How to Architect SAP NetWeaver Gateway for Dummies (and for Experts)
SAP NetWeaver Gateway is an amazing new mechanism by which to connect systems into SAP environments. But it - so far - has confused some of the best technical minds. This is a discussion on how to architect Gateway. Jan. 9, 2012
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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. Dec. 15, 2011
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Why SAP HANA 1.0 SP03 - Project Orange - will be a runaway success
HANA 1.0 SP03 is coming on November 7th. Here's an article outlining why I think it is a question of if - not when - there will be widespread adoption of this within SAP's 17,000 Business Warehouse customers. Oct. 26, 2011
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SAP HANA - from Analytics Appliance to Vendor Consolidation
Today, SAP HANA is an analytics appliance, but what is coming over the next few years - will it become so much more - a database, application platform and even a platform for vendor consolidation? This blog looks at this topic, and considers how SAP TechEd can assist as a means to get skilled up on SAP HANA quickly. Sep. 21, 2011
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Finding the right SAP HANA scenario for your business
A lot of people are talking about SAP HANA right now - but where could it be used in your organization? How do you start to build a business case around implementing what is a substantial investment? Aug. 18, 2011
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TechEd? SAPPHIRE? Madrid? Las Vegas? Which one should you go to?
There's SAPPHIRE and TechEd in Madrid, plus TechEd in Vegas. The content and events are a bit different between the locations - but which is right for you? Aug. 12, 2011
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Finding SAP HANA Documentation
Finding SAP HANA Documentation is a bit tricky and I thought it useful to collate available resources into one place. Hopefully this will assist people in the field, and also help SAP to think about where to focus effort. Aug. 11, 2011
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SAP Influencer Summit 2010: What’s really happening in Enterprise Mobility?
Here's the latest news on SAP's product roadmap for mobility and how NetWeaver Mobile is finally on the way out, to pave the way for the new SAP Mobility Platform. And how HTML5 is being taken seriously. Read on... Dec. 10, 2010
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SAP Influencer Summit 2010: I’ve just been influenced
After 2 days of trepanning by SAP executives at the SAP Influencer Summit, here's what I came out with. And as Jon Reed said "I've just been influenced". Here's my wrap on Mobility, onDemand, NetWeaver, Sustainability, River, Gateway & Virtualization. Plus how to have fun. Dec. 9, 2010
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SAP Influencer Summit 2010: What is the NetWeaver direction, if it is core to SAP's strategy?
In TechEd 2010, SAP CTO Vishal Sikka made loud comments that NetWeaver is alive. But with the decline of NetWeaver Java and no new support terms for NetWeaver 7.3, the actions don't speak for the words. Let's see what changes at the Influencer Summit 2010. Dec. 6, 2010
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SAP Influencers Summit 2010 – Will SAP deliver some real content on Enterprise Mobility?
The Influencer Summit is a great opportunity for SAP to restore confidence in its mobile roadmap. We need meat on Gateway and the SAP Unwired Platform alike, but will SAP hide behind the marketing people? Time will tell... Dec. 6, 2010
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SAP Influencers Summit 2010 – Is onDemand ready for the mainstream?
SAP appear to have Grand Designs for the onDemand platform and made noises around this at SAP TechEd 2010. Will they start to firm up the vision at the Influencer Summit 2010? Dec. 6, 2010
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What is the SAP Influencer Summit 2010?
The SAP Influencer Summit kicks off on Tuesday 7th December 2010 in Santa Clara. What is it and what information will be released? Read on...  Dec. 6, 2010
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SAP mentors: What, that bunch of weirdos?
The SAP Mentors now have a stand at the User Group conference UK & Ireland. Here's the story of how it came about. Nov. 21, 2010
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NetWeaver is dead. Long Live NetWeaver!
There has been a lot of noise around NetWeaver in TechEd this year but it has all been fragmented. This blog seeks to distill all the SAP messages about NetWeaver into one place and put some predictions on product direction. Caveat Emptor. Oct. 24, 2010
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SAP's Mobile Strategy: Really?
