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From hackathon to SAP App Store: How AI-Driven development redefines Product Master Data

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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 Busines...

Real time data for the agentic enterprise recap Solace Connect BeNeLux 2026

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New HANA Café NL episode, this time on tour at the Solace Connect BeNeLux event in Nijmegen. In this episode we dive into the technical and business advantages of using Solace alongside SAP. 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. Jan Penninkhof and I were joined by Emil Zegers, Kenneth Berckmoes and Jamil Ahmed from Solace. And on top of that, we were honored to have the mayor of Nijmegen, Hubert Bruls, in our show as well. Event-Driven Architecture meets hashtag#AgenticAI Customer case at Schwarz Digits Agent Mesh by Solace SAP + Solace + Agentic AI Nijmegen as innovation Hub AI is one of the answers, not the only answer! For AI to be successful in the enterprise, it must be grounded in business context and real-time data. You can listen to or watch the episode he...