by Thomas Jung on April 1, 2009 at 6:34 am
SE38 running on an ABAP App Server all local to the IPhone
Thanks to a recent all night hacking session, the Enterprise Geeks have managed to get an entire ABAP Application Server running on the iPhone. That’s right, not just the SAPGUI but the whole Application Server. This means that ABAP developers now truly have the freedom to code on the go as we bring the power of the complete ABAP environment to the world’s most popular portable device.
There were some obvious technical challenges to getting a piece of software that was designed for 64-bit memory architecture and multiple CPUs to run in the considerably smaller hardware of the iPhone. When asked about these technical challenges, the Enterprise Geeks responded with the following. “There were plenty of problems squeezing the thing onto the iPhone. The biggest was probably the fact that the database size alone is nearly 12Gb. That was a bit of a problem for a device that potentially has only 8Gb of storage. So we had to cut out some of the features. For instance there was no room for any eye candy. So we cut out the Signature and Enjoy designs and went back to the classic battleship grey Windows 3.1 mode only. We also had to cut out SE80, the new ABAP editor, Web Dynpro ABAP, and lot of other stuff. What didn’t we cut? Well, there is still command line based editing and we of course left in the ABAP powered Matrix Screen Saver. We would love to tell you how well the system runs on the iPhone, but to be honest those damn icons are just too small for the touch screen interface of the iPhone and we keep exiting the program when we try to save.”
Lies, Damn Lies: just so everyone is on the same page; this posting was made on April 1st. You know, April Fools Day. Just in case you haven’t caught on yet, everything above is a total lie. I can’t imaging actually trying to code development – in any environment – on the form factor of the iPhone. Not to mention running the ABAP engine on an iPhone would surly drain the battery quite fast. 
by Ed Herrmann on March 23, 2009 at 8:45 am
The two faces of SAP and it's dual platform strategy
EGheads, this one is a keeper. In this episode, Ed and Thomas get down and dirty on the age old debate of ABAP vs. Java in the SAP world. Listen to find out our results of this mighty battle of the languages. This is definitely one episode you don’t want to miss.
If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!
Running Time: 54 minutes
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Talking Points
- 01:19 – What is your favorite geek energy drink? The eGeeks weapon of choice is Bawls
- 04:52 – Battle Royale: ABAP vs. Java – Round 1
- IBM buying Sun?
- What would that mean for Java?
- Future of Java overall and at SAP
- SAP’s current focus on ABAP
- SAP as a dual platform company causes ADD & schizophrenia
- 27:50 – More thoughts on SOA
- 31:20 – Battle Royale: ABAP vs. Java – Round 2
- 39:42 – This week’s iPhone 3.0 announcements
- 42:03 – MIX09
- 52:02 – Closing thoughts and ramblings
by Ed Herrmann on March 18, 2009 at 8:33 am
Does SAP have their head in the cloud yet?
Continuing with the second part of our fascinating episode with special guest Michael Coté from Redmonk, we discuss more great topics such as mobile strategy in the enterprise, cloud computing, and other fun stuff. This is a must listen for anyone wanting to understand the basics of the who, what, when, and whys of the cloud. If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to check out the first part too.
If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!
Running Time: 38 minutes
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Talking Points
- 00:10 – RIA, mobile, and enterprise
- SAP and Sybase
- NetWeaver Mobile, AjaxWeaver, and other existing SAP mobile technologies
- Mobile devices are changing the game, and people want them to be mini-computers
- Business can no longer discount iPhone as a toy
- Is mobile enabling the return of consumers actually paying for software?
- 10:50 – The 3 layer cloud cake
- 19:00 – The enterprise cloud
- 22:22 – Coté does a promo spot for the EnterpriseGeeks
- 23:26 – SXSW – South by Southwest
- 28:00 – Closing thoughts and ramblings
by Craig Cmehil on March 2, 2009 at 4:00 am
In our new mission to provide cool gadgets to everyone out there we decided to build a little iPhone Web App so if you like our Podcasts and you have an iPhone/iPod Touch then this is certainly one for you! The app is at the very beginning stages at the moment and currently only deals with the podcasts but we are working on more!
iPhone emulator showing new app
To access the site, on your iPhone go into the Safari browser and type the following: http://enterprisegeeks.com/iphone once it loads click the little “+” sign and add to your “Home Screen”.
After that you’ll have a cool little icon and be all set to go.
