On the heels of a successful ASUG SAP BusinessObjects User Conference (SBOUC) several of us got on Google Hangouts to discuss the future of the event, it's potential co-location with SAP TechEd, and briefly celebrate a St. Louis Cardinals victory. Full recording, audio version, iTunes link, and voting poll available here. Thanks to eric.vallo, greg.myers, dallas.marks, and derek.loranca (Smokey) for joining me.
01:00 Around the room with who is drinking what. Turns out I like boxed wine.
02:30 Community News.
04:10 Eric drops the question.
04:35 Smokey likes the idea of together, but still separate.
06:10 Jamie provides a brief history lesson.
07:30 Greg thinks SAP just wants to tap into our SBOUC magic. And he's in favor of it.
08:20 Our first the Borg reference.
08:40 Eric loves TechEd, but it isn't currently "grand in a BusinessObjects-y way."
09:10 Dallas SBOUC feels like it gets smaller every year. REO Speedwagon takes a veiled shot across the bow.
10:00 In the current setup, Dallas won't get to SAP TechEd, pretty much ever.
10:30 It's the content that matters, and SAP TechEd doesn't provide as much BOBJ content as SBOUC.
15:40 Greg thinks that TechEd is the place to go for Hands On and touching base with Product Managers.
17:30 ASUG Annual Conference gets a shout as a successful co-location
18:30 Jamie avoids Eric's question regarding end users being able to succeed at TechEd.
20:20 Derek thinks they'll fit right in, but think the really non-techies should be pushed towards ASUG Annual Conference.
21:30 Jamie thinks Business Intelligence attendees are unique in that they straddle the business/IT divide more than most users.
22:40 What from SBOUC needs to stick around and not get sucked up into the SAP TechEd machine?