Maximizing ERP Return on Investment with On-Demand Support Services
ERP adoption marks a fine start to surviving the current environment. The companies that thrive will be those that realize their enterprise potential—and balance pressure for higher performance with shrinking internal resources—by enlisting outsourced support partners. Laure Poquette in EcoHub, Enterprise Service Community, ERP, Run SAP, Sustainability [Nov. 19, 2009 10:13 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Terrorism and the Chemicals Industry
Last week, I hosted the CISUG (Chemicals Industry SAP Users Group) fall meeting in Newtown Square. Over 100 people attended, representing chemical companies from as small as $750M in annual revenue to $60B. So what was the Department of Homeland Security doing at SAP??? Raymond Adams in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Manufacturing, Sustainability [Nov. 18, 2009 07:12 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How healthy and ‘Green’ is the food you eat?
How Eco Labels will drive consumer choices like Nutrition lables do today. Chetan Jain in Beyond SAP, Consumer Products, Ranting, Retail, Sustainability [Nov. 17, 2009 11:39 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Facilitate Your Day-to-Day Work Life with BOC
Find out what others already know: How you can leverage BOC to make your work life easier. "It's uncensored, so we could trust the information " or "they quickly overcame (challenges) by reaching out to BOC", are only a few customer and partner comments on BOC. Find out more in the full blog and story. Natascha Schuberth in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, SAP Developer Network, Sustainability [Nov. 16, 2009 04:03 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

U.S. EPA makes available data on compliance with hazardous waste, air regulations
Public involvement for enforcement of State's Environmental Compliances PAVAN TRIPATHI in Sustainability [Nov. 15, 2009 03:55 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

We do not inherit the Earth from our parents, but borrow it from our children
Hopenhagen.org: when people lead, leaders follow. start spreading hope David Herrema in Sustainability, University Alliances Message Board [Nov. 13, 2009 07:48 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Solaris ZFS, Managing your SAP Data
Solaris ZFS simplifies storage and data management for SAP applications. When coupled with Solaris Containers it allows enterprises running Solaris to operate an SAP environment at lower cost in a more flexible way, while retaining high availability. Christine Puccio in Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Sustainability [Nov. 10, 2009 06:56 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

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! John Appleby in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Sustainability [Nov. 10, 2009 01:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Social Entrepreneurship 101: 2009, Part 3 - The Way Forward
The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Canada runs a Social Entrepreneurship 101 (SE 101): Africa program to teach aspiring entrepreneurs how to turn their ideas into actionable business plans. In part 3 of this three-part blog, Kirby Leong of the BusinessObjects Community, shares what he learned from participating since 2008 in the SE 101 program. Kirby Leong in Community Projects, Sustainability [Nov. 10, 2009 08:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Make a positive impact, big or small -- from 'Hopenhagen', Denmark to the forests of Orissa, India
Talking on the green theme: How busineses are demonstrating their commitment to sustainability, Hopenhagen, and more... Ranjan Baghel in Sustainability, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions [Nov. 06, 2009 07:48 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Delivering Results: Clarity and Sustainability in Today's Retail, a Webinar with NRF's STORES Magazine
Retailers have unparalleled opportunities to gain insights about their shoppers. Social networks and communities are offering retailers a new engagement model with consumers. Additionally, today’s consumers are increasingly expecting retailers they do business with to demonstrate socially responsible behavior. Register for the webinar to learn more on these and hear how SAP BusinessObjects solutions can help you take advantage of these opportunities. Mohamed Amer in Business Intelligence (BI), Wholesale Distribution, Travel and Logistics Services, Retail, Organizational Change Management, Mobile, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, CRM, Consumer Products, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Sustainability [Nov. 06, 2009 02:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Voluntary Initiatives of CSR
How organizations in different sectors address CSR? Knowing about these initiatives, it is felt, would provide a good insight into the importance of appropriateness in promoting social responsibility in the respective sector. Anbazhagan Sam Venkatesan in Sustainability, Business Process Expert [Nov. 05, 2009 06:03 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What's your role in the "Clean Tech Revolution"
Energy Efficiency has the potential to build whole new industries and create millions of new jobs. Learn what the leaders from SAP, PG&E and the US EPA discussed as Innovations and Opportunities in this space at a recent Churchill Club and GABA event hosted by and at SAP. Christine Puccio in Business Process Expert, Co-Innovation Lab, Emerging Technologies, SAP Research, Sustainability [Nov. 04, 2009 05:17 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Social Entrepreneurship 101: 2009, Part 2 - Micro-Finance
The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Canada runs a Social Entrepreneurship 101 (SE 101): Africa program to teach aspiring entrepreneurs how to turn their ideas into actionable business plans. In Part 2 of this three-part blog, Kirby Leong of the BusinessObjects Community, shares what he learned from participating since 2008 in the SE 101 program. Kirby Leong in Community Projects, Sustainability [Nov. 02, 2009 11:14 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Solaris Containers and the Adaptive Computing Controller: Flexibility on Steroids
Implementing SAP landscapes using Sun virtualization technologies can help IT organizations reduce costs, respond to green computing initiatives, and improve service levels. Learn how the combination of the SAP NetWeaver Adaptive Computing Controller and Solaris Containers allows IT administrators to quickly respond to increasing demand, and to flexibly utilize excess capacity from otherwise idle servers. Christine Puccio in Business Process Expert, Co-Innovation Lab, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Sustainability [Oct. 30, 2009 09:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

