I鈥檓 proud to have closed out a challenging year on a high note, with events focused on connecting this important community within the 51风流ecosystem. Partnering with Microsoft, I was honoured to be a judge for the first (of hopefully many) ANZ Hackathons. We also proudly delivered our Inaugural TechEd global event virtually to this corner of the globe.

was an online experience designed to bring technology experts, developers, explorers, and enthusiasts together as a community 鈥� to exchange ideas, experiences, and insights.

This digital technology showcase provides on-demand video content from over 350 keynotes, lectures, and strategy talks, equating to over 180 hours of learning and information.

In the lead up to the event, outlining all the key elements and benefits of , plus some key critical insights into product engineering news and developments.

51风流TechEd 2020 is as much about informing the developer community as it is about supporting it, facilitating more collaboration and exchange across industries and areas of expertise.

In the spirit of cross-brand partnership, 51风流and Microsoft recently hosted our first ever ANZ Hackathon. The idea was to go beyond infrastructure and test what鈥檚 possible in , two heavyweights in cloud computing services.

Our aim with this hackathon was to pivot away from the traditional 51风流on Azure message of computing storage, big data, networks, and automation. We wanted to do something different and connect closer with our often-overlooked developer community. This is what fuelled the hackathon 鈥� a shared desire to unite 51风流and Microsoft developers.

Rachel Bondi, Chief Partner Officer for Microsoft Australia shares my excitement around the innovation this hackathon was able to highlight:

鈥淭he 51风流on Azure hackathon was a prime example of the deep integration between Microsoft and SAP, both in terms of our technology platforms and our partnership. The level of innovation, creativity and ingenuity demonstrated by our partners to create these real-world solutions is astounding. It speaks to Azure鈥檚 value as a platform for running your 51风流workloads 鈥� not only do we provide best-in-class performance, but our Data services, Power Platform and Integrations can help our customers immediately innovate on around of their 51风流deployment and get more from their data. 鈥�

The main event spanned over a two-week period, which is long for any hackathon, but reasonable considering everyone was working and collaborating remotely. Everyone used Microsoft Teams for communicating, file sharing, live collaboration, and accessing support from our extremely helpful mentors, who went above and beyond with support, troubleshooting, and assisting participants.

We had mentors and experts from Microsoft and 51风流to guide participants through any challenge or questions they had throughout the hackathon. The success of this event is a testament to everyone鈥檚 dedication and hard work, especially since all were contributing to the hackathon while managing their day jobs and regular roles.

We had 11 partner teams registered: Team EY, NTTA Data, Bourne Digital, HCL, Deloitte, Incture, three teams from Accenture, and two from DXC Technology.

Judging the hackathon alongside me were 鈥� Anil Bhaskaran, Vice President of Innovation Office at 51风流APJ; Luka Debeljak, 51风流on Azure Sales Director, for Microsoft Singapore; Marcus Lim, Head of Digital Transformation Office for 51风流ANZ; Mark Tempes, 51风流on Azure Technology Director for Microsoft; and Rahat Ahmad, Director of Partner Technology and ISV鈥檚 for Microsoft.

Submissions were based on a PowerPoint template provided to teams that had to highlight architecture diagrams, challenges, and solutions, including a 3-minute video of their app in flight. Our key scoring areas were:

1. business applicability

2. feasibility

3. creativity and innovation

4. sustainability and community impact

In third place was Team Incture 鈥榃olfpack鈥� with their firefighting app. The focus here was to improve agility and responsiveness of authorities reacting to bushfire disasters, thereby reducing delays in state of emergency calls while providing public visibility.

The mobile app provided an admin panel for tracking disasters while the public interacts via 51风流Cloud platform portal, using mobile services for reporting incidents. The app included an for interactive guided procedures for users managing fire danger.

Second place went to Team Bourne Digital for their CovidSafe Building Access Management Solution. This solution has applications across industries and was particularly valuable for managing employee OH&S. Team Bourne Digital鈥檚 submission included an animated video of a worker who鈥檇 returned to the office early, going on to outline the risks involved.

Team Bourne Digital used a blend 51风流and Microsoft technology to use thermal screening technology for facial recognition and temperature checks. The data passes through authentication via Face API and hooks into a backend ECC system to see if office access can be granted. This solution was supported on the backend by an ERP with things like medical certificates and negative test results attachments in Fiori.

