SAP TechEd Attendees Assemble! SAP PRESS Authors Are Headed Your Way.

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There’s just over a week left until SAP TechEd 2018, which means it’s time to continue the time-honored tradition of expressing our pre-conference excitement through pop-culture references. The Avengers 4 countdown timer on my desktop is making it hard to concentrate on anything else (223 days, 12 hours, and 13 minutes), but that won't stop me from getting excited about this year's TechEd. It just adds to the fun of introducing you to our authors!

Like our feelings for the famous film franchise, our enjoyment of last year’s conference can only be outmatched by our anticipation for this upcoming one, revitalized with new events like SAP TechEd Learning Journeys, which we’re sure will be a “smashing” success. This year, half of our SAP TechEd team is brand-new to the conference, and we can’t wait to hear back from them about Bernd Leukert’s keynote, the 5K Fun Run, and, of course, Celebration Night at Omnia Nightclub. Technology and partying in one event? Someone call Tony Stark.

Most importantly, we’re heading to SAP TechEd to gain insight into new SAP technologies and solutions and the best way to do that is through sessions. Check out these must-attend sessions led by SAP PRESS authors!

Author	Session Title	Session Description
DJ Adams	Navigate the Cloud-First Landscape and Build Your Future Architect Skills	The landscape of the future, as well as the present, can be bewildering. Understand what that landscape looks like and how to navigate within it so you know what exists, what's possible, and how you can level up to meet future architectural demands.
DJ Adams	Understanding the Available Paths for Developers Throughout SAP	Get an overview of which developer paths are open to you, how they fit into the big picture, what skills you need, and how they relate to each other.
Christian Ahsoon	BI and Web Intelligence: SDKs for SAP BusinessObjects Solutions	Learn about software development kits (SDKs) for the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence software on RESTful Web services.
Alessandro Banzer	Software Hacking: Let Google Hack Your System	Learn about critical vulnerabilities in software systems that are often not properly addressed and the impact a bad security design can have on your SAP system landscape.
Carsten Bönnen	Resilient Microservices and APIs in Practice	In this hands-on session, you develop microservices using Java and NodeJS best practices and then integrate them into the landscape using SAP API Management technology with policies to enable enterprise security, resiliency, availability, and analytics.
Lars Breddemann	Operating an SAP HANA System with Dynamic Tiering	Join this session for the opportunity to operate a live system running SAP HANA dynamic tiering.
Lars Breddemann	Advanced Graphical View Modeling for SAP HANA Using SAP Web IDE	This session is intended to provide participants with experience related to the advanced data modeling capabilities in SAP HANA and current best practices.
Richard Bremer	When Size Does Matter: Data Aging and More in SAP S/4HANA	Dive deep into functionalities offered with SAP S/4HANA to manage data volume and to scale database resources.
Richard Bremer	How to Manage Large Database Tables in SAP S/4HANA	In this code review session, we discuss best practices for managing SAP HANA database tables from the perspective of SAP S/4HANA. We focus on table partitioning, use of indexes, and related properties.
Juergen Butsmann	SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA: Complementing SAP S/4HANA	We transparently and comprehensively introduce the relevant solutions, SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics, the SAP BW/4HANA solution, and the SAP Analytics Cloud solution, and position them to allow a clear explanation of “what to do where”.
Juergen Butsmann, Anirban Kundu	From Table to Tile: SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori UX Combining with BI Clients	Learn how SAP Analytics solutions and SAP S/4HANA are integrating to support both the perfect data source for real-time analytical data and the state-of-the-art analytical interfaces of SAP Analytics (including the SAP Analytics Cloud solution and SAP BusinessObjects solutions) in an end-to-end experience.
Craig Cmehil	Engaging in Your Community	Sharing your knowledge and helping others are accomplishments that everyone should strive to achieve. Join this session to understand some of the best ways to share your knowledge, search for answers, and help others in your community.
Pravin Datar	Business Planning for Connected Enterprises with SAP Analytics Cloud	This hands-on session will guide you through how to integrate the planning capabilities in SAP Analytics Cloud with SAP S/4HANA Cloud in terms of data connection, data import, planning visualization, and data writing back to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Sven Denecken	Experience Intelligent ERP with SAP S/4HANA Cloud	Experience SAP S/4HANA Cloud and understand how the latest technologies in machine learning, natural language interfaces, and digital assistants are shaping the direction of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and its differentiating business processes.
Sven Denecken	Hybrid Scenarios with SAP S/4HANA Cloud	We showcase a guided journey to the single tenant edition of SAP S/4HANA Cloud with a focus on configuration and content management for customers deploying this edition of the solution.
Sven Denecken	SAP S/4HANA Cloud - It’s the Same, but Different	Learn how your developers can extend SAP S/4HANA Cloud using our software development kit (SDK) and SAP Cloud Platform. Discover how SAP empowers developers to create solutions with our software-as-a-service ERP platform, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and how you can make money on it.