WWW = Way to a Wiser World!
Based on my search in the internet on the topic of Orgaanizational Wisdom I tend to form a view that the publication of these two books, one in 1998 and the other in 2007, the presentation by JPCarlisle in 2006 and many more resources in the web may be considered as an indication of the recent progress in the subject. The Chicago University's Arete Initiative and other initiatives by individuals reflected by the number of websites may certainly be taken to indicate the interest and concern with the subject. Hence we may reasonably conclude that the 'Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom' trajectory appears to be becoming an interesting area of study. This seems to give hope that IT would eventually help a wiser world dawn as a continuum of processing of data, information and knowledge so far. Anbazhagan Sam Venkatesan in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Sustainability [Oct. 28, 2009 07:33 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

The BPX Process Design Slam 2009
Short recap of a fun evening with great results at the BPX Process Design Slam 2009. tbroek in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Community Projects, SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Oct. 28, 2009 12:18 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Social Entrepreneurship 101: 2009, Part 1 - What a Difference a Year Makes
The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Canada runs a Social Entrepreneurship 101 (SE 101): Africa program to teach aspiring entrepreneurs how to turn their ideas into actionable business plans. In this three-part blog, Kirby Leong of the BusinessObjects Community, shares what he learned from participating since 2008 in the SE 101 program. Kirby Leong in Sustainability, Community Projects [Oct. 25, 2009 12:13 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

What gives you hope? Hopenhagen.org!
Copenhagen is turning itself into "Hopenhagen" in support of the December 7 to 18 UN Climate Change Conference. Bob LoBue in Business Objects, Sustainability, SAP Developer Network, Ranting, Public Sector, Organizational Change Management, Life Sciences, Higher Education, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Community Projects, Business Process Expert, University Alliances Message Board [Oct. 23, 2009 03:32 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Process Design Slam 2009 on the way to Vienna
Summary of Process Design Slam 2009 Phoenix edition Krishna Moorthy P in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Community Projects, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, Sustainability, Utilities Industry [Oct. 22, 2009 05:04 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Getting COP15 to deliver the 4 basics on climate change
Four key points that Copenhagen's talks must get to Gianni Giacomelli in Sustainability [Oct. 21, 2009 02:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Europe's in-house squabbles - an opportunity to set example?
Some EU members want to contribute less to the "pot" Europe is prepared to contribute to development countries to fight climate change. Is the opportunity to act as role model going to be squandered? Gianni Giacomelli in Sustainability [Oct. 21, 2009 02:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – SAP customers seek new ways to improve return on their SAP investment
Innovation in how organizations support their SAP investment is in many ways just as important as how they innovate with SAP at the center of their technology investments. The role of a community-based approach should be considered as also the importance of the BPXer. Organizations are beginning to look at new models emerging within the SAP ecosystem that rely on a community-based approach and look to lower the TCO (financial and environmental) for their technology investments. Puneet K. Suppal in Business Process Expert, SAP TechEd, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Professional Services, ERP, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Process Management, Sustainability [Oct. 19, 2009 08:07 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Counterfeiting in Peru - Risks to Public Security and to Global Business
Counterfeiting of currency in Peru can provide clues to security and business risks across multiple industries and borders. Anthony McKinney in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Solutions, Composition Environment (CE), Defense, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Public Sector, Service-Oriented Architecture, Sustainability [Oct. 18, 2009 03:37 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Webinar with NRF Store Magazine: "Delivering Results: Clarity and Sustainability in Retail"
Don't miss this Retail@BPX webinar that covers analytical tools, collaborative technology/social media, and sustainability as applicable to retail. Natascha Schuberth in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Retail, Sustainability, Webinars [Oct. 16, 2009 05:12 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

