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Expect a lot of buzz about SAP Cloud Platform at SAP TechEd this year. I know -- you’ve heard us say this before. But given the promiseswe’vedelivered onin SAP Cloud Platform throughout 2017, you should believe it.
And we’re just getting started. If you’re interested in SAP Cloud Platform and SAP Leonardo, big things are in store for you this year at SAP TechEd indeed. We won’t spoil all the fun, but here are some recommended ways to invest your time – you won’t be disappointed! Here we go.
Note: we focus on the first SAP TechEd taking place – September 25-29 in Las Vegas - - but expect content to be similar in Bangalore and Barcelona.
ASUG Preconference
On Monday, September 25, just before we formally kick off SAP TechEd itself, ASUG invites you to kick off your week right. Join SAP Cloud Platform product management and other experts in a hands-on, full-day seminar on SAP Cloud Platform called SAP Cloud Platform: Business Agility for Your Digital Transformation. You need to register for this in addition to TechEd, so head to this link to learn more and sign up.
Just as in years past, the show floor will be packed with tables and people from all over, and will feature a variety of content in different formats such as strategy talks, mini CodeJams, customer lectures, and expert networking sessions.
What’s different this year in our showcase experience is that you can expect a much more immersive environment. Gone are the days of staid traditional booths with static slideware content presiding over an audience. This year, you will be able to get physically hands on with live demos as well as have a more interactive experience with SAP Cloud Platform experts around our tables. Stay tuned for more information from dan.kearnan.
Sessions
This year at SAP TechEd, Themes are the new Tracks. There are five themes tying together SAP products and thereby all SAP TechEd session content:
Know
Run
Transform
Unlock Big Data
Engage
SAP Cloud Platform joins together with SAP Leonardo in the theme we call Transform:
Create and scale new, intelligent applications that connect people, things and business
As of this writing, 233 of the 958 sessions in the TechEd Las Vegas catalog are in this Transform theme. Since you can't attend them all, how are you going to make the most out of your time?
There are six subthemes in the Transform theme, so that’s the way to start breaking down your focus. Navigate to the Transform theme in the catalog, and you’ll see the subthemes and be able to filter session content accordingly:
One thing to notice is how session distribution across subthemes reflects how SAP Cloud Platform is gaining adoption. Now that customers are actively using the platform and not just finding out about it, DevOps topics are key to the journey together with our open stack messaging and Cloud Foundry environment, and you can see in the below that they take the lion’s share of the content, followed by integration topics which are also key to you. IoT is a strong third for content, nearly tied with extensibility – one of our key platform differentiators. Finally, we don’t leave out the additional emerging SAP Leonardo topics of blockchain and machine learning, to help you get ready to innovate at scale:
Here is a brief overview of each subtheme and the sorts of content you can find in each:
Throughout the subthemes, you’ll find plenty of different kinds of content from code reviews to CodeJams to workshops to lectures to road maps to suit your needs. Here’s how that ratio currently breaks down:
Session Type
Total Sessions
Code Review (30min)
8
CodeJam mini-editions (1hr)
18
Hands-On Workshop (2hr)
51
Hands-On Workshop (4hr)
3
Lecture (1hr)
135
Lecture (2hr)
4
Road Map Session (30min)
14
Grand Total
233
This diagram tells more about which types of sessions you may want to focus on, given your individual needs:
Selected Recommended Sessions
Here are only a few top pics from the many recommended sessions by SAP Cloud Platform product management experts:
Cloud Application Development and Operations Subtheme
This year the great folks who organize SAP TechEd are trying something new: Sample Agendas. If you need help "filling your dance card" at SAP TechEd, we've prepared seven different sample agendas according to different areas of interest. Check them out!
SAP TechEd Season starts in Las Vegas, September 25-29, and while we hope this blog has given you an idea about what to expect, it’s always best to come ready to expect the unexpected.
See you there!
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