Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # In-Memory, Cloud & GenAI - Technology & Apps Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://imta-ovgu.de/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Ceremony with Minister President Dr. Reiner Haseloff](https://imta-ovgu.de/ceremony-for-officially-introducing-the-cooperation-between-google-cloud-accenture-and-the-otto-von-guericke-university-magdeburg-ovgu/) - Opening Event of Enterprise Cloud Initiative founded by Google Cloud, Accenture and Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. Welcome address by the Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Dr. Reiner Haseloff, the scientific head of the cooperation Prof. Dr. Klaus Turowski presented the key points of the initiative. Welcoming ceremony in a pleasant atmosphere, high-ranked representatives of the cooperation partners - [Gartner: „The Future of Business Is Composable”](https://imta-ovgu.de/gartner-the-future-of-business-is-composable-2020/) - “Composable Enterprise means creating an organization made from interchangeable building blocks” (Gartner) The idea of composable business operates on four basic principles: More speed through discovery Greater agility through modularity Better leadership through orchestration Resilience through autonomy Accenture has worked on such composable architectures for SAP clients for years and has the leading offering in the - [Research collaboration and education initiative between Google Cloud, Accenture, and the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU)](https://imta-ovgu.de/research-collaboration-and-education-initiative-between-google-cloud-accenture-and-the-otto-von-guericke-university-magdeburg-ovgu/) - The application of cloud technologies became tremendously important in recent years. More companies since ever are utilizing the great potentials that can be achieved by the cloud. Accenture, Google Cloud and the OVGU are aware of the increasing demands of novel cloud coupling concepts, especially with enterprise software, and also experts that are capable to interact - [Digital Transformation - Extended Collaboration](https://imta-ovgu.de/digital-transformation-extended-collaboration/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://imta-ovgu.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180810_Accenture_Pressemitteilung_Universität-Magdeburg.pdf" title="20180810_Accenture_Pressemitteilung_Universität Magdeburg"] - [Whitepaper - 3 Steps for Digital Disruption based on HANA/S4HANA + New Intel Persistent Memory 3DXP](https://imta-ovgu.de/whitepaper-3-steps-for-digital-disruption-based-on-hana-s4hana-new-intel-persistent-memory-3dxp/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://imta-ovgu.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HANA_on_Intel_Three-steps-to-reinvent-your-enterprise-as-a-digital-disrupter_By-Prof.-Dr.-Alexander-Zeier-Accenture-and-Edward-Goldman-with-3DXP-Intel-CTO-2.pdf" title="HANA_on_Intel_Three steps to reinvent your enterprise as a digital disrupter_By Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier, Accenture and Edward Goldman (with 3DXP), Intel CTO-2"] - [Business Insight at the Speed of Thought - A paradigm shift in data processing that will change your business - Intel Persistent Memory on SAP HANA](https://imta-ovgu.de/business-insight-at-the-speed-of-thought-a-paradigm-shift-in-data-processing-that-will-change-your-business/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://imta-ovgu.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Intel-Accenture_BusBrief_PUBLIC_2018.pdf"] - [Chinese Edition of In-Memory Data Management/HANA book available now through #1 Elite Univ. Tsinghua](https://imta-ovgu.de/chinese-edition-in-memory-data-managementhana-book-1-elite-univ-tsinghua/) - Chinese Edition of the In-Memory Data Management/HANA book by Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier, is available now: translated, lincensed and published by Tsinghua University Press, the Press of Tsinghua University, #1 Elite Univ. in China for Business Applications. - [Press Release by Accenture - New Exciting Times...](https://imta-ovgu.de/press-release-by-accenture-new-exciting-times/) - Dr. Alexander Zeier Joins Accenture as Global Lead for In-Memory Solutions Will Also Serve as Director of Programs for SAP HANA® Within the Accenture Innovation Center for SAP® Solutions MADRID; November 13, 