Enterprise Geeks Podcast – SCN Upgrade Postponed, Success Factors, and Dating a Geek

by Thomas Jung on December 14, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Who needs book on the topic of dating a geek when we already have a website.

Season 4 Episode 7

As we get ready to head out the door to start our Holiday break, we gather a list of timely topics not the least of which is the discussion around the delay of the SCN Upgrade.

• SCN Upgrade Delay
  • Mark Yolton’s Blogs: Announce Delay and More Details
  • Martin English’s thoughts on the subject
  • Dennis Howlett’sViews
  • Craig Cmehil’s Blog on the topic
• SAP buys Success Factors – Too many links to post, so I’m doing the lazy thing and linking directly to the Google Search
• Influencer Summit – Still Lazy, so Google Search again
• Tom moves to the HANA Product Management team
• Craig’s Facebook App
• A Girl’s Guide to Dating a Geek

Running Time: 54:11
 

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Enterprise Geeks Podcast – The Value of Privacy

by Ed Herrmann on January 25, 2011 at 2:51 pm

Season 3 Episode 16

Running Time: 1:12:48

 

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Show Links

• Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset
• Eric Schmidt out as Google CEO
• Eric Schmidt Wasn’t Fired Today, Larry and Sergei Just Grew Up
• This Facebook infographic is a little old, as it puts Facebook’s valuation at $33 billion instead of it’s current valuation of $50 billion. So just take this info and multiply it by 1.5. Sad and scary.
• Social Network Frenzy Signals Another Tech Bubble
• Comcast Is Trying To Whack Netflix: Sen. Al Franken
• Netflix removes ability to add DVDs to queues from streaming devices

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Enterprise Geeks Podcast – Certify or Die

by Ed Herrmann on February 23, 2009 at 8:40 am

Fellow eGheads, you are in for a treat. This episode is packed with all kinds of geeky goodness with our special guest Dennis Howlett. Join us in this episode full of topics discussing the power of the crowd, the cloud, and the proud. With topics ranging from Facebook to SAP Certifications, there is a little bit for everyone.

If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!

Running Time: 63 minutes

 

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Talking Points

1. Thomas is back from Cancun
2. Learn more about the man himself, Dennis Howlett
   • Accman Blog
   • Enterprise Irregulars
   • SAP TechEd RIA Hacker Night
   • SAP Mentors
   • Irregular Enterprise on ZDNet
   • ESME – the Enteprise Social Messaging Experiment that made Dennis love geeks
3. Facebook TOS explosion
• Dennis blogs on the celebration and the experience
• Members against TOS Facebook group
• Zuckerberg blogs about Facebook Bill of Rights
• Social Collaboration is changing the way people do business
• Is SDN Terms of Service in a similar situation
4. Coghead and the danger of the cloud
   • Coghead says goodbye and SAP snags ‘em up
   • Will this be useful for the SAP EcoHub
   • Introduction to Polestar On Demand and the hybrid cloud
   • Does this situation expose the risks of PaaS adoption in the Enterprise
5. SAP Labs vs. SAP Research
6. Enterprise Mashup Application Platform from SAP Research
7. SAP Certification Program – Certify or Die
   • Dennis’ blog on SDN that kicked off the initial storm
   • Jon Reed is a major player on the certification topic
   • SAP Mentor Meeting with SAP Education to discuss the SAP Certification program on Wednesday, Feb. 25
   • If you want your voice heard about the topic, post comments here and we will submit them
8. Keep your Bollocks in your Pants
9. Want to make a difference? Submit your videos for a good cause
10. Update on Geeks without Borders 24 hour Charity Event on FMR
11. Announcement of the ABAP Join Wizard and update on the ABAP Report Wizard

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