
Episode 117: Discovering Knowledge Graph within SAP HANA Cloud
04/01/25 • 44 min
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In this new episode Niklas Siemer, Product Specialist for SAP Business Technology Platform, is talking to Shabana Samsudheen, Senior Product Manager for SAP HANA Cloud. We’re making a deep dive into the new Knowledge Graph engine of SAP HANA Cloud: talking about what knowledge graphs are and what they’re used for, typical use cases of knowledge graphs and why they are so beneficial, and how to put them to use in SAP HANA Cloud.
Interview Guest:
Shabana Samsudheen is Senior Product Manager for SAP HANA Cloud, focusing on the multi-model topic, that covers the spatial, property graph, document store, vector and the recently rolled out knowledge graph engine.
Follow Shabana on: LinkedIn
Links of “What’s New” section:
- SAP Build Work Zone, advanced edition: Generative AI-driven content creation assistance
- SAP Integration Suite – New adapters: AI Adapter and SAP LeanIX Adapter
- SAP Build Apps: Gen AI based UI generation
- SAP Build Process Automation: Event broker support
More about SAP HANA Cloud
- Register for the SAP HANA Cloud Knowledge Graph Engine Early Adopter Program
- Explore with the Knowledge Graph Engine Overview Blog
- www.sap.com/hanacloud
- Youtube Playlist
- https://help.sap.com/docs/r/p/HANA_CLOUD
More about SAP Business Technology Platform:
- SAP Business Technology Platform
- SAP BTP Community
- SAP BTP Product Roadmap
- SAP Reference Architectures: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/refArchCatalog/
- Subscribe to: Monthly SAP Business Technology Platform Newsletter
- Follow on: LinkedIn │ YouTube
- Feedback or podcast ideas? Write us an email at [email protected]
Additional downloads:
Hosted by Niklas Siemer – Product Specialist SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP SE
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The post Episode 117: Discovering Knowledge Graph within SAP HANA Cloud first appeared on SAP BTP Talk.
In this new episode Niklas Siemer, Product Specialist for SAP Business Technology Platform, is talking to Shabana Samsudheen, Senior Product Manager for SAP HANA Cloud. We’re making a deep dive into the new Knowledge Graph engine of SAP HANA Cloud: talking about what knowledge graphs are and what they’re used for, typical use cases of knowledge graphs and why they are so beneficial, and how to put them to use in SAP HANA Cloud.
Interview Guest:
Shabana Samsudheen is Senior Product Manager for SAP HANA Cloud, focusing on the multi-model topic, that covers the spatial, property graph, document store, vector and the recently rolled out knowledge graph engine.
Follow Shabana on: LinkedIn
Links of “What’s New” section:
- SAP Build Work Zone, advanced edition: Generative AI-driven content creation assistance
- SAP Integration Suite – New adapters: AI Adapter and SAP LeanIX Adapter
- SAP Build Apps: Gen AI based UI generation
- SAP Build Process Automation: Event broker support
More about SAP HANA Cloud
- Register for the SAP HANA Cloud Knowledge Graph Engine Early Adopter Program
- Explore with the Knowledge Graph Engine Overview Blog
- www.sap.com/hanacloud
- Youtube Playlist
- https://help.sap.com/docs/r/p/HANA_CLOUD
More about SAP Business Technology Platform:
- SAP Business Technology Platform
- SAP BTP Community
- SAP BTP Product Roadmap
- SAP Reference Architectures: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/refArchCatalog/
- Subscribe to: Monthly SAP Business Technology Platform Newsletter
- Follow on: LinkedIn │ YouTube
- Feedback or podcast ideas? Write us an email at [email protected]
Additional downloads:
Hosted by Niklas Siemer – Product Specialist SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP SE
Follow Niklas on: LinkedIn
The post Episode 117: Discovering Knowledge Graph within SAP HANA Cloud first appeared on SAP BTP Talk.
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Episode 116: Enhance developer efficiency using SAP Integration Suite and SAP Build for enterprise automation scenarios
Explore how the enterprise automation framework enhances developer efficiency and streamlines connectivity to underlying data sources.
In the February 2025 episode of SAP BTP Talk, we explore how SAP accelerates enterprise automation with SAP Build and SAP Integration Suite offering a unique and comprehensive AI-powered solution to integrate applications, discover process inefficiencies, and automate processes across heterogeneous enterprise environments.
Discover how SAP helps enterprises integrate everything, improve continuously, and automate completely.
