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"Where Is My Part?" Building an SAP Business AI assistant at Damen Shipyards. HANA Café NL on tour, Jan and Twan visited Han Coenraad and Onno Wiltink from Damen Shipyards to talk on the results of 1 week of rapid prototyping as part of the AI Roadshow. We dived into what happens when you combine a solid Clean Core S/4HANA foundation with SAP Business AI.S11E13Your #hanacafeNL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek.

How do you execute scheduled IT maintenance on a 24/7 production environment with over 150 interfaces—without risking missed orders, downtime, or a flood of false error alerts? In this episode we sit down with Petra Mooijer (Expertum), Bart van de Kamp (Ecotone), and Arjan de Mol (Ecotone) to explore how they solved this exact challenge using SAP Business Technology Platform (SAPBTP).What started as a VNSG SAP BTP Hackathon finalist case has evolved into an "Autonomous ALM" solution built to simplify interface operations.Key takeaways from the session: The Challenge: Moving away from legacy systems (like BizTalk) meant needing a safe, automated way to undeploy and redeploy 150+ SAP Integration Suite iFlows without manual error.The Technical Stack: Combining SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP), SAP BTP Job Scheduler, process automation, and natural language control via Joule.Intelligent Downtime: Using metadata tracking and automated deployment plans so only the exact interfaces affected by maintenance are paused and safely restored.Future-Proofing ALM: How extending AI into Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) shifts IT management from reactive firefighting to proactive automation.Whether you are managing complex cloud integrations or exploring practical AI/automation use cases on SAP BTP, this conversation offers plenty of real-world insights! Link to Arjan's notes for DemoJam. Link to DJ's videos on CAP and MCP. Your HANA Café NL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek

Is Clean Core keeping you from tailoring SAP to your actual business needs?  The move to #S4HANA Cloud (Public Edition) requires a fundamental mind shift. While the goal is to stick to the standard, real-world business processes often demand custom extensions, simpler screens, and smart automation. In the latest episode of #HANACafeNL, we sit down with Stefanie Schulkes and Sanne van Bruijnsvoort from Scheer Netherlands to explore practical extensibility strategies. Here’s what we cover in this episode: Simplifying Complex S/4HANA Screens: How Scheer built #SAPBuild apps to reduce unnecessary UI friction for project managers and purchasing teams.From Low-Code to AI Agents & Joule: Moving beyond simplified UIs into conversational UI, Joule Skills, and visual agents for automated task handling.Creative #SAPBTP Workarounds: Real-world examples combining SAP Build Process Automation, CDS Views, and MS Graph APIs when standard features fall short.Enterprise Governance & Guardrails: Why AI agents in enterprise setups need proper identity management, process monitoring, and strict guardrails. Your HANA Cafe NL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek S11E11

Can you really build and deploy real, working AI agents on live company data in just 5 days? In this we sit down with Mikal Netteberg, Solution Advisor for SAP Business AI, to pull back the curtain on the SAP AI Agent Factory and how rapid prototyping is changing the enterprise game. Think of an out-of-the-box AI agent like a brilliant intern on their first day. They are fast and articulate, but they don't know your business yet. The magic happens when you equip them with corporate memory, specific business rules, and your own data. This episode covers: AI Agent Factory approachWhat kind of use cases are handledWhat tools does Mikal bring to the tableHow big is the factory teamLearn about the SAP Business AI Roadshow using an AIrstream We love to hear from you, drop us a line in the comments. Your hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek S11E10

We're welcoming Jorrit van der Sanden and Laurens Steffers from NTT DATA Business Solutions, who recently wrote a compelling piece on one of the manufacturing industry's biggest untapped opportunities: with a mere 5% improvement in machine availability and performance (OEE), manufacturers can unlock up to €25,000 in extra value per machine per year — without new hardware, without overworking your people, and without months-long software implementations. Their solution, ProTrack, bridges the gap between the shop floor and the top floor by giving operators real-time data insights directly at the line, powered by #SAPBTP and AI-driven analysis. If you're in manufacturing and want to know how to do more with the machines and people you already have, you won't want to miss this episode.Together with Laurens and Jorrit we will explore their experiences, challenges and results during the #VNSG #SAPBTP hackathon.https://nttdata-solutions.com/bnl/blog/fabrikanten-opgelet-zo-pak-je-25-000-euro-aan-extra-waarde-per-machine-per-jaar/SAP API one pager: https://help.sap.com/doc/sap-api-policy/latest/en-US/API_Policy_latest.pdfS11E09Your #hanacafeNL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek.

