Collaborative Freelancing...a new movement?
After having introduced the general concept of collaborative freelancing in my first blog article, I would now like to have a look and see what others write about "Collaborative Freelancing". Interestingly enough, we are not the only ones, who follow this approach. Julian Bradler. in Partnership, Improving My Experience, Enterprise Social Systems, Professional Services, Social Media and Social Networks [Feb. 22, 2012 07:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 07 2012, IBM announced End of Support for V5R4
This week IBM announced the End of Support date for Operation System release V5R4. This blog reflects on what the implications for SAP customers might be. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 16, 2012 03:05 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Announcing Market Availability of First Fruits of the SAP-Google Cloud Cooperation
At Last December’s SAP Influencer Summit, SAP revealed it would be collaborating with Google on several cloud-focused initiatives. Just eight weeks later, we are now able to announce market availability of two of these initiatives: first cloud App from Google App Engine available for licensing on the SAP Store, and SAP Business ByDesign now supporting Android mobile devices. Greg Chase in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Partnership, SAP Business ByDesign [Feb. 15, 2012 08:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Collaborative Freelancing for SAP Experts?
Can there be collaboration among freelancers specialized in SAP consulting, development and project management? Or are they all competing against each other? Julian Bradler. in Community Projects, Partnership, Social Media and Social Networks [Feb. 10, 2012 04:26 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Meeting in the Danish SAP Network
Im facilitating the my first meeting of the danish SAP network under the danish it organisation. Here is some thought on network and the meeting topic of mobility. Daniel Graversen in Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Partnership, Standards [Feb. 02, 2012 03:30 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICA PARTNER IMPACT AWARD WINNERS
SAP Announces North America Partner Impact Award Winners at FKOM, 2012. Christine Mykota in Partnership [Jan. 31, 2012 12:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How Does the Pentagon Deploy iPads? Very, Very Carefully [Macworld]
Setting up iPads inside the tightly-guarded headquarters of the United States' top military agency requires a high patience for extreme security regulations - and a willingness to sidestep those rules when necessary. Eric Lai in Aerospace and Defense, Defense, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Mobile, Partnership [Jan. 29, 2012 09:08 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 04 2012, RFC options
Based on recent feedback I try to give an entry point for finding information on RFC SDKs on our platform. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jan. 27, 2012 07:29 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

TOP SAP Experts - You can have yours!!
This blog originated from the blog from Bernhard Escherich (link above), and was also a suggestion from a friend and brilliant mind in consultants recruiting, Michelle Crapo. It brings many sides of the SAP Expert recognition, valuable participation X overrates, cultural features and many other branches of this interesting subject. So, please, feel free to add your thoughts, critics and suggestions to this blog and its comments. We promise a very profitable debate!! Alexandre Carvalho in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Idea Place, Partnership, SAP EcoHub [Jan. 18, 2012 08:47 AM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer’s BHAG: Oversight’s HANA Application Will Stop Fraud Before Loss Occurs
Kurt Bilafer, SAP Vice President for Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, discusses co-innovation on HANA with SAP Partner Oversight Systems. Kurt Bilafer in Analytics, ERP, In-Memory Business Data Management, Partnership [Jan. 12, 2012 11:47 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Attention: SAP Channel Partners - You're Invited!
SAP Channel Partners invited to SAP Field Kick-Off Meeting, Jan 17-19, Registration 100% MDF reimbursable Christine Mykota in Partnership [Jan. 12, 2012 09:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Business One - Help and Support
Are you a user of SAP Business One? Do you feel isolated & tired of the poor support you receive from your SAP Partner? This Blog explains how you can learn, network with other SAP Business One users and includes links to helpful sites. Tim Guest in Business Process Expert, Idea Place, Partnership, SAP Business One [Jan. 11, 2012 08:22 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

ByDesign Partner solutions and SAP app store
Should we as Partners start building apps and services to fit the gap customers face when moving to SAP ByDesign or should we help them to change their business process to run better? If building apps where to find some apps and places to sell them? Shrihari Prabhakar in Business Solutions, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Partnership, SAP Business ByDesign [Jan. 10, 2012 07:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Happy Last Year!
Closing the financial books does not have to be so painful! Have a Happy New Year by ensuring a Happy Last Year. Thomas Walker in Business Solutions, ERP, Financial Excellence, Partnership, SAP EcoHub [Jan. 04, 2012 08:53 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer’s BHAG: Deeper Partner Commitment Leads to 10x Sales Gain
Kurt Bilafer, SAP Vice President for Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, shares remarks from Marty Carney, CEO of WCI Consulting, about his company’s partnership with SAP. Kurt Bilafer in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Partnership [Dec. 20, 2011 02:35 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Open Innovation Strategy and Supporting the Field
A follow up to my recent paper on Open Innovation Strategy and how it can bring benefit to selling and alliance teams. David Cruickshank in Co-Innovation Lab, Partnership [Dec. 19, 2011 02:01 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BI 4 Large Scale Implementation
This is a summary of the "Monsta" BI 4 large Scale Implementation project in COIL. David Cruickshank in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Co-Innovation Lab, Green IT, Partnership [Dec. 19, 2011 12:58 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 50 2011, sapcpe boost
A recent update for APYSIDKRN targets to boost startup times of application servers on IBM i configured for the 7.20 DCK and sapcpe. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Dec. 16, 2011 04:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