2012 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced the appointment of Dr. Alexander Zeier as managing director of In-Memory Solutions. In this capacity, Zeier - [UNIVERSITY OF MAGDEBURG APPOINTED DR. ALEXANDER ZEIER AS FIRST HONORARY PROFESSOR AT THE FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCES](https://imta-ovgu.de/honorary-professor/) - UNIVERSITY OF MAGDEBURG APPOINTED DR. ALEXANDER ZEIER AS HONORARY PROFESSOR Students will learn about promising In-Memory Technology Dr. Alexander Zeier held his inaugural lecture on June 26th, 2013 as first honorary professor at the Faculty of Computer Sciences at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. He will teach in-memory technology and applications. In-memory technology manages - [Why In-Memory/HANA for Real-time Enterprise Management](https://imta-ovgu.de/in-memoryhana-real-time-enterprise-management/) - Today and Tomorrow Imagine you live in New York City. Now, imagine that every time you want a glass of water, instead of getting it from the kitchen, you need to drive to the airport, get on a plane and fly to Germany and pick up your water there. From the perspective of a modern - [Foreword by CTO Realtech AG for German Edition of In-Memory/HANA Book](https://imta-ovgu.de/vorwort-cto-realtech/) - Vorwort für dt. Ausgabe des In-Memory-Buchs (sorry only in German, published in June 2012) Titel: Grenzen überwinden In-­Memory Data Management ist eine bahnbrechende Innovation, die unser aller Leben für und mit IT verändern wird. Was ist so bahnbrechend daran, warum jetzt und warum von SAP bzw. für ERP-­Anwen-­ dungen? Dieses Buch von Hasso Plattner und - [In-Memory/HANA - Start of real "Real-time Enterprise" - Real-time Analytics, Predictions and Execution](https://imta-ovgu.de/in-memoryhana-start-real-real-time-enterprise-real-time-analytics-predictions-execution/) - nsvlmvdpg9 - [Vorwort von Gerd Oswald fuer deutsche Ausgabe des In-Memory-Buchs von Plattner/Zeier](https://imta-ovgu.de/vorwort-von-gerd-oswald-fuer-deutsche-ausgabe-des-in-memory-buchs-von-plattnerzeier/) - Beschleunigung, Innovation, Reduktion Hasso Plattner beweist mit In-­Memory wieder einmal, welche unglaubliche Kraft ein technologischer Innovationsschub entwickeln kann. Unternehmens-­Software wird einen Entwicklungssprung vollziehen, wie wir ihn zuletzt beim Übergang aus der Großrechnerwelt (SAP R/2) in die Client-­Server-­Welt (SAP R/3) gesehen haben. Wir erleben die Begeisterung für die Möglichkeiten der In-­Memory-­Technologie täglich bei unseren Entwicklern, in - [MIT Quote by Prof Simchi-Levi for In-Memory Book by Plattner & Zeier : ...new revolutionary...speed...usability...](https://imta-ovgu.de/mit-quote-prof-simchi-levi-in-memory-book-plattner-zeier-new-revolutionary-speed-usability/) - The book “In-Memory Data Management – Technology and Applications” by Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier describes a revolutionary database technology and many implementation examples for business intelligence and operations. Of particular interest to me are the opportunities opening up in supply chain management, where the need to balance the speed of planning algorithms with data - [Charite CEO Quote Prof. Einhäupl to new Edition of In-Memory Book by Plattner & Zeier](https://imta-ovgu.de/charite-ceo-quote-prof-einaupl-edition-in-memory-book-plattner-zeier/) - Personalized health care requires the combination of distributed medical data. In-memory technology enables us to analyze millions of patient records within a second and allows us to devise therapies even closer to the patients individual needs than ever before. Prof. Einhäupl (CEO, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany) - [German Edition Early June of "In-Memory Data Management - An Inflection Point for Enterprise Applications"](https://imta-ovgu.de/german-edition-june-in-memory-data-management-inflection-point-enterprise-applications/) - First German Version at all will be available in June by Gabler/Springer: Based on the Demand from German Companies for a German Version for their Employees, the translation of the First Version of the Book was initiated. A Translation is alway a time-consuming process and needed to get high quality. The German Version will be - [New In-Memory Book foc. on Applications now on iPad for download](https://imta-ovgu.de/in-memory-book-foc-applications-ipad-download/) - New extended Book Edition "In-Memory Data Management -Technology and Applications" by Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier, focusing on innovative In-Memory Applications Development, is now available as printed book at amazon or also on itunes store for iPad for download. Check out this book on the iBookstore: In-Memory Data Management Hasso Plattner & Alexander Zeier - [Preview-Quote for new Book by CEO of leading Online Games Company with around 300 mio Users](https://imta-ovgu.de/preview-quote-book-ceo-leading-online-games-company-300-mio-users/) - It rarely happens that an emerging new technology can be seen as a “game changer” for a whole industry. But I think this is the case when it comes to in-memory database systems. Tasks which took hours or days can now be executed in seconds which is the technical foundation for establishing completely new business - [Preview-Quote for new In-Memory Book Edition by CIO Allianz, Dr. Schneider](https://imta-ovgu.de/preview-quote-in-memory-book-edition-cio-allianz-dr-schneider/) - Being IT savvy and leveraging advances in Information Technology is the most important competitive advantage in today’s business world. I see in-memory technology as described in the book In-Memory Data Management – Technology and Applications from Plattner and Zeier as one of the most important innovations in the field of IT. The value for - [Focus of new extented Book Edition "In-Memory Data Mangement - Technology and Applications"](https://imta-ovgu.de/focus/) - You can Pre-Order the new Book now at Amazon, click here ! The new content in the extended Book Edition "In-Memory Data Management" by Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier with the new Book Subtitle "Technology and Applications" (to point out the "In-Memory Application Focus" already in the subtitle) targets the development and deployment of - [Power of Collaborative Economy - Zipcar CEO](https://imta-ovgu.de/power-of-collaborative-economy-econemy/) - Impressive Keynote at MIT by Zipcar founder and former CEO Robin Chase, Key for Success is using Open Capacity in any Field. Take exzess capacity + plattform: Collaborative Economy - People thrive at the Center . Smartphone have excess capacitiy, too. Many Excited Students line up to ask Robin Questions, different than in Germany. - [New Book will be soon available](https://imta-ovgu.de/book/) - Here is the Cover - Platinum as Signal for the Innovation Price Winner In-Memory/HANA in 2012! - [My Keynote at SAP Univ. Alliance Conference Americas 2012](https://imta-ovgu.de/keynote-sap-univ-alliance-conference-americas-2012/) - Alexander Zeier, Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology shared his keynote on “SAP HANA®: In-Memory Data Management for Enterprise Applications” and shared insights about in memory computing to help faculty complement lectures and help students understand this breakthrough technology. — in San Antonio, Texas. More Details on Facebook - SAP UA : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150782259887498.465877.367939082497&type=3 - [Why In-Memory now?](https://imta-ovgu.de/nutshell/) - Imagine you live in a major US city. Now, imagine that every time you want a glass of water, instead of getting it from the kitchen, you need to drive to the airport, get on a plane and fly to Germany and pick up your water there. From the perspective of a modern CPU, accessing - [Summary of "In-Memory Data Management - Technology and Applications"](https://imta-ovgu.de/summary-editition-in-memory-data-mamangement-technology-applications/) - New Book Editition "In-Memory Data Mamangement - Technology and Applications" By Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier In the last fifty years the world has been completely transformed through the use of IT. We have now reached a new inflection point. This book presents, for the first time, how in-memory data management is changing the way - [German Innovation Award for In-Memory/HANA](https://imta-ovgu.de/german-innovation-award/) - In-Memory/HANA Wins German Innovation Award SAP and HPI recieved the German Innovation Award (Deutscher Innovationspreis) 2012 in the category of large enterprise for its SAP HANA product. The jury selected the innovation for its capability of combining three significant technology trends of cloud computing, in-memory computing, and analytics. “With this development, stemming from cooperation between