Hosted by: Enterprise Data Warehousing SIG of the BI Community
In this session, we will present an update on the tools for converting
existing SAP BW systems to SAP BW/4HANA. Learn which additional objects can be converted automatically to HANA-optimized models that are compatible with SAP BW/4HANA. See demos of new features that are shipped with version 1.5 of the conversion tools. Hear feedback from customers using the tools to successfully convert their systems to SAP BW/4HANA.
Speaker:
Marc Bernard, Senior Chief Architect Product Management, SAP Data Warehousing
Marc Bernard is a Sr. Chief Architect in Product Management for SAP HANA with a focus on in-memory computing technology, enterprise data warehousing, and business intelligence. He has been with SAP since 1997 and has more than seventeen years of experience in Data Warehousing at SAP specializing in system architecture, system migration and conversion, business planning applications, and security. Since 2010, Marc has been engaged in the launch of SAP HANA, the game-changing, real-time platform for analytics and applications, and with his experience Marc is one of SAP's most valuable assets for these solutions. Marc is now playing a major part in the rollout of SAP BW/4HANA, the next generation data warehouse solution from SAP.
In his role as Chief Architect he has a strategic focus on future development topics, works closely aligned with the development team, and is a trusted advisor for SAP's customers. In addition, Marc has very strong technical skills in areas such as cross-module application integration, SAP system and database management (SAP Basis), ABAP custom developments, and performance tuning. Marc has spoken at SAP-sponsored events such as SAPPHIRE, WIS BI Conferences, SAP TechEd, and ASUG forums. On a regular basis, he expands SAP's methodology by creating how-to papers, hosting know-how conference calls, and implementing useful tools to make adopting SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) and SAP BW/4HANA a more beautiful experience for customers. He is also a moderator and active contributor for the SAP HANA and SAP BW/4HANA forums on the SAP Community.