A Yank making way to Oz…but I’m not waggin’ work!
Join me and other SAP folks + SAP Mentors and SAP Community members at the Mastering SAP Technology event in Sydney, Australia March 26-28, 2012. To register, visit http://www.masteringsap.com/tech. (This is not an official SAP event, but you'll find a lot of SAP people, customers, and partners there!) Mark Yolton in Idea Place, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, SAP TechTour, Social Media and Social Networks [Jan. 26, 2012 05:18 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Exercise Your Brain with Cloud Computing Sessions from SAP TechEd 2011
Educational sessions on cloud computing and virtualization technology from SAP TechEd 2011 available for free! Christina Miller in Application Lifecycle Management, Emerging Technologies, SAP TechEd, Virtualization [Jan. 11, 2012 05:45 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Augmented Reality Plant Scenario of SAP MII Application
Usage of Augmented Reality concept from mobile in a Manufacturing Plant scenario. This was presented in the SAP TechEd DemoJam event. This article covers the implementation of the concept. Sudhir Verma in Mobile, Manufacturing, SAP TechEd [Jan. 01, 2012 01:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Technosocial Network
SAP Mentors and SAP Mentors Initiative S. Khanna in SAP Developer Network, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Dec. 21, 2011 07:47 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Inside Track Istanbul Wrap-Up
This is the wrap-up for 3rd SAP Inside Track event organized in Turkey. Abdulbasit Gulsen in Community Day, Community Projects, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Dec. 15, 2011 11:19 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

The New SCN - Launch Now Planned for Early 2012
Our commitment to deliver the highest-quality community, and to put member value and benefits first, have led us to delay the launch of the highly anticipated new SAP Community Network (SCN) on our next-generation platform. It's just not ready, yet, but it's coming in early 2012. Mark Yolton in Business Process Expert, SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, Idea Place [Dec. 09, 2011 01:44 PM | 46 Comments | Permalink]

Questions regarding the maintenance fee and the relation to SAP LVM
A rant on new questions raised about the maintenance fee and a look at the fact that customers will have to pay for SAP LVM Enterprise Edition. What is the sentiment of the customers, is it justified and what information is out there. Tom Cenens in Emerging Technologies, Ranting, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd [Dec. 06, 2011 02:02 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Attending SAP TechED and paying it forward
Do you still need to find reasons to convince your boss to send you to SAP TechED. Did your colleagues go to SAP TechED? Did they also pay it forward? This blog takes a look at what me and my colleague did to pay it forward. Tom Cenens in SAP TechEd, Beyond SAP, Improving My Experience, Ranting [Dec. 06, 2011 10:14 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SAP communities ROCK!
A recap from the 3rd #sitNL, SAP Inside Track NL. tbroek in Community Day, SAP TechEd [Dec. 01, 2011 03:20 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – The beginning of the end for the struggle with big data
SAP Business Warehouse (BW) can now run on HANA instead of a traditional database. This can have potentially revolutionary benefits for any business that relies on analytics that is based on this data. This can be especially useful in uncertain economic times. Puneet Suppal in Analytics, Business Process Expert, In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 28, 2011 08:20 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Thoughts on the future of the SCNotty awards
After co-hosting the SCNotty awards and talking with a number of community members and with the people behind the SCNotty awards I wanted to write this blog on the future of the SCNotty awards, how I see things and how other community members see the SCNotties progress and transform. Tom Cenens in SAP TechEd, Ranting, Beyond SAP [Nov. 28, 2011 07:20 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Putting yourself out there
Stepping out of your comfort zone into the spotlight. In this blog I want to address a number of questions related to putting yourself out there. Why would you do that? What about concerns, side-effects or added value? How do you get started? How far can you go? Tom Cenens in Ranting, Beyond SAP, SAP TechEd [Nov. 28, 2011 07:04 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

