Road Ahead for SAP Consultants : 2012
It is November again, and for the 4th time in a row - I am attempting to blog about what will be the top areas for SAP consultants to focus on for 2012 Nov. 18, 2011
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SAPPHIRENOW and TECHED 2011 Madrid - Report Outs
Here is a collection of my daily reports from Madrid, from my personal blog Nov. 9, 2011
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R.I.P Dennis Ritchie, and thank you !
I did not - in my wildest dreams - think I would write about the life and times of another icon of our times right after I penned my thoughts on Steve Jobs  Oct. 15, 2011
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Rest In Peace, Game Changer
Steve Jobs is the name that comes to mind when I hear "Game Changer". He changed the game, and set the bar so high that it transformed our whole Industry. And today he died - way too young. Oct. 5, 2011
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Experience HANA - the wish list
After trying to experience HANA on https://www.experiencesaphana.com/ , I did not like it. Apparently, neither did Vitaliy R. Here is a wish list. Sep. 28, 2011
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How much of the game will HANA change?
Is HANA going to make all SAP based solutions super good? hmmmmmmm..maybe - with some redesign, me thinks Sep. 26, 2011
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SAP Teched 2011 - Report out
Daily reportouts from SAP Teched 2011 Sep. 12, 2011
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SAP Teched 2011 , here I come
Random thoughts as I pack my bags for Teched. Sep. 8, 2011
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Learn to do an SAP HANA "hello world" - attend my Teched session BI105
For the 4th year in a row, I am presenting at SAP Teched in Vegas. This year, it is about HANA.  Aug. 8, 2011
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The curious case of Junior Consultants
There is always a debate - and it seems to have picked up a lot these days - on what value junior consultants bring to projects. I am a BIG fan of having juniors in my teams. Here are my views. Jun. 9, 2011
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SAPPHIRENOW 2011 : Lights, Camera, Action
It was fun times at SAPPHIRENOW 2011 in Orlando May. 20, 2011
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Walking the talk on "fail fast"
There are a lot of people out there saying "fail fast, fail cheap". I love the idea, and wanted to try. Here is where I am now... May. 7, 2011
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Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
Everyone has an opinion, who do we trust? Mar. 28, 2011
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Should SAP do 90 day release cycles?
SAP claims to be innovating big time. Will they get this to customers every quarter? and even if they can - should they? Mar. 14, 2011
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I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd....
recap from the SAP Run Better Tour in Boston on 9th march, 2011 Mar. 10, 2011
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Watson and HANA - the possibilities
IBM Watson is on a roll - having defeated two of Jeopardy's all time champions. Here is me thinking loud on the possibilities if IBM Watson and SAP HANA combined.  Mar. 8, 2011
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Not your father's analytics, search and AI...."What is Watson? for 2000 please"
Enterprise Computing will not be the same again - at least not in my eyes ! Feb. 5, 2011
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HANA - Can the new Sheriff in town undo some of the horrors?
There are some common themes in most SAP projects - valid business problems that need terrible technical work arounds to fix. I have a feeling that HANA might let us undo some of this. Not everything might be solved in 1.0, but probably over the next few releases.  Jan. 29, 2011
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Book Review : "Inside SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis - Microsoft Office Edition"
I just finished reading Ingo Hilgefort's new book, and thought of sharing my impressions with you. Jan. 22, 2011
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Looking back at 2010
I can't believe 2010 is on its last day - it's been quite a fascinating year when I look back. Dec. 31, 2010
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Road Ahead for SAP Consultants - 2011
It is that time of the year - and here is my take on what is in store for SAP consultants for 2011. Nov. 13, 2010
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Post Teched questions on HANA
Thoughts and Questions on HANA that I have after I left Teched 2010.  Oct. 21, 2010
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Integration with Innovation
My impressions on Innovation weekend at SAP Teched 2010. Oct. 18, 2010
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Are we data deaf?
Ask any one in an SAP project on what is the biggest risk on his project, there is a good possibility that the answer will be "data". Nothing new here - you would have heard it in nineties, and you will hear it in 2010. That is what frustrates me - why? why? why? Are we data deaf? Oct. 8, 2010
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Analytics in a box - cool stuff, but ....
