Season 4 Episode 3
We start off the week looking back on the life and impact of Steve Jobs; not just in the tech world, but also in other areas.

• Remembering Steve Jobs
  • Pixar/Disney Connection
  • Biography
• Let’s Talk iPhone
  • iPhone 4S
  • iOS5
  • Star Trek Communicator = Siri?
• Falling Skies
• OOW
  • Dennis Howlett
  • http://peopleprocesstech.com/2011/10/05/oracle-sap-sticks-and-stones-my-break-my-bones/
  • http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2011/10/03/oracle-president-safra-catz-suffers-sap-hallucinations-2/
• Amazon Fire

Running Time: 1:06:31

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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.

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.

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Running Time: 54 minutes

Talking Points

1. 01:19 – What is your favorite geek energy drink? The eGeeks weapon of choice is Bawls
2. 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
3. 27:50 – More thoughts on SOA
   • ASUG Roundtable on Is SOA Dead hosted by Jon Reed
   • Continued debate of future of SOA
     
4. 31:20 – Battle Royale: ABAP vs. Java – Round 2
   • ABAP had it’s Amish Rumspringa and vows to never return
   • SAP TechEd Custom Development Track
   • ABAP freaks
5. 39:42 – This week’s iPhone 3.0 announcements
   • iPhone 3.0 – Enterprise Ready?
   • Push technology and Sybase
     
   • Nice breakdown of the new features and comparison of iPhone 3.0 and Android (not on podcast, link only)
6. 42:03 – MIX09
   • Awesome virtual participation setup
   • Silverlight 3.0
   • Silverlight and SAP?
   • Silverlight on the Desktop
   • Microsoft promotes Deep Zoom by announcing 54 free issues of Playboy Archives
   • Microsoft Expression Blend interactive design tool is looking really good
   • Adobe Flash Catalyst is no slacker when it comes to tools for designers
7. 52:02 – Closing thoughts and ramblings
   • Tom wishes Ed happy birthday
   • Tom is pumped up about the final episode of Battlestar Galactica

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

Talking Points

1. 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?
2. 10:50 – The 3 layer cloud cake
   • IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service and why Amazon Web Services is the de facto standard
   • PaaS – Platform as a Service
   • SaaS – Software as a Service
3. 19:00 – The enterprise cloud
   • SAP and IBM offer joint cloud migration
   • SAP is working on the glue that allows the ABAP and Java stacks run entirely in the cloud
4. 22:22 – Coté does a promo spot for the EnterpriseGeeks
5. 23:26 – SXSW – South by Southwest
   • The three types of nerds
   • Cote records a special message for the eGheads to use as management justification to attend SXSW
6. 28:00 – Closing thoughts and ramblings
   • Texas Social Media Awards
   • EnterpriseGeeks drink Scotch, Bourbon, and Rum
   • Greenmonk with Tom Raftery
   • Final Review on Watchmen
   • Get the Watchmen book, Tales of the Black Freighter, or the Complete Motion Comic
   • Thomas and Ed – the birthday boyz

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.