My Madrid Experience.
My recollections of Teched Madrid 2011 Maya Bahar in SAP TechEd [Nov. 28, 2011 06:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Red Bull's Migration of a BW to a BW-on-HANA System
In his TECHED / SAPPHIRE NOW keynote, Vishal had invited Red Bull to show the first BW-on-HANA system running at a customer site. While one can argue that this effort has been realized with some of the best experts that are available it has not been rocket science and is an excellent showcase of how things can work out if properly planned and implemented. This blog documents the process. Thomas Zurek in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 23, 2011 09:00 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Business One to Run Completely on SAP HANA
A blog highlighting the benefits of SAP HANA and how it will work with the SAP Business One product. Tim Guest in Business Process Expert, In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP Business One, SAP TechEd [Nov. 23, 2011 05:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Recapping and recapitulating SAP TechEd Bangalore
What happened in India, was seen all over the world. After my TechEd experience, I traveled in the country, seeing sights and learning. Jim Spath in Community Day, Emerging Technologies, Ranting, SAP TechEd [Nov. 22, 2011 06:47 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

What it means to me to be an SAP Mentor
Being an SAP Mentor Mentor means more to me than I can describe in one sentence. Hence, I dedicated a full blog to it that includes highlights about the mentor program and my personal journey (documented by many pictures). Natascha Thomson in Business Process Expert, SAP Developer Network, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd, Social Media and Social Networks [Nov. 18, 2011 06:34 PM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Impressions from SAPPHIRE NOW + SAP TechEd - Madrid 2011
In more than one way events like SAP TechEd or SAPPHIRE NOW remind me of weddings. I mean, hey, you spend months preparing for the big moment and then - bang - the event is over before you even realize it... Matthias Steiner in Improving My Experience, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 18, 2011 09:35 AM | 14 Comments | Permalink]

What is road ahead for CRM Web Client and Web Dynpro UI?
With enhancements to FloorPlan Manager framework in Web Dynpro ABAP, we would be able to use Business Object Layer to build applications, does this sound familiar to existing SAP CRM Web Client UI framework. What would be the road ahead for UI enhancements in SAP CRM Web Client and Web Dynpro based applications? rohit.khetarpal in CRM, ABAP, SAP TechEd, Web Dynpro, Business Server Pages [Nov. 17, 2011 10:09 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Inclusion Session at TechEd Madrid 2011
Thoughts on the inclusion session run as part of TechEd 2011 in Madrid Ian Daniel in Community Projects, Beyond SAP, SAP TechEd [Nov. 16, 2011 06:19 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Agenda SAP Inside Track NL 2011
On November 26th the Dutch SAP Mafia comes together for the 3rd SAP Inside Track NL. tbroek in Community Day, SAP TechEd [Nov. 16, 2011 02:13 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Culture Jamming SAP
Jonathan Becher recently quoted Peter Drucker: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast!". I realized that one of the greatest things the SAP Mentors do is jam SAP culture. They nudge us to be more open, sharing, collaborating, co-innovative and fun. Mark Finnern in SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 16, 2011 08:36 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

Solution Manager Job scheduling Management impressions
One hands-on session I attended at SAP TechED 2011 Madrid was job scheduling management in SAP Solution Manager 7.1. In the session SAP CPS was used which features additional functionality based on technology from Redwood. Tom Cenens in Application Lifecycle Management, SAP Solution Manager, SAP TechEd [Nov. 15, 2011 12:03 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Amazing 72 hours SAP Train Race
This blog is about SAP Train Race. Hardik Patel in SAP NetWeaver Gateway, SAP TechEd [Nov. 15, 2011 10:57 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The SCNotty awards at SAP TechED Madrid 2011 - Announcing the winners
SAP TechED Madrid 2011 has just closed its doors and one of the many great moments I had there was co-hosting the SCNotty awards along with Gali Kling Schneider and Sylvia Santelli. Tom Cenens in Beyond SAP, SAP TechEd [Nov. 15, 2011 02:35 AM | 18 Comments | Permalink]

