ASUG president discusses challenges for 2008 -- January 8, 2008SearchSAP.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 member

SAP tames 'spider webs on LSD' for public broadcaster

Jan 10th, 2008

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 w

How ASUG influences SAP

Nov 7th, 2007

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 influ

Advice for business process experts

Nov 1st, 2007

Becoming (and staying) a business process expert takes business, technical skills -- November 1, 2007 Business process experts face constantly changing demands and must combine technical and business skills to be successful. In this podcast, Se

SAP project tips from MassMutual

Oct 26th, 2007

MassMutual's NetWeaver admin director outlines SAP project tips SAP projects are complex, especially for large organizations. In this podcast, MassMutual’s director for SAP NetWeaver administration offers tips and tricks from his TechEd 2007 pr

SAP NetWeaver jobs: What the future holds

Oct 26th, 2007

SAP NetWeaver jobs: What the future holdsWith 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 care

SAP Business ByDesign introduction

Sep 26th, 2007

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 $

The state of SAP SRM

Aug 23rd, 2007

SAP SRM release 6.0 has been pushed back twice and is now branded as SAP SRM 2007. The new version will require users to be up to speed on MDM, Enterprise Portal and other NetWeaver components. SearchSAP.com checked in with veteran SRM (supplie

Supply chain management forecast and trends

Aug 23rd, 2007

Supply chain management (SCM) is at the core of many businesses and the technology is developing at a rapid pace. According to Cambridge, Mass.-based AMR Research, the market for supply chain applications grew 7% in 2006 and is expected to reac

Keys to SAP project success: It's the people

Aug 23rd, 2007

Amidst the technology, cost and scheduling issues that arise in SAP implementation projects, the human element can often get lost in the shuffle. But Abiomed, a midsized medical devices manufacturer, found that staffing, communication, motivati

Going Global: Localizing products, content and systems for an international market

Aug 23rd, 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. Download this p

ASUG's new chief discuses Duet, SAP ERP upgrades and his role

Aug 23rd, 2007

SearchSAP.com spoke with Steve Strout, ASUG’s incoming executive vice president. Strout will take over as president of ASUG later this year. In his day job, Strout is the CIO of Morris Communications, a privately held media company, based in Au

Keys to SAP business process success

Aug 23rd, 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 d

SAP master data management demo and trends

Aug 23rd, 2007

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 MD

Governance, risk and compliance trends

Aug 23rd, 2007

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 thei

Business intelligence, analytics and performance management trends

Aug 23rd, 2007

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 Bardoliwall

Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference preview

Aug 23rd, 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

MySAP ERP upgrade advice with ASUG's Matt Rickard

Aug 23rd, 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,

SAP xMII manufacturing xAPP: What's next

Aug 23rd, 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 Ghana

RFID and SAP trends

Aug 23rd, 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 topi

SAP jobs present and future, with David Foote

Feb 23rd, 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 ex

Influencing SAP: User group helps define SAP strategy

Nov 30th, 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.Listen here or download to your favorite mobile device

SAP’s platform ecosystem chief sets direction

Oct 30th, 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.Listen here or download to your favorite mobil

Podcast: Guide to choosing a systems integrator

Oct 4th, 2006

Michael Doane, founder and chief intelligence officer of Performance Monitor discusses his firms study of the top systems integrators.Listen here or download to your favorite mobile device.

Podcast: SAP firms cope with support issues

Oct 4th, 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.Listen here or download to your favorite mobile device.

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