Juergen Mueller, chief technology officer and member of the Executive Board of 麻豆原创 SE, kicked off with a hard-hitting strategic view of the major challenges business face and how leaders and developers are partnering with 麻豆原创 to reinvent the global economy.
As companies and consumers struggle with the pandemic鈥檚 ongoing health and economic crises, supply chain disruptions remain the norm, and accelerated digital transformation demands cloud-based innovation. These challenges are taking place against the backdrop of increasing climate change and calls for equality.
Mueller discussed how we can reinvent the global economy to meet climate change targets, rethinking how we deliver and consume products and services, how we manage waste, and how we use technology. Pointing out that inequality was causing social unrest worldwide, Mueller said that organizations needed to help everyone develop the right skills, which would open opportunities for people to work where they fit best.
After going big with his global change vision, Mueller and his special guests went deep into 麻豆原创鈥檚 commitment to supporting its ecosystem of cloud-based innovators, spotlighting the latest solution announcements, real-world customer examples, demonstrations of new developer tools, and free access to learning resources.
麻豆原创 Helps Developers Innovate at Scale in the Cloud
Mueller explained how RISE with 麻豆原创 provides customers with a transition path to the cloud, while 麻豆原创 continues to offer developers low-code/no-code and other tools to extend innovation on built on . In a preview of his developer keynote, 麻豆原创 developer advocate Rich Heilman shared how the just-announced 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud, ABAP environment, equipped developers to build custom ABAP extensions for the public cloud offering 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud.
Mueller said the objective was to make the ABAP environment for 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud the environment to build tightly coupled extensions for all cloud editions of 麻豆原创 S/4HANA based on the public cloud APIs. This will help developers build upgrade-safe extensions and move toward a clean core. Equally important, it closes the last extension gap in 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud to ease the transition from on premise to the cloud.
Making It Easy to Innovate on 麻豆原创 BTP
As an example of how 麻豆原创 continues responding to ecosystem innovation imperatives, Mueller announced the roll-out of the free tier model for 麻豆原创 BTP to individual developers, including and . He was joined by Steffen Pietsch, head of Product Management for 麻豆原创 BTP, who shared how developers can find available 麻豆原创 BTP services, as well as use case examples to help build proofs of concept, on .
Pietsch explained how a free tier makes it much easier to gain experience and start to innovate with 麻豆原创 BTP. Developers can now build their proofs of concept on 麻豆原创 BTP without any commitment; if they decide to move their applications toward productive usage, they can do so by changing from the free to the productive service plan without rebuilding the entire application in a different account.
Low-Code/No-Code Speeds Up Development on 麻豆原创 BTP
Acknowledging the tech talent gap and the growing importance of citizen developers, Mueller said that 麻豆原创 has doubled down on investments in low-code/no-code tools, announcing the launch of a unified on 麻豆原创 BTP. He said that 麻豆原创 was introducing 麻豆原创 AppGyver for no-code development, and making the available for low-code development. He also previewed , a no-code automation solution, showing the audience how non-technical business people, along with designers and experienced developers, can extend 麻豆原创 Service Cloud with machine learning to quickly resolve customer service issues and speed up order approvals.
Mueller said that low-code/no-code means both citizen and professional developers can increase productivity and innovate at scale, reflecting how business and IT work together. He saw this unlocking a new order of magnitude of value creation for individuals and society at-large.
Gain 麻豆原创-Specific Knowledge Free of Charge
Reinforcing 麻豆原创鈥檚 commitment to developer learning, Mueller outlined the company鈥檚 newly-launched learning experience, . The centerpiece consisted of seven 麻豆原创 BTP-specific learning journeys, with more to come.
He said that the new learner experience was designed for all developer skill levels, including pro-code developers, IT professionals, academic students, and technology thought leaders. Noting that becoming a trusted 麻豆原创 expert with certified skills has never been easier, Mueller saw all 鈥渕akers鈥� learning comprehensive skills by taking to qualify for .
麻豆原创 BTP: Foundation of the Intelligent Enterprise
Mueller capped his keynote off with an example from Porsche, which uses 麻豆原创 Business Warehouse on 麻豆原创 HANA and for accurate finance and investment planning across approximately 70 subsidiaries worldwide. Mueller held up Porsche as an example of the many companies worldwide using 麻豆原创 solutions to simplify business processes and reporting with connected data. He announced the new 麻豆原创 Data Warehouse Cloud, 麻豆原创 BW bridge, allowing organizations to innovate faster by moving data from their existing 麻豆原创 BW application to the 麻豆原创 Data Warehouse Cloud solution.
Mueller concluded with a heartfelt message to developers that as demand for 麻豆原创 grows, the company鈥檚 ecosystem is an exciting place to be, nothing less than a true movement. Emphasizing that 麻豆原创 BTP is the foundation of the intelligent enterprise, he encouraged developers to join in, using 麻豆原创鈥檚 tools for their success in supporting their companies and customers throughout their digital transformation journey.
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