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Run SAP and Solution Manager -- August 7, 2008
For end users, Run SAP is a post-implementation methodology that could lower your total cost of SAP ownership, reduce the incidence of technical problems, and allow you to better understand and manage your business processes. For consultants, Run SAP is a skill you need to master in order to present a complete value proposition to your client. Listen to better understand Run SAP and its closely related technical component, Solution Manager. End users may discover how to make their newly increased license fees pay off, and consultants will learn about the next big SAP skill.
SAP and SOA -- August 1, 2008
Everyone's talking about SOA. Whether you're a CEO, CIO, SAP developer or consultant, SOA is changing how you work with SAP. Rabi Jay, SAP expert and author of the standard NetWeaver Portal guide, walks you through the business case for SOA, details how SOA is altering SAP's product offerings and architecture and helps you understand what SAP's Enterprise SOA will mean for your company and your career.
SAP and Change Control, Part I -- August 1, 2008
Implementing, upgrading or customizing an SAP system is a major technology change that can cause cascading effects throughout your IT landscape. Adopting a strict and automated change control protocol helps to defend your system from the potentially disastrous impact of SAP-related changes. In Part I of this podcast, consultant Paul Hayes lays out the business case for automating change control.
SAP and Change Control, Part II -- August 1, 2008
Implementing, upgrading or customizing an SAP system is a major technology change that can cause cascading effects throughout your IT landscape. Adopting a strict and automated change control protocol helps to defend your system from the potentially disastrous impact of SAP-related changes. In Part II of this podcast, end user Susan Cannington of CHEP explains how automated change control helped her company simultaneously upgrade SAP R/3 and various legacy systems without experiencing technical problems, outages or delays.
SAP explains its certification program -- July 14, 2008
This podcast expands on the red-hot topic of SAP certification. Find out why it might be a good idea to stay away from third-party certification programs, how SAP's own certification program adds value to your career and what's next for the certification marketplace. Jon Reed and Sue Martin, Global Certification Portfolio Manager at SAP, offer details.
SAP exec discusses Imagineering, the future of development -- June 23, 2008
SAP's Imagineering division's senior vice president discusses Web 2.0, and how gaming could be the next development model, in this podcast from the Enterprise 2.0 conference.
The SAP skills shortage: What it means for you -- May 28, 2008
ASUG, SAP's user group for the Americas, always has the inside track on what actual SAP users are thinking about major deployment, upgrade and technology issues. This interview with ASUG CEO Steve Strout offers up ASUG's recent insights on these and other topics, including SAP's acquisition of Business Objects.
SAP user chief chats up Sapphire, executive changes -- April 30, 2008
ASUG, SAP's user group for the Americas, always has the inside track on what actual SAP users are thinking about major deployment, upgrade and technology issues. This interview with ASUG CEO Steve Strout offers up ASUG's recent insights on these and other topics, including SAP's acquisition of Business Objects.
How can ABAP developers survive in a NetWeaver era?
-- February 8, 2008
SAP's NetWeaver push and SOA (service-oriented architecture) strategy make the future somewhat confusing for ABAP developers. In this podcast we talk with SearchSAP.com careers expert, and president of jonerp.com, Jon Reed and Thomas Jung, a NetWeaver product manager with SAP Labs, about how developers can enhance their skills to keep up.
ASUG president discusses challenges for 2008 -- January 8, 2008
Almost every action by SAP requires some sort of reaction from the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG). When SAP releases a new product, ASUG designs new services and programs around it. If SAP acquires a company, ASUG must figure out how to support those customers and potential members. With SAP's release of Business ByDesign, its acquisition of Business Objects and several smaller companies, and its continued NetWeaver upgrades push, 2007 proved to be a busy year for ASUG.
SearchSAP.com caught up with ASUG's president, Steve Strout, to discuss the organization's busy 2007, including which SAP announcement had the biggest effect on ASUG and its membership. Strout also looks at how ASUG will put Business ByDesign to use in its own organization, what members are requesting, and how ASUG hopes to improve its services in the coming year.
NCPB tames 'spider webs on LSD' with SAP -- December 10, 2007
BOSTON -- The Northern California Public Broadcasting Company (NCPB) had no easy way to view and project budget and fundraising trends until it implemented Outlooksoft. NCPB stuck with the product after SAP acquired it and has already seen significant ROI. SearchSAP.com spoke with Jeff Nemy, NCPB's chief financial officer, at SAP's Influencer Summit last week to learn more about how SAP Business Planning and Consolidation has helped the company manage budgets, improve fundraising, and provide more visibility into processes that Nemy described as "spider webs on LSD."
