform use case you will adopt. You will
learn:
How to identify a use case that best aligns with your companys
goals and initiatives
What role a developer license plays in the process and how it
impacts ROI
Steps you can take to determine the resources you need and
what pricing models are available for the SAP Cloud Platform
Migrating SAP HANA to a cloud environment: A bulletproof plan for
success
Matt Lonstine, Symmetry Corporation
Engaging in an SAP HANA cloud migration without an under-
standing of your options and the best path can put you project in
jeopardy. This session breaks down critical migration consider-
ations, such as architecture, optimization, sizing, performance-
tuning, and more. Attend to:
Understand SAP HANA cloud deployment options and their
impact on TCO vs. on-premise deployments
Get insight into the specifics of toolset features like database
migration option (DMO) with system move, parallel export/
import, and more
Understand supported paths and mechanisms, and when,
where, and how each can be used to your advantage
Hear details of how the migration process can be tuned and
streamlined, including functionality such as parallel export/
import
Take home documentation that fills in the blanks left by guides,
and information on how to avoid the pitfalls that jeopardize SAP
HANA cloud migration projects.
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SECURITY, HIGH AVAILABILITY, AND DISASTER RECOVERY
Trust matters! The SAP security strategy and road map
Regine Schimmer, SAP SE
Explore SAPs set of security solutions as well as security plat-
form features that will help you configure a secure and robust
landscape architecture. Examine solutions and services such as
SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication, SAP Cloud Platform
Identity Provisioning, SAP Enterprise Threat Detection, SAP
Single Sign-On, and SAP Identity Management, as well as the
security features of SAPs platform-as-a-service offering, SAP
Cloud Platform. Attend to:
Discover the entire portfolio of security features and dedicated
solutions available from SAP
Learn how to secure a hybrid landscape
Understand how security functionality can be extended from
on-premise to cloud landscapes and cover different business
scenarios
Gather tips on best practices and see examples
Learn about SAPs future plans for its security portfolio
SAP system security: Proven techniques and strategies for the
Basis administrators toolkit
Deb Donohoe, Enowa
Though network engineers and system administrators are
traditionally tasked with IT security-related responsibilities, the
complexity of an SAP ecosystems requires the specific skillset
of an educated Basis admin or expert to effectively identify
and secure gaps that may be unique to the SAP platform. This
session offers proven strategies to help you:
Protect your IT infrastructure at the SAP application, database,
operating system (O/S), and network layers using Basis layer
hardening
Mitigate and remediate malicious intrusions
Establish Basis layer security as a mindset, a priority, and a part
of the ongoing SAP technical maintenance lifecycle
A crash course in SAP HANA security
Jonathan Haun, Protiviti
Gain a thorough overview of how SAP HANAs security mecha-
nism works and get expert recommendations on how to imple-
ment and maintain the best security models for your SAP HANA
system. Learn through technical explanations and practical
examples, including:
Best practice strategies to properly provision users and manage
repository roles
How third-party authentication can integrate with SAP HANA,
and see examples using SAML and Kerberos authentication
How to provide selective access to data using analytic
privileges in SAP HANA
How to activate policies to record SAP HANA security-related
and other critical activities within the SAP HANA platform
Take your identity management from on-premise to the cloud with
checklist of security guidelines for developers.
