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June 12, 2007  6:40 PM

SAP, H1B visas and… India outsourcing its IT jobs?



Posted by: JackDanahy
career, H1B, job, SAP

There is something both strange and ironic going on right now. Remember the heated debate about the proposed increase in H1B visas just the other week? Well, earlier today...

June 8, 2007  3:50 PM

SAP and Web 3.0



Posted by: JackDanahy
a1s, erp, SAP, soa

Most IT workers I talk to have trouble getting up to speed with Web 2.0. Isn't it asking for trouble to start talking about


June 7, 2007  10:39 AM

SAP vs. Oracle food for thought



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle, SAP

Did SAP steal Oracle's customers? As in, nefariously done on the sly as opposed to, oh I don't know, offering better products? That's what you'd conclude if you believe the over-the-top aggressive

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June 1, 2007  3:19 PM

Oracle files amended SAP complaint



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle, SAP

Just when things appear to die down a little bit, the Oracle-SAP lawsuit always seems to bubble back up. Today it was Oracle stirring the pot, as it tacked on copyright infringement and breach of contract complaints to its existing suit of SAP’s TommorrowNow division (SAP TN) in San Francisco...


May 30, 2007  2:17 PM

More on the future of SAP consulting



Posted by: JackDanahy
career, job, netweaver, SAP, soa, trend

In a guest column on SearchSAP.com today, Jon Reed discussed many skills that will be important for SAP consultants in the future. As is sometimes the case, not all of Jon's thoughts could fit into the piece....


May 25, 2007  4:31 PM

Great SAP Leaders Among Us contest update



Posted by: JackDanahy
bw, SAP, trend, upgrade

Just a quick update on the Great SAP Leaders Among Us podcast contest. As you may recall, the topic is BI/BW challenges and how regular SAP users like yourself overcame those obstacles. Now we...


May 24, 2007  7:02 PM

SAP and H1B visas: What an H1B increase would mean



Posted by: JackDanahy
career, H1B, job, SAP

As you may have seen in the news, there's a movement afoot to boost the number of H1B visas next year, from 65,000 to 115,000, plus the continuation of...


May 21, 2007  1:05 PM

Oracle vs. SAP lawsuit: Hardball or posturing?



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle, SAP

The Oracle lawsuit against SAP has kind of faded into the background since the news broke in March. There's been a flurry of

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May 17, 2007  6:41 PM

SAP and Microsoft keeps dancing — and competing



Posted by: JackDanahy
a1s, allinone, axapta, business one, duet, dynamics, microsoft, Oracle, SAP

The peculiar SAP-Microsoft partnership continues to deepen. We've written about this in the past, but I think Jon Reed summed up the situation best with the image of "one set of hands shaking and...

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May 14, 2007  5:42 PM

Sapphire Vienna and SAP globalization



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, sapphire

Sapphire 2007 -- Vienna this time, not Atlanta -- is already proving to be an...