My POV on today's SAP announcement on prepackaged analytics Sep. 14, 2010
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Waving the wave goodbye
Google wave is out. Should we chase something else now. Or can we make lemonade from lemon? Aug. 5, 2010
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Please save BI from 2.0
What is BI 2.0 ? is that the next big thing? Does it fundamentally improve decision making? I have my doubts - I think there is plenty to do before we chase the next bright idea. Jun. 27, 2010
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A few thoughts on Benchmarking
Most executives love benchmarking - but when you execute benchmarking and take decisions based on it, it is important to keep in mind that this is not an exact science. Jun. 13, 2010
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I would get SAP certified if....
If I need to get SAP certified, some one will have to take me kicking and screaming and force me at gun point. However, I will gladly do it if I see relevance.  May. 29, 2010
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In-Memory - is it really non-disruptive?
My initial reactions to SAP's new SAPPHIRE announcement on in-memory computing and High performance ANalytical Appliance - HANA May. 19, 2010
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Great Expectations
My many great expectations when I head out to Orlando for SAPPHIRE NOW May. 15, 2010
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Does Agile really work? Come to SAPPHIRENOW 2010 and find out
What do you think of Agile? Does it work for you? Or are you an old school waterfall type? And is waterfall evil? All good and important questions - and the debate continues at SAPPHIRENOW Apr. 22, 2010
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If the shoe does not fit, must we change the foot?
In my last blog, I expressed some thoughts on the role of System Integrators in the success and failure of SAP projects. This time around I want to focus on the customer's role. We will close it out with the next one where we can talk about SAP themselves. Apr. 4, 2010
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Shoot the Systems Integrators, save the future SAP projects !
A good many projects, including many SAP projects, fail. And then the blame game starts - Analysts usually fire the first shot, and then every one else jumps in. In this blog, I want to express my thoughts on the finger pointing at Systems Integrators (SIs). I do plan to complete the picture in another blog by talking about the customer and SAP the two other parties that get blamed. Mar. 11, 2010
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Nuke that code, let us start over
What is with programmers - why do we always want to start over? Feb. 27, 2010
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I didn't start the fire, it was always burning !
Blogosphere is buzzing again with "future of Enterprise Software" stuff. Since every one has something to say about it, I thought I might join in and put my $0.02 in. Feb. 26, 2010
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"Reporting and Analytics with SAP BusinessObjects" by Ingo Hilgefort - An attempt to review
A humble attempt to review Ingo Hilgefort's new book "Reporting and Analytics with SAP BusinessObjects" Feb. 12, 2010
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My (mis)adventures with social media
I read in USA Today that several users are running away from social media. This made me reflect on my own experience with these things. Warning - it is mostly a rant ! Feb. 10, 2010
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Solution Architect vs BPX
Are these two different roles - or two names for the same role? Jan. 28, 2010
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Winds of change
A tribute to SAP employees who truly listen to us who are deep in the trenches. Jan. 27, 2010
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Road Ahead for SAP Consultants - 2010
Last year around this time, I posted my thoughts on how I see 2009 playing out for SAP consultants. In this blog, I want to share my thoughts on the road ahead for 2010. Oct. 31, 2009
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BPM/BRM on an empty stomach
My views on BPM/BRM. And hey BPX, did you use java.lang.string as the java type in your Enumeration type when you were creating business rules? Oct. 22, 2009
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Day 2 and Day 3 at teched - diversity is great, unity in diversity is greater
Fun continues on to teched days 2 and 3 Oct. 16, 2009
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Day 0 and Day 1 @ teched
Not exactly a blow by blw, but an attempt at summarizing my monday's and tuesday's activities at teched Oct. 13, 2009
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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How many UIs should exist for a given process? could the perfect UI for me be terribly useless for you?  Oct. 6, 2009
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As things get cloudy..
What, if at all, will change as cloud computing gets more and more popular? Aug. 31, 2009
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Random ramblings of an obsolete programmer
You don't need to touch fire to know it hurts - just learn from the last guy who touched. And yours truly has been burned before, more than once :) Aug. 14, 2009
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And "Intelligence" said to BI - I want a divorce !
Is there any real "intelligence" in Business Intelligence? Can BI solutions help explain the "WHY DID IT HAPPEN" and not just "WHAT HAPPENED"? Aug. 7, 2009
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So, what is next in CRM?