ASUG influencing SAP products behind the scenes -- November 6, 2007
One of the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG)'s main functions is to give member feedback to SAP on its products and services in order to influence future offerings. This influence is exercised in many ways, including surveys, conferences and ASUG meetings with SAP executives. Rod Masney, chairperson of ASUG's board, and Steve Strout, CEO of ASUG, recently returned from meeting with SAP executives in Germany. They share their experiences in this SearchSAP.com podcast. Strout and Masney discuss their meeting with SAP executives and new ways ASUG is influencing SAP, including its 360-degree review program and how SAP users can have their voices heard.
Becoming (and staying) a business process expert -- November 1, 2007
Business process experts face constantly changing demands and must combine technical and business skills to be successful. In this podcast, SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed and Marco ten Vaanholt, director of SAP's business process expert community, discuss how to become a business process expert (BPX) and how to keep up with the changing landscape and demand for business process skills. Ten Vaanholt also gives an update on the SAP BPX community and what users can expect next from the group.
SAP Business ByDesign: An introduction -- September 20, 2007
NEW YORK -- On Sept. 19, SAP released more details of its midmarket, ERP on demand product, formerly codenamed A1S. The product, now dubbed SAP Business ByDesign, will be priced at $149 per user per month, and already has early customer stories. At the unveiling event in New York, SearchSAP.com caught up with Hans-Peter Klaey, SAP's SMB (small and medium-sized business) president, and an early customer, Harry Krisch, SAP practice director for West Conshohocken, Pa.-based Judge Consulting Group.
The future of SAP NetWeaver jobs -- September 18, 2007
With NetWeaver upgrades going strong and enterprise service-oriented architecture (ESOA) projects becoming a reality, it is an exciting time to be an SAP professional. In this podcast, SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed and Ori Ingbar, SAP's senior vice president of solution marketing for NetWeaver, discuss the future for NetWeaver jobs, including job roles of the future. Ingbar also offers a sneak peek at what attendees can look forward to at TechEd 2007.
The state of SAP SRM -- August 23, 2007
Author and SearchSAP.com site expert Sachin Sethi discusses SAP SRM topics, including release date push-backs and MDM.
Supply chain management forecast and trends -- August 15, 2007
AMR's John Fontanella discuses RFID, SAP's supply chain management module, and his SCM market forecast.
Keys to SAP project success: It's the people -- July 26, 2007
When implementing SAP, managing personnel issues is as critical to project success as the technology.
ASUG Impact Awards -- August 8, 2007
ASUG's annual Impact Awards highlight and reward SAP innovation. This SearchSAP.com podcast series highlights the winners: Powell Electronics, Monsanto and Orange County Public Schools.
Going Global: Localizing products, content and systems for an international market -- June 6, 2007
Localization of products, support materials and back-end systems is critical for SAP customers doing business in international markets. In this podcast, the Globalization and Localization Association gives some tips for success.
ASUG's new chief discuses Duet, SAP ERP upgrades and his role -- May 29, 2007
Steve Strout, incoming president for ASUG, offers advice from his company's SAP ERP 2005 upgrade, gives his thoughts about the Duet roadmap and appliance, and provides an update on ASUG news.
Keys to SAP business process success -- May 23, 2007
SAP has been pushing its business process initiative for some time, and the new BPX community is beginning to gain some traction. But what exactly is a business process expert, and how do those skills translate into an actual job role? We sat down with Helen Sunderland, platinum consultant at SAP Canada, and Marilyn Pratt, BPX community evangelist, to talk about what SAP is trying to accomplish and how SAP professionals can benefit.
SAP master data management demo and trends -- May 3, 2007
ATLANTA -- Master data management (MDM) is becoming an important technology for many SAP customers. This podcast gives a demonstration of SAP's MDM offering from Sunil Gupta, director of solutions marketing for SAP Labs, looks at some of the latest SAP MDM news from Sapphire, and previews what's coming next.
Governance, risk and compliance trends from Sapphire 2007 -- April 30, 2007
ATLANTA -- Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) has been on the radar of SAP users for some time. The topic is constantly evolving, with new regulations seeming to pop up daily and companies looking for ways to leverage GRC solutions to add value to their business. In this podcast from Sapphire 2007, SearchSAP.com spoke with Amit Chatterjee, senior vice president for SAP's GRC business unit, to get the latest news and trends, look at SAP's announcements from Sapphire, and see what's coming next.
