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- Microsoft has Balls (Sapphire, Vienna)
- Everyone knows that Microsoft takes a strong, aggressive stance toward partner relationships and sales. To prove the point that Microsoft has balls, here's a photograph of the trade show toys Microsoft was handing out at Sapphire in Vienna:
- Tags: Sapphire07, Off-topic
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- Frankfurt Airport (Sapphire Vienna)
- I took this picture while running madly through Frankfurt airport to meet a connecting flight on the way to Sapphire. It's kind of cool, even though I took it with my low-quality, cell phone camera.
- Tags: Sapphire07, Off-topic
- Blog posts 2007-05-18
- My Laptop Was Stolen (Sapphire, Vienna)
- I took away many great experiences from Sapphire. Unfortunately, my small and beautiful Sony laptop was not among them; alas, it was stolen while I waited for a tram. I'm usually fanatically careful while traveling, but I suppose the rush, early morning, and lack of sufficient sleep did me in.The...
- Tags: Sapphire07, Off-topic
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- More on Simplification at SAP (Sapphire Vienna)
- A comment to this recent interview with Pascal Brosset got me thinking about implementation complexity. The commenter states: Hopefully the simplification will reduce implementation projects to a more human scale, making success more likely and less expensive. When Pascal refers to prescriptive solutions , I believe he is referring to exactly...
- Tags: Sapphire07, Interview, Implementation
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- Mixed Media (Sapphire, Vienna)
- The media setup at Sapphire in Vienna is interesting. For the analysts and traditional media, there are rows of tables and chairs facing toward the front of a large room. This is a pretty formal setup, with lots of reporters and analysts doing their own thing.On the other hand, the...
- Tags: Sapphire07
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- "Custom Code Over My Dead Body" (Sapphire, Vienna)
- SAP is actively supporting a group of bloggers here at Sapphire in Vienna. Yesterday I engaged in a lengthy discussion between a half dozen bloggers and Pascal Brosset, Senior Vice President of Market Strategy for SAP.The conversation was wide-ranging, with Pascal describing his overall goals and the mandate of his...
- Tags: Sapphire07, Implementation
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Enterprise SOA and Viennese Coffee (Sapphire, Vienna)
- SAP is pushing the notion that SOA offers the promise of non- (ok, lets be real and call it less- ) disruptive projects. Through the use of SOA, the plan is to help customers enhance and upgrade their systems with less interference to the business operations those systems are designed to...
- Tags: Sapphire07
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- SOA and the SAP Mid-Market (Sapphire, Vienna)
- Sitting in the analysts and bloggers press conference, I asked the following question: Would you please explain the role of SOA in SAPs plans for mid-market adoption? When I introduced myself as being from the projectfailures.com blog, the entire hall erupted into laughter. I had to explain that despite the...
- Tags: Sapphire07
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Sapphire Vienna
- These last months have been a whirlwind of traveling, consulting and product development. I will be in Vienna next week for SAPs Sapphire conference. If anyone wants to get together for a cup of hopefully great coffee, send me an email. Look forward to seeing you there!-----
- Tags: Sapphire07
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
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