Kevin Klinger
Product Manager · SUSE
Kevin Klinger is a key driver of SAP solutions at SUSE, dedicated to helping enterprises build highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructures for their most critical workloads. With a deep understanding of the SAP ecosystem, Kevin specializes in guiding organizations through their digital transformations, from migrating SAP HANA to the cloud to adopting modernized open-source technologies. His technical insight and strategic approach help customers maximize the value of their SAP investments.
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Sabine Söllheim
Director of SAP Solutions · SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Sabine Söllheim is the Global Director of SAP Solutions at SUSE. With nearly two decades of experience in the SAP ecosystem, Sabine is an expert in driving co-innovation, accelerating growth, and helping enterprises navigate complex digital transformations. Her strategic vision has been instrumental in cementing SUSE’s market leadership and strengthening its deep partnership with SAP. Today, she is passionate about helping organizations securely and seamlessly transition their critical SAP workloads to the cloud.
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Resiliency, speed, and zero-downtime are the holy grail of modern production. But how do you maintain seamless business continuity when cloud connectivity wavers? Fresh off its highly anticipated September 2026 launch, this session introduces the strategic vision behind SAP Digital Manufacturing for Edge—the ultimate solution for bringing real-time execution closer to your machines. Designed specifically to counter network latency and mitigate severe connectivity risks, SAP Digital Manufacturing for Edge ensures your shop floor remains fully operational, autonomous, and agile, protecting your bottom line from unexpected network disruptions.
In this session, we will look into the strategic architecture that powers this localized resilience. You will learn how the solution seamlessly runs on SUSE Rancher for SAP applications, providing a robust, enterprise-grade Kubernetes foundation that simplifies and de-risk container management and scales effortlessly across edge nodes.
In this session, you will learn:
Exclusive Insights: A first look at how the newly launched edge capabilities are supported by the underlying infrastructure and the value it brings to your manufacturing ecosystem. Architectural Agility: How an enterprise-grade Kubernetes foundation simplifies deployment, enhances shop-floor security, and optimizes long-term lifecycle management Operational Best Practices: Key business and technical considerations for implementing a hybrid cloud-edge manufacturing infrastructure that eliminates downtime.
Date & Time
16–19 November 2026 · Time TBC
Venue
Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center
Address
Arni Magnussons Gade 2, 1577 København, Denmark
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