Update on the New SCN Launch
An update on our progress toward launch of the new SAP Community Network (SCN) platform and our future new community site.  Feb. 5, 2012
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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!)  Jan. 26, 2012
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The New SCN: an Update on Our Delayed Release
Yesterday, I announced a delay in the release of our new SAP Community Network (SCN). This follow-up blog is my attempt to provide more detail and to answer questions we've received.  Dec. 10, 2011
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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.  Dec. 9, 2011
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Join with SAP and the U.N. as One of the 7 Billion!
This week, SAP and the Churchill Club hosted an Executive Director of the United Nations and many other "changemakers" to enlist some of the 7 billion people of planet earth who can help make a difference with 7billionactions.org  Oct. 26, 2011
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Behind the Scenes of the new SAP Community Network!
We are actively building a new, modern SAP Community Network. It will have many expanded features and improved functionality to help us grow, expand, dive deeper, contribute easier, connect more smoothly... and it's all based on feedback from SCN members. Here's a little teaser.  Aug. 11, 2011
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Jive 5 and SCN: The Right Content to the Right Person at the Right Time
Let's take a look at one of the coolest new aspects of your future SAP Community Network (SCN) experience. It’s a new concept simply called “What Matters” -- and it'll help you drink from the firehose of information on SCN.  Jul. 12, 2011
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Register Now for SAPPHIRE NOW + SAP TechEd Madrid!
For the first time ever, SAPPHIRE NOW and SAP TechEd will co-locate in Madrid! Join us to learn more about SAP business analytics, mobility topics, and take advantage of in-depth SAP technical training. Jun. 29, 2011
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Better. Faster. Stronger. The SAP Community Network ... Coming Soon on a New, Modern Platform!
The SAP Community Network is upgrading, migrating, and modernizing its underlying platform in order to best serve our SCN community members with ease-of-use, scalability, innovative features, and much more. Learn about our exciting future...  Jun. 9, 2011
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What Is Your Presentation Ritual?
I was asked to provide insight into "Presentation Best Practices," so I compiled some of my own practices and asked around for insight from respected colleagues. Here's a little summary of what we suggest, in case it helps you at SAPPHIRE, at SAP TechEd, or in your own work ...  Mar. 8, 2011
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SAP Community Network: Year in Review - Best of 2010
2010 has been a year without parallel. SAP Community Network (SCN) made great strides during a twisting, turning, challenging, but ultimately successful year. Here's my "Year in Review - Best of 2010" edition.  Dec. 31, 2010
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5th Book This Year -- "The Network is Your Customer" -- Shines a Spotlight on SAP Communities
The SAP Community Network (SCN) has been profiled and referenced as a social media and social networking leader in five books during 2010. "The Network is Your Customer" by the Columbia Business School's David L. Rogers is the latest to spotlight SCN as a best practice.  Dec. 29, 2010
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Santa Came Early - Keep Your Active Contributor Badge Status
You spoke, we listened. By popular request, everyone's "Active Contributor" badge will soon show points based on a 12-month rolling period, rather than re-setting at the start of each calendar year.  Dec. 4, 2010
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Partner Pinnacle Awards: Recognizing Partner Engagement in our Ecosystem & Communities
The SAP Pinnacle Awards are SAP's global partner award program, given annually. They are an important way to recognize and acknowledge the quality, support, and joint customer engagement with the Partners in our ecosystem. Key criteria for the communities award include engagement, leadership, and commitment to quality on SCN, SAP EcoHub, and SAP TechEd.  Jul. 19, 2010
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Changing the World through Small Moves, Smartly Made: The Power of Pull
The latest book from John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, and Lang Davison of the Deloitte Center for the Edge highlights SAP Community Network as an example of a "pull platform" that enables collaboration, innovation, social/professional networking, and other key elements to leverage the power of pull and accomplish great things.  Jul. 9, 2010
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First-Hand Lessons from the US Navy: Mission & Purpose
It's amazing how a company's mission can set its path forward -- and focus its employees on the critical tasks at hand, both for better or for worse outcomes. More important to the individual, I think, is a sense of purpose -- not so much what we do, but how and why we do it. I saw evidence of this during my recent trip on board a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at sea -- and I believe the message transcends to those of us in civilian business life.  Jun. 18, 2010
