The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

An Inside Look at How SAP Runs SAP with Oliver Bussmann, SAP CIO

Guest: Oliver Bussmann, SAP CIO
Host: Tom Wailgum, Editorial Director, ASUGnews.com

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SAP recently introduced SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0, a much-anticipated update to the company’s industry-leading business intelligence and analytics software. Release 4.0 offers an improved user interface, improved mobility, social networking tools, and the ability to gain meaningful insight from unstructured data.

Prior to rollout, SAP began running its own operations on the new release, under the guidance of David Poisson, IT Manager, SAP Global IT BI Organization. David spoke with Bill Kozel about how SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 has become an immediate success at the highest levels of the organization.

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 This is a must see clip.  Martin Heisig shares Experiences from Running  Applications on SAP HANA.  

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Host: Perry Manross, Global Communications, SAP
Guest: Martin Heisig, Vice President, Innovation and Enterprise Architecture, SAP Global IT

Matthias Wild shares his thoughts on the fun side of co-innovation and SAP HANA in his latest blog on SAP Community Network.

Working in an IT department does very often mean to use general available software in the best possible way for the business needs and to ensure stable operations. And that’s perfectly fine. But sometimes you are asked to co-innovate with software developers and make a beta release running. That’s usually a great deal of work … and a lot of fun.

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At SAPPHIRE NOW 2011 in Orlando, Vishal Sikka unveiled the first business scenarios to employ SAP HANA appliance software – just six months after the technology was officially launched. As Program Manager, In-Memory Adoption@SAP, Amogh Umbarkar was part of the team that made the debut possible. He spoke with Bill Kozel about how SAP’s internal team ensured that a working prototype would be ready for its world premiere.

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At SAP TechEd Las Vegas, SAP Global IT will be demonstrating showcases ranging from Mobility, SAP HANA, Cloud, Business Intelligence (BI), and Identity Management (IDM) to name a few. With a versatile team of experts onsite, including SAP Chief Information Officer Oliver Bussmann and members of the Global IT Management Team, we’ll be hosting Expert Networking Lounge Sessions, Education Presentations and for the first time at TechEd, an SAP Runs SAP discussion table located in the Technology and Innovation Zone.
Read the full post for information on where to find SAP Global IT at SAP TechEd Las Vegas, 2011

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Matthias Wild takes the mystery out of connecting JAVA to BW 7.30 after installation and shares information on the available wizards on SCN.

You are a project manager or an IT accountable to plan SAP Business Warehouse upgrades? Then you had a hard job to estimate the time and effort for the lasts steps in the upgrade. That’s what your basis consultant probably told you: (more…)

Warning: You may need to read the following statement twice to believe it, but it is a true statement.

Here we go: It is possible to run a multi-billion-dollar company from a mobile device using the SAP HANA platform. What’s more, you can accelerate quarter end results and minimize potential processing errors using SAP HANA. Don’t just take my word for it, watch Robert Enslin (President, Global Field Operations) and Mark Deinert (Head of Global Controlling) speak about how SAP Runs SAP HANA in each of their areas within SAP.

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