SAP Cloud Platform
Regine Schimmer, SAP SE
Users must be able to log on to many different applications in
todays world of hybrid system landscapes. This should be as
easy and seamless as possible at the same time, access
control should be as tight and compliant as possible. Learn how
to combine tried-and-tested on-premise approaches for identity
management with your new cloud infrastructure, including how to:
Streamline user administration in heterogeneous environments
using SAP Identity Management
Take your on-premise user management approach to the cloud
with the SAP Cloud Platform Identity Provisioning service
Evaluate alternative technologies available for identity and
access management on-premise and in the cloud, and choose
the one that best matches your companys requirements
Manage users and permissions in hybrid environments
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Real-world strategies to ensure security in your SAP Fiori
deployment
Gary Prewett, NIMBL
Gain best-practice guidelines to ensure your SAP Fiori applica-
tions are secure, and manage data security risk on semi-trusted
or un-trusted devices. Attend to learn:
Practical design principles for setting up front-end and back-end
security roles in your SAP Fiori solution
Detailed, step-by-step hardening guidelines for front-end servers
and SAP web dispatchers
Key components, such as SAP App Protection by Mocana and
SAP Mobile Secure, that you can use to secure data at rest on
trusted and untrusted devices
Strategies for keeping your access control and governance tool
rulesets current
Take home detailed SAP NetWeaver front-end server hardening
steps, detailed SAP web dispatcher hardening steps, and a useful
HA and DR for SAP HANA: Understanding your options
Matt Lonstine, Symmetry Corporation
High availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) are important
elements of protecting any landscape, but the considerations
and implementation methods are different for SAP HANA. Learn
about your options and how the inner workings of SAP HANA
native system replication, host auto-failover, OS specific clus-
tering suites, and others pertain to your objectives. Attend to
learn about:
Important considerations specific to SAP HANA DR (via native
system replication) and how it should be approached differently
to suit your specific needs
How virtualization technologies offer HA capability, and what it
MORE
can mean for SAP HANA
Requirements and architecture considerations for complex
HAclusters facilitated by OS-level clustering packages
How HA and DR capabilities can be combined to offer a
unifiedsolution
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Tools and techniques to minimize down-time in increasingly SAP Fiori security 101: Everything you need to know about securing Step-by-step guide to secure SAP HANA models
complex SAP landscapes SAP Fiori Sreinivasu Buddi, itelligence
Nilesh Bhaigade, PwC Matt Harwood, Turnkey Consulting Learn how to build data level security within SAP HANA. If you
Attend this session to learn strategies and solutions you can Attend this session to explore the SAP Fiori architecture, its are migrating from SAP ECC or SAP BW, learn how to import
leverage to maximize up-time in todays world of very complex components, and their specific requirements, to gain a complete existing security into the SAP HANA environment. You can either
and always evolving hybrid SAP ERP architectures. Understand understanding of the SAP Fiori security framework. You will learn expose the model to limited audience or define the data level
the tool sets provided by SAP, and get best practices to leverage techniques to resolve security issues, such as how to provide security at a granular level. Hear how other customers have
them to meet up-time requirements. You will: access to SAP Fiori tiles through groups and catalogues for effi- handled their migrations and what tips and tricks have been
ciently de-bugging authorization problems. Via lecture and a live successful for them. Explore what options are available around
Identify key problems to look out for when supporting on- securing models as well as implementing the data level security.
demo of building SAP Fiori roles, you will gain insight into:
premise and cloud-based architectures in todays world of Review step-by-step instructions on building authorization and
digital business, Internet of Things, machine learning, and Various implementation scenarios and what influences they user role setup. Attend to:
enterprise mobility have on security
Hear real-world customer stories of their implementation
Explore various tools provided by SAP for system How the SAP Fiori authorization concept works, and how of SAP HANA level security, including lessons learned and
administrators, such as SAP Solution Manager, SAP Landscape it relates to integration between front-end and back-end challenges overcome
Management, SAP Data Services, SAP Information Steward, and components
more Learn tips and tricks for migrating from SAP ECC or SAP BW to
How SAP Fiori provisioning is performed through back-end import existing security into your SAP HANA environment
Learn how to utilize the latest tile-based UI report to provide ABAP role assignments
details on utilization, efficiency, and ROI of IT investments Understand the options available around securing models and
implementing data level security
Learn how to build authorization and user role setup in SAP
Enhance security with single sign-on everywhere from HANA level security
on-premise to the cloud
Regine Schimmer, SAP SE
Learn how to maximize security and user productivity with SAP
Single Sign-On in on-premise landscapes and the SAP Cloud
Platform Identity Authentication service for cloud environments.
