TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Runs SAP (Level 200)  

In this webcast, we describe how the Enterprise Application Services (EAS) team in the Microsoft Information Technology (IT) department utilizes the new database mirroring and online indexing features in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to dramatically increase the availability of SAP R/3 at Microsoft. We also discuss how, by using the 64-bit version of SQL Server 2005 with commodity 64-bit hardware, EAS was able to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) while increasing performance, scalability, and reliability in the SAP R/3 landscape.

Presenters: Hans Reutter, Director, Microsoft Corporation and Tilo Boettcher, Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation

Tilo Boettcher is a senior program manager for Microsoft, where he is responsible for leading the Collaboration Technology Support Center (CTSC). The CTSC is a joint team between SAP and Microsoft that focuses on customer guidance and interoperability between the two platform stacks. Tilo works with several product groups within Microsoft and engages with large customers to design the interoperability landscape and to discuss the architectural challenges between SAP and Microsoft.