SAP Co-CEO Strategy - Sunny Days in Walldorf?

Ed is back joining Thomas in this latest episode. Listen in as they discuss the buzz about Buzz and usage of other social networks, as well as the latest discussions about the changes in the top ranks within SAP. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!

Running Time: 54 minutes

Talking Points

1. 00:15 – Ed is back and talking about little ewH
2. 04:05 – The buzz about Google Buzz
3. 24:00 – SAP Leadership flip flop
   • SAP Co-CEOs on CNBC
   • SAP co-CEOs to prioritize product development, delivery
4. 33:28 – NetWeaver Web Page Composer
5. 42:22 – AFS WDA Performance Series
6. 50:00 – Wrap up

Will the battle of HTML5 vs. Browser Plug-Ins be like this:

Or More Like This:

This week we welcome guest co-host Dan McWeeney filling in for Ed. Ed is out of the office because his wife just gave birth to their first child. Since Dan works for Adobe and works in the Adobe Flash/Flex world, we thought it would be the perfect podcast to dive into the hot topic of HTML5 verses Browser Plug-Ins (like Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight).

There has been a lot of debate lately (sparked largely by Apple and their refusal to have the Adobe Flash Plug-in on the iPhone/iPad) about exactly what the future role of Browser Plug-Ins will be given the advances that the next version of the HTML specification promises to bring. In this podcast both Dan and I provide our thoughts on the topic.

Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!

Running Time: 59 minutes

Talking Points

1. 01:00 – Welcome Guest Host Dan McWeeney
2. 01:15 – Ed Changes Diapers
3. 04:00 – Main Topic – HTML5 & Browser Plug-Ins
   • 04:31 Apple, the iPad, and the Flash Player debate
   • 05:00 Apple and Adobe Take the Debate Public
   • 05:40 Google Gears Adds to the Debate
   • 07:45 HTML5 Spec Implementation
   • 09:15 Video Codecs and Licenses
   • 11:00 Advertising in HTML5 – Harder to Block Than Flash Based?
   • 12:40 Flash on Mobile – Interaction Event Problems?
   • 14:00 Flash Mobile Can Work – Android
   • 19:00 Could Internet Explorer’s Lack of HTML5 Keep Plug-Ins Alive?
   • 22:00 SAP’s Plans for HTML5 and Plug-Ins
   • 24:00 NetWeaver Business Client and Windows-Only Support
   • 26:45 Platform Testing
4. 28:00 – Apple and their 40 Billion Cash On Hand – Who Will They Buy? (at the time of the podcast recording I forgot that through Pixar, Steve Jobs picked up quite a bit of control at Disney/ABC/Marvel. Perhaps Apple already indirectly has the control in Hollywood I thought they were looking for).
5. 36:20 – Internet Connected TVs
6. 37:00 – Win 7 Mobile Platform
7. 37:50 - PS3/PSP Integration
8. 38:00 - SAP Management Changes
9. 46:20 – BW 7.20 Ramp-Up Canceled in Favor of 7.30 Ramp-Up in Q3/Q4
10. 48:30 – ABAP 7.02 Correction Close
11. 49:20 – OnDemand BI
12. 54:30 – Upcoming Events: Mastering SAP Technologies Sydney and ASUG/Sapphire

Project teams need all players, even the scruffy ones

Join Ed and Thomas in this whirlwind episode that covers a wide range of great news and topics in the wide world of enterprise software. They are also joined by Craig Cmehil to discuss his new team and role within SAP.

Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!