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GOOOAL! SAP TechEd Registration Now Open
Tickets to the FIFA World Cup are hard to come by, but you're just in time to get tickets to another popular global event. Registration for SAP TechEd 2010 in Berlin and Las Vegas is now open! It's more fun watching the matches with a crowd where you share in the revelry and even learn a thing or two. Similarly, you'll get instant value and sustained results by attending SAP TechEd in person to learn, network, and have fun. Highlights include: hundreds of educational sessions, keynotes from leading visionaries, expert networking, DemoJam showcase, special guests in concert, and much more. Jun. 14, 2010
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Open Leadership: Transform the Way You Lead
As social technologies transform the business landscape, consumers and even employees are urging executive leadership to be more open in their communication and business practices. It's a difficult shift to make both culturally and personally. Charlene Li's new book, "Open Leadership," is aimed at helping leaders assess their readiness to develop an open strategy that works for them and their organizations.  May. 26, 2010
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Now Open: Idea Place (beta) - Influence SAP Products & Services
Idea Place is a step change in the way SAP solicits feedback from customers and partners and the greater ecosystem. It is an open, crowd based, collaborative way to embrace ideas and feedback from the ecosystem to help improve SAP's products, processes and solutions.  May. 25, 2010
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Community IRL at SAPPHIRE NOW
SAPPHIRE NOW is just around the corner, so if you're attending "in real life," be sure to check out the specific areas for SCN and SAP EcoHub. Can't make it in person? Join the happenings online. Here's who, how, where ... all the most-important details of the event.  May. 11, 2010
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First-Hand Lessons in Operational Excellence from the United States Navy
In business, when we talk about "operational excellence" in the execution of our organizational mission, we don't often experience life-and-death consequences if we fail to deliver perfection. In the military, however, life hangs in the balance every single day, whether in the heat of battle, in the delivery of humanitarian aid after a natural or man-made disaster, and even in ongoing practice and training exercises. My recent experience with the U.S. Navy gave me a glimpse into operational excellence -- what SAP calls "Best Run" -- in the extreme.  May. 5, 2010
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First-Hand Lessons in Leadership, Operational Excellence, Mission, and Honor from the United States Navy
Ever wonder what life is like on a US Navy aircraft carrier? I will have the privilege of briefly experiencing the Navy life in person this weekend on a personal trip that I expect to be quite inspirational, instructional, and moving. My resulting blog series (I promise to take lots of photos) will share my civilian perspective and themes that relate back to the business world.  Apr. 19, 2010
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"I'm Tweeting This" - SAP, Social Media, and Events
SAP leverages a number of social media tools before, during, and after events like SAP TechEd and SAPPHIRE. To help you and your company, here are some of the best practices we've found, and some new and innovative tools to embed social media into your event strategy and presentations. Apr. 16, 2010
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Powered by YOU: SCN By The Numbers
A look at some of the other numbers powering the 2 million member strong SAP Community Network (SCN). Including: 5,000 bloggers, 7 million total messages, 99,000 contributors in 2009, ~100 servers...and much more.  Apr. 9, 2010
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Building Community: Demonstrating Benefits & ROI
Particularly in these tight times, businesses are even more focused on optimizing value and proving ROI. In this installment of my occasional series on "Building Community," read about the benefits SCN members and SAP have experienced, and share what you or your company have gained from your participation in the SAP Community Network (SCN).  Apr. 6, 2010
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SCN Praised as a Leader in Social Media
A report recently released by the Aspen Institute cites SAP Community Network (SCN) as possibly "the most extensive use to date of social media by a corporation." Download the free publication to learn how social networking is transforming businesses, including ours.  Apr. 1, 2010
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SAPPHIRE NOW Themes Are Starting to Emerge – Your Preview
As people all around SAP are prepping for our big SAPPHIRE events – which this year are called “SAPPHIRE NOW” to reflect the immediacy of being simultaneously run in Frankfurt, Germany and Orlando, Florida, USA in May while also featuring a rich and expanded live online component – the big themes are starting to emerge. I’d like to offer a sneak preview to our SAP Community Network members so you’re ahead of the pack.  Mar. 26, 2010
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It’s Official: SAP Community = 2,000,000 STRONG!
