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November 12, 2007  7:17 PM

Yoda, Einstein and the SAP pro



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP

Humor is one way to deal with the daily frustrations that can plague a career in SAP. As a Star Wars fan, I enjoyed the following barb (please read in Yoda's voice) "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to ABAP." And here's one more, "Einstein decided to become a...

November 8, 2007  5:44 PM

H1B visa update: No increased fees



Posted by: JackDanahy
H1B, job, SAP

H1B visas have remained a hot button topic for SAP professionals for some time, and we've covered it quite a bit over the years. Last we heard, there was legislation put into...


November 5, 2007  3:08 PM

SAP Basis questions wanted



Posted by: JackDanahy
basis, SAP

The latest entry in our popular On The Spot series features Mario Linkies, CEO of Secude Consulting and former Director of Risk Management at SAP, answering questions about SAP security. Read his advice to users faced with challenges like ensuring security during a SAP upgrade, social hacking,...


October 30, 2007  3:52 PM

The skinny on SAP SRM 2007



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, soa, srm, trend

There has been something of a slow burn recently on a couple good blogs about SAP SRM 6.0....


October 29, 2007  7:33 PM

BEA bidding war? Not for SAP



Posted by: JackDanahy
BEA, Oracle, SAP

Oracle's recent hostile takeover bid for enterprise infrastructure software company BEA triggered speculation that SAP and other big players may enter the fray and engage in a Retek-style...


October 26, 2007  5:01 PM

How will SAP’s BO acquisition impact SAP BI consulting?



Posted by: JackDanahy
Business Objects, career, job, SAP, TechEd, trend

In this two-part guest column, veteran SAP expert Jon Reed sounds off on the recently announced Business Objects acquisition.

Coming back from TechEd Las Vegas, we were all taken by surprise...


October 26, 2007  4:58 PM

SAP’s BO acquisition impact on SAP BI consulting, part two



Posted by: JackDanahy
Business Objects, career, job, SAP, TechEd, trend

In the first part of this column, guest expert Jon Reed expressed confidence in the future job prospects of SAP BI professionals. But what does our other expert...


October 25, 2007  5:23 PM

Microsoft itching to fight SAP BBD



Posted by: JackDanahy
Business ByDesign, business one, dynamics, microsoft, SAP

If you're following the developments in the SMB (small and midsize business) space, you've probably heard about the latest Microsoft move. MS Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution is a new, fully...


October 12, 2007  2:08 PM

BEA to Oracle: Do better or get lost



Posted by: JackDanahy
BEA, Oracle, SAP

The recent news of Oracle's bid to acquire troubled enterprise infrastructure software company BEA took an interesting turn today. Despite Oracle offering $17 per share, some


October 11, 2007  2:38 PM

The good thing about SAP buying Business Objects



Posted by: JackDanahy
Business Objects, SAP

The SAP acquisition of Business Objects (BO) brings a mix bag of good and bad news to both SAP and non-SAP customers, according to Naeem Hashmi, Chief...