Business intelligence, analytics and performance management trends from Sapphire 2007 -- April 24, 2007
ATLANTA -- Business intelligence (BI), analytics and corporate performance management (CPM) are three topics that spark interest and cause some confusion among SAP customers. In this podcast from Sapphire 2007, SearchSAP.com spoke with Nenshad Bardoliwalla, SAP's senior director for CPM solution management, to get the latest news and trends, clear up acronym confusion, and see what's coming next for SAP in the market.
Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference preview -- April 17, 2007
Sapphire takes place April 23-25 in Atlanta. As SAP's main end user event, there is always a wealth of news and networking opportunities. For the past couple of years, the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) Annual Conference has been co-located with Sapphire, further enhancing the educational opportunities for SAP users. This podcast with ASUG president Rod Masney previews the events and takes the pulse of what is on SAP users' minds.
MySAP ERP upgrade advice with ASUG's Matt Rickard -- April 6, 2007
According to SAP, Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) and others, this year will see an increase in the number of customers upgrading to mySAP ERP. In this podcast, Matt Rickard, ASUG's director of groups and chapters and a member of its board, discusses some common upgrade questions. Rickard talks about technical versus functional upgrades, common problems, and resources users can turn to, among other things.
SAP xMII manufacturing xAPP – What's next -- March 8, 2007
According to SAP, xApps brought in more than $200 million in license revenue in 2006. SearchSAP.com interviewed Scott Campbell, SAP Practice Manager with Austin, Tex.-based MomentumSI, a consulting organization specializing in SOA, and Mo Ghanam, manager of partners and field enablement services at SAP Labs, about one of the more popular xApps: xMII. This stands for Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence and is utilized by manufacturing organizations. In this interview, Campbell and Ghanam discuss xMII basics, customer use cases, career opportunities and partner solutions.
RFID and SAP trends -- February 21, 2007
RFID technology continues to gain popularity, according to Josh Slobin, director of marketing for AeroScout. Based in San Mateo, Calif. AeroScout produces active, Wi-Fi-based RFID products. In this podcast, he gives some background on the topic, explains the differences between active and passive RFID technology, looks at some real-world cases, and gives advice for SAP users.
SAP jobs present and future, with David Foote -- February 13, 2007
The market for SAP jobs is hot, with some SAP skills paying premiums over the general IT market. In this podcast with David Foote, president of Foote Partners LLC, find out which modules have a particularly rosy outlook and which ones aren't expected to fare as well. Foote also discusses how outsourcing could affect SAP professionals and gives a general market update and predictions for the upcoming year.
Trends in ESA and SOA with author Scott Campbell -- December 13, 2006
SAP has been making lots of news on the ESA (enterprise services architecture) and SOA (service oriented architecture) fronts. SearchSAP.com interviewed Scott Campbell, co-author of the new book Mastering Enterprise SOA with SAP NetWeaver and mySAP ERP. In this interview, Campbell, SAP Practice Manager with Austin, Tex.-based MomentumSI, a consulting organization specializing in SOA, addresses common issues with SOA deployments, best practices and advice for SOA projects, and why it's a good time to be in the SAP jobs market.
Influencing SAP: User group helps define SAP strategy -- November 28, 2006
Members of the America's SAP Users' Group are taking part in about 60 influence councils that help shape application updates and fill gaps in SAP software. Learn more in this audio download.
Podcast: SAP sets sights on BPM with new community -- October 30, 2006
As customers look to improve their business processes, SAP is trying to provide some help. Mark Yolton discusses SAP's new Business Process Expert Community.
Podcast: SAP's platform ecosystem chief sets direction -- October 19, 2006
Zia Yusuf, who leads SAP's Platform Ecosystem unit, is finding software vendors that fill various gaps in SAP's software. In a wide ranging interview, Yusuf explains his role shaping SAP's strategy.
Podcast: Guide to choosing a systems integrator -- September 29, 2006
Michael Doane, founder and chief intelligence officer of Performance Monitor discusses his firms study of the top systems integrators.
Podcast: SAP firms cope with support issues -- September 6, 2006
Consultant Doug Whittle discusses the support issues SAP customers face after their new systems go live and the support strategies that get the most value out of an SAP system.
Podcast: SAP pros feud in ongoing talent war -- August 30, 2006
Employers are shopping for the right SAP talent to manage projects. Find out which job skills and certifications are rising in value, according to data from Foote Research LLC.
Podcast: SAP, Microsoft Duet costs, viability explained -- August 23, 2006
Jim Murphy of AMR Research discusses a recent survey in which SAP customers saw the value in Duet, but said it isn't ready for prime time.
Podcast: Mastering business intelligence and data management -- July 29, 2006
Hear who is leading in the business intelligence market and get some best practices in this overview of business intelligence and master data management for SAP customers.
