Tim’s To-Do List for ALM – June

Tim Steuer, Vice President Application Lifecycle Management has a new to-do list for customers of ALM offerings: SAP Solution Manager 7.2, Focused Solutions for SAP Solution Manager, and SAP Cloud ALM. Checking Tim’s list can be another step towards optimizing your intelligent enterprise. Here’s the June 2019 edition:

For customers worldwide

• Get debriefed with Tim’s SAPPHIRE NOW | ASUG ANNUAL CONFERENCE summary video (1:39) made on-site in Orlando this past May. The video offers key points about leveraging SAP Solution Manager 7.2, as a follow-up to the Day 1 keynote address. Related ALM summary videos from the conference include:
  • Learn about SAP’s new approach to customer success (2:23)
  • Latest News on SAP Cloud ALM (2:11)
  • React Now – Important Information on SAP Solution Manager (1:25)
• Watch out for the June release of SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP 9! (That is, according to this SAP support pack schedule, which includes a subject-to-change disclaimer.)
• To get a preview of SAP Customer Connection features under development, check out my SAP Customer Connection update blog and links to customers’ improvement ideas.
• Reference the new SAP Support Backbone guide, published May 2019 on the SAP Help Portal. (A PDF version is also available.) The guide contains the very latest information for planning purposes. Get informed and avoid a January 2020 technical support disruption.

For customers based in or traveling to Africa

• Hello SAPHILA: Start packing for the Sun City Resort, North West Province, South Africa. Join in the SAPHILA 2019 conference, June 10-12. The conference is hosted by the African SAP User Group (AFSUG) with SAP Africa.
  • Tim will meet you there. He’s preparing for the following Stream 6 Application Management presentations:
    • Solution Manager Overview
    • An Introduction to SAP Cloud ALM
    • Tools & Tricks – Integrated Requirements to Deploy to Kickstart Your SAP S/4HANA Projects
  • SAPHILA’s opening keynote, “The Intelligent Enterprise in an Experience Economy”, will be presented by Andreas Heckmann, Head of Customer Support Services, SAP SE

For customers based in or traveling to the USA

• Register now: SAP TechEd (Las Vegas), September 24-27. Registration opens in June, so don’t hesitate to reserve your spot.
• Save the date for ASUG and SAP Solution Manager Education Summit North America (Philadelphia): November 5-7; Note: What’s the difference between the two events? SAP TechEd includes SAP Solution Manager on part of the agenda. SAP Solution Manager Education Summit (SolEd) has an entire ALM focus on all parts of its agenda.

For customers based in or traveling to India

• Enjoy (and register): SAP SolEd (Bangalore), June 11-13. According to the home page, the event provides best practice insights and a strategic outlook of SAP Solution Manager, focusing on latest innovations in SAP lifecycle management, live and first-hand from SAP experts.
• Register now: SAP TechEd (Bangalore), November 28-30. Registration opens in June, so don’t hesitate to reserve your spot; Note: When you select the link, the event address differs from the title. According to local residents, Bangalore is officially known as Bengaluru, though both names are freely used interchangeably.

For customers based in or traveling to Europe

• Register now: SAP Solution Manager Global Roadshow (Oslo), June 12
• Register now: SAP TechEd (Barcelona), October 8-10. Registration opens in June, so don’t hesitate to reserve your spot.
• Watch for link to register: SAP SolEd (Heidelberg), December 3-6. Registration link coming soon.
• Save the date for DSAG Jahreskongress (Nürnberg), September 17-19; Note: The event language for DSAG is German, as it is a German-based SAP working group. An English counterpart is the ASUG in the USA.