Migrating to SAP S/4HANA in a hybrid cloud environment
A digital briefing for IT executives and decision makers
In this 90-minute audiocast, leading experts from SAP, SUSE and Accenture will provide you with all the information you need to know about migrating to SAP S/4HANA in a hybrid cloud environment.
Stefan Batzdorf, CTO for SAP S/4HANA at SAP, will show you,
- how SAP supports your business in migrating to SAP S/4HANA in a hybrid environment, and
- which decisions you need to make today to ensure your SAP landscape is still future-proof in five years.
Learn from Dr. Thomas Di Giacomo, Chief Technology & Product Officer at SUSE,
- what aspects to consider for a successful implementation, and
- which technologies to invest in now.
Marc Ruhnow, SAP Advisory Lead Products at Accenture, takes a concrete example to demonstrate
- which criteria are essential to decide between on-premises, cloud and hybrid, and
- how customers typically plan and perform a migration.
Sebastian Drews, CIO at SUSE, gives valuable insights from the customer's point of view on
- why SUSE chose a cloud-based SAP S/4HANA environment, and
- on the company’s experiences during the SAP S/4HANA implementation.
Register now to get a comprehensive overview of SAP S/4HANA with SAP, SUSE and Accenture!
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Stefan Batzdorf
Stefan Batzdorf
CTO for SAP S/4HANA
SAP
Stefan Batzdorf is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for SAP S/4HANA at SAP and leads the Cross Product Architecture team for SAP S/4HANA.
Mr. Batzdorf joined back SAP from INFOSYS where he was Senior Sales Manager & SAP S/4HANA expert for the European region in 2019.
Before that, Mr. Batzdorf had worked for SAP for 19 years. He has held various senior positions in development and program management, including Program Director for a variety of large programs (such as SAP NetWeaver & SAP S/4HANA).
From 2013 to 2016, he was the Global Program Lead for SAP S/4HANA at SAP and globally coordinated the development execution for all products – cloud editions and on-premises – across the organization. After that, he worked 3 years in SAP S/4HANA Sales and consulted the MEE region (both internals and customers) on SAP S/4HANA.
Mr. Batzdorf holds an Executive MBA degree from the University of Mannheim and ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Dr. Thomas Di Giacomo
Dr. Thomas Di Giacomo
Chief Technology & Product Officer
SUSE
Thomas Di Giacomo is Chief Technology and Product Officer for SUSE, where he leads the global office of the CTO and Product and Solution Management. His team covers SUSE’s entire portfolio of products as well as innovation priorities. He is also responsible for driving and guiding SUSE's current and future technology and solutions, and for sharing SUSE’s vision with customers, partners, and key industry stakeholders.
Prior to his role, Dr. Di Giacomo was SUSE’s President of Engineering & Innovation and was responsible for the rapid growth of SUSE’s expanding portfolio. He has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, serving in various global leadership and executive roles in engineering and product innovation.
Dr. Di Giacomo holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Geneva, and lives in Switzerland.
Marc Ruhnow
Marc Ruhnow
SAP Advisory Lead Products
Accenture
Marc Ruhnow is the responsible partner for the SAP Advisory division at Accenture and supports clients in their SAP transformations.
In his role, Mr. Ruhnow is responsible for all SAP consulting projects in Accenture's products segment in German-speaking countries.
His focus is on the industrial business. For the implementation at EQT/ SUSE he was the responsible program manager.
Sebastian Drews
Sebastian Drews
CIO
SUSE
Sebastian Drews, CIO at SUSE, is responsible for creating and transforming a high-performance IT organization to support SUSE's growth ambitions and ongoing business transformation. Previously, Mr. Drews served in various senior executive IT roles for Adidas, most recently leading Digital IT for the retail and wholesale business. His career began in management consulting at Accenture, among others.
Dr. Thomas Hafen
Dr. Thomas Hafen
Freelance Journalist for CIO
Dr. Thomas Hafen has been working in the IT and Telecommunications industry as an editor, journalist and presenter for more than 20 years. His main areas of focus are data center, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and digital transformation.