This past weekend, we hit a new milestone: 2,000,234 members in our SAP Community Network! Here's a bit of fun with that extraordinary number...  Mar. 3, 2010
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SAP SOLUTIONS TOUR, WORLD TOUR, AND TECH TOUR: Coming To a City Near You
The SAP Solutions Tour, SAP Tech Tour, and SAP World Tour events are under way and gaining momentum. The U.S. event series (Solutions Tour) will be very active this month. Please join us at one of these events in a city near you. (I'll be in Philly and would love to see members of our community there.)  Mar. 1, 2010
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Building Community: Expressing Core Cultural Values Through an Honor Code
With such diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives among the members of our huge SAP community, how can we best create a culture of respect and collaboration here? Perhaps a statement of core values, and a voluntary honor code would provide benefit.  Feb. 24, 2010
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Building Community: Policies & Rules Are Guard Rails for Safe & Healthy Social Networks
Open collaboration is more likely to happen in a social network or community that promotes diverse voices and yet protects member interests, with an emphasis on quality, unfettered activity, and a strong adherence to legal and other constraints. However, this can be a difficult balance to strike. Here's why we've established certain policies and practices for the SAP Community Network - what we've tried - and what we've found works well to establish the right mix of rules and guard rails to build a culture of healthy sharing in our community.  Feb. 23, 2010
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Late-Breaking Oscar Contender: SAP Community Video
While we were overlooked by the Academy for an Oscar nomination this year, I am pleased to share a new brief video that highlights the benefits of joining, participating, and actively contributing to the SAP Community Network (SCN).  Feb. 18, 2010
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Building Community: Encouraging Collaboration and Member Content
A social network is vibrant and valuable only when conversations occur among and between its members. But enabling and encouraging that exchange requires a mix of art and science. Here -- in the latest installment of my occasional series on "Building Community" -- I share a bit of what we have learned during our years orchestrating the SAP Community Network. Feb. 11, 2010
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Career Center is Now "Free of Charge" for All Employers to Post Job Openings
We're making an important change to the Career Center in our SAP Community Network (SCN). It's now free for employers -- SAP customers, partners, vendors, and consulting firms -- to post job openings in the search for SAP-skilled talent. Individual can still post their resumes, or respond to job opportunities, free.  Feb. 1, 2010
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Building Community: How do I attract and grow members?