How SAP's mobile strategy reminds me of the new "Really?!" Microsoft Windows Phone 7 adverts and how John Chen, Bob Stutz and Billy Ho have a huge mountain to climb in integrating the SAP and Sybase Mobile Business Units. Oct. 22, 2010
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Innovation Weekend and the irony of "fixing SCN from within"
The story of Sarah Otner, her PhD into the recognition program on SCN and how we went about getting the points recognition data from SCN into BI OnDemand using RSS feed scraping and UNIX scripts. Oct. 19, 2010
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#nataschatoteched - A tale of two cities.
Telling the story of how we used social media and gentle persuasion to get Natascha Thomson to come to Teched Las Vegas 2010 Oct. 18, 2010
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Is wrestling fixed? SAP Demo Jam 2010 Berlin
Demo Jam 2010 Berlin is tonight and each year the quality of entry just keeps getting better. Oct. 12, 2010
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Running a ERP system for 1000 users on a laptop - is it possible?
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How to make CRM 2007 & 7.0 WebUI perform super fast
Do your users complain about the CRM "wheel of death"? Then this blog is the right place to go to make CRM performance and get them back using it. Jul. 12, 2010
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Why the iPad is the most important sales tool since the cellphone
The iPad fundementally changes things for the mobile salesworker that uses SAP CRM. This blog sets out why this is and what the paradigm shift looks like. Jun. 30, 2010
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What does Sybase have that SAP wants? An analysis of the acquisition, 5 days on.
The acquisition of Sybase by SAP has been a shock to the community. Here's my analysis on the situation including mobile, in-memory, databases and the customers. May. 17, 2010
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SAP acquire Sybase - First impressions what this means to SAP Mobile Strategy
What does the SAP acquisition of Sybase mean to SAP customers looking to build a mobile strategy? This blog looks to provide some insight into what is to come. May. 13, 2010
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Compression on SAP - so what's new?
What do the new compression features in Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 bring to SAP customers? Is it really any better than SQL 2008 and does the Unicode compression make a difference? Can SAP really fit in a 23Gb database? May. 12, 2010
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What is the best SAP hardware platform and why aren't you on it?
Why there are big misnomers that surround SAP hardware platforms and heterogeneous migrations and how you might consider moving your SAP platform to something less costly and more fit for purpose. May. 11, 2010
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SQL Server 2008 Compression on SAP - how to cut your database size from 90Gb to 30Gb
Practical blog on how we have saved 70% of the database size of one of our SAP systems without any practical performance degradation using the compression features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, with instructions on how you can achieve the same. May. 9, 2010
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Year of the Upgrade - tips and tricks for a BI upgrade
Following on from my last blog "2010, The year of the upgrade", I've decided to include some more detail on some of the SAP products I'm seeing being upgraded most right now. Starting with SAP BW 3.x to 7.x upgrades, I hope you enjoy it. Feb. 21, 2010
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2010 - The year of the upgrade?
The global recession of 2009 and pent-up demand that this has caused, along with a large number of SAP products that are falling of of maintenance is likely to cause a large number of upgrades in 2010. How should the IT community react and what options are available. This article discusses 3 main options and covers the topics of Enhancement Packages (EHPs), Unicode and Solution Manager. Feb. 15, 2010
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Virtualization, Sustainability and Selfishness
How sustainability within SAP landscapes provides business benefits, which means you can focus on the bottom line, and save the planet at the same time! Nov. 10, 2009
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SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 Excel Workbook Precalculation or Scheduling
Learn why you might want to use Precalculation and Broadcasting of Excel Workbooks in NetWeaver BW 7.0 and what the major pitfalls are. Nov. 9, 2009
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Building a SAP Mobile Strategy
So you want to build a mobile strategy but where do you start? Web based applications, Custom builds or using a platform like Sybase or Syclo? This blog goes some way to help you decide. Nov. 8, 2009
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10 Tips for a successful SAP iPhone app
Writing iPhone apps for SAP is a minefield of new technology. This blog cuts through some of the common misnomers and tries to guide prospective developers and architects in the right direction. Oct. 30, 2009
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Enterprise Portal Landscape Strategy
This article details how to produce an Enterprise Portal strategy. How do different usage types interact and how many portals you should have. Oct. 19, 2009
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