You can't stop me now
A short rant on how I experienced SAP TechED 2011 Madrid. Tom Cenens in Beyond SAP, SAP TechEd [Nov. 15, 2011 01:55 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

InnoJam Madrid 2011: and the winner is carbonTNT
@ivanfemia, member of team winner team #carbonTNT, reports his review and impression of the InnoJam Madrid 2011. Ivan Femia in Code Exchange, Community Day, SAP TechEd [Nov. 15, 2011 12:49 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAPTechEd, The aftermath
I'm very excited on the technological direction of SAP, but I can't help but voicing some critical remarks on each of them. Read my afterthoughts of SAPTechEd Madrid 2011 here. Tom Van Doorslaer in In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP NetWeaver Gateway, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 14, 2011 03:07 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Will Being More Inclusive Drive Innovation?
Inspired by the "Embracing Inclusion – Driving Innovation (with Design Thinking)" event at SAPPHIRE NOW/SAP TechEd Madrid, SAP Mentor Thorsten Franz tries to shed some light on the topic of inclusion. Whom to include, and how? Why and how might this drive innovation? As always, there is a short and a long answer, and Thorsten spares you none. Thorsten Franz in Beyond SAP, Career Center, Ranting, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 13, 2011 03:56 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

My thoughts on SAP Teched Madrid from a PI perspective(mostly)
My thoughts on #SAPTECHED and #SAPPHIRENOW from a SAP Process Integration (PI) perspective. Daniel Graversen in SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 13, 2011 01:37 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BPMN, B2B, Integration Centric Processes and the Way forward: Process Orchestration
TechEd 2011, Madrid comes to an end. The learnings and excitement of the last day is here to stay. Shabarish Vijayakumar in SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP TechEd [Nov. 12, 2011 03:11 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Mind-changing and actionable: Embracing Inclusion - Driving Innovation Event at SAPPHIRE NOW/SAP TechEd Madrid
I was the only guy on the Inclusion/Women in Technology discussion panel at SAPPHIRENOW/SAP TechEd 2011 in Madrid, and I survived to tell the tale. It was actually a mind-changing event for me, one of those rare occasions that make me reconsider many of my established assumptions and judgments and see things in a new light. Let me share with you why. Thorsten Franz in Ranting, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 11, 2011 04:32 PM | 19 Comments | Permalink]

3 lessons learnt from Sapphirenow in Madrid
Sapphire in Madrid was my first large SAP event. I thought it useful to provide some lessons learnt for those who are planning on attending a similar event in the future. Mark Chalfen in Beginner, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd, SAP TechTour [Nov. 11, 2011 03:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Announcing: Project River
As promised in my last blog post I take it as my obligation to not only talk about the big topics, but also shine the light on the runner-ups when it comes to Technology Innovation: so let's take a look at the just announced Project 'River' PaaS. Matthias Steiner in Emerging Technologies, Java Programming, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Open Source, SAP TechEd [Nov. 10, 2011 06:25 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Embracing Inclusion with Design Thinking event story
First part of my coverage on Inclusion, Diversity and Women in IT even from TechEd Madrid 2011. The event touched me deeply, so please forgive me the "American way" of storytelling. Gold Otto in Beyond SAP, Community Projects, Ranting, SAP TechEd [Nov. 10, 2011 06:24 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Embracing Inclusion with Design Thinking event story: the nicest part
Second part of the coverage on Embracing inclusion, Design thinking and Women in technology event at TechEd Madrid 2011. And this one tells the story about the best part of the event. Gold Otto in Beyond SAP, Community Projects, Ranting, SAP TechEd [Nov. 10, 2011 06:24 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Technology Innovation at SAPPHIRE NOW: SAP HANA
In my second post of my SAPPHIRE NOW blog series I’d like to have a closer look on everybody's darling: SAP HANA. Matthias Steiner in In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 10, 2011 06:08 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Embracing inclusion and design thinking team blog
This is the manifesto of the members of one of the team formed ad-hoc for Embracing inclusion and design thinking at TechEd Madrid 2011. The message is clear: You cannot change people, make them to do something nice. But you can inspire people. This blog is a team work, I only post it on SDN. Gold Otto in Beyond SAP, Community Projects, Improving My Experience, Ranting, SAP TechEd [Nov. 10, 2011 05:35 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