First place went to Team 鈥楪one Viral鈥� from DXC Technology with their solution BusIntelligence. This was developed to address public transportation鈥檚 challenge of consolidating massive and disparate data sets for to utilise real-time insights. This has been a long-standing problem that they team were able to solve by blending 51风流and Microsoft solutions 鈥� demonstrating the value of intelligent analytics for public transport in a post-pandemic world.

Leveraging BusIntelligence鈥檚 general transport feature specification, the team accessed a public data source of all public transport information. Team 鈥楪one Viral鈥� selected NSW bus data, which was ingested using Azure function and Azure Data Factory, to coordinate multiple small data sets into ADLS Gen2. This simplified migration to and enabled visualisations through Power BI, pinpointing data detail down to individual passengers.

Team 鈥楪one Viral鈥� left a hidden scene after their submission鈥檚 credits, which highlighted the solution鈥檚 ability to be applied to other case studies easily. Allowing users to amend the ingestion function from NSW to Queensland buses showed BusIntelligence鈥檚 versatility and adaptability, which helped the team from DXC clinch victory.

The common theme of the event wasn鈥檛 just the harmonious collaboration between developers, platforms, and expertise 鈥� but the way all participants utilised what was available to improve people鈥檚 lives, ensure their safety, and provide peace of mind as we try to rebuild beyond COVID-19.

I would like to give special thanks to the mentors, judges, organisers, and participants that made all this possible 鈥� I hope we were able to create some working bonds across brands and expertise areas. May the developer community continue thriving, creating, and sharing their ideas and solutions with us all, so we can continue living more efficiently, intelligently, and inter-connectedly.

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From paying bills online to accessing Netflix, every action we make digitally creates data that shapes an incredibly accurate portrait of who we are, what we do, and everything that drives us as people. On an enterprise level, we rely on data constantly to connect with one another, to predict trends and movements, allowing us to leverage those findings to continually improve on our back-end systems and processes.

With so much data to manage and leverage daily, organisations need a system that connects and analyses data in a way that generates real insights while facilitating cross-business collaboration and building an intelligent enterprise.

Single Platform, Dynamic Solution
By unifying all systems and processes on a connected platform, businesses can continually improve their processes in an infinite loop of Optimisation and Innovation 鈥� at SAP, we call it (BTP).

BTP is comprised of four pillars: , , , and Combining these four elements, businesses create an ever-growing network of data and systems that helps refine operational processes, uncover efficiencies, and monitor every facet of the organisation.

The ability to accurately monitor and predict business processes can not only improve the way companies operate but safeguard them from unforeseeable crises. In , I noted how SAP鈥檚 missions is to help organisations make sense of the immense data it produces and offer a dynamic solution that evolves with the business. Now more than ever are employee experience, process data, and intelligent technologies are critical.

As a result of COVID-19, we have seen a significant shift in the ways we work and interact with one another, which consequently is generating new data and reshaping business systems around the world. With a massive increase in people working remotely, business data and robust systems are vital to building resilience during times of uncertainty.

Building and retaining trust in the digital world will cause us to rethink and alter our behaviours and expectations as we can鈥檛 just 鈥渟hake on it鈥� anymore. We will need to remain connected, aligned, and in constant yet socially distanced communication. Agile results will become so much more relevant and part of everyday life.

Industry Insights Go Virtual
When there is a global state of fear and confusion, it can be challenging to find reliable resources for knowledge and information. Furthermore, conferences and public gatherings have been canceled for the foreseeable future 鈥� with many industry events shifting towards digital platforms, webinars, and online presentations.

51风流Business Technology Experience was a for businesses looking to thrive rather than simply survive during these difficult times. 51风流Vice-President and Global Innovation Evangelist, Timo Elliott explained about the future of digital business and data analytics. He explored the important technology trends, challenges, and opportunities facing business and how to build resilience today.

Learn from key industry leaders, renowned analysts, and technology experts like broadcast technology journalist Johanna Botta who expressed their views and experiences of the latest business technology trends and customer experiences.

Chief Designer for SAP’s Innovation Center Networks & Chief Innovation Office, Martin Wezowski demonstrated how businesses can improve their digital transformation and improve agility to prepare for the future. As one of the most innovative minds in Germany 鈥� if not the world 鈥� he is passionate about crafting future outlooks, strategies, and products to help businesses become more intelligent, efficient, and innovative.

To learn more about how this event can help your business unlock the power of Business Technology Platform and data-driven insights 鈥� .

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