From Hopenhagen to Copenhagen
Only 51 days to reach a global deal on climate change. Have your say - sign the Hopenhagen petition. James Farrar in Sustainability [Oct. 16, 2009 02:36 PM | 11 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Tombstone Arizona - #sapteched09 Friday
The last day at #sapteched09. I attended part of a 4 hour hands on workshop, saw Harald Reiter's Enterprise 2.0 Portal session and am homeward bound. Jim Spath in ABAP, Mobile, SAP Solution Manager, SAP TechEd, Sustainability, Knowledge Management (KM) [Oct. 16, 2009 02:29 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Raising pressure on climate change - running to COP15
Copenhagen's United Nations Climate Change Summit is a point of arrival, and a point of departure. Let's make sure that they are both successful. This is the road to "Hopenhagen". Gianni Giacomelli in Sustainability [Oct. 16, 2009 08:33 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Global SAP Co-Innovation Lab Network's Contribution to Sustainability
Learn about SAP Co-Innovation Lab's Contribution to the emerging theme of Sustainability. Joachim von Goetz in Beyond SAP, Co-Innovation Lab, Partnership, Sustainability [Oct. 16, 2009 12:19 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Phoenix - Day 0 - "Do you know the way to ... ?"
Notes on my travel day to SAP TechEd 2009 - Phoenix Arizona. Jim Spath in Community Day, SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Oct. 11, 2009 09:57 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Your choice: Sign the Hopenhagen Petition
COP 15 is coming. Each citizen can make a personal statement by signing the UN Climate petition and asking world leaders to come to an agreement. Marty Etzel in Sustainability [Oct. 07, 2009 02:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Recognition & Reputation are Perishable Goods
You made it to 250 points = active contributor already years ago. You always enjoyed this status and used it in CV or signature or on LinkedIn. BUT - Did you check your annual standing? Your 2008 or earlier points might have expired. Michael Schwandt in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Business Process Expert, SAP Developer Network [Oct. 06, 2009 11:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Social Media and Productivity
Social Media Trends and Productivity implications Srinivas Reddy in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Community Projects, Scripting Languages, Sustainability, Web Intelligence , Widgets [Oct. 06, 2009 12:49 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Tree-mendous SAP TechEd 2009
In keeping with SAP’s long-term, strategic commitment to sustainability, we’re trying something new with giveaways in this year’s Hacker Night, BPX Process Design Slam, and Insight Night at TechEd Phoenix, Vienna, and Bangalore. Kirby Leong in SAP Developer Network, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Oct. 05, 2009 05:31 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

University Alliances Community promoted to top-tier in the SAP Community Network
The University Alliances Community (UAC) is celebrating our promotion to the top-line navigation in the SAP Community Network (SCN). Bob LoBue in ABAP, ERP, Higher Education, Knowledge Management (KM), Organizational Change Management, Partnership, Professional Services, Public Sector, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, SAP Developer Network, SAP Network TV, SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Sustainability, University Alliances Message Board, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, EcoHub, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Co-Innovation Lab, Community Projects, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, Webinars [Oct. 05, 2009 01:32 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

20 years to swallow SAP ERP. What lies ahead?
SAP main revenue source can not continue to grow based on more ERP licensing. The theme of sustainability has to be applied at SAP as well. Loyal customers will not be able to purchase more software unless the platform gets unleashed so the ecosystem can build and extend functionality. LionelCarrasco in Beyond SAP, Business Suite 7, ERP, Sustainability [Oct. 05, 2009 07:24 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

A simple loan tracking system: the first IT challenge for SAP & PF joint-initiative
Shea Project first IT challenge for SAP & PF joint-initiative; validation by local MFI performed Marie Pons in Sustainability [Sep. 30, 2009 07:47 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Plant a tree, gain some Insight at SAP TechEd Phoenix and Vienna
Find out what we're doing to help the environment and to recognize attendees of Insight Night, Process Design Slam and RIA Hackers Night at SAP TechEd Phoenix. Plus, submission deadline for Insight Night has been extended. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), Sustainability, SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, CRM, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Sep. 25, 2009 04:56 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