the Hasso-Plattner-Institut, SAP - [In-Memory HANA Prototyping](https://imta-ovgu.de/in-memory-hana-prototyping/) ## Pages - [Bio](https://imta-ovgu.de/bio/) - Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier is Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at Nova Intelligence – the agentic AI platform for SAP custom code. Based in Silicon Valley, Nova pioneers an agent-based system for SAP S/4HANA modernization, introducing a new way for enterprises to move from SAP ECC to S/4HANA and keep systems clean-core and future-ready. Nova’s AI - [Generative AI](https://imta-ovgu.de/genai/) - Generative AI - The Way to Superintelligence In the context of academic exploration and the education of future technology leaders, we have developed three generative AI models that embody the intersection of research and practical application. These models serve as a foundation for students and scholars alike, offering insights into the optimization of business processes, - [Personal](https://imta-ovgu.de/personal/) - Key Milestones of the Resume: Prof. Alexander Zeier, from 2006 to 2012, was the lead of Prof. Hasso Plattner´s research project “HANA” at the Hasso Plattner Institute. The HANA Technology laid the foundation for the product S/4HANA, launched in 2015 by SAP AG. As Co-Inventor of the HANA Technology, he published the book on “In-Memory - [Enterprise Cloud Initiative](https://imta-ovgu.de/cloudfirst/) - Within this open applied research and exchange platform, innovative use cases are investigated and derived as well as a new cloud training academy is established. Cloud Research : Composable enterprises on SAP and cloud technologies Joint research on innovative use cases, showcasing capabilities of Google Cloud augmenting SAP systems and publish results (4 research papers - [Lectures](https://imta-ovgu.de/lectures/) - The following courses are offered for Bachelor and/or Master: 1. Seminar In-Memory and Cloud-Technologies 1 – 3 CP Block seminar each Winter Semester in Magdeburg/VC (3 days) Examination: Presentation and Oral Examination 2. Lecture In-Memory and Cloud-Technologies 2 – 3 CP Block lecture each Sommer Semester in Magdeburg/VC (3 days) Examination: Presentation and Oral Examination - [Papers](https://imta-ovgu.de/papers/) - Here is a list of all conference articles, technical reports, and workshop papers I was involved in. For more information about all of the published articles, chapters, and books, please visit me on ResearchGate Conference, Technical Reports and Workshop Papers Best Paper Awards "Preserving Cohesive Structures for Tool-based Modularity Re-engineering"; Kai Spichale, Oleksandr Panchenko, Anja - [Patents](https://imta-ovgu.de/patents/) - Co-Inventor Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier : 10 Patents overall, 8 Patents granted on In-Memory Technology/HANA and on associated applications. Digital Decoupling US Patent Application was filed in March 2020, and the Patent was already granted on May 16th, 2021 (US US10.03.20/USA202016814577) EU: Patent date Filed Apr 30, 2020, 20172335.0 -1224 ETL-less zero-redundancy system and method for - [In-Memory/HANA](https://imta-ovgu.de/in-memoryhana/) - Why we needed to invent a New Architecture based on In-Memory to develop new real-time applications? The press release at the book launch highlights this perfectly: [pdf-embedder url="https://imta-ovgu.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Plattner_Zeier_Press_Release_In_Memory_HPI_Springer.pdf"] If there are challenges to read the PDF, here is a small summary also: In the last 50 years the world has been completely transformed through - [Journals](https://imta-ovgu.de/journals/) - List of journal articles. For more information about published articles, chapters, and books, please visit me on ResearchGate. Journal articles Alexander Zeier u.a.: On the Integration of Google Cloud and SAP HANA for Adaptive Supply Chain in Retailing, Procedia Computer Science 2023. Alexander Zeier u.a.: Following the Digital Thread – A Cloud-Based Observation, Procedia Computer Science - [Books](https://imta-ovgu.de/books/) - List of books and book chapters. For more information about all of the published paper , articles, chapters, and books, please visit me at ResearchGate (incl. partly option for download). Books Chinese Edition of the In-Memory Data Management - Technology and Applications by Hasso Plattner and Alexander