Freelance writer Beth Stackpole offers an incisive overview of the middleware tools for integrating SAP software. She talks to SAP experts, such as Michael Koch, who offers this insight: SAP’s more open stance and a raft of new technologies, from next-generation Web services and middleware to open standards, is prompting a sea of change in how SAP shops address integration.
On Twitter, DecisionFirst’s Jonathan Haun alerted the BusinessObjects community to this: “Warning! Microsoft is pushing IE 10 out to Win7 this week. BI4 does not support IE 10. BI3 SP6 is supported though service.sap.com.” (Isn’t it amazing that we all can understand those acronyms without even thinking about it?)
SAP mentor and HCM consultant Jarret Pazahanick gets out his roadmap and offers direction on SAP’s new HR functionality.
Reports of Oracle’s imminent demise are a bit Twain-ian, but its Q3 results were a wake-up call (and maybe not just for Oracle). On ReadWrite, Matt Asay offers this: Oracle’s Big Miss—The End Of An Enterprise Era?
SAP partner John Appleby thinks he knows what every CEO should know about SAP HANA. In short, according to Appleby: “The cost of doing nothing may be high.”
On CITEworld.com, Matt Rosoff describes how PepsiCo took a chance and gave iPhones to 4,500 hourly employees—and also how it’s paying off for the company.
On ASUGNews.com
SAP’s burgeoning line of business apps on HANA—delivered via its RDS methodology—is getting bigger. But will it be better for customers? … Are you using SAP Hierarchical Access for Pricing functionality? Learn more about your options now that customers are ordered to stop using the software per an SAP lawsuit. … New research shows that not all growth and innovation strategies are equal in their ability to help transform today’s enterprises—what works for your company just might not work for another. … SAP customers adhering to lean manufacturing capabilities realize greater output with lower working capital, and spend less time on unplanned change-overs.
Quote of the Week I
“Most people, most of the time, aren’t creative, generous or willing to stand up and contribute worthwhile work to the community. At least not the contributions you’re hoping for.”
-Seth Godin, best-selling author and marketing expert, in a recent blog post. ASUG announced this week that Godin will be ASUG’s keynote speaker at ASUG Annual Conference and Sapphire Now
Quote of the Week II
“There are many opportunities in a manager’s day to waste time, and part of good time use is the ability to recognize and minimize these as much as possible.”
-Les Hayman, in his spot-on post that outlines 10 of the most odious management time wasters
Stat of the Week
2.8 million—the number of emails that are sent every second (Source: InternetServiceProviders.org)
Tweets of the Week
@nicolas_busson: Feel like there is twice more #sap recruiters than #sap consultants… #SpotTheMistake #jobs #crm
@InaSAP: Love that Target’s mantra is “people, process, DATA, technology” > #InformationGovernance as a key contributor. #asugmn #SAP
@orthous: Cloudy with a chance of HANA.
@Doug_Laney: My #BigData Strategy webinar poll: 65% have no defined strategy or are doing one-off projects. 12% have an enterprise approach. #GartnerBI
@LarsLuv: so much sexy mobile sh$$ coming out of this room http://bit.ly/Ybwk36
@karin_tillotson: reading SAP’s Integrated Report on how the connection of women in management (+ inclusion programs) has positive results #sapintegrated
@CharlesTBetz: It would take avg person ~ 250 hrs every yr (30 days) to read the privacy policies of the sites they visit.
@aublumberg: Not seeing a single Microsoft computer among the passengers in the @cathaypacific lounge today, all Apple Macs and iPads. #rethinking #BYOD
@svenringling: If your #SAP consultancy hires graduates, but you never see a Junior, think where they learn. Off the job only? rofl!