Get detailed insights into the available technologies, such as
Kerberos, X.509 certificates, and SAML, including their benefits
and limitations. Walk away with instructions on how to set up the
most efficient single sign-on infrastructure in your organization,
as you explore:
How single sign-on (SSO) can boost user productivity as well as
security in an organization
The different technologies that are available for single sign-on,
on-premise, and in the cloud
How to evaluate SSO technologies and choose the one that
best matches your companys requirements
Different SSO scenarios in action, and get recommendations on
how to implement them
Tips on advanced topics, such as risk-based authentication or
mobile single sign-on

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 TRACK 4
SAP SOLUTION MANAGER
Whats new and planned in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 for the digital era
John Krakowski, SAP America
Find out how you can gain better business and IT alignment with
new improvements to SAP Solution Manager, which provides
improved user experience, new business process management,
and full support for SAP HANA software, SAP S/4HANA, and
hybrid solutions. Attend to learn about:
Optimized capabilities that can be leveraged to guide your
SAP S/4HANA deployment, including the SAP Transformation
Navigator, SAP Readiness Check, transition road map, and
process management
Tools available to help you prepare for digital transformation
Functionality available to perfect your SAP HANA platform, SAP
S/4HANA, and hybrid solution management
An experts assessment of business blueprint options in SAP
Solution Manager
Dr. Heiko Hecht, IBIS America
This session presents a comprehensive framework for using
SAP Solution Manager to establish a business blueprint, reeval-
uate existing project structures, and support different project
scenarios. Get proven techniques to:
Create your business blueprint, maintain it over time, and utilize
it for different project scenarios
Model the project scenarios and learn best practices to analyze,
differentiate, and use the results for your existing projects
Increase the acceptance of your business process structure,
reduce the amount of time and effort needed to keep it up to
date, and establish a single source of truth
Customizing technical monitoring functionality in SAP Solution
Manager 7.2
Jereme Swoboda, NIMBL
Take a deep dive into the system monitoring functionality in SAP
Solution Manager 7.2 and get guidelines to customize it to meet
your organizations unique requirements. Attend to:
Discover best practices for implementing system monitoring in
SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Learn how to refine the thresholds to ensure alerts are triggering
a notification based on your systems specific requirements
Explore how capabilities of SAP Solution Manager 7.2 allow
the monitoring of almost anything in an SAP landscape;
from background jobs to interface connectivity to end user
experience
Increase value realization in operations with SAP Solution Manager 7.2
John Krakowski, SAP America
As more organizations transition to cloud-based applications, the
integration with SAP business network solutions is changing the
way we operate and support solutions. Join this session to gain
new skills that will ease the transition for you and your organiza-
tion, including:
How IT can become a value provider and trusted IT partner to
your business, as you transform to a digital enterprise and drive
tangible benefits
Tools and techniques to drive continuous improvement of
existing business processes and solutions while effectively
managing emerging hybrid landscapes
New features in technical operations and business process
operations to support hybrid solutions
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Essentials for transitioning to SAP Solution Manager 7.2
John Krakowski, SAP America
Understand the to-do list and all the essential tools, best prac-
tices, and other critical content to take into consideration when
upgrading from SAP Solution Manager 7.1 to SAP Solution
Manager 7.2 or installing a new system. Attend to learn:
Impacts on your existing SAP Solution Manager scenarios, and
steps you can take to safeguard critical content when upgrading
Important experiences and lessons learned from the Early
Adopter Care Program customers
How you can use SAP Solution Manager in the SAP Cloud
Appliance Library to practice the process and to activate your
existing 7.1 solution documentation for use in the new 7.2
process management
Best practices for upgrading to SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Jereme Swoboda, NIMBL
Attend this session to learn how you can ensure a smooth
upgrade to SAP Solution Manager 7.2. Take a deep dive into
the upgrade process and review key techniques you can utilize
to prepare for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 on your SAP Solution
Manager 7.1 system, including how to:
Leverage best practices for executing content activation in SAP
Solution Manager 7.1 in order to avoid post content activation
efforts on SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Identify upfront which projects and solutions are vital and being
actively used that you will want to activate during the content
activation step of your upgrade
Avoid the top 5 gotchas that many customers run into while
upgrading to SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Take home useful documentation outlining the best practices for
upgrading to SAP Solution Manager 7.2.