The consumption of information via modern media affecting the processing within knowledge management?
Bernard Stiegler describes the change/evolution of information provisioning and its related awareness and opinion building over the period of last 400 years. Reading that book I recognize some parallel developments within the processing of knowledge. This likeness is more or less evident, because we (the global society) deal with the same participants within both influential processes (knowledge and information consumption). In the area of information provisioning Bernard Stiegler points to some dramatic mental changes and relates them to current violent behavior in society. Answering the question about similar effects in knowledge might lead to surprises as well. Paul Centen in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Sustainability [Sep. 24, 2009 04:28 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Taking the SAPspeak Out of the Discussion
Part 1 of a series of meet the "Process Design Slam Dream Team" focuses on member John Harrikey, the Director of IT Architecture and Strategy for the CSA group and an SAP Mentor. Marilyn Pratt caught him on video at Sapphire 2009 where shared his thoughts on end-to-end process . Marilyn Pratt in Business Process Expert, Community Day, Community Projects, SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Sep. 18, 2009 11:47 AM | 6 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

The UA positive feedback loop
The UA Program is a means to create a positive feedback loop that enables universities, industry and students to make ever greater enhancements to their teaching, learning and research experience. Martin Gollogly in Beginner, SAP Research, SAP Developer Network, Public Sector, Integration and Certification, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, University Alliances Message Board, Manufacturing, Knowledge Management (KM), Higher Education, ERP, Community Projects, Community Day, Co-Innovation Lab, Sustainability [Sep. 18, 2009 12:32 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Coming up a Level in Our Process Thinking
This year's BPX Process Design Slam is the passkey to access some of the smartest assets in the SAP environment: human and technological. Check out the recording of a recent meetup. Marilyn Pratt in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Community Projects, SAP TechEd, Sustainability [Sep. 15, 2009 11:46 PM | 3 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Microfinance and ICT meet in Rural Areas, Ghana
SAP and PlaNet Finance field-initiative in Ghana and a thank you to the whole SAP Community for supporting our project through SCN contribution Marie Pons in Community Projects, EcoHub, SAP Developer Network, Sustainability [Sep. 14, 2009 11:56 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Back Yard
"Monk Chips" clued me into a government service showing potential pollution sites via a mapping interface, showing nothing ever changes. Jim Spath in Ranting, Sustainability [Sep. 14, 2009 02:53 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Don't Miss the ASUG Event in Chicago on 9/17/09!
New SAP on Sun Special Interest Group (SIG) Event Hosted by ASUG - America's SAP User Group. Join other SAP customers for the first face-to-face meeting being hosted by SAP, Sun Microsystems, and ASUG to exchange ideas and best practices for running SAP software on Sun. Christine Puccio in Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Community Projects, Integration and Certification, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Sustainability [Sep. 09, 2009 12:31 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Community considered MFI interest rates too high and refused to contribute…..
"20% interest, kind of wrong to loan someone with nothing money then demand so much back?"and ended up with almost no community. Michael Schwandt in Sustainability [Sep. 09, 2009 05:19 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Green Supply Chains
As a part of designing an effective supply chain we are now faced with a new additional dimension of environmental sensitivity. What exactly does this mean? Shawnn Coutinho in Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Sustainability [Sep. 09, 2009 12:43 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Composition in the Cloud: Run your own SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 EHP 1 in the cloud (Part 3 of 3)
The final part of the three-part series about installing and running your Composition Environment trial in the cloud guides you through the installation and configuration of CE itself and wraps up everything, leaving you with a running and sharable CE installation in the cloud. Join the fun. Thorsten Franz in Application Server, Sustainability, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Java Programming, Emerging Technologies, Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Visual Composer [Aug. 29, 2009 09:28 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

ASUG Chapter Meeting At My Place - Come On Over!
Information about an ASUG Chapter meeting - open to ASUG members and prospective members. But you must register to attend. It's being held where I work. Jim Spath in Webinars, Travel and Logistics Services, Sustainability, Security, SAP TechEd, SAP Solution Manager, Business Process Expert, Application Server [Aug. 29, 2009 04:23 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Going Green with SAP EDI and Electronic Invoicing
This article describes three ways a company can become greener and support their internal "sustainability" efforts by converting from paper based business processes to EDI, B2B and e-Invoicing. Kevin Benedict in Business Intelligence (BI), Travel and Logistics Services, Sustainability, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Retail, Procurement and SRM, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 27, 2009 01:43 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]