10 tips to being a blogger in consulting - 2011 in review
2011 has been an amazing year, and it's nearly wrapped. Here's my review of the year that passed and some tips on how to balance consulting and blogging. I can't claim they are correct, but they're my take. I hope they help someone either blog, be a better blogger, or even better teach me something I don't know. John Appleby in Beginner, Partnership, SAP Developer Network [Dec. 15, 2011 03:01 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer’s BHAG: Column5’s EcoHub Success Story
Kurt Bilafer, SAP Vice President for Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, shows how SAP partner Column5 has leveraged SAP EcoHub to create awareness and interest. Kurt Bilafer in Business Process Management, Enterprise Performance Management, Partnership, SAP EcoHub [Dec. 15, 2011 01:24 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer’s BHAG: EcoHub is Where the Growth Is
Kurt Bilafer, SAP Vice President for Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, discusses the strategic importance of SAP EcoHub. Kurt Bilafer in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Mobile, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Partnership, SAP EcoHub [Dec. 08, 2011 11:37 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer’s BHAG: Letting the EcoHub Cat Out of the Bag
Kurt Bilafer, SAP Vice President for Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, discusses the opportunity for partners to market their products on EcoHub. Kurt Bilafer in Analytics, Mobile, Partnership, SAP EcoHub [Dec. 06, 2011 09:38 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 49 2011, Power HA
I point to SAP note 1635602, which explains how to integrate Power HA into the SAP on IBM i setup. Thomas Obermeier in Application Lifecycle Management, Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Dec. 06, 2011 08:09 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Channel Partners - get ready for FKOM 2012!
Calling all SAP Channel Partners! Get ready to join SAP's largest sales meeting in January. More details on what you can expect at FKOM 2012 in this blog. Jason Cao in Partnership, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert [Dec. 01, 2011 11:53 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Open Innovation Strategy and Intellectual Property
Exploring the creating of an open innovation strategy and how it relates to sharing and protecting intellectual property. David Cruickshank in Co-Innovation Lab, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Knowledge Management (KM), Partnership [Nov. 29, 2011 11:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Exploring Open Innovation Strategy (Part 2)
The second in a series of blog posts discussion Open Innovation Strategy. David Cruickshank in Co-Innovation Lab, Organizational Change Management, Partnership, Social Media and Social Networks [Nov. 23, 2011 02:06 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 47 2011, Technical Updates
As I find it to be a repeatedly referenced point of interest I also want to highlight an IBM page with technical updates. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 22, 2011 12:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 45 2011: STARTSAP/STOPSAP remotely
I give heads up information regarding a significant improvement for collective system start and stop in a heterogenous setup with IBM i as central. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 10, 2011 11:54 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The New SAP Store for Mobile Apps: Yep, It's Kind of a Big Deal.
Eric Lai in Enterprise Architecture, Mobile, Partnership, SAP Developer Network, SAP EcoHub [Nov. 09, 2011 07:41 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