Over the course of nearly seven years building the SAP Community Network (SCN) to its current state serving ~2 million members -- and along the way receiving plenty of flattering accolades -- we've learned a bit about building and orchestrating and nurturing professional social media communities for business purposes. We are frequently asked to share what we've learned, so in an occasional series, I'd like to do exactly that... share our experiences and insights so that others can benefit - by emulating our successes and by avoiding our mistakes. We are not the only or leading experts on this topic, but according to people who ask, we do have something of value to share... so in the spirit of community, I'll publish an ongoing series to share what we know (or think we know).  Jan. 29, 2010
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Savor Success Before 2009 Fades in the Rear-View
It was supposed to be an awfully difficult year, and it was in some ways, but for the SAP communities and our members it was (surprisingly) positive. We achieved a lot together, made big strides of forward progress, delivered significant value and benefits to each other, and received noteworthy recognition for our achievements. Let's take a moment to reflect on the positives before we move headlong and full-speed into 2010.  Jan. 18, 2010
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We've Got Something to Share: TLE Book
We have experiences, best practices, and even mis-steps that others across our ecosystem and even outside it are interested to hear about, and to to learn from. Author Shel Israel ("Naked Conversations," "Twitterville," etc.) and Zia Yusuf and I are working on a project to share our stories and yours with others. Would you please join us?  Jan. 16, 2010
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Voice of the Community Sets SAP EcoHub Apart
Relevant peer experiences, the advice of friends or colleagues, and the perspectives, recommendations, or cautions of people we trust are particularly valuable and highly appreciated when those "voices of the community" are accessible in context and at the same time we seek-out solutions to a personal or business need, during the evaluation of a product or a service, or when we're making a purchase decision. For SAP customers and prospects, the SAP EcoHub is the community-powered solution marketplace that is increasingly attracting customers as the destination to discover, evaluate, and buy software solutions and related services that help enhance those customers' investment in SAP. Customer reviews and ratings give SAP EcoHub a unique differentiator that sets our online marketplace far apart from traditional solution catalogs, since those ratings and reviews serve as our "voice of the community." By sharing your experiences and insights, YOU provide value and benefits to help other community members just like you navigate the process of discovery, evaluation, and purchase.  Dec. 6, 2009
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Social Networks: Catalysts for the Borderless Enterprise
Social networking activities by business professionals are transforming the way we work and the way our companies operate. Walls are coming down, obstacles are being removed, divisions between stakeholders in the marketplace are becoming less rigid and more porous, collaboration and sharing is encouraged... we are witnessing a transformation to the borderless enterprise.  Nov. 23, 2009
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Academic Study Finds SAP Community Offers High Response Rates, Timely Answers, and Sense of Community
Researchers at the University of Colorado analyzed the SAP Community Network (SCN) - in particular, our discussion forums - in a study examining peer-support communities. They compared SCN to two other such communities. See their conclusions about the culture created through your community participation.  Nov. 11, 2009
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Twitter + SAP Community + TechEd + Folks to Follow
Get fully connected and richly informed. Whether you're new to Twitter or an experienced pro, here are some guidelines, best practices, links, resources, and people to follow. Also: a preview of Twitter at SAP TechEd.  Oct. 8, 2009
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Introducing the Career Center, Part of the SAP Community Network
Are you an SAP customer or partner looking for SAP talent? Or are you a SAP professional looking to put your SAP skills to work? Either way, it's now possible to more easily find SAP job opportunities or skilled experts. Job-seekers can post resumes or apply for jobs free anytime. And for our pilot phase, as a customer or partner, you can post your jobs for free - now through the full month of September - in the brand new Career Center, part of SCN.  Aug. 24, 2009
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Tour de France + SAP TechEd = Tour de TechEd
Similarities abound between the world's most important cycling competition and the world's most important SAP technology and business process event. To name a few: thrills, spills, surprises, extreme competition, and the glory of the winner's podium. There are a few differences, too, of course: One just finished while the other is just getting under way. Here's how to make the most of this year's "Tour de TechEd" ...  Jul. 28, 2009
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SAP Referral Program Brings Lucrative New Opportunities to the SAP Community Network
What would it be like to be a real hero at your company? It's easier than you might think. The SAP Referral program rewards up to $50,000 for each lead a registered program member company submits that becomes a won, closed, and paid deal for qualifying SAP products. Wouldn't you like to be the person who brought in the lead that resulted in a handsome reward?  May. 27, 2009
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SAP Community Network to Introduce New Terms of Use and an Updated Privacy Statement
The SAP Community Network (SCN) will soon introduce new "terms of use" and an updated "privacy statement" for all members. Here's background you may want to know as these new and updated policies / practices are rolled-out next week.  May. 20, 2009
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SAP EcoHub from a Community Perspective – What’s the Relevance, Role, and Value for We the People?
