Mark Thaver

"Benefits of SAP BTP EPPM-Plus for Data Center Projects" Platinum DB Solutions is betting that SAP customers will treat data center expansion and modernization as strategic, portfolio-driven programs rather than one-off projects, and is positioning its SAP BTP EPPM-Plus cloud solution as the control tower for that shift. For CIOs and infrastructure executives, the implications are decidedly operational. Turning Data Center Chaos into a Managed Portfolio. Platinum DB’s Advanced SAP BTP-EPPM-Plus solution targets data center initiatives that blend large capital investments, complex schedules, tight resource constraints, and strict governance. The offering sits on SAP technology and is designed to manage programs end to end, from intake through execution and closure, across workstreams such as civil works, power and cooling, network, servers, security, and vendor coordination. BTP-EPPM-Plus also brings structured planning and execution capabilities, including work breakdown structures, milestones, dependencies, and timelines tailored to long-running, capital-intensive builds, upgrades, and migrations. Real-time progress tracking and early identification of schedule risks give program managers a tighter feedback loop for phased go-lives, parallel build-and-run scenarios, and colocation expansions. Day to day, that can translate into fewer surprises in steering committee meetings and more predictable deployment windows. On the financial side, data center programs are CapEx-heavy, and EPPM-Plus integrates with SAP cloud planning (FP&A) and finance to track budgets, actuals, purchase orders, change orders, forecasts, and variances. That integration supports accurate cost control, real-time visibility into actual versus planned spend, and stronger governance from board-level investment decisions down to individual work packages. For CFOs and technology finance partners, this simplifies capital tracking across multi-year, multi-site portfolios.   Portfolio-level prioritization and governance are another pillar. EPPM-Plus allows organizations to score, evaluate, prioritize, and sequence projects against strategic objectives and capacity, whether they are new builds, cloud migration programs, capacity expansions, or energy-efficiency upgrades. This gives CIOs and enterprise architects a structured way to arbitrate competing infrastructure investments across regions and align them with overall IT and business strategy. Real-time reporting, dashboards and KPIs provide executive visibility into schedule health, milestone attainment, cost performance, forecasted overruns, risk exposure, and change impact. For SAP-centric enterprises, this means data center programs can run on a modern, BTP-driven platform that combines portfolio planning, WBS-level planning, purchase order and cash flow planning, execution, resource management and governance in a single, integrated environment.   Interested in a demonstration? Please contact me at tderosa@platinumdb.com

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Big news from #SAPSapphire! SAP NS2 and Google Cloud are delivering SAP Cloud ERP Private with ITAR compliance, leveraging Assured Workloads. This partnership empowers the U.S. Defense Industrial Base with secure and compliant cloud ERP, expanding possibilities for mission-critical operations. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/dsu__azm #GoogleCloud #SAP #ITAR #DefenseIndustrialBase

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Enterprise application platforms have entered a new era.   As AI reshapes business operations, EAPs have evolved from strategic to indispensable. Infor's EAP delivers seamless AI capabilities from implementation to monitoring, integrating intelligence across every operational layer.   Read Holger Mueller's insights with Constellation Research, Inc. :

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The tenth installment of the Enterprise Architects Guide to BTP explores Provisioning, Security and Governance . This series is designed to help SAP Enterprise Architects plan and leverage SAP #BTP in their environments. If you are looking to learn more, contact Mindset Consulting, LLC! #sap #sapbdc, #sapintegrationsuite, #sapdatasphere, #sapams, #sapbtp, #sapcommunity #cleancore, #sapgoldpartner #sapapphauspartner

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Day 1 at #SAPPHIRE Orlando 2025!! 🚀 Microsoft Announcements ✅ Planned availability of SAP Business Suite Cloud ERP packages and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace ✅ SAP Business Data Cloud and SAP Databricks will be available on Microsoft Azure available in Q3 2025. ✅ The general availability of Joule in Microsoft 365 Copilot allows employees to get more done in the flow of their work through seamless access to information from business applications in SAP as well as Microsoft 365. ✅ Global Acceleration program for RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure is expanding with updated guidance and recommendations from Microsoft and SAP Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS), aimed at accelerating and complementing the adoption of RISE with SAP. ✅ New capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for SAP customers.

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Accuray, a leader in advanced radiation therapy technology, embarked on a significant project to replace its legacy ERP system with SAP Cloud ERP Private. Listen in to Mike Gugluizza, Director of Enterprise Business Applications, discuss the success they have had with the new AI functionality offered by SAP ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/exVzdmCZ

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After December 31, 2025, SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud services will no longer be available for renewal. However, these services will remain accessible through SAP Business Data Cloud. Existing tenants of SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud will be transitioned to SAP BDC without the need for technical migration. For more details, refer to the announcement in the SAP Datasphere community: [Link to the announcement] (https://lnkd.in/dYcisiXy).

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