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SAP Solution Manager 7.2: Assess the new solution documentation tools
Dr. Heiko Hecht, IBIS America
Attend this session if you use or are planning to use solution
documentation to document, maintain, and enhance your busi-
ness processes. Solution documentation has been revamped in
SAP Solution Manager 7.2. Review the changes; dive into the new
business process library; and learn how to document, model, and
release your business processes and updates in SAP Solution
Manager 7.2. By attending this session, you will:
Understand solution documentation concepts, such as solution,
branch, site, logical component groups, and libraries, and get
recommendations around the solution documentation lifecycle
Learn about factors to consider while planning for an upgrade
to SAP Solution Manager 7.2, for example, all solution
documentation now will be done in Solutions and Branches
because the new upgrade has changed the SOLAR Project
environment
Get real-world advice from upgrade projects with due
consideration to integrated modules such as test management,
change impact analysis, and business process monitoring

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 TRACK 5
USER EXPERIENCE AND MOBILITY
Going mobile? 7 essential considerations for SAP BASIS/IT admins
to take into account
Raza Rizvi, Deloitte
This comprehensive session outlines 7 key elements needed to
deploy and maintain a successful, secure, mobile architecture
and strategy that delivers business-critical information when and
where it is needed. Gain actionable advice, including how to:
Avoid pitfalls and surprises during implementation by keeping
your IT infrastructure team in sync when planning the internet-
based mobile deployment
Account for online and offline apps, including use cases for SAP
Fiori extension to enable offline data
Size the SAP Mobile Platform server for high availability and the
SAP Gateway server for mobile enablement, and when to use
SAP Mobile Platform Integration Gateway versus SAP Gateway
server
Consolidate your existing mobile landscape into a single SAP
Mobile Platform server for better application management and
reduction of the server footprint
Unleashing the power of top 5 SAP UX technologies and usage,
including SAP Fiori 3.0
Rajan Arora, Deloitte
This session will examine and provide a deep dive, from an
architectural perspective, into the top 5 technologies SAP offers
for UX development SAP Fiori, SAP Screen Personas, SAP
Analytics, SAP Web IDE, and SAP Mobile Platform. It will lay out
the pros and cons of each tool and provide the criteria for deter-
mining best fit for your business needs. Attend to find out:
How SAP S/4HANA changes and impacts SAP UI decisions
Important differences between SAP Fiori and SAP Screen
Personas, including live demos
New improvements delivered with SAP Fiori 3.0, such as
contextual navigation and on-screen notifications
Customization and extensibility options for SAP Fiori
Design thinking using SAP Build and SAP Web IDE
Abhinav Gupta, PwC
Join this session to understand the concepts of design thinking
a methodology centered on client needs in application devel-
opment and how they are used in a typical SAP implemen-
tation. You will be given a client requirement to satisfy, and will
walk through a step-by-step process to learn how to:
Create a simple SAP Fiori-like application using SAP Build
Use mock data and play with your applications
Get feedback from dummy end users to improve your
application
Import the application into SAP Web IDE and learn how to
consume an actual oData service
CASE STUDY How Newell Brands is finding everyday practical uses
for SAPUI5 and SAP Fiori
Mohammed Siddiqui, Newell Brands
With the release of SAPUI5, Newell Brands has found ways to
embed SAPUI5 applications into use cases with less complexity
than previous technologies. Gain insight from the companys
experiences identifying practical uses, and employing the skills
and resources needed. Attend to find out how the company:
Determined practical everyday uses, such as using SAPUI5
with many HR self-service applications, and using SAP Fiori to
update pay and benefit applications
Identified and sourced the resources and skills needed to build
SAPUI5 applications
Turns SAPUI5 applications into mobile apps and distributes
them
Uses single sign-on to unify the experience between SAPUI5
and other platforms
Take home a useful list of practical use cases that you may not
have considered.
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SAP mobile solution offerings: Understand your development and
deployment options and compare cloud vs. on-premise
Ramanath Kulkarni, PwC
Join this interactive session to understand the various flavors
of SAPs mobility stack native, Agentry, hybrid, SAP Fiori, and
SAPUI5 and the criteria to choose the best option for your
needs. You will also take a glimpse into the future to see where
SAP mobility is heading and how it impacts your mobile strategy.
Attend to:
Analyze pros and cons of the available platform technologies,
including SAP Cloud Platform
Identify a mobile framework your enterprise can leverage for
complex offline apps vs. dynamic online scenarios
Understand common challenges, such as BYOD (bring your own
device) and how to minimize development efforts by leveraging
a Build Once Deploy Many approach
SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 troubleshooting bible Tips from multiple
implementations
Raza Rizvi, Deloitte
The new game-changing digital technology, SAP Fiori, has been
widely adopted and has already made a huge impact across
business areas. With such a wide usage comes a greater respon-
sibility of support and maintenance. In this session, review prac-
tical steps you can take to ensure smooth implementation and
optimal maintenance. Attend to learn:
Architectural considerations to take into account, and how to
determine the optimal scenario based on your specific needs
Handy developer tools that can be leveraged to pinpoint
browser, front-end server, or back-end application server issues
Actionable tips for avoiding pitfalls, including proper security
configuration and RFC user authorizations for business end
users
Take home a comprehensive list of steps to setup the archi-
tecture, identify problems, and take corrective action for issue
resolution.