Ever felt like your enterprise monitoring tools are telling you where an error is, but completely losing the plot on what business process is actually being blocked?In this episode of HANA Café NL, we sit down with Jeroen Bijvank and Tom de Visser from Dutch Railways (NS) to break down how they tackled this exact issue during the recent #VNSG #SAPBTP Hackathon. They created a Business Activity Monitoring, eBAM, solution that is used by both business and IT. Werken bij NS? Check deze vacature. https://www.werkenbijns.nl/vacatures/senior-sap-platform-technical-engineer-utrecht-utrecht-1263952 S11E08Your #hanacafeNL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek.

We recorded live from the SAP AI Intelligence Event hosted at the stunning Booking.com HQ in Amsterdam — a 3-day community-driven event that brought together SAP developers, AI practitioners, academics, and developer advocates from across Europe and beyond. Here's a taste of what we covered: AI Voice Agents in Healthcare — Ronald van der Looij (Versaia) shared how they're building AI agents to proactively manage medication reviews for elderly patients and reduce costly no-shows in mental health care. The ROI is real: one missed mental health appointment = €600 lost. The 4 Layers of AI — Evelien van der Hurk (CGI / former TU Denmark) broke down descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics — and why the last one could unlock 20%+ savings for enterprises. Plus a sharp warning on AI bias that had the room talking. APM for ABAP — Marc Bernard introduced apm.to, a package manager for ABAP developers. Think NPM, but for SAP. Live in weeks. ABAP is not dead! SAP Developer Advocates — A brilliant panel on when AI actually makes sense (spoiler: not everywhere), the future of SaaS, and how to avoid getting lost in the hype. The big takeaway? AI is not the solution for everything — but knowing WHERE it adds real value is the skill that matters now. Huge thanks to Robert Eijpe for organizing this incredible event, and to Booking.com, Eswelt, Conduct, SAP, Lemongrass, AWS, and NL4B for making it possible. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:12 Event setup with Robert Eijpe 00:12:07 Agents working with agents and saving money with Ronald van der Looij 00:24:02 4 layers of AI with Evelien van der Hurk 00:42:43 APM for ABAP with Marc Bernard 00:50:26 Round table with SAP Developer Advocates Nora, Kevin and Vitaliy and SAP Community Advocate Anne 01:04:44 Wrap up

Many organizations assume that cutting-edge Business AI is reserved strictly for the latest public cloud release. But the team at SOA People just proved otherwise, taking home both the VNSG SAP BTP Hackathon and the global SAP Innovation Award for their work with Promocean. In the latest episode of Hana Café NL, Hans van Peer, Tamas Szirtes, and Thomas Langhout break down Project Alfred—an AI-driven procurement control center that transformed Promocean's operational buying. Tune into the full episode here to listen to their technical deep dive, including how they bypassed early platform integration bugs and timeout limitations

Can a hackathon project become a certified enterprise product? In the latest episode of HANA Café NNL, Twan van den Broek and Jan Penninkhof sit down with innovators Arun Krishnamoorthy and Hari Sreenivasalu from Aarini Consulting to discuss the evolution of Prodsphere—a product experience management solution born from an SAP BTP Hackathon. 🔹 The Digital Product Passport (DPP): Learn how they are staying ahead of 2027 EU regulations by building a dynamic system that generates product passports via QR codes—ensuring transparency on origin, recycling, and carbon footprint at the scan of a bottle. 🔹 Spec-Driven Development (SDDD) vs. "Vibe Coding": Arun shares a masterclass on their development philosophy. Instead of just prompting an AI and hoping for the best, they use high-quality specifications to generate code, run automated tests via Playwright, and keep a "human in the loop" to ensure enterprise-grade quality. 🔹 Natively Built on BTP: Discover why SAP Business Technology Platform was the only choice for scalability and security, utilizing SAP AI Core, CAP, and SAP Build Process Automation to orchestrate complex product workflows. 🔹 The Future of the Developer: A fascinating look at how the role of the developer is shifting from "code writer" to "code reviewer" and "spec architect," enabling developers to become true full-stack experts