SAP and SharePoint Duet Enterprise: In Tune with Corporate Needs?
I attended an interesting session on Duet Enterprise, which connects SAP and SharePoint, at the European SharePoint Conference in Berlin last week, and here is an overview of what Duet Enterprise can do. John Kleeman in Duet Enterprise, Integration and Certification, Partnership [Oct. 27, 2011 06:03 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 42 2011: IBM i 7.1 TR3
IBM released a technology refresh TR3 of the current release IBM i 7.1, which amongst others brings optimizations for SAP on IBM i. SAP deliverables are set and prepared to take advantage of the according improvements. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 20, 2011 12:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer’s BHAG: The Quest For The Whole Product
Kurt Bilafer, SAP Global Vice President for Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, discusses the opportunity for partners to leverage SAP as a platform and create customer value while demonstrating their unique capabilities. Kurt Bilafer in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Governance, Risk and Compliance, Partnership [Oct. 18, 2011 10:30 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 40 2011: NZD offerings available for i
SAP Active Global Support offers services for Near Zero Downtime maintenance. We would like to make you aware that this is also available for SAP on IBM i customers. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 04, 2011 12:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Bilafer's BHAG: One Helluva BHAG
In his inaugural SCN blog post, Kurt Bilafer, SAP Global VP, Business Analytics Ecosystem & Channels, discusses his new role and the importance of partnerships to SAP's go-forward strategy. Kurt Bilafer in Analytics, Mobile, Enterprise Performance Management, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Partnership [Sep. 26, 2011 01:10 PM | 14 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM i - Update week 39 2011: Redbook PowerVM, 4.6D_EX2 Kernel
A draft version of the updated IBM Redbook about SAP Applications on IBM PowerVM is available. Also for SAP on IBM i you can now download stack kernels for 4.6D_EXT and 4.6D_EX2. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Virtualization [Sep. 26, 2011 04:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 38 2011: Kernel enhancements, spool file handling
I point to a presentation about kernel enhancements for SAP on IBM i and to a note which may help you save some resources in spool file handling. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Sep. 20, 2011 12:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP + SUP = Next Gold Rush for Mobile App Developers
All the preconditions for enterprise apps to take off - the infrastructure, the supply and the demand - are finally here. Eric Lai in Human Capital Management, Mobile, Organizational Change Management, Partnership, SAP Developer Network [Sep. 14, 2011 08:10 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 35 2011
The new version SR13 FP10 of IBM IT4J 1.4.2 (J9) has recently been made available for IBM i and is now supported by SAP for SAP NetWeaver. SAP on IBM i amongst other platforms is reaching for pilot customers for the 7.20 downward compatible kernel. Thomas Obermeier in Java Programming, Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Sep. 05, 2011 07:23 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Announcing Partner Test for Data Services 4.1: Text Data Processing
Calling all partners who are interested in testing the next version of Text Data Processing on the Data Services platform!!! Ginger Gatling in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Data Integration and Quality Management, Partnership [Sep. 01, 2011 10:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Kicking Off or Evolving Your Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice.
How do I start an Enterprise Architecture Practice? Darin Paton in Business Process Expert, Enterprise Architecture, Partnership [Aug. 23, 2011 11:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 32 2011
SAP JVM 4 is now available for all platforms including IBM i. Find an entry point to relevant documentation in this Blog. Thomas Obermeier in Java Programming, Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 11, 2011 01:09 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 30 2011
Want to share my personal thoughts on the SAP on IBM i kernel logistics tool APYSIDKRN. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 28, 2011 07:24 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 29 2011
Revised versions of installation guides were published for NetWeaver 7.01 SR1 and related Business Suite Solutions for SAP on IBM i. This blog links to them. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 22, 2011 01:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

4 Tips After 4 Years - Blogging on SAP Community Network
As SAP Community Network has become THE social network for SAP professionals, its blog area has become the desired destination for blogs authored by many NEW bloggers. The best approach to blogging on SCN combines expert knowledge AND observations, opinions and experiences. There’s no formula – its blend of art and science. I am asked daily what the ingredients of a good blog are – from newbies looking for advice.I share my four tips and selected blogs that are effective for one of those four reasons. Gail Moody-Byrd in Beginner, Improving My Experience, Partnership, Social Media and Social Networks [Jul. 19, 2011 03:16 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 28 2011
I point to recent publications of interest for SAP on IBM i. This covers updates and new publications of IBM Techdocs white papers and a related article at the IBM i zone of developerWorks. In addition, I report about the DB4 wiki being populated starting with links to some known sources and a new contribution about how to utilize VNC, a free X Windows server, to run some GUI applications natively on i. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 14, 2011 05:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to Give Your Community Content More Exposure !
Congrats on publishing in the SAP Community Network, now share it! Here are some tips on how to get the word out about your great content. Sylvia Santelli in Beginner, Partnership, Social Media and Social Networks [Jul. 11, 2011 10:34 AM | 19 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 27 2011
Accessing IBM i resources via Windows shares is part of everyday's business within SAP on IBM i. In the lab, we experienced some performance hickups when stepping to Windows 7. Read here, what we did and found on the net to come around. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 08, 2011 04:41 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - Update week 26 2011
SAP on IBM DB2 for i also participates in the shipment of the 7.20 EXT kernel, officially released these days. Some basic facts are collected in this small blog entry. In addition, an improved version of saposcol is pointed to. Thomas Obermeier in Partnership, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jun. 30, 2011 06:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Results in the Continuous Improvement (CI) Process - Enhanced CRM WebUI Usability Features
With the release of SAP Note 1602520 two new features that where developed by SAP in the Continuous Improvement (CI) Process are now available for CRM 2007, 7.0 and 7.0 EhP1 users. The new features are called "Central Edit" and "One Hit - Direct Display". Find a short description of the new features in this Blog. Gregor Wolf in Business Solutions, CRM, Partnership, SAP Business Suite [Jun. 30, 2011 02:19 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Run Smarter with Business Analytics Solutions from SAP and Partners on SAP EcoHub
Searching for a solution to meet key business analytic needs is difficult given the explosive growth of this hot technology area. SAP has made this easier for our customers by creating the Business Analytics marketplace on SAP EcoHub as your one stop shop. Darryl Gray in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), In-Memory Business Data Management, Partnership [Jun. 14, 2011 12:53 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]