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Making your users experience seamless and mobile: An overview

of SAPs mobile solutions
Michal Harezlak, SAP
Explore SAP solutions available to support your organizations
mobile strategy, including how they can be leveraged to deploy
out-of-the-box content, optimize application development, device
management, security, integration, sharing, and user experi-
ence. Gain an overview of key SAP Cloud Platform components
including App Modeler, Agentry, Content to Go, notifications,
and offline capabilities, and how they fit into your overall mobile
strategy. Attend to learn:
How SAP Mobile Services integrates mobile app management
and mobile device management, and protects the organization
by sealing the vulnerable entry points
How to use SAP Enterprise App Modeler to customize
native SAP applications, as well as create new native mobile
applications
New Rapid Mobile App Development capabilities that provides
a no code/low code environment for developers or technical
business users
How system administrators can use Content To Go to mobilize
SAP Fiori

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 TRACK 6 BASIS & SAP ADMINISTRATION 2018
SAP HANA SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

A crash course in SAP HANA security
Jonathan Haun, Protiviti
Gain a thorough overview of how SAP HANAs security mecha-
nism works and get expert recommendations on how to imple-
ment and maintain the best security models for your SAP HANA
system. Learn through technical explanations and practical
examples, including:
Best practice strategies to properly provision users and manage
repository roles
How third-party authentication can integrate with SAP HANA,
and see examples using SAML and Kerberos authentication
How to provide selective access to data using analytic
privileges in SAP HANA
How to activate policies to record SAP HANA security-related
and other critical activities within the SAP HANA platform
How to effectively manage your SAP HANA system growth with
consideration to cost and performance impacts
Kurt Hollis, Deloitte
Learn how to minimize cost and maximize versatility using
methods such as virtualization, tailored data center integration,
and cloud. Explore proven techniques and tools that provide
greater flexibility to dynamically sustain and grow the capacity of
your SAP HANA system. Find out how to:
Analyze the capacity of an SAP HANA system and get steps
tomanage memory growth
Use dynamic tiering and nearline storage to manage warm
andcold data
Reduce your memory footprint utilizing data management
cleanup jobs and data housekeeping techniques
Leverage multi-tenant database containers in SAP HANA to
consolidate SAP HANA systems
Step-by-step guide to secure SAP HANA models
Sreinivasu Buddi, itelligence
Learn how to build data level security within SAP HANA. If you
are migrating from SAP ECC or SAP BW, learn how to import
existing security into the SAP HANA environment. You can either
expose the model to limited audience or define the data level
security at a granular level. Hear how other customers have
handled their migrations and what tips and tricks have been
successful for them. Explore what options are available around
securing models as well as implementing the data level security.
Review step-by-step instructions on building authorization and
user role setup. Attend to:
Hear real-world customer stories of their implementation
of SAP HANA level security, including lessons learned and
challenges overcome
Learn tips and tricks for migrating from SAP ECC or SAP BW to
import existing security into your SAP HANA environment

An advanced guide to administrating and monitoring an SAP
HANA system
Kurt Hollis, Deloitte
Take a deep dive into advanced SAP HANA administration and
master techniques and tools for effective analysis of issues,
monitoring the workloads, and overall management of SAP
HANA systems, including multi-tenant databases. Attend this
comprehensive session to:
Learn how to leverage the SAP HANA cockpit and studio for
security, user management, high-availability administration,
system maintenance, and performance optimization
Get practical tips for administering SAP HANA content, SAP
HANA analytics, and SAP HANA extended application services
engine components
Explore important data provisioning administration techniques,
including smart data access, Hadoop integration, and data
replication tools
Step through a live demo to see advanced troubleshooting
procedures using SAP HANA cockpit
Take home a concise advanced administration reference guide,
including the expert tips presented in the session.