At Solace Connect Benelux 2026 we sit down with Emil Zegers, Kenneth Berckmoes, mayor Hubert Bruls and Jamil Ahmed to discuss: Event-Driven Architecture meets Agentic AICustomer case at Schwarz DigitsAgent Mesh by SolaceSAP + Solace + Agentic AINijmegen as innovation HubThe discussion centers on how businesses can move away from traditional "request-response" models toward an "event-driven" architecture. This shift allows for real-time data processing, improved scalability, and a more responsive digital core.Your podcast hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek S11E05

Are we still talking about "Digital Transformation," or has the conversation officially shifted to "AI Transformation"? In this episode of HANA Cafe NL, Twan van den Broek and Jan Penninkhof sit down with Deloitte experts Yves Suiker and Dennis van Klaveren to cut through the marketing noise and look at how low-code and GenAI are actually landing at customers today. Key highlights SAP Build in actionThe power of Joule and agentsA 3 hour hackathonFront runner challengesAdvice to SAP customers S11E02

Van Excel naar shiny labels met SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, on stack development en een beetje #SAPBTP door Egbert Venema and Thomas Boerstra van myBrand Conclusion.

Vrijdagmiddag #SAPBTP tijd met Dave Verkoelen en Arnaud van den Broek van McCoy. Wat is de relatie van SAP BTP met een aanhanger en dakkoffer?Wat kun je nu met SAP BTP wat voorheen niet kon?Clean Core is belangrijk, waar loop je tegen aan?Wat is McTalent en wat is de Sharktank?Tips van Dave en Arnaud.S011E01 Your #hanacafeNL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek.

In this episode of the HANA Café NL podcast, hosts Twan van den Broek and Jan Penninkhof celebrate their 20th episode of the year by diving into the VNSG SAP BTP Hackathon with guests Ted Castelijns and Mouade Boussaid from Expertum. 🚀 The VNSG SAP BTP Hackathon The podcast explores a new hackathon format that spans several months rather than the traditional 24-hour "no sleep" sprint. This allows participants to work on real-world business cases alongside their daily jobs. Expertum is currently collaborating with their customer, Ecotone, to solve a practical integration challenge. The team is building a solution within the SAP Integration Suite to address a common pain point: the ability for functional users to easily "switch off" or undeploy specific groups of interfaces during system upgrades. The Tech Stack: The solution leverages SAP BTP, Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP), and the Integration Suite APIs. AI Integration: They are investigating how AI can assist in filtering and grouping hundreds of integration flows to make the process less error-prone and more efficient. The guests shared their main takeaways from the recent SAP TechEd event: SAP Build & Rapid-1: Excitement around tabular-based machine learning and its potential for HANA Cloud users. Agentic AI: Discussion on the promise of multi-agent systems and the upcoming Joule Studio, envisioning a future where AI "colleagues" collaborate to solve complex tasks. BTP Maturity: A reflection on how SAP BTP has evolved from its "Neo" days into a mature, solid product that excels in hybrid cloud environments. The hackathon teams are aiming for a spot at the VNSG SAP Year Event (Sync) on March 12, 2026, where the finalists will present their solutions in a Demo Jam-style pitch on the main stage.

Friday afternoon #SAPBTP talk with Gaurav and Dava on SAP Integration at Rabobank. Key topics: Integration Strategy and ArchitectureModernization and TechnologyKey ChallengesTeam and SkillsS010E18Your #hanacafeNL hosts: Jan Penninkhof and Twan van den Broek.