In the final episode of Coffee with Coalesce for 2024, we travel to Europe to chat with David Richert, SAP Modernization Evangelist and Principal Sales Engineer at Snowflake, and Edwin Commandeur, Principal Field Product Manager (SAP) at Fivetran, about the challenges and innovations in data management and migration, particularly in the context of SAP systems.

Hosted by Damien Walker and Glen Dawson, the conversation explores the benefits of shifting from application-centric to data-centric approaches to data management and highlights strategies for overcoming technical and organizational barriers in SAP migrations.

Key topics include:

• Transitioning from application-centric to data-centric models: The shift to modern data platforms like Snowflake highlights the need to rethink data architectures.
• End-to-end data integration: The challenges in unifying SAP and non-SAP data underscores the importance of platforms like Fivetran in data modernization initiatives.
• Navigating SAP end-of-life decisions: Key considerations for organizations that face critical decisions as they approach end-of-life deadlines for certain SAP platforms.
• SAP migrations and cloud adoption: The benefits of moving SAP systems to the cloud and recommendations for addressing the challenges of legacy systems with modern, scalable solutions.

Watch the video recording of this podcast episode here.

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