Running Time: 70 minutes

Talking Points

1. 00:15 – Random chit chat
2. 02:10 – Apple iPad disappointment
3. 11:56 – Fellow eGeek Craig Cmehil talks about his new position
4. 25:30 – Continuing discussion on last week’s episode on Project Roles and followup SDN blog post by Vijay Vijayasankar
5. 33:13 – Dice.com salary survey and the lucrativeness of ABAP and SOA
6. 39:48 – Oracle Completes Acquisition of Sun
   • Sunset: The Oracle Acquisition Q&A – by Stephen O’Grady
   • Oracle and Sun – Quick Analysis by Michael Coté
   • Oracle & Sun Overview and FAQ on Oracle.com
   • OpenOffice.org Contributors Chart on ohloh.com
   • Oracle sues Rimini Street
7. 44:51 – SAP NetWeaver Customer Call Series
8. 47:02 – What’s new in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2?
9. 54:32 – Thomas clarifies some NetWeaver ABAP 7.02 details and discusses his sessions for SAP Inside Track Bonn 2010 and Mastering SAP Technologies
10. 60:23 – Wrap up
    • Tweet from @zeomar – “Watching the excellent ‘ABAP UI Flexibility’ series on @enterprisegeeks http://tinyurl.com/yza7yo4 -> @thomas_jung you are my hero!”
    • eGhead Matt Harding creates the EnterpriseGeeks Theme Song
    • You can check out other songs by Matt Harding on his MySpace page
    • Adobe, we need a license to Soundbooth CS4

Are BPX and Solution Architect Roles a Myth?

Listen in with your Enterprise Geeks friends in this content gold episode where they host a roundtable discussion regarding IT Project Roles. This week, hosts Thomas and Ed are joined with experts and fellow eGheads Jon Reed of JonERP.com and Leonardo De Araujo of Beyond Technologies. The discussion aims to clarify traditional Functional and Technical roles as well as the newcomer roles of BPX and Solution Architect.

This episode was originally planned to cover both the topics of the SAP Community Developer License and the IT Project Roles roundtable. Both sessions had so much great content, we wanted to make them both available separately in their entirety. Because of this decision, we have split this episode into two separate parts. You can check out the first part of this episode here.

Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!

Running Time: 71 minutes

Talking Points

1. 00:10 – Segway into the Roundtable
2. 00:45 – IT Project Roles Roundtable Discusssion
   • 04:21 (Ed) Setting up the stage
   • 06:45 (Jon) Is BPX a new role or a refinement of existing roles?
   • 12:33 (Leo) Clearing up the “Functional” role?
   • 16:05 (Jon) Origins of the term BPX
   • 19:46 (Tom) Does SAP use BPX in their own environment?
   • 24:55 (Ed) The importance of a business process champion
   • 26:53 (Ed) The parallels of the BPX and the Solution Architect
   • 28:25 (Tom) Why you need to value technical skills and technical people
   • 31:25 (Leo & Jon) Where functionals and technicals fit in the hierarchy and why there is a growing need for more senior roles like BPX and Solution Architect
   • 37:20 (Ed) Where do Project Managers fit into the picture?
   • 41:10 (Thomas) All projects are not created equal
   • 43:05 (Leo) The Y Path
   • 46:27 (Jon) Defining and choosing meaningful career paths
   • 48:35 (Ed & Jon) Enterprise Architect vs. Solution Architect
   • 51:55 (Thomas) Standardization vs. Customization
   • 54:53 (Leo) Don’t forget about Change Management
   • 56:42 Final thoughts from the crew
3. 61:18 – Wrap up with Apple Tablet fever and Football fanatics

In big news for the developer community, SAP announced this week the availability of the new SAP Community Developer License. Get the latest scoop here on the Enterprise Geeks as Ed and Thomas put Mario Herger on the hot seat. Mario is on the SAP Technology Standards and Open Source team responsible for the soon available Code Exchange Platform.

This episode was originally planned to cover both the license announcement and the SAP IT Project Roles roundtable with Jon Reed and Leo De Araujo. Both sessions had so much great content, we wanted to make them both available separately in their entirety. Because of this decision, we have split this episode into two separate parts. You can listen to the second half of the episode here.

Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!

Running Time: 43 minutes

Talking Points

1. 00:15 – Intro
2. 07:53 – SAP Community Developer License with Mario Herger
   • 09:07 Mario gives the scoop
   • 11:56 What’s the difference in the Trial License and the Community License?
   • 14:24 Can you “upgrade” your existing installed trial license to a community license without doing a reinstall?
   • 17:22 Do you still have to renew your license every 90 days?
   • 18:30 So what’s really changed?
   • 21:54 Do you have to use SAP Code Exchange with the new license?
   • 25:20 When can we expect the public availability of Code Exchange?
   • 27:34 Can we expect to see the promotion of other platforms or Code Exchange only?
   • 32:17 Shedding some light on the definition of what is or is not an Add-on
   • 36:40 What is the future of the Subscription License?
3. 39:43 – Closing thoughts