Zeier, 2012/2013: translated, licensed, and published by Tsinghua - [Composable Enterprise Architecture](https://imta-ovgu.de/dcc/) - The Composable Enterprise Architecture offers companies modernizing their legacy SAP ECC/ERP systems and using the differentiating capabilities of the cloud providers (Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, AWS and Red Hat for multi-cloud). This is a new patent granted, flexible and resilient architecture, and gives companies the agility to continuously innovate on cloud. It combines SAP solutions, - [Cloud Academy](https://imta-ovgu.de/cloud-academy/) - The Cloud Academy is launched together by Accenture, Google Cloud and the University of Magdeburg OVGU. Dialogue on the Key Objectives of new "Cloud First SAP Innovation Program" and "Cloud Academy" By Christina Raab, Market Unit Lead Accenture ASGR (GMC Member/Board of Accenture), and Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier, Chief Technology Officer of SAP Business Group - [Cloud Research](https://imta-ovgu.de/cloud-research/) - SAP with Google Cloud - Research Collaboration and Education Initiative Accenture and the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg together with Google Cloud have started a first for Europe approach for applied research of SAP cloud coupling and also training through the newly formed cloud academy. Cloud coupled SAP solutions from Google Cloud and Accenture allow new ways of - [Leader Quotes](https://imta-ovgu.de/leader-recommendations/) - Recommendations from Industry and Academic Leaders Recommendations by Industry Leaders There are big opportunities right across our value chain to use real time information more imaginatively. Deeper, real time insight into consumer and shopper behavior will allow us to work even more closely and effectively with our customers, meeting the needs of today’s consumers. It will - [Datenschutz](https://imta-ovgu.de/datenschutz/) - Datenschutzerklärung Allgemeiner Hinweis und Pflichtinformationen Benennung der verantwortlichen Stelle Die verantwortliche Stelle für die Datenverarbeitung auf dieser Website ist: Fachbereich In-Memory Technology and Applications Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Fakultät für Informatik (FIN) Fachbereich In-Memory Technology and Applications Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Deutschland Kontakt für Datenschutzanfragen: datenschutz@imta-ovgu.de Widerruf Ihrer Einwilligung zur Datenverarbeitung Nur mit - [Impressum](https://imta-ovgu.de/impressum/) - Impressum Herausgeber Prof. Dr. Alexander Zeier Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Fakultät für Informatik (FIN) Fachbereich In-Memory Technology and Applications Universitätsplatz 2 39106 Magdeburg Deutschland E-Mail: alexander.zeier @ ovgu.de - [MIT](https://imta-ovgu.de/mit/) - At the moment since March 2012 Alexander Zeier joint as Visiting Professor the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, Cambridge to lecture and conduct research in the area of In-Memory Technologies & Applications and Supply Chain Innovation. If you are interested in breakthrough cutting edge Technologies feel free to contact me (zeier @ mit.edu) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://imta-ovgu.de/category/uncategorized/) - [Start](https://imta-ovgu.de/category/start/) - [Enterprise Cloud Initiative](https://imta-ovgu.de/category/enterprise-cloud-initiative/) ## Tags - [HANA](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/hana/) - [In-Memory](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/in-memory/) - [SAP](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/sap/) - [ERP](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/erp/) - [German](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/german/) - [Sap hana](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/sap-hana/) - [Accenture](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/accenture/) - [real-time business](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/real-time-business/) - [Intel Persistent Memory](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/intel-persistent-memory/) - [3DXP](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/3dxp/) - [Cloud Academy](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/cloud-academy/) - [OVGU](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/ovgu/) - [Google](https://imta-ovgu.de/tag/google/)