After just a short time since it went live, the SAP EcoHub is already recognized for its value and potential as a channel for solution discovery and as an online solution marketplace. But a central question remains open for many of us who are primarily active members sharing information and experiences with peers in our SDN, BPX, and BusinessObjects communities ... what is its relevance to us, what's our role, and where can we add or receive value from SAP EcoHub?  Mar. 24, 2009
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Future Workforce in Ramp-Up
The SAP workforce of the future is at a college or university near you. Hundreds of schools in dozens of countries are training thousands of students not just as reinforcements to help our customers and partners with implementation and operations, but also to help drive innovation in global business and IT.  Mar. 17, 2009
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Professional Skills Certification -- Your Golden Ticket to Project & Career Success
Personal professional skills certification from SAP is a hot topic. It can help or hurt your career, and the buzz is increasing. What are you doing about it?  Feb. 25, 2009
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Open Source Meets Business - Postlude
On January 29, 2009, I presented the closing keynote at the “Open Source Meets Business” conference in Nuremberg, Germany, where SAP was a major sponsor. Here's a quick recap of the presentation, plus the slides are attached.  Feb. 6, 2009
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Partner Pinnacle Award Nominations Are Now Open
The annual SAP Partner Pinnacle Awards recognize outstanding partners in a variety of categories based on their activities and results during the past year. For the first time ever, partners who actively participate in our communities (SDN, the SAP Developer Network; BPX, the Business Process Expert community; and BOC, our Business Objects Community) will be recognized in this prestigious award program. Nominations are now officially open.  Jan. 5, 2009
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SCN Gets a New "Social Media Trends" Corner
Social media, social networks, Web 2.0 ... the buzz is strong and growing. These formerly casual and truly "social" tools and practices are being applied in the enterprise, especially under the auspices of "business network transformation," to achieve closer (and different) relationships with a company's (or government's, or candidate's...) markets and stakeholders, or to deliver any variety of benefits to those involved in the network. Since SAP is viewed as one of the leaders in this space, we are often asked to share our story, our insights, our favorite authors, tools, websites, consultants, and other resources with interested customers and colleagues. To help do that efficiently and effectively, we're using -- what else -- our own social network platform and community network to do so, in a new "Social Media Trends" section of the SAP Community Network (SCN) launching this week.  Dec. 8, 2008
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Join Me at the “Open Source Meets Business” Congress
SAP (and I) will be a very active participant in the 4th Open Source Meets Business (OSMB) Congress from January 27-29, 2009 in Nuremburg, Germany. Use my special discount code and join us to meet with peers and experts about how to best use open source technology with SAP software. The conference includes more than 100 presentations, case studies, and introductions to the newest developments; I have the honor of presenting a keynote; there are workshop sessions; and an exhibition area where you can learn more.  Dec. 3, 2008
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You’re Helping the U.N. Feed and Educate Children Simply By Contributing Your Knowledge and Experience with Others – Help Us Double the Donation from SAP!
You’re turning collaboration and knowledge-sharing on SDN, BPX, and the Business Objects community into t-shirts, which morphed into cash for the U.N., which is spent for food, which leads to education, which can set the foundation for a better future for children who otherwise wouldn't have much of a future at all …  Oct. 25, 2008
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Why Social Networks Matter Now
Call it "social computing," "social networking," or "virtual communities," "Web 2.0" or "Enterprise 2.0" ... but whatever you call it, take note: it's big, moving fast, and packs a (positive) whallop. A recently published thesis from a (now PhD) student at the University of Manchester (in the U.K.) provides insight into online collaborative communities -- in part, by studying and analyzing our very own SAP Community Network.  Oct. 6, 2008
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SAP Teams with InnoCentive to Foster Community Collaboration with Benefit$ for All
SAP announces an innovative partnership that could benefit most of the companies in our global ecosystem. It might very well benefit YOU, and people like you, directly and financially. By pairing Seekers of solutions to business and technology challenges with a global network of potential expert Solvers, Innocentive can help us accelerate co-innovation and provide real, tangible benefit to all who participate... companies and individuals alike.  Sep. 8, 2008
