Unlocking SAP BTP

What actually mattered at SAP Sapphire 2026 and what does it mean for developers, business users, and the future of enterprise AI? 

In this episode of Unlocking SAP BTP, new co-host Maria Radde sits down with André Borchert, Vice President and Head of Product Enablement & Engagement for SAP BTP Build Product Management at SAP, to break down SAP’s evolving vision for the Autonomous Enterprise and the role Joule Studio plays in the future of AI-first development. Andre also explains why the idea that “AI will replace enterprise software” is one of the biggest misconceptions in tech right now. 
Together, they unpack why SAP’s approach to AI goes far beyond simply adding copilots or assistants to existing software. Instead, SAP is rethinking how enterprise AI actually works by connecting AI agents, business data, governance, and workflows into one unified experience. 

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In this episode, you’ll learn:
What fundamentally changed at SAP Sapphire2026
Why the idea that “AI will replace enterprise software” is misleading
Where SAP differentiates in enterprise AI
What the SAP Business AI Platform actually is
How Joule Studio changes AI-first development
The difference between intent-driven development and traditional coding
How SAP approaches governance, enterprise context, and AI agents
Why moving AI from prototype to production is still a major challenge
What the future could look like for developers and business users
 
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Guest:
André Borchert, Vice President and Head of Product Enablement & Engagement - SAP BTP Build Product Management, SAP SE
André leads SAP´s Cross-Product Management Team for Application Development, Automation and Integration focusing on Early Adopter Customer Engagement, Line of business Stakeholder Management, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships as well Technical Enablement and Product Support. Andre is the driving force behind our outbound product management and enablement, ensuring the successful adoption of SAP’s AI-first development portfolio.  His team is living at the intersection of product innovation and real-world customer adoption.
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Host:
Maria Radde, Project Specialist, SAP BTP Platform Product Management
As a Project Specialist within SAP BTP Platform Product Management, Maria works at the intersection of technology, collaboration, and process improvement. With a strong background in Agile ways of working, she enjoys bringing structure and clarity to complex cloud environments while keeping people at the center of the process. She’s known for being curious, hands-on, and someone who takes ownership, always looking for practical solutions that work across teams and cultures. Maria values open collaboration and believes the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and honest conversations.
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Host Gaurav Dey is joined by Dr. Achim Kraiss and Dr. Markus Winter to discuss how integration is evolving on SAP Business Technology Platform and why it has become the foundation for building intelligent, AI-ready enterprises.

In this episode, we dive into the evolving integration landscape shaped by cloud, hybrid, edge, and multi-cloud environments. From AI agents and intelligent automation to event-driven architectures and API-first strategies, this episode explores what it takes to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale execution.

Replacing disconnected integration tools with a single integration platform as a service (iPaaS), you can innovate faster and integrate across hybrid and multi-cloud landscapes. In this episode we will discuss why integration has become mission-critical for modern enterprises, how SAP Integration Suite helps organizations simplify complexity, and the role of AI in enabling intelligent and agentic integration.

From practical benefits to common myths and advice for customers just starting their modernization journey, this conversation offers clear guidance on building a future-ready integration strategy. Whether you are starting your modernization journey or scaling AI initiatives, this episode offers practical insights on how to build a strong, future-ready integration foundation on SAP BTP.

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API Anomaly Detection in SAP IS
API Traffic Prediction
Generative AI based Integration Flow Generation
RoadMap
·       What's New for SAP Business Technology Platform
·       Register for SAP Sapphire
·       Upcoming Hands-on workshops registration page - Events Tab
·       SAP BTP Innobytes
·       SAP BTP Garage
·       SAP BTP Roadmap Explorer
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About the speakers:

Dr. Achim Kraiss
Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer for SAP Integration Suite
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Dr. Markus Winter
Vice President & Head of Product Management for SAP Integration Suite
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Hosted by Gaurav Dey
BTP Foundation, SAP
Follow Gaurav on: SAP Community

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Niklas Siemer sits down with Matthias Rosker (Head of SAP BTP Data Center Strategy & Geo Expansion) and Michael Schmidt (Head of PlusOne Central Engineering – SAP Cloud Infrastructure) to explain the “why” behind SAP BTP’s rapid regional expansion—and why sovereignty has become a defining pillar of cloud strategy.