Take home a white paper on managing SAP HANA growth. Understand the options available around securing models and
implementing data level security
Learn how to build authorization and user role setup in SAP
HA and DR for SAP HANA: Understanding your options HANA level security
Matt Lonstine, Symmetry Corporation
High availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) are important
elements of protecting any landscape, but the considerations
and implementation methods are different for SAP HANA. Learn
about your options and how the inner workings of SAP HANA
native system replication, host auto-failover, OS specific clus-
tering suites, and others pertain to your objectives. Attend to
learn about:
Important considerations specific to SAP HANA DR (via native
system replication) and how it should be approached differently
to suit your specific needs
How virtualization technologies offer HA capability, and what it
can mean for SAP HANA
Requirements and architecture considerations for complex HA
clusters facilitated by OS-level clustering packages
How HA and DR capabilities can be combined to offer a unified
solution

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 TRACK 7
INSTALLATIONS, UPGRADES, AND MIGRATIONS
SAP upgrade and unicode conversion: A step toward SAP HANA
Deb Donohoe, Enowa
For many customers, SAP HANA minimum system require-
ments are a step or two away, requiring an application upgrade,
hardware upgrade, and possibly even unicode conversion. This
session will explore these tasks and activities in order to make
the steps a reality and help establish a solid footing for moving
toward an SAP HANA platform. Come away with expert guid-
ance, including:
Upgrade path and planning tools including options and
strategies for both SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA database only
Unicode conversion preparation and execution tips from code
review and analysis, to data cleanup, tool test modes, and mock
runs
How to plan your combined upgrade and unicode conversion
CASE STUDY Cott Beverages upgrade path to SAP BW/4HANA
Strategic and technical lessons from its information
backbone project
Eric Wojcik, Cott Beverages
In an effort to advance its analytics program, Cott Beverages, a
$7 billion beverage company, developed its information back-
bone project, which focuses on updating its BI and BW land-
scape from InfoCubes and MultiProviders to advanced data store
objects (aDSOs) and composite providers. On the surface, this
sounds like a technical upgrade initiative to eventually migrate
to SAP BW/4HANA. However, the company discovered that the
benefits gained by the business were much greater. Explore key
elements of the staged project plan, along with technical chal-
lenges and solutions to date, including:
How the project prepares the existing BW platform for a future
SAP BW/4HANA upgrade
Lessons from the companys recent migration to SAP HANA, a
step toward its SAP BW/4HANA strategy, including benefits of
using aDSOs over a traditional DSO and cube approach
How this project improved the analytics program with greater
user adoption, better service, faster data loading, and an
emphasis on understanding and servicing the end user
Take home a project plan and checklist of important consid-
erations for developing a successful migration path to SAP
BW/4HANA.
Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA Compare options and get
technical tips and tricks to succeed
Sadi Fieldsend. itelligence
Learn the differences between SAP Business Suite powered
by SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA Finance, and SAP S/4HANA
Enterprise Management, and their technical requirements.
Understand the migration and conversion process and the differ-
ences between a standard migration approach vs. using the
database migration option in the Software Update Manager tool.
Attend to:
Compare the use of a standard migration vs. an SAP database
migration option (DMO) approach vs. SAP S/4HANA conversion
tools
Understand components needed to build a realistic road map to
get to your end-state version, and the components (and costs)
necessary to build a robust support structure
Explore architecture options for deploying your SAP S/4HANA
landscape
CASE STUDY How the Houston Independent School District planned
and executed its upgrade to SAP BW 7.5
Jehangir Khan, Houston Independent School District
Join in as the Houston Independent School District (HISD) the
7th largest school district in the U.S. outlines its upgrade to
SAP BW 7.5. Explore the challenges and road blocks the school
district faced and how they were addressed to gain valuable
lessons from HISDs experiences. By attending, you will explore:
Bugs encountered in key areas, from infrastructure to software,
including how they were tracked and submitted to SAP, and the
resolution
How HISD developed its testing plan and how different
scenarios were tested
Processes designed and deployed around the upgrade to deliver
long-term sustainability
Key aspects of HISDs effective communications and change
management plan, developed to keep all users up to date on the
upgrade
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Technical guidelines for migrating from SAP BW to SAP BW on
SAP HANA
Jesper Christensen, COMERIT
This session provides a comprehensive overview of technical
prerequisites necessary to perform an SAP BW on SAP HANA
migration, and instructions for how to check if these prerequi-
sites are met in the SAP BW system prior to migration. Based on
multiple successful projects, attendees will learn how to:
Determine the best method for sizing your system Should
you use the SAP BW sizing tool, the Quick Sizer tool, or a high-
level formula?