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Let’s Start Something ... for our Planet and Its People
Floods and earthquakes threaten physical safety and the basic human need for the protection of shelter. Food shortages and rising food prices put even a single daily meal out of the reach of millions. Severe limits on access to education risk continuing generational cycles of poverty and dependence. Carbon emissions and global warming threaten the long-term health of the planet we call home. With so many desperate needs in the world, can we even expect to make a positive difference? If so, how? Where does “corporate” or “government” social responsibility intersect with personal responsibility? And what, if anything does this have to do with us: individuals and companies participating and interacting in the SAP global ecosystem as members of the SDN, and BPX, and Business Objects communities?  May. 19, 2008
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You're Invited -- at a Discount -- to the Community 2.0 Conference
On May 12th 2008, I will help lead a pre-conference half-day workshop prior to the Community 2.0 Conference at the Red Rock Casino / Resort / Spa in Las Vegas. You can attend the conference at a 20% discount off the standard price by using my "secret" personal discount code.  Apr. 15, 2008
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SAP Forum in Brazil: Sao Paolo Hosted ~5000 including SDN Top Contributors
The SAP Brazil Forum was a great event earlier this week in Sao Paolo. About 5000 customers and partners and SAP people participated, including several members of the SAP Community Network and SAP Global Ecosystem teams. Best of all: We met some of Brazil's top contributors to our SDN community. Here's a report with photos.  Mar. 21, 2008
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Business Objects & Diamond Bring Us Value
What a great opportunity the combination of SAP and Business Objects has given us to extend and strengthen our collaborative communities and social networks! It is with immense pleasure and a lot of positive anticipation that I welcome the Business Objects Diamond community to the SAP Community Network.  Jan. 22, 2008
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SAP Pinnacle Awards for Partners - Nominations Now Open
The SAP Pinnacle Award recognizes outstanding SAP partners during the previous year. Nominations are open now, with many categories. Wouldn't it be great if some of our most active, supportive, and collaborative partners who participate in the SDN and BPX communities were well represented at the top of the list? (As they were last year...)  Jan. 11, 2008
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SAP Community Network Reaches One Million Members!
You and your fellow SDN and BPX community members hit a major milestone this week! One million members strong... What makes this community so vibrant, valuable, and successful? (hint: it's the members...)  Dec. 7, 2007
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TechEd '07 Las Vegas: Quick Links to Video, Blogs, and Hot News
In the midst of the mix of SAP TechEd '07, here are some of the best links I've found to great video, blogs, and news stories about what's going on here in Las Vegas. These will give you a sense of the excitement and the goings-on at the premiere SAP technology conference on the planet.  Oct. 3, 2007
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Two Quick Things - Tech Tour for Anyone in Northern California ... and the Global Survey for Everyone
Two things happen next week, and you'll miss your opportunity if you don't jump on it quickly. First, the SAP NetWeaver Technology Tour (Tech Tour) comes to Palo Alto on Thursday; you're invited. Second, the twice-a-year SAP Community Network (SDN and BPX) member survey closes so we can study the results and use them to plan for 2008. Don't miss either one, if possible.  Aug. 3, 2007
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Watch it Unfold: Shel Israel's Research on Global Social Media Trends
Shel Israel (of "Naked Conversations" fame) is conducting research - sponsored by SAP - in part on "social media and how it emerges in different cultures and how it transcends the formidable barriers of language." You're invited to watch as the results come in and the trends start to gel.  Jul. 20, 2007
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Time is Running Out - TechEd "Early Bird" Discount Ends This Friday the 13th
The "Early Bird" discount for TechEd'07 in Las Vegas offers a $200 discount for anyone who registers in the first wave. But that discount ends this Friday the 13th. Register today to get your discount, join us at the Mandalay Bay hotel and conference center for what will be a fantastic TechEd ... and while you're at it, please take part in "Community Day" where SDN and BPX community members share their challenges and successes in a more personal small-group setting.  Jul. 10, 2007
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Enterprise SOA on SDN and BPX – The Good Stuff Just Got Better
