Barbara McElnea

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Barbara McElnea is a Principal Director Engineering Manager, overseeing the Microsoft Federal SAP ecosystem and internal Microsoft RISE program. With over 30 years of experience, Barbara has led large-scale SAP engineering teams and delivered complex ERP projects. She is recognized as a thought leader and product manager, having created and launched SAP-based products tailored for government contracting compliance. Barbara’s expertise spans enterprise architecture, SAP S/4HANA, SAP on Azure, and SAP RISE. She is also a frequent speaker at SAP Sapphire, ASUG, and other industry forums, sharing insights on engineering innovation and enterprise technology.

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Migration lessons from Microsoft Federal's RISE with SAP deployment

2025-11-21 · Microsoft Ignite 2025 Watch

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with Barbara McElnea (Microsoft) , Greg Simons (SAP National Security Services) , Veronika Reger (Microsoft)

AI/ML Azure Cloud Computing ERP Microsoft SAP

Learn how the Microsoft Federal team is modernizing SAP ERP with RISE on Microsoft Cloud. This includes High SLA infrastructure on Azure Government, SAP BTP integration, and AI-powered monitoring. Discover how Defender and Sentinel secure workloads, and how sovereignty solutions support compliance. Gain practical lessons and insights from a real-world deployment for regulated industries.