The Open Source Way

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• A2A Editor

  October 7, 2026 · 23 min

  In this episode, host Karsten Hohage sits down with colleague and Principal Software Architect Pavel Kornev to dive into the world of multi-agent AI ecosystems. They explore the Agent-2-Agent (A2A) Protocol—an open standard originally…

• SAP’s Open Source Perspective

  June 30, 2026 · 38 min

  How does SAP approach open source, and how is it perceived by the global open source community?  In this episode of The Open Source Way, host Karsten Hohage sits down with Sebastian Wolf, Head of SAP’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO)…

• OpenSSL

  May 7, 2026 · 33 min

  What is SSL and how does secure internet communication work? In this episode, we explore SSL, encryption basics, and the story behind OpenSSL—from early web security to modern open-source cryptography. In this episode, we break down SSL…

• Cloud Foundry

  March 11, 2026 · 29 min

  Cloud Foundry after Kubernetes: How a lighter community process, growing contributions, and a new path to Kubernetes are shaping the platform’s next chapter. In this episode of the Open Source Way podcast, Karsten speaks with Beyhan Veli…

• UI5 & MCP - Navigating the Model Context Protocol in SAP

  February 11, 2026 · 36 min

  In this episode, we delve into the intricacies of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) within the SAP ecosystem, a pivotal component designed to offer domain expertise to LLMs. Join our host alongside Tim Back and Florian Vogt as we unpack the…

• ABAP and Open Source – A Senior Manager’s Perspective

  December 1, 2025 · 26 min

  In this episode of The Open Source Way, Karsten Hohage chats with Sonja Lienard, Senior Vice President and Head of ABAP Platform at SAP SE. They delve into Sonja’s professional journey, her contributions to ABAP development, and the…

• OpenSearch | feat. Pallavi Priyadarshini

  October 16, 2025 · 39 min

  In this episode, our host Karsten Hohage talks with our guests Juergen Walter, Pallavi Priyadarshini and Karsten Schnitter about OpenSearch. OpenSearch is an open-source search, analytics and observability suite which has been enhanced…

• OpenMCP

  September 17, 2025 · 25 min

  In this episode Karsten Hohage, Johannes Ott and Maximilian Techritz talk about Open Managed Control Planes – an open source project that allows you to orchestrate any aspect of a cloud landscape using one declarative API. Johannes Ott…