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Azure Integration Services — Why Azure Integration Services?
Enterprise IntegrationCloudEnterprise Architecture

Azure Integration Services — Why Azure Integration Services?

This article explains that Azure Integration Services provides a modern, cloud-native alternative to legacy middleware by offering scalable, flexible, and easy-to-use tools that simplify connecting systems, automating workflows, and enabling real-time, API-driven integration across the enterprise.

Jeffrey Boggess
Podcast Episode! Space Janitors with Holger Mueller
Modern WorkDigital TransformationSwitched On Podcast

Podcast Episode! Space Janitors with Holger Mueller

This article highlights insights from Holger Mueller on the future of work, emphasizing that rapid technological change requires organizations to continuously reinvent roles, strike the right balance between human skills and automation, and rethink how work gets done as the pace of change accelerates.

Paul Modderman
How To: Setting Up the Microsoft Graph API in your ABAP code
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How To: Setting Up the Microsoft Graph API in your ABAP code

This article provides a practical walkthrough of integrating SAP ABAP with the Microsoft Graph API, showing how developers can securely connect SAP systems to Microsoft 365 services to enable new capabilities like data access, communication, and workflow automation across platforms.

Colby Hemond
Podcast Episode! Quick Flip: The MPPC And TechEd Wish List That Wasn’t
MicrosoftPower PlatformSAP

Podcast Episode! Quick Flip: The MPPC And TechEd Wish List That Wasn’t

This article shares a quick, practical recap from MPPC at SAP TechEd 2023, highlighting key takeaways around modern SAP development approaches and how teams can move faster by embracing more flexible, cloud-aligned tools and patterns.

Paul Modderman
Microsoft Power Apps: Fixing Multiple Component Libraries Error
Power AppsLow-Code / No-CodeDynamics 365

Microsoft Power Apps: Fixing Multiple Component Libraries Error

This article walks through a real-world Power Apps issue where conflicting component libraries block solution imports, and shows how to resolve it by identifying and removing hidden dependencies (via the Web API) so the solution can be deployed successfully.

Lori Beck
Podcast Episode! Season 5 Intro: The Future of Work
Modern WorkSwitched On Podcast

Podcast Episode! Season 5 Intro: The Future of Work

This article introduces Season 5 of the Switched On podcast, exploring how rapid advances in AI, low-code tools, and connected systems are reshaping the future of work—shifting technology from passive systems of record to active decision-support platforms that empower more people to innovate.

Paul Modderman
What is abapGit?
ABAPSAP

What is abapGit?

This article explains that abapGit is an open-source Git client for SAP ABAP that brings modern version control, collaboration, and DevOps practices into the SAP ecosystem by allowing developers to manage and transport code using Git-based workflows.

Colby Hemond
Podcast Episode! Season Finale: Digitally Transformed
Digital TransformationSwitched On Podcast

Podcast Episode! Season Finale: Digitally Transformed

This article recaps Season 4 of the Switched On podcast, highlighting how true digital transformation goes beyond technology—requiring organizations to rethink how people, processes, and systems work together to create meaningful, sustained change.

Paul Modderman
Podcast Episode! Compassion in Software with Dustin Bruzenak
Digital Transformation

Podcast Episode! Compassion in Software with Dustin Bruzenak

This article highlights insights from Dustin Bruzenak on the importance of compassion and human-centered thinking in software development—emphasizing that great products and teams are built by understanding people, not just technology.

Paul Modderman
How To: Send a Teams Message from Your ABAP Code
ABAPMicrosoft TeamsSAP

How To: Send a Teams Message from Your ABAP Code

This article walks through how to send Microsoft Teams messages directly from SAP ABAP using a webhook-based REST approach, showing how to configure the webhook, construct a JSON payload, and trigger real-time notifications from SAP processes.

Colby Hemond
Energy Corner: Better Work Order Management, Better Customer Communication
UtilitiesEnergyModern Work

Energy Corner: Better Work Order Management, Better Customer Communication

This article explains how improving work order management in energy and utility operations leads to better coordination, faster response times, and more transparent customer communication—ultimately enhancing both operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

James Wood
Podcast Episode! MPPC 2022 with Charles Lamanna
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Podcast Episode! MPPC 2022 with Charles Lamanna

This article recaps a Switched On podcast episode featuring Charles Lamanna, highlighting key takeaways from MPPC 2022 around the rise of low-code, fusion teams, and how AI, data, and collaboration are reshaping modern application development.

Paul Modderman
Energy Corner: Modern Solutions for Regulatory Compliance
UtilitiesDigital TransformationSAP

Energy Corner: Modern Solutions for Regulatory Compliance

This article explains that regulatory compliance in the energy sector shouldn’t be treated as a reactive, checkbox exercise, but instead approached as an integrated, data-driven capability that improves visibility, reduces risk, and strengthens overall operational performance.

James Wood