You’ll hear how SAP is harmonizing global location strategy (hyperscalers + SAP-owned regions), why BTP is increasingly the foundation layer for SAP’s cloud portfolio, and what’s driving demand for data residency, operational control, and technical independence—especially in public sector and regulated industries.

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In this episode, you'll learn:
What’s behind SAP BTP’s accelerated data center expansion pace and how SAP is closing “capability gaps” across regions
Why SAP is offering BTP on SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI) again—and what customer demand made inevitable
The four sovereignty dimensions: data, operational, technology, and legal sovereignty
Sovereign Cloud vs Sovereign Cloud On-Site: what changes when SAP brings the stack into your data center
How SAP approaches service availability: a “core services everywhere” model (e.g., Integration Suite, runtimes, persistence)
Commercial reality: standardized pricing across public cloud options, with sovereign offerings priced differently based on added controls
Practical ways to stay current: Discovery Center + Roadmap Explorer + SAP Community updates 

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⁠SAP Sovereign Cloud⁠

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About the speakers:

Matthias Rosker 
Head of BTP Data Center Strategy & Geo expansion
Matthias is a skilled IT professional with over 29 years of experience in Enterprise Software and Cloud Services and Infrastructure. At SAP SE, Matthias currently serves as Head of SAP BTP Data Center Strategy and Geo Expansion and held various roles in Management, Architecture and Program Management. In his function as a Development Executive, he combines business and technology to drive solution delivery around the globe into many different environments, considering local technical, security and compliance needs. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering.
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Michael Schmidt
Head of PlusOne Central Engineering - SAP Cloud Infrastructure
Michael is Head of PlusOne Central Engineering at SAP, leading the engineering unit that delivers SAP Cloud Infrastructure worldwide. With over 20 years of experience, he was one of the first engineers to champion Kubernetes at SAP, introducing container technologies to the organization and transforming large-scale cloud operations. Now managing fleets of productive Kubernetes clusters across 16+ global regions, Michael combines deep technical expertise across the full stack with a passion for mentoring engineers and driving cloud-native transformation. When he's not architecting infrastructure at scale, you'll find him perfecting specialty coffee or designing new 3D printing projects.
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Hosted by Niklas Siemer
Senior Product Specialist SAP Business Technology Platform
Niklas is a passionate Product Manager for SAP BTP with a strong background in software development, primarily using Java and Node.js. He co-hosts the Unlocking SAP BTP (formerly SAP BTP Talk) podcast, where he explores SAP BTP topics in monthly deep dives. Before his current role, Niklas worked as a Learning Specialist, creating and delivering technical training on SAP BTP and the ABAP Platform.
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Niklas Siemer is joined by Sascha Vierlinger, Product Manager for SAP Key Management service, to unpack customer-owned encryption in cloud landscapes—and why more organizations want control of the “last layer” of trust: the keys.

They walk through why encryption matters more in the cloud, the difference between SAP-managed vs. customer-managed keys, and what a modern Key Management Service (KMS) needs to deliver: secure key storage, lifecycle controls (enable/disable/delete), auditability, and operational safeguards like the four-eyes principle. The conversation also covers the classic “red button” scenario (cutting off access fast in an emergency), and how SAP’s new KMS is designed as a more scalable, central approach compared to the legacy SAP Data Custodian KMS.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

Why who controls the key is effectively who controls the data (especially in regulated industries).
The three models for key control: Sub-managed keys, Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), and Hold Your Own Key (HYOK).
What "key lifecycle" really means (rotation, disabling, deletion—and the very real risks).
How SAP's new KMS supports stronger governance with audit logs and multi-party approvals.
What to expect commercially (licensed product + connections) and how this fits with SAP BTP usage.

