Application Lifecycle Management has been evolving in this ever changing IT landscape and is more so relevant in the Business of IT today. The typical challenges of IT have always been on how much to Capex into the Digital Transformation (obviously ensuring all current buzz words of AI and ML and Mobility and Cloud: creating the portfolio of change) whilst ensuring optimization and reduction of Opex around operations. While there are myriad tool-sets to take care of various aspects and elements of Build and Operate in IT; there is just One
SAP Solution Manager taking care of Build, Simplify and Operate as an Integrated tool-set with its Single Source of Truth:
Building Smart on time, within budget and
Running Simple while keeping the lights on and reducing TCO.
Thus; SAP Solution Manager has been the guardian tool-set encompassing
Build SAP Like a Factory and
Run SAP Like a Factory; while simplifying the elements of customization and software assets in the overall scheme of IT. At SAP TechEd 2017 here in Bangalore, we will bring to you a whole range of sessions (Lectures, Hands-on Workshops, Road-map and Mini-theaters) around upgrading to the latest version of SAP Solution Manager 7.2, leveraging it for simplification and identification of current landscape for the Digital Transformation journey towards SAP S/4HANA and then take you through the capabilities that will assist in the Implementation of an SAP S/4HANA solution (End to End), finally handing over to Operations through the Transition to Ops culminating with the End to End Operation capabilities. This blog is an effort to help you identify sessions focused on SAP Solution Manager Upgrade, SAP S/4HANA Implementation with SAP Solution Manager 7.2 and Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager and finally how we transition to Operations in IT.
For those of you on a journey from older version to the latest SAP Solution Manager 7.2, planning adoption of new and end to end integrated capabilities and needing a preview to what the future holds; should look at attending sessions on:
- What's New in SAP Solution Manager 7.2? [S4H135 Lecture] [10/26/17 11:30 to 12:30]
- Transition to SAP Solution Manager 7.2 [S4H207 Lecture] [10/26/17 14:00 to 15:00]
- Technical Upgrade Steps for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 [S4H224 Lecture] [10/26/17 15:15 to 16:15]
- Content Activation As Part of Your Upgrade to SAP Solution Manager 7.2 [S4H213 Lecture] [10/27/17 16:30 to 17:30]
- Value of Transitioning to SAP Solution Manager and the Path Ahead [S4H186 Lecture SPCPL] [10/27/17 10:15 to 11:15] [CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SESSION]
- Adopting SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Step by Step [S4H122 Lecture] [10/26/17 12:45 to 13:45]
- Road Map: SAP Solution Manager 7.2 [S4H861 Road Map Session] [10/26/17 09:45 to 10:15]
Then we embark on SAP Solution Manager capabilities around the Build SAP Like a Factory topic; especially focused on End to End Requirements to Deploy including Process Management, Test Management and Change Control Management (for SAP S/4HANA, Hybrid scenarios with Agile and DevOps concepts). A must attend session will be on a live experience lecture by the Technical Delivery Leader at Lion Australia of Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager as a delivery infrastructure for SAP S/4HANA Implementation. We will also have a Project Manager’s (from SAP Digital Business Services, India) perspective on the experience of SAP S/4HANA project implementation with Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager. The sessions around these topics are listed as follows:
- Why SAP Solution Manager 7.2 is great for SAP S/4HANA [S4H108 Lecture] [10/26/17 16:30 to 17:30]
- SAP Readiness Check for SAP S/4HANA - Analyze Your Source SAP ERP [S4H126 Lecture] [10/26/17 17:45 to 18:45]
- Simplify Your Custom Code Situation on the Way to SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud [S4H206 Lecture] [10/27/17 15:15 to 16:15]
- Prepare for SAP S/4HANA with Custom Code Management in SAP Solution Manager [S4H264 Hands-On Workshop] [10/27/17 16:45 to 18:45]
- Model SAP S/4HANA with Process Management in SAP Solution Manager [S4H115 Lecture] [10/27/17 10:15 to 11:15]
- Model Hybrid Solutions Using Process Management in SAP Solution Manager [S4H268 Hands-On Workshop] [10/26/17 09:15 to 11:15]
- Jump-Start Testing for SAP S/4HANA with SAP Solution Manager 7.2 [S4H229 Lecture] [10/27/17 11:30 to 12:30]
- New Test Suite applications of SAP Solution Manager 7.2 / Focused Build 7.2 [S4H278 Hands-On Workshop] [10/25/17 16:00 to 18:00]
- Explore Preapproved Changes for SAP S/4HANA with Change Request Management [S4H266 Hands-On Workshop] [10/25/17 13:30 to 15:30]
- Change Control Management-Continuous delivery in agile and hybrid solutions [S4H111 Lecture] [10/25/17 15:45 to 16:45]
- Agile Engineering and DevOps with Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager [S4H277 Hands-On Workshop] [10/26/17 11:45 to 13:45]
- Manage a Transformation Project with Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager [S4H136 Lecture] [10/27/17 16:30 to 17:30]
- SAP Solution Manager at Lion: Delivery Infrastructure for SAP S/4HANA [S4H185 Lecture] [10/27/17 09:00 to 10:00] [CUSTOMER SESSION]
- Implementation of SAP S/4HANA with Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager [S4H434 Mini Theater Session] [10/27/17 10:30 to 11:15] [CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SESSION]
Transition to Operations is a key aspect and SAP Solution Manager takes care of that aspect especially with the Business Process Management. As for Operation areas, we have always had a plethora of capabilities and the same will be showcased as per the below list especially focusing on the new Focused Run for SAP Solution Manager:
- Business Process Improvement to Prepare for the Transition to SAP S/4HANA [S4H110 Lecture] [10/27/17 12:45 to 13:45]
- Advanced Application Monitoring with Focused Run for SAP Solution Manager [S4H209 Lecture] [10/25/17 14:30 to 15:30]
- Focused Run for SAP Solution Manager: The Perfect Fit for Service Providers [S4H210 Lecture] [10/25/17 15:45 to 16:45]
- What's New for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Operations [S4H109 Lecture] [10/25/17 17:00 to 18:00]
- Monitoring of Hybrid SAP Solution Landscape with SAP Solution Manager [S4H360 Hands-On Workshop] [10/27/17 09:15 to 11:15]
- Verify Data Consistency in Hybrid Landscapes [S4H160 Hands-On Workshop] [10/27/17 14:15 to 16:15]
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SAP Solution Manager is an end-to-end Application Lifecycle Management solution which helps streamline business processes and proactively address improvement options, increasing efficiency and decreasing risk within your existing maintenance agreement.
Start fast, Build smart and Run simple: with SAP Solution Manager 7.2 and Focused Solutions for SAP Solution Manager. Our pool of Subject Matter Experts comprising of Solution Consultants and Architects, Product Owners, Product Managers, Development Experts, Regional Leads and the Leadership Team will be available to connect with you at SAP TechEd 2017, Bangalore. Look forward to seeing you there.
Sharath Shasheendran
Regional Lead, India
Application Lifecycle Management
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd.
