In this new episode Niklas Siemer, Product Specialist for SAP Business Technology Platform, is talking to Thom Valks, Partnership manager at Team Liquid.
Together they will make an exploration into the world of Esports. They discuss typical Esports tournaments, the game League of Legends and the partnership between Team Liquid and SAP. Team Liquid is adopting technology from SAP BTP in various use cases. Thom will guide us through these scenarios and details and explain the benefits of working with huge amounts of data in Esports.

In this new episode Niklas Siemer, Product Specialist for SAP Business Technology Platform, is talking to Thom Valks, Partnership manager at Team Liquid.


Together they will make an exploration into the world of Esports. They discuss typical Esports tournaments, the game League of Legends and the partnership between Team Liquid and SAP. Team Liquid is adopting technology from SAP BTP in various use cases. Thom will guide us through these scenarios and details and explain the benefits of working with huge amounts of data in Esports.

Interview Guest:

Thom Valks is Partnerships Manager at Team Liquid. He studied Chinese Studies at the University of Leiden and after obtaining a BA and MA worked in the travel industry for six years. He always had a passion for gaming though, and when an opportunity to join Team Liquid arose, he grabbed the opportunity immediately. He has now worked at Team Liquid for the past 3 years. As Partnerships Manager, Thom is responsible for making sure Team Liquid’s sponsors (like SAP) get the most value out of the partnership.

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More from Team Liquid:

Team Liquid | A Legacy Unrivaled in Esports

SAP | Team Liquid: Mining rich Esports data to help players, managers, and teams compete and win

Twitch.tv | Team Liquid

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Team Liquid on YouTube

Links of “What’s New” section:

Road Map Item No. 1: SAP Integration Suite

Road Map Item No. 2: SAP Build Work Zone, standard edition

Road Map Item No. 3: SAP Analytics Cloud

Road Map Item No. 4: Expanded regional coverage in Israel and Japan

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SAP Business Technology Platform

SAP BTP Community

SAP BTP Product Roadmap

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Hosted by Niklas Siemer – Product Specialist SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP SE

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