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Useful Links

Key Management Service Product Documentation
More about GRC and cybersecurity

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About the speakers:

Sascha Vierlinger
Product Manager, SAP Key Management Service
Sascha is Product Manager for Key Management at SAP. He has more than 15 years of SAP experience in consulting and product management and is certified SAP Enterprise Architect.
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Hosted by Niklas Siemer
Senior Product Specialist SAP Business Technology Platform
Niklas is a passionate Product Manager for SAP BTP with a strong background in software development, primarily using Java and Node.js. He co-hosts the Unlocking SAP BTP (formerly SAP BTP Talk) podcast, where he explores SAP BTP topics in monthly deep dives. Before his current role, Niklas worked as a Learning Specialist, creating and delivering technical training on SAP BTP and the ABAP Platform.
Follow Niklas on: LinkedIn

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Host Niklas Siemer is joined by Maria Kondratyeva, Product Manager for Joule Studio in SAP Build, for a deep dive into the newly announced SAP Build Agent Builder, a major step forward in helping organizations create their own custom AI Agents.

Niklas and Maria explore how SAP Build empowers low code and no code users to create content-based agents, while developers can extend capabilities using APIs, SAP Build Actions, and Model Context Protocol servers for deeper integration. They also highlight practical enterprise examples such as compensation proposal agents and warehouse operations agents that show how AI agents reduce manual work, accelerate decision making, and orchestrate processes across heterogeneous landscapes.
Whether you are a developer, architect, or process owner, this episode unpacks what it takes to operationalize AI responsibly. You will hear how SAP is approaching governance, human in the loop checks, Cloud ALM observability, and the future of agent-to-agent communication as Agent Builder becomes available on December 19.

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Also in this episode:

What Joule Skills are and how they compare to AI Agents
Why agentic AI requires orchestration, autonomy, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints
How SAP Build supports both low-code content-based agents and pro-code options
How MCP unlocks safer, more standardized integration for AI agents
How SAP is approaching governance, versioning, observability, and Cloud ALM integration
What to expect on December 19 when Agent Builder becomes generally available
How to prepare today using Joule Skill Builder, learning journeys, and hands-on missions

Plus, Maria shares her favorite hobbies, why tea is her daily companion, and two book recommendations that shaped her thinking on AI and complex systems.

Don’t miss this episode if you want to understand how SAP Build, Joule Studio, and SAP BTP are helping enterprises move from exploration to hands-on success in the era of AI Agents.

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Skill Builder content to get started with:
·       Basic Trial 
·       Joule Studio Tutorials
·       Architecture Overview
·       Discovery Center Mission
Learning Journey
How to Get Started with Joule Studio Blog
·      Setting Up Joule Studio for All Customer Flowsand Entitlement Levels

Partner blogs for inspiration:
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About the speakers:

Maria Kondratyeva
Product Manager, SAP Build
Maria is a Product Manager for Joule Studio in SAP Build, currently focusing on the Agent Builder experience that empowers users to design, test, and deploy AI Agents with ease. She is passionate about making enterprise AI approachable and practical, and outside of work, she enjoys yoga and Pilates, balancing activity with quiet moments of creativity and reflection.
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Hosted by Niklas Siemer
Senior Product Specialist SAP Business Technology Platform
Niklas is a passionate Product Manager for SAP BTP with a strong background in software development, primarily using Java and Node.js. He co-hosts the Unlocking SAP BTP (formerly SAP BTP Talk) podcast, where he explores SAP BTP topics in monthly deep dives. Before his current role, Niklas worked as a Learning Specialist, creating and delivering technical training on SAP BTP and the ABAP Platform.
Follow Niklas on: ⁠LinkedIn

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