Frank Densborn	Explore How to Use Next-Generation Data Management Tools for Data Migration	Join this workshop to get hands-on experience in using a staging database based on SAP Cloud Platform with the SAP Agile Data Preparation application to perform the initial mapping, quality improvement, and loading of data into SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Volker Drees	Build a List Report App with SAP Fiori and ABAP Programming Model	Get your hands dirty using the ABAP programming model to build an analytical list report app with SAP Fiori from start to finish.
Volker Drees	Build a Transactional SAP Fiori App with the ABAP Programming Model	Developers wanted! Come and use the ABAP programming model to build a transactional SAP Fiori app. Get your hands on the latest ABAP features.
Henning Heitkoetter	Build an Extension Application of SAP S/4HANA Cloud on SAP Cloud Platform	Learn how to build a side-by-side extension of SAP S/4HANA Cloud on SAP Cloud Platform in Java. You will use SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK and SAP Web IDE to build, test, and deliver the application.
Henning Heitkoetter	Develop and Continuously Deliver Side-by-Side Extensions of SAP S/4HANA	Get an end-to-end view of options for side-by-side extensions of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Business Suite applications on SAP Cloud Platform.
Henning Heitkoetter	Testing of SAP Cloud Platform Applications Made Easy	Learn how you can test applications in your automated unit and integration tests even when they consume certain SAP Cloud Platform services.
Henning Heitkoetter	Stack Overflow at SAP TechEd: Answering SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK Questions	SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK embraces a continuous community exchange, for example, with blogs in SAP Community, Q&A on Stack Overflow, and open source contributions. We bring this exchange to SAP TechEd and answer your questions about your code that uses SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK.
Anirban Kundu	How to Get to SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics	One of the key differentiators of SAP S/4HANA we explore is embedded analytics, which enables you to run analytical scenarios directly in SAP S/4HANA. Learn about the capabilities and the value for users.
Markus Kuppe	SAP Master Data Governance: Future-Proof Support for Digital Transformation	Learn about the current capabilities of SAP Master Data Governance, including process analytics, mass processing, and data quality remediation.
Markus Kuppe	SAP Master Data Governance: Road Map	In this session, we discuss SAP’s vision, the road map, and the innovations planned for SAP Master Data Governance. We also address how it supports your road map for SAP S/4HANA.
Iwona Luther	GDPR Blocking and Deletion with SAP ILM and Data Retention Manager	Discover how the simplified blocking and deletion capabilities offered by the SAP Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM) component supports corporate compliance efforts for legislation such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Iwona Luther	Implementing GDPR Projects in an Existing SAP System Landscape	Understand how analyzing the purpose of the data processing will help you evaluate the personal data and the relevant safeguards required.
Iwona Luther	SAP Information Lifecycle Management and GDPR	Do you have a specific question regarding the SAP ILM component? Do you wish to discuss a topic related to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and simplified blocking and deletion functionality within SAP ILM? Or perhaps you have questions around data archiving? Feel free to come and discuss them.
Michael Pytel	Your Guide to SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning	Hear about real-world SAP Analytics Cloud deployments, use cases, and the hybrid environments in which they were deployed. Learn about common landscape architecture when deploying this solution to your business users.
David Quirk	Take the Fast Track to an Intelligent Enterprise with Trusted Information	While SAP HANA provides the backbone for an intelligent enterprise, customers need an agile set of technology solutions to make their vision a reality. Learn how you can avoid the pitfalls along your journey by leveraging extensions for SAP solutions for EIM to achieve a fully integrated information platform that supports data quality and governance, process optimization, and content-enriched business processes.
Thilo Seidel	SAP Fiori Launchpad – Configure Content and Shell Features Effectively	Learn how to configure and extend SAP Fiori launchpad on SAP Cloud Platform and on SAP NetWeaver with ABAP.
Thilo Seidel	How to Develop Custom Tiles for SAP Fiori Launchpad	In this session, we build a simple custom tile from scratch using SAP Web IDE and then deploy and run it in the launchpad on SAP Cloud Platform.
Thilo Seidel	Best Practices for Developing an SAP Fiori Launchpad Shell Plugin	SAP Fiori launchpad comes with a simple but powerful plugin engine, in conjunction with a set of client-side services. In this session, we outline the main APIs, configuration tricks, and the general buildup of an SAP Fiori launchpad plugin.
Heather Sinkwitz	Female Influencer Fireside Chat	Join this session to hear female influencers from across our ecosystem recap the day from their perspectives, and find out their personal recommendations for the coming conference day.
Peter Spielvogel, Sebastian Steinhauer	Building SAP Fiori Apps with SAP Screen Personas	This hands-on session gives you a chance to build intuitive mobile apps based on the business logic that already exists in your SAP GUI transactions. Learn how you can improve your users' productivity with streamlined screens and workflows.
Sebastian Steinhauer	Simplify Classic Screens to Improve User Productivity with Screen Personas	We will discuss how to simplify and mobilize classic transactions in SAP S/4HANA and older SAP ERP systems.
Sebastian Steinhauer	Building Mobile Flavors with SAP Screen Personas	In this session we will build SAP Fiori UX designs from classic transactions in a low-code approach with SAP Screen Personas.
Tamas Szirtes	Becoming an Influencer	Having gone through the journey of building your brand, this session provides an opportunity to ask some of the best influencers on how to become an influencer yourself.

 

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See you soon!