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Interview Guest:
Palak Garg is a Product Manager for SAP Integration Suite with a focus on Enterprise Automation initiative.
Prior to joining her current role, she also worked in Supply Chain area at SAP.
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Interview Guest:
Evegniy Gorbunov is a Product Manager for SAP Build with over 10 years of experience in diverse roles in the IT industry.
Being a passionate enthusiast and evangelist of hyper-automation, Evgeniy is leading various product management, customer adoption, and go-to-market initiatives within SAP.
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Hosted by:
Gaurav Dey – SAP BTP Engineering & Experience, SAP
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Links to the Resources that were discussed in the episode:
- The Power of Joule for Developers, ABAP AI Capabilities
- Introducing SAP Business Data Cloud
- Document Grounding Capability in Joule
- New models from Aleph Alpha
- What Is SAP Build?
- SAP Build on SAP Discovery Center – Service Catalog
- SAP Build on SAP Discovery Center – Mission Catalog
- SAP Integration Suite on SAP Discovery Center
- Get hands-on experience with Enterprise Automation
- Sony Pictures Networks: Powering enterprise automation with SAP BTP
- Blue Diamond Growers Achieves Digital Transformation with SAP BTP
- Simplify connectivity to improve developer efficiency with the help of Enterprise Automation
- What’s New for SAP Business Technology Platform
- Upcoming Hands-on workshops registration page – Events Tab
- SAP BTP Innobytes
- SAP BTP Garage
- SAP BTP Roadmap Explorer
- Reach us at: [email protected]
More about SAP Business Technology Platform:
- SAP Business Technology Platform
- SAP BTP Community
- SAP BTP Product Roadmap
- Subscribe to: Monthly SAP Business Technology Platform Newsletter
- Follow on: X │ LinkedIn │
Next Episode

Episode 118: Become a SaaS provider of multi-tenant applications with SAP BTP
In the April 2025 episode of SAP BTP Talk, we explore how existing and potential SAP partners can build, run, and integrate scalable full-stack cloud applications using the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) and adhering to the development recommendations set out in the SAP BTP Developer’s Guide.
We would touch upon including an ERP-agnostic design while you are developing the solution that lets you deliver your application as a side-by-side extension to consumers using any SAP solution, such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business One, and SAP Business ByDesign.
Also in this episode:
- Joule is now available in SAP Datasphere for space management and user inquiries. Joule in SAP BTP cockpit has reached general availability, enabling users to manage global accounts and view available runtimes.
- SAP Build has introduced Gen AI features to automate process creation and provide UI suggestions, enhancing app development.
- Existing and potential partners can leverage Cloud Application Programming model to create and integrate scalable full-stack cloud applications on SAP BTP. CAP documentation provides comprehensive guidance and tutorials for developing multi-tenant solutions, including the Partner Reference Application repository.
- The “Poetry Slam Manager” is one ready-to-run sample application within the Partner Reference App repository that includes comprehensive tutorials for development and integration. This creative use case shows how event managers can utilize SAP ERP systems to organize and manage poetry slam events.
- Roadmap items for SAP BTP services include Joule capabilities for CAP, letting developers leverage AI for enhanced accuracy and efficiency, and new transport management functionalities.
- Learning and enablement opportunities are available through virtual formats (SAP BTP InnoBytes, SAP BTP Garage) and upcoming in-person events like SAP ReCap and SAP Sapphire.
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Knut Heusermann is a Product Manager and part of the Business Suite Ecosystem team at SAP SE. He drives partner and customer innovations based on the SAP Business Technology Platform by connecting extension architecture, integration capabilities and commercial models.
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About Christian BöhrerChristian Böhrer is a Development Manager in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Foundation unit at SAP’s headquarters in Walldorf. He is heading a development team with focus on partner extensibility and ecosystem enablement for the SAP Business Suite that is delivering architecture and engineering guidance for SAP’s partner ecosystem.
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Links to the Resources that were discussed in the episode:
SAP BTP Talk - Episode 117: Discovering Knowledge Graph within SAP HANA Cloud
Transcript
Hello and a warm welcome to the next episode of the SAP BTP Talk. My name is Niklas. For everyone which don't already know me, I'm Product Manager for SAP BTP. And I'm happy that I'm hosting this episode today. So, the March episode. Let's see what we have in the box for today. So, first of all, as always in our podcast, we have an extract of roadmap items. And then secondly, the main part will be, as always, an interview. Today, we're having Shabana Sams
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