The future of a PI Consultant: What does the SAP Crystal Ball reveal?
What does Process Orchestration mean to the PI consultant? Shabarish Vijayakumar in SAP TechEd, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Nov. 09, 2011 12:29 PM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

SAPPHIRENOW and TECHED 2011 Madrid - Report Outs
Here is a collection of my daily reports from Madrid, from my personal blog Vijay Vijayasankar in SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 09, 2011 07:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The new SAP Help Portal is online – please help to make it even better!
At SAP TechEd Madrid you have the possibility to perform usability tests: Among them Administration in HANA Admin Concole, UI Development Toolkit HTML5, Project "River" and - last but not least - federated search. Tobias Trapp in Knowledge Management (KM), SAP TechEd, Social Media and Social Networks [Nov. 09, 2011 06:56 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Continue to build On Genuine Demo Jam Awesomeness
There was another excellent blog by Thorsten. It got many of us thinking, how could Demo Jam at SAP Teched be better? Be more like the "Old Days". Is there a way? You tell us. Michelle Crapo in Code Exchange, Community Day, Community Projects, Emerging Technologies, SAP TechEd [Nov. 09, 2011 03:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Day One: SAP TechEd Madrid: Recap Of a Tiring but Exciting Day
SAP Madrid TechEd Day One Recap Shabarish Vijayakumar in SAP TechEd, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Nov. 08, 2011 02:48 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

#SAPTeched day 1 for a SAP PI developers
My thoughts on the first day of SAP Teched madrid form a SAP PI perspective. Daniel Graversen in SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 08, 2011 10:37 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SDN Scnottie- Its's always fun
SDN Scnottie- Its's always fun YJV in SAP TechEd [Nov. 08, 2011 01:48 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

Smalltalk explained
Small talk is a good way to get to know other people, and it does not need to be that hard. This blog describes a few tips to make it easier to engage. Daniel Graversen in Beyond SAP, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 07, 2011 07:50 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Online Program Guide: SAPPHIRE NOW + SAP TechEd Madrid
Looking ahead SAPPHIRE NOW + SAP TechEd Madrid this week, here is a snapshot of the live broadcast schedule and some helpful links. Don’t miss the opportunity to watch event highlights from the convenience of your desk. Christine Godek in SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 07, 2011 05:52 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechED & SAPPHIRE Madrid - My BI Schedule
In this blog SAP Mentor Ingo Hilgefort is sharing the sessions at SAP TechED and SAPPHIRE Mardid which he will present SAP BusinessObjects BI integrated with SAP systems. Ingo Hilgefort in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Dashboard Design (Xcelsius), SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP TechEd [Nov. 07, 2011 04:11 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

On Genuine Demo Jam Awesomeness
SAP Mentor Thorsten Franz discusses his favorite geek event, Demo Jam. What value does it provide? What makes a truly great Demo Jam entry? How has the event changed recently? Should the rules be changed in favor of private underground projects? Thorsten Franz in Code Exchange, Community Projects, Emerging Technologies, Ranting, SAP TechEd [Nov. 06, 2011 02:33 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Accelerated Application Delivery - SAPPHIRE /TechED- enhance the performance of your SAP applications
Accelerated Application Delivery for SAP NetWeaver (AccAD)is SAPs WAN network optimization tool - helping the SAP customers overcome WAN related pains worldwide. This blog gives a short overview as to AccAD and invites you to come and hear more about it during the different sessions at TechED SAPphire Madrid. Smadar Ludomirski in ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd [Nov. 06, 2011 05:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]