Utilize the SAP BW migration check tool to identify issues in
your SAP BW system that should be addressed prior to the
migration
Review and optimize ABAP code for SAP HANA prior to
migration
Take home a project plan for SAP BW on SAP HANA migration,
including a standard approach with system analysis and sizing,
system preparation and testing, migration, and post-go-live
support.
SAP BW/4HANA implementation strategies
Jesper Christensen, COMERIT
Attend this session to explore alternative approaches to imple-
menting SAP BW/4HANA and get practical guidelines for how to
determine the best path for your organization. By attending, you
will learn:
Key factors to take into account when determining greenfield
implementation vs. migration, such as existing BW system
architecture, release restrictions, and option for remote
conversion
Best practices for SAP BW/4HANA system conversion
MORE
execution, including prerequisite steps and tips to minimize
work effort
An exploration of the functional and add-on restrictions with
SAP BW/4HANA
Take home a high-level implementation plan for an SAP
BW/4HANA project.
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Migrating SAP HANA to a cloud environment: A bulletproof plan
for success
Matt Lonstine, Symmetry Corporation
Engaging in an SAP HANA cloud migration without an under-
standing of your options and the best path can put you project
in jeopardy. This session breaks down critical migration consid-
erations, such as architecture, optimization, sizing, performance
tuning, and more. Attend to:
Understand SAP HANA cloud deployment options and their
impact on TCO vs. on-premise deployments
Get insight into the specifics of toolset features like database
migration option (DMO) with system move, parallel export/
import, and more
Understand supported paths and mechanisms, and when,
where, and how each can be used to your advantage
Hear details of how the migration process can be tuned and
streamlined, including functionality such as parallel export/
import
Take home documentation that fills in the blanks left by guides,
and information on how to avoid the pitfalls that jeopardize SAP
HANA cloud migration projects.
Optimize before you utilize: Common custom code mistakes made
during SAP S/4HANA migration and how to avoid them
Sagar Gaikwad, NIMBL
This session will provide the tools necessary to gain maximum
value from your analytics when moving to SAP S/4HANA. You
will learn how to optimize the existing code in the application
(ABAP) layer to truly utilize the full scope and speed of the
analytics that the SAP HANA database offers. Attend to:
Discover, from a code perspective, the most commonly
encountered pitfalls during an SAP S/4HANA migration and
how to avoid them
Learn how to identify the code performance issues, i.e., whether
any particular code is fully utilizing the SAP HANA database
functionality
Get to know the standard SAP tools integrated into the system
to analyze the code for compatibility, including code inspector
and ABAP test cockpit
Get tips to use SAP HANA tools and techniques like core data
services and ABAP managed database procedures (AMDP) on
SAP HANA studio using native SAP HANA SQL scripting for
SAPHANA optimization
SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 troubleshooting bible Tips from multiple
implementations
Raza Rizvi, Deloitte
The new game-changing digital technology, SAP Fiori, has been
widely adopted and has already made a huge impact across
business areas. With such a wide usage comes a greater respon-
sibility of support and maintenance. In this session, review prac-
tical steps you can take to ensure smooth implementation and
optimal maintenance. Attend to learn:
Architectural considerations to take into account, and how to
determine the optimal scenario based on your specific needs
Handy developer tools that can be leveraged to pinpoint
browser, front-end server, or back-end application server issues
Actionable tips for avoiding pitfalls, including proper security
configuration and RFC user authorizations for business end
users
Take home a comprehensive list of steps to setup the archi-
tecture, identify problems, and take corrective action for issue
resolution.

Prepare now for SAP S/4HANA: Real-world insights on the

transition to real-time analytics on SAP S/4HANA 1610 and
SAPBW/4HANA
Bill Faison, Method360
Based on a recent experience implementing SAP S/4HANA and
SAP BW/4HANA at a large oil and gas company, this session
provides useful insight into what you need to be thinking about
now for your SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP BW/4HANA deployment.
Focusing on technical challenges faced and steps you can take
now to prepare your systems, explore:
How to address the changes that come with the IT
simplifications introduced, such as changes to table structures
Options for data provisioning from SAP S/4HANA 1610 and
non-SAP systems into the SAP BW/4HANA system, and how
to model SAP HANA calculation views based on the new SAP
S/4HANA 1610 tables
Query performance on SAP BW/4HANA for SAP analytical
tools such as SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office and SAP
BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.

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