Roundtable: SAP firms struggle to master compliance investments -- July 1, 2006
Abbe Mulders, CIO of Dow Corning Corp., Joshua Greenbaum, principal consultant of Enterprise Applications Consulting and Rod Masney, president of the Americas' SAP Users' Group discuss SAP and compliance with News Editor Robert Westervelt.
Podcast: SAP, ASUG preps benchmarking campaign for customer ROI measurements -- June 26, 2006
The Americas' SAP Users' Group and SAP are showcasing a joint benchmarking campaign designed to measure company successes and develop a roadmap to measure the ROI of SAP applications. Rod Masney, president of the Americas' SAP Users' Group, discusses the benchmarking initiative and gives his views about the latest SAP issues with News Editor Robert Westervelt.
Podcast: Master data management trends and resources for SAP customers -- June 5, 2006
Master data management is emerging as an important enterprise technology. Gartner's Andrew White and SAP's Sunil Gupta discuss recent trends affecting SAP customers and the market as a whole with News Editor Robert Westervelt.
Podcast: Understanding SAP analytical xApps -- May 25, 2006
More SAP customers are beginning to build and deploy composite applications using NetWeaver, according to Roman Bukary, vice president of analytics and composite applications at SAP. By injecting analytics directly into key SAP business processes, end users will get useful and actionable information quickly, according to Bukary, who was interviewed by News Editor Robert Westervelt,at the Sapphire '06 user conference in Orlando, Fla.
Podcast: SAP boosts queries with Business Intelligence Accelerator -- May 24, 2006
SAP's Roman Bukary discusses the SAP Business Intelligence Accelerator, an appliance that SAP says will boost query performance. The box can be plugged into NetWeaver to speed high volumes of queries from end users of SAP NetWeaver BI, according to Bukary, who was interviewed by News Editor Robert Westervelt, at the Sapphire '06 user conference in Orlando, Fla.
Podcast: TomorrowNow CEO responds to critics of SAP union -- May 19, 2006
In a broad ranging interview, Andrew Nelson, CEO of SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow, discusses his firm's strategy as it extends support to Siebel customers and recent criticism from members of the Quest International User's Group. Nelson also talks with News Editor Robert Westervelt, about future service and support options for PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel customers. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.
Podcast: SAP ABAP, IBM WebSphere, RFID skills pay rising -- May 10, 2006
Employers are paying a premium for SAP ABAP, IBM WebSphere skills Java experts and radio frequency identification technology talent, according to research from Foote Partners LLC. Foot discusses his latest research with News Editor Robert Westervelt. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.
Podcast: SAP user group head explains SAP successes, challenges -- April 27, 2006
ASUG president Mike Perroni talks about the latest SAP technologies, why SAP customers are slow to upgrade and what to expect at this years ASUG and Sapphire user conferences with News Editor Robert Westervelt. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.
Podcast: SAP implementation challenges, potential pitfalls -- April 13, 2006
James Smith, IT director of dishware and stemware maker Rosenthal USA discusses the challenges and potential pitfalls of an SAP implementation with News Editor Robert Westervelt. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.
Podcast: The state of the SAP job market -- March 27, 2006
News Editor Robert Westervelt provides an update of recent stories of importance to the SAP users. He interviews Jon Reed, who serves as a site expert on SAP careers for SearchSAP.com. Reed is the author of the SAP Consultant Handbook and also produces the "SAP eCareer Transitions Journal," a newsletter for SAP professionals seeking career advancement. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.
Podcast: SAP CRM on demand; Mendocino unwrapped -- March 15, 2006
In our premier podcast News Editor Robert Westervelt discusses SAP's recent foray into the CRM on-demand market with Barney Beal, news editor of SearchCRM.com and talks with SearchSAP.com Site Editor Matt Danielsson about the latest news around Mendocino, the jointly developed Microsoft-SAP product that incorporates SAP transactions into Microsoft Outlook. Listen on your PC or download to your favorite mobile device.
What is a podcast?
Podcasting is the preparation and distribution of audio (and possibly other media) files for download to digital music or multimedia players, such as the iPod. A podcast can be easily created from a digital audio file. The podcaster first saves the file as an MP3 and then uploads it to the Web site of a service provider. The MP3 file gets its own URL, which is inserted into an RSS XML document as an enclosure within an XML tag.
Once a podcast has been created, it can be registered with content aggregators, such as podcasting.net or ipodder.org, for inclusion in podcast directories. People can browse through the categories or subscribe to specific podcast RSS feeds which will download to their audio players automatically when they next connect. Although podcasts are generally audio files created for digital music players, the same technology can be used to prepare and transmit images, text, and video to any capable device.
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