![]() ![]() I was especially interested in the possibilities of modern hardware and how to leverage them for data processing. I was actually preparing to relocate to the US, where most of the database teams were based back then. Jessica: Wh at made you want to join the SAP HANA team?Īlexander: I was doing a PhD in database management systems at the University of Mannheim, Germany, from 2005 to 2010, and it was clear to me that I wanted to work on database systems afterwards. While we didn’t use the term “ HANA ” back then, the team and product evolved from this initiative into what SAP HANA is today. At this time, my colleagues had just completed the first internal prototype that proved that this new kind of in-memory database was technically feasible. Jessica: When did you join the SAP HANA team?Īlexander: I have been with the SAP HANA team since I joined SAP on April 1, 2010, as an engineer in the newly founded in-memory database team. In addition, I’m also involved in many operational projects designed to further evolve the architecture and design of SAP HANA database systems in several key areas, such as performance, security, operations, and leveraging the capabilities of modern hardware. Part of my role is to outline the strategic direction for SAP’s data management offerings and advise our senior management team on decision alternatives, as well as the latest developments in the database community and their possible implications. Jessica: What ’ s your role in the SAP HANA & Analytics team?Īlexander: I’m one of the c hief a rchitects for our SAP HANA i n- m emory d atabase m anagement s ystem. ![]() We caught up in September 2020 to talk about his HANA h ighlights, his favorite features of SAP’s flagship database, and what’s next for him and SAP HANA. Alexander joined SAP back in 2010 and has played a central role in the evolution of SAP HANA over the past decade. He will be leaving very large shoes for the BT team to fill.As part of our celebrations for #SAPHANATurns10, I had the chance to talk with Alexander Boehm, Executive Database Expert and Chief Architect, SAP HANA & Analytics. He has been working in the communications networking sector since 1992 and has decades of hands-on network technology experience. ![]() McRae, a massive pinball and space exploration fan (he was named after astronaut Neil Armstrong ), joined BT in February 2011. The shake-up at the Networks division comes about 18 months after the formation of the Digital division, a structural revamp that changed the shape of BT’s technology teams as Mehta’s arrival saw Watson’s title change from chief technology and information officer (CTIO) to CTO, with Mehta taking on responsibility for the telco’s IT platform. Tim Whitley is also a member of Mehta’s team. The other internal service unit is Digital, created last year and headed up by chief digital and innovation officer Harmeen Mehta, who joined in April 2021. The other senior executives in the Networks team include: Greg McCall, managing director of service platforms Andy Skingley, managing director of dynamic infrastructure Les Anderson, director of cyber and information security Jim Dempsey, managing director of service management and Tim Whitley, managing director of applied research. ![]() McRae, a regular contributor to TelecomTV’s live and digital events, is one of a number of senior technology executives who report to the operator’s CTO Howard Watson, who heads up the telco’s Networks internal service unit. Questions about the circumstances leading to McRae’s departure were not immediately addressed by BT’s media relations team, but might become apparent once the broader changes at the telco’s networks unit have been shared. There’s no current indication about what the other changes in BT’s networks team might be and whether those changes will include the appointment of a direct replacement for McRae. McRae could not be immediately reached for a comment. However, it appears he’ll be playing an active role at BT until the end of December, which suggests he is not about to join a BT competitor. A BT spokesman added that a broader communication to the BT Group about McRae’s departure and other changes would be issued at some point today.Īccording to the source, McRae didn’t suggest to his team that he has another job lined up. The confirmation came after TelecomTV was contacted by a source at the carrier (who requested anonymity) who said members of McRae’s team were told the news on Thursday morning. Neil McRae, the outspoken chief architect and managing director for architecture and technology strategy at BT, is heading for the exit door at the UK national telco, the operator has confirmed to TelecomTV, adding that the Scot’s departure is just one of a number of changes to be announced within the telco’s networks team. ![]()
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