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Niklas Siemer sits down with Matthias Rosker (Head of SAP BTP Data Center Strategy & Geo Expansion) and Michael Schmidt (Head of PlusOne Central Engineering – SAP Cloud Infrastructure) to explain the “why” behind SAP BTP’s rapid regional expansion—and why sovereignty has become a defining pillar of cloud strategy.
You’ll hear how SAP is harmonizing global location strategy (hyperscalers + SAP-owned regions), why SAP BTP is increasingly the foundation layer for SAP’s cloud portfolio, and what’s driving demand for data residency, operational control, and technical independence—especially in public sector and regulated industries.
The episode also clarifies the difference between Sovereign Cloud (shared/community cloud with sovereign controls) and Sovereign Cloud On-Site (bringing the full stack to a customer’s data center with isolated control planes and flexible operations models). And in a big moment for long-time listeners, Niklas closes by sharing that this is his final episode as host.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ What’s behind SAP BTP’s accelerated data center expansion pace and how SAP is closing “capability gaps” across regions
✅ Why SAP is offering BTP on SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI) again—and what customer demand made inevitable
✅ The four sovereignty dimensions: data, operational, technology, and legal sovereignty
✅ Sovereign Cloud vs Sovereign Cloud On-Site: what changes when SAP brings the stack into your data center
✅ How SAP approaches service availability: a “core services everywhere” model (e.g., Integration Suite, runtimes, persistence)
✅ Commercial reality: standardized pricing across public cloud options, with sovereign offerings priced differently based on added controls
✅ Practical ways to stay current: Discovery Center + Roadmap Explorer + SAP Community updates
0:40 – Meet the guests: Matthias Rosker & Michael Schmidt
2:20 – Why SAP BTP expanded so fast (and why it had to)
6:30 – Why offer BTP on SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI) again?
9:10 – What’s “under the hood” of SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI)
14:10 – The sovereignty shift: why it matters now
17:40 – The four types of sovereignty (data, ops, tech, legal)
21:10 – Sovereign Cloud explained (what it is—and what it isn’t)
24:10 – Sovereign Cloud On-Site: bringing the stack to the customer
28:10 – Who needs On-Site (defense, intelligence, public sector)
31:20 – Service availability across regions: “core services everywhere”
34:10 – Pricing + commercial impact (public cloud vs sovereign)
36:10 – Can customers migrate regions? (yes—no “one button” move)
38:30 – How to stay up to date: Discovery Center + Roadmap Explorer
40:10 – Guest recommendations (The Pitt / Better Than Us)
42:10 – Closing + Niklas’ final-host farewell
Discover, evaluate, and adopt SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Business AI solutions: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/
See what’s next on the SAP Business Technology Platform road map: https://roadmaps.sap.com/board?q=SAP%20Business%20Technology%20Platform&range=CURRENT-LAST#Q1%202026
Learn more about SAP Sovereign Cloud: https://www.sap.com/products/security-and-sovereignty.html
Learn more about SAP Business Technology Platform: https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform.html
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