Enterprise Geeks Podcast – SAP TechEd: Christmas for eGheads

by Ed Herrmann on August 25, 2009 at 8:25 am

Join in on this episode as we chat about SAP TechEd, the Christmas event for all the Enterprise Geeks out there. We also are super pumped about this year’s RIA Hacker Night, where the Enterprise Geeks is an official sponsor. Don’t miss it! Special thanks to Mark Finnern’s daughter, Nina, for the great intro promo spot.

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

Running Time: 60 minutes

 

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Talking Points

1. 00:15 – Ed is back
2. 03:15 – SAP TechEd
   • It’s an Enterprise Geek Christmas
   • How diverse will the conference be?
   • Gender in IT, OSS, & PHP, and How it Affects Us *All* – shared by Craig Cmehil via Nigel James
   • Will we see a drop in attendance due to tight budgets in the current economy?
   • Lots of ABAP goodness coming from Mr. Jung himself
3. 19:55 – Hacker Night
   • The origins
   • Some inspirations that make a difference
   • Sneak preview from Thomas
   • Throwing down the gauntlet to the Hacker Night attendees
4. 30:43 – Come join us in the expert lounge for daily Tech Discussions and live podcast recordings
5. 35:31 – Check out the new podcast ERP Lounge with Jon Reed
6. 37:08 – Calling on the eGheads for ideas for conference swag & goodies
7. 38:34 – Continuing on the Remote Worker topic
8. 46:00 – Do you really own your online data? How should you back it up?
9. 51:08 – Wrap Up
   • Ed looks for fellow eGheads from the South
   • A new little eGhead is on the way

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RIA Hacker Night with Rich Heilman

by Craig Cmehil on August 17, 2009 at 11:16 am

SDN Land of the Übergeek and Enterprise Geeks team up again with their next podcast cross over, in this episode Craig Cmehil talks to Rich Heilman about the upcoming 3rd Annual RIA Hacker Night at the SAP TechEd events coming up in October and November of this year. Giving thought to a “hack it” part of the event as well as what Rich will be showing of the official SAP product he’s part of and building…

Talking Points

• 1:00 – Rich’s thoughts on past events
• 2:10 – Build it for the BPX Process Slam
• 3:00 – Should we build something, something tangible during the event?
• 3:55 – We want your suggestions!!
• 5:20 – Rich gives a taste of what he will be sharing this year

Be sure to sign up now to reserve your seat for the RIA Hacker Night taking place in Phoenix,Vienna and Bangalore at the SAP TechEd events this year! You must be a registered attendee of the SAP TechEd event to attend the RIA Hacker Night.

 

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Enterprise Geeks Podcast – Browser Wars

by Ed Herrmann on June 1, 2009 at 8:09 am

Back from Sapphire, join the boys Ed, Thomas, and Craig as they recap the conference and even talk a little bit about SAP TechEd. Also check out the great conversation about Google IO and the browser wars.

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

Running Time: 63 minutes

 

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Talking Points

1. 00:30 – Random Chit Chat
   • Welcome to the newest eGhead Mr. Ryan Jung
   • Starship Enterprisey is now an Enterprise Geeks production
   • Friday Morning Report gets a new look and a new logo
   • All hopped up on Enterprise Geeks mints
2. 14:00 – Sapphire news and experiences – both real and virtual
3. 32:50 – Rimini Street announces 3rd party SAP maintenance
4. 39:35 – Google I/O
   • HTML 5, Google Chrome, and the browser wars
   • Android phone availability
   • Google Wave
5. 54:21 – Craig’s experience with FMR24

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Enterprise Geeks Podcast – No Rest for the Weary

by Ed Herrmann on April 13, 2009 at 10:12 am

Listen in on this special grouchy, sleep deprived edition of the eGeeks podcast, as Ed and Thomas try to keep it together after a rough week of pulling all-nighters. Even after fighting through the exhaustion, there are still many very good topics discussed including new features in NetWeaver Enhancement Package 2, upcoming SAP Teched sessions, and the SAP Inside Track conference.

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

Episode photo by Jsome1 shared under Creative Commons Attrubtion License.

Running Time: 48 minutes

 

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Talking Points

1. 00:15 – Random Chit Chat
   • Love for the eGheads
   • Sleep Deprivation
   • Freaky 3D Ultrasounds and Kuato from Totall Recall — can you tell the difference?
2. 03:52 – Get the early scoop on NetWeaver 7.02 coming soon
3. 09:12 – Overview of the ABAP sessions at ASUG / Sapphire
4. 14:34 – TechEd Session Internal Proposals for ABAP – give Thomas your opinions
5. 22:26 – SAP Inside Track London
   • What is SAP Inside Track
   • Why would you want to go…because it’s “where all the cool geeks hang out…what else can you say?”
   • The Great Certification Debate – Dennis’ Interview with Michael Koch, Owen Pettiford, and Martin Gillet
   • Survey from SAP Mentor Michael Koch
6. 30:10 – Blue Ruby mentor webinar and the slides here
7. 35:00 – Cote and Willis chime in on the open cloud manifesto
8. 36:00 – How do you navigate SDN to get to the Adobe Flash SDN Pages?
9. 41:27 – Closing Thoughts
   • Somnath and Vijay Twitter Comments – come to the Dark Side
   • Phonesaber
   • Colgate MaxFresh Jams
   • Speed Stick Pro – What’s your Pit Type

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