Last month, I wrote about what changes I expect in the world of Business Intelligence. This time around, let me put forward my thoughts on what would happen in the world of CRM. May. 16, 2009
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Is too much computing bad for the planet?
I met a data center designer recently, and ever since have some doubts about IT's effect on carbon footprint. May. 9, 2009
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So, what is next in Business Intelligence ?
My thoughts, wishes and dreams on how the world of Business Intelligence will change going forward. Apr. 18, 2009
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What is your title?
Are you a techno-functional consultant? maybe a BPX? an architect of some sort? and by the way are you a "Global" guy?  Apr. 7, 2009
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The new realities of SAP consulting market - and survival tips
Jon Reed and I did a podcast on how the SAP consulting market has changed. We touched up on Global delivery models, BPX, Why BI is important for a BPX, and how to survive in the changing consulting market.  Apr. 3, 2009
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Is ASAP the best we can do now?
is it time we had a serious relook at ASAP? or is it not the time to expiriment? Mar. 29, 2009
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Industry Value Scenarios - what do you think?
My first impressions on Industry Value Scenarios, which are introduced as part of Business Suite 7, and a bunch of questions that I have on it. Feb. 13, 2009
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Don't tell me I am OBSOLETE - it hurts !
I just lucked out and got to code again after several years. Jan. 26, 2009
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Can we sell more widgets in this market?
Times are bad, but companies have to make some money to sustain. What are their options? here is my take on what companies can do in 2009 to sustain in the terrible economy and live to tell the tale. Jan. 1, 2009
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Reflections
I am on vacation, and after a lot of good food (cooked by mom) and lots of sleep - I have been thinking about how 2008 passed me by, mostly from an SAP perspective. Dec. 26, 2008
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Road ahead for SAP consultants
My thoughts on what is in store for consultants and consulting companies for next year or so. Not the most original of topics, for sure - but what the heck, I have some thoughts that I want to share with the community, and here they are. Nov. 7, 2008
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Is co-innovation worth the trouble?
I am a big fan of co-innovation, but I am struggling on how best to sustain it.  Oct. 2, 2008
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Where should SAP draw the line for standardization and reuse?
My thoughts on the good and bad and some things in between, of SAP's new product development. Jun. 28, 2008
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Some more random thoughts on CRM2007
As I spend more and more time with CRM 2007, I am facing a few more hurdles. This blog is an attempt to get the attention of other CRM experts and find solution options. May. 24, 2008
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Some Non-technical factors for successful ESOA implementations
A candid look at some of the non technical issues to take care of, in our SOA projects, to ensure a succesful implementation. Apr. 13, 2008
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CRM2007 : Some pain-points from a business user's perspective
I would like to initiate a discussion on CRM from a user's perspective Apr. 3, 2008
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ESOA Possibilities In Business Intelligence
A lot of material has been published in the SAP world about ESOA making various business processes super efficient. Discounting the element of marketing hype, we still have a lot of information to glean about making our transaction processing better by taking the ESOA route. What usually gets sidelined in the ESOA roadmap is the possibilities of taking an SOA approach to Business Intelligence and Analytics.  Mar. 29, 2008
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CRM2007 :Who gets to see what - Some strategies for managing internal and external users: Part 2
In part 2, I explain the strategies for modeling external users in CRM2007. I explore the possibilities of using ACE to build a scalable user management system. Mar. 21, 2008
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BI and ESA driven approach to SAP project implementations - Part 3
This is the third instalment of my blog series. here, I would like to invite your attention to a methodology to solve the information inefficiencies we discussed in the previous blogs. Mar. 17, 2008
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CRM2007 :Who gets to see what - Some strategies for managing internal and external users : Part 1
CRM2007 provides an array of choices in managing internal and external users. This blog tries to deal with some of the strategies that can be taken to manage users and what they see when they log on to CRM2007. Mar. 13, 2008
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BI and ESA driven approach to SAP project implementations - Part 2
In this blog, we discuss some of the causes for the inefficiencies in a traditional implementation  Mar. 10, 2008
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BI and ESA driven approach to SAP project implementations - Part 1
A series of blogs that explore an alternate SAP implementation methodology, by focussing on ESA and BI. Mar. 10, 2008
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