On-Demand solutions are one of the most exciting trends in IT. There are some clear benefits for on-demand such as quick deployment, no capital expenses and reduced operational responsibilities. SAP has finally started to catch on to this trend by…
Duet Enterprise recently hosted a Launch Summit showing off some of the ways that Microsoft SharePoint 2010 can utilize SAP's vital information. In case you aren't familiar with Duet Enterprise, here are some highlights: - SharePoint 2010 can read and update data…
When was the last time someone asked you: "Why do you need a mobile phone, why not just use the phone at your desk?" It seems like a pretty ridiculous question to ask these days. Then why are most SAP users…
SAP has a number of programs for software developers, none of which are easy or cheap. Unlike most other major software vendors, it seems as if SAP is almost trying to push away developers. There is a terrific website (for…
SAP GUI, the SAP user interface client that for years or even decades, is basically known for being ugly, and just getting the job done. SAP GUI After all this time, there would seem a lot of interest in delivering…
AJAX is a beautiful thing (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). What that really means is that data on a web page can be updated without completely reloading the page. One example of this is Google Search: start typing in the search…
I'm continuing to explore the integration between SAP and Microsoft SharePoint. SharePoint provides a fantastic product for knowledge workers, and I'm particularly excited about the possibilities of sharing data between these two systems. As I dig into the integration between…
Microsoft and SAP teamed up for a do-over on Duet. In my experience, I've never seen a customer implement Duet 1.0 or 1.5 with the Microsoft Office integration. Maybe it wasn't the right use case? Maybe it wasn't easy enough…
Fiori app development is split in two places. Gateway, and SAPUI5. The SAPUI5 development should be done in Eclipse, with the latest plugins. A long time ago when we developed HTML5 apps based on Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch,…
Well, I don't actually mean it doesn't exist, it does. But it's hard to find what I need to get the job done. * there is actually a lot of documentation, but it's scattered all over.