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Burning Question: Should more events be virtual?

Burning Question: Should more events be virtual?

By Vinnie Mirchandani on December 15, 2011

I knew I had a conflict and could not be at the SAP Influencer Summit. So, I was pleased when Mike Prosceno of SAP emailed “its all being recorded so you can watch on demand at your leisure.” Then I see Vishal Sikka, CTO of SAP did his presentation by video. And I wondered what […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged sap, sapsummit, virtual events | 1 Response

What a Large Enterprise CIO Would Think of the SAP Cloud Position

What a Large Enterprise CIO Would Think of the SAP Cloud Position

By Brian Sommer on December 15, 2011

I’m well into the second day of the SAP Analyst Summit.  SAP executives have been pounding the following talking points: –          We’ve caught up on the cloud! –          We have a lot of on-demand apps! –          We can’t wait to cross-sell these to our client base! –          We will continue to build more on-demand apps […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Business ByDesign, netsuite, sap, sapsummit, SuccessFactors, workday

SAP’s Palo Alto energy efficiency and CO2 reductions

SAP’s Palo Alto energy efficiency and CO2 reductions

By Tom Raftery on December 15, 2010

As mentioned previously, I was in Santa Clara and Palo Alto last week for a couple of SAP events. At these events SAP shared some of its carbon reduction policies and strategies. According to SAP Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf, the greatest bang for buck SAP is achieving comes from the deployment of telepresence suites. […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged co2 emissions, data center, emissions reductions, exemplar and enabler, led lighting, osisoft scintilla, sap, sapsummit, solar panels, telepresence, Uncategorized

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 5: The SAP Procurement Portfolio (Part 2)

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 5: The SAP Procurement Portfolio (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on December 14, 2009

Last week I had the chance to get an update from SAP on the latest
positioning and solution elements of its overall procurement
portfolio. In this post, I’ll continue to share what I learned,
focusing on providing an update on the provider’s…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BPO, erp, ibm, Infosys, Outsourcing, procurement, purchasing, sap, sapsummit

SAP Gets Into the Supplier Information Management (SIM) Game

SAP Gets Into the Supplier Information Management (SIM) Game

By Jason Busch on December 14, 2009

On the second day of SAP’s Influencer Summit, the venerable ERP
provider disclosed quite a bit about its broader On-Demand strategy,
products, and pricing in the sourcing and contract management areas.
But from a new-product perspective, it …

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged erp, On Demand, SaaS, sap, sapsummit, supplier management

SAP Business Influencers Summit - A Clear Path Forward?

SAP Business Influencers Summit – A Clear Path Forward?

By Paul Greenberg on December 10, 2009

I have to admit that I enjoy going to conferences and summits as an analyst, journalist or paid speaker.  I’m treated well by the vendors who bring me, my expenses are covered (and if a speaker, a fee too of course) and I know a lot of the staff who of whichever vendor it is […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bbd, Business ByDesign, ByD, CRM - Traditional, CRM Strategy, Enterprise 2.0, Industry Analysis, salesforce.com, sap, SAP Business Influencers Summit, sapsummit, smb, sme, Social CRM, Technology Reviews, Thought Leadership | 1 Response

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 3: Summarizing E-Sourcing On-Demand Themes

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 3: Summarizing E-Sourcing On-Demand Themes

By Jason Busch on December 9, 2009

While I plan to provide additional details on some of what I
learned around SAP’s On-Demand E-Sourcing
developments (from pricing to modular component break-out information),
not to mention providing some context around how
customers curre…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Business, e-sourcing, erp, Jason Busch, On Demand, sap, SAP Influencer Summit, sapsummit, software pricing, Third Party Tools, transparency

Real-time Computing - Cool Video by SAP

Real-time Computing – Cool Video by SAP

By Zoli Erdos on December 9, 2009

Cool video by SAP, promoting the concept of in-memory computing. If only their UI was as cute as their videos 🙂

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Business Analytics, enterprise, in-memory computing, sap, sapsummit, software as a service, Video | 2 Responses

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 2: First-Day Ramblings

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 2: First-Day Ramblings

By Jason Busch on December 9, 2009

I knew I was in trouble last night when fellow Enterprise Irregular, Dennis Howlett, cornered me in the pub around 10:30 in the evening and I asked if I was sober enough to record a video. The topics he wanted to ask were to focus on my first day imp…

Posted in Business | Tagged Jason Busch, sap, SAP Influencer Summit, sapsummit

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 1: On-Demand Differentiation and Vision

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 1: On-Demand Differentiation and Vision

By Jason Busch on December 9, 2009

After a 1:30 AM landing (thank you, United), I made it to my hotel room
early Tuesday morning so that I could attend the

SAP Influencer Summit later in the day. The main reason for my
attendance, a Wednesday session specifically devoted to s…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged behavioral integration, erp, Jason Busch, On Demand, SaaS, SAP Business Suite, SAP Influencer Summit, sapsummit

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