While most of the tech world ( and especially the ones attending the #SAPTechEd ) woke up the either the news on the new Apple iPad Air or the new line of macbook pros, or to the news on the BBM launch for Android and iOS, or to the news on the changes to Amazon's Free shipping policy , some tech enthusiasts in Las Vegas started their day off with a 5K run.
Day 3 at the #SAPTechEd started off with the 5K run. Though I could not participate in it due to a full registration, I was told that it was a full house and a lot of fun and enthusiasm. Congratulations to all of them who managed to completed the 5K, AND then attend the sessions the whole day ( Man, that must be tiring ).
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and a conference boring. SAPTechEd organizers ensured that this is not the case for their event. There is always work, and there is a hell lot of play all around it and within it !
Work
Today at the TechEd for me was mostly about learning. Some of the sessions i attended and the key takeaways from them were
1. Real Time Data warehousing with SAP Netweaver Business Warehouse 7.40
This session mainly focussed around what changes SAP has brought in from an ERP as well as a BW standpoint in order to handle real time aspects of data provisioning and agility with extraction and reporting. Some important points to be noted are
2. SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence 4 Sizing - what you need to know
This session talked about the need to size your Business Objects BI correctly, and what are the various factors that are to be considered during the process. Some key take aways were
3. SAP Business Objects BI 4 Roadmap
This Q&A session helped immensely in understanding the future of the BOBJ BI 4.0 suite, and what we might expect in terms of innovations in the various applications in the suite. Some important points to note were
Play
I managed to finally lay hands on the DataGeek t shirt at the Lumira Infozone. Have you guys taken up the datageek challenge yet ? I have started mine !
Everyone kept adding to their huge inventory of free stuff from the various stalls, and the auction at the Cisco booth this evening was worth a mention for all the noise we had to make to win prizes like a Bose headset or a Amazon gift card.
I continued to introduce myself to new people and talk about the various aspects of their companies' and their own work profile, and their strategies and what can be good or bad from a business and technical views. It is always good to hear that the issues they face in their day to day work are exactly the same as what you face in yours :grin: . Gives you a sense of " And I thought i was the only one ! " of relief :wink:
The most striking feature of the conference is that people whom you contact at the Networking sessions, the Q&A sessions, the breakout sessions, CodeJam, are all willing to help you and share their knowledge and help you think in the direction of how you can apply it to your own scenario, which i believe is the essential feature of a friendly and successful environment created in such events.
By the time it was evening, everyone was tired and it was time for the drinks, foosball, while the SAP Mentors band performed some lively numbers and rocked the Show Floor :smile:
All in all, another interesting day at the Teched. I have signed up for some hands on session tomorrow and Friday, so it is going to be a lot of fun and learning. Keeping my fingers crossed that the networks and the applications hold up for most part of the hands on sessions :grin:
Will keep you posted.
PS : Thanks for all the encouragement so far ! I was stoked to see my blog mentioned in the blog roll on the SCN homepage today. Quite inspiring !
Snehith
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