Completely restructured Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture (enterprise SOA) pages, information, and tools. Expanded Enterprise Services Community (ESC) area. New content on ESOA. SAP Discovery System for enterprise SOA. Technology and Business Standards related to ESOA. Web Services. Download the just-released trial version of the SAP Composition Environment (CE). New navigation with easy access to ESOA blogs, forums, wiki – including dozens of Enterprise Services (ES) Packages. Here's a guide to the good stuff.  May. 11, 2007
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Breaking News: Come Lounge with Us in Vienna
This Just In: The SDN and BPX communities -- along with other SAP communities such as the Enterprise Services Community and the Industry Value Networks -- plus independent bloggers will host a "Community Lounge" at Sapphire in Vienna. You're invited to come lounge with us and with your fellow community members.  May. 4, 2007
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You Make a Big Impact on SAP... Thru SDN & BPX
The "Social Media Today" collective of bloggers and other experts -- which is said to be "the Web's Best Thinkers on Social Media and Web 2.0," published a very comprehensive whitepaper and study on the impact of SDN, BPX, and YOU on SAP. Really insightful stuff, highly recommended...  May. 2, 2007
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Quick! Don't Miss Your Chance to Be a Speaker at TechEd'07 in Las Vegas, Munich, or Bangalore
The deadline has been extended, but you have just five days left! Get your TechEd topic suggestion in by midnight Pacific time this Sunday, May 6th.  May. 1, 2007
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BPX: One Year Later
Almost one year ago, SAP sneak-previewed the new brand-spanking-new Business Process Expert (BPX) Community at Sapphire ’06 in Orlando. A year later, let’s take a moment to reflect on why we did it, what’s happened in the time since we cracked-open the door, what’s going on to commemorate this historic milestone at Sapphire ’07, and what’s ahead to continue and accelerate our support and enablement of the BPX community through 2007.  Apr. 21, 2007
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TechEd'07: We're Making a List and Checking it Twice
Some people count down to Christmas and hope Santa has them on the "nice" versus the "naughty" list. Others count down to birthdays, anniversaries, or other important dates. Here in the SDN and BPX communities, we count down to TechEd -- when we get our virtual online community members together in physical space -- to learn, share, and celebrate with 5,000 of our closest friends and colleagues at some of the most interesting places in the world.  Apr. 5, 2007
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Shai Meant You When He Said...
Shai Agassi, President of SAP's Products & Technology Group, and Don Tapscott (author of "Wikinomics..." referenced you in their "Business Week" interview and article.  Mar. 9, 2007
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What Benefits Do SAP's Communities Drive to Members?
What role should our SDN and BPX communities play and what benefits should we be focused on providing to our individual members, for our SAP customer companies, partner System Integrator companies, software solution providers in our ecosystem of ISV companies? I think there are three big categories, but would like to hear from members of the community to support, refute, or extend our understanding of SAP community benefits, role, and value.  Nov. 5, 2006
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Become a BPX in 30 Seconds or Less
Join BPX the planet's fastest-growing community* in about the time it will take you to read this short blog... As one of our favorite customers says: "Just Do It." * Disclaimer: Who knows if BPX really is the planet's fastest-growing community? 50,000+ members in five months is pretty darn fast, though, so you're welcome to attempt to prove this statement wrong.  Oct. 25, 2006
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Make Your Point on SDN and BPX
The SDN and BPX points program provides recognition and rewards to any member of the community who chooses to make the most of it. Contribute your knowledge and expertise to the community and gain tangible and intangible personal and professional benefits. And, please, recommend how we can make it even better for 2007.  Sep. 25, 2006
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Thanks a (half) Million!
SDN, the SAP Developer Network, just reached half-a-million members in less than three years of existence. It's a major milestone and shows great acceptance and momentum, but that's only a small part of the success story.  Sep. 1, 2006
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Business Process Expert? What's the Big Deal?
Mark Yolton Vice President of the SAP Developer Network (SDN) and the Business Process Expert Community is interviewed by Marilyn Pratt, Community Evangelist in this podcast that discusses how the new community enables business process innovation to happen.  May. 13, 2006
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