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What Does SAP Say About the Future of ABAP?

November 6th, 2007

by jon

One of the hottest topics at SAP TechEd 2007 was the changing nature of the SAP developer skill set. It’s easy to see why people care so much about this topic: SAP customers don’t want to find themselves with a development team that lacks the skills to implement the latest SAP functionality, and SAP programmers are facing enough challenges without having to worry that their skills will no longer be needed on project sites. So what’s the latest on the future of ABAP? Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in All Entries, Technical, NetWeaver, ABAP, Java, Skills Trends | 5 Comments »

What is the Risk that XI Development Projects Will be Outsourced?

September 12th, 2007

by jon

I’ve been hearing from a number of ABAP programmers about the potential of XI programming. I guess we should start by updating terminology and calling XI by its new name PI (which stands for Process Integration). Of course, the question any developer wants to know is: can my position be outsourced? The answer is good news and bad news. Read the rest of this entry »

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What Do You Think About xMII as an SAP Consulting Focus?

June 6th, 2007

by jon

This question was posed to me by a senior ABAP programmer with some Java skills. xMII is one of SAP?’s most popular new xApps. Billed as "the world’s first manufacturing intelligence portal," this "SAP xApp for Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence?" has a host of nifty functions, including the web-enabling of a company’s manufacturing and information systems to provide a standard interface for all users. The question of the day is: what does xMII look like as a consulting focus?

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