HANA Cafe NL

How NS built a decentralized event hub to monitor processes with Jeroen and Tom (S11E08, EN)

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.

The SAP AI Intelligence Event at Booking, 3 day community meetup (S11E03, EN)

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

Can you implement high-impact AI if your business is still running on SAP ECC or an on-premise system? (S11E07, EN)

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

From Hackathon Concept to SAP App Store: How AI-Driven Development is Redefining Product Master Data (S11E06, EN)

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

Real time data for the agentic enterprise: Solace Connect BeNeLux 2026 (S11E05, EN)

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 AI * Customer case at Schwarz Digits * Agent Mesh by Solace * SAP + Solace + Agentic AI * Nijmegen as innovation Hub The 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