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WHAT’S ALL THE HYPE AROUND HANA?

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By Cuan Gibson | 23rd January, 2012 | Business Analytics

A number of my clients have recently asked me about HANA and what it means to their existing data warehouse landscape and BI strategy; and if this technology is relevant for them. In order to answer these questions, two example scenarios may help to explain the options and benefits available to those thinking about deploying HANA.

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Sybase Unwired Platform – Synchronization Models: What suits you?

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By Bhavna Bharti | 13th January, 2012 | Mobility

The Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP) is a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) for mobilizing enterprise data from backend systems to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Having been around for quite some time, SUP came into the limelight when SAP acquired Sybase in May 2010 and began promoting it as the new SAP mobile platform going forward.
With mobility fast becoming a key focus area for many organisations around the globe, some concepts that are unique to mobility need to be considered when deciding on a mobility solution. One such consideration is data Synchronization.

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To BPC or not to BPC – That is the Question

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By Nick Bewers | 1st December, 2011 | Finance & Performance Management

That is the question that many SAP customers have been trying to answer when considering implementing a planning, budgeting or forecasting solution within their existing SAP landscape. SAP nailed its colours to the mast early on and has been advising its customers for some time that they should implement using their Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) software solution based on the NetWeaver technology stack.

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Mission Critical – Synchronised Mobile Apps

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By Sergio Congia | 22nd November, 2011 | Customer Management, Mobility

Building offline capability into an enterprise grade mobile application requires a platform that enforces secure and efficient exchange of enterprise data between the device and the enterprise backend whilst still maintaining synchronicity across the solution. This blog will introduce you to “mobile synchronisation applications” from Sybase, a development pattern available through SUP that abstracts the complexities of building offline support into a mobile app. I will provide some insight into how data replication works in the SUP world.

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Five things I learned at SAP TechED Madrid 2011

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By Ian Vincent | 14th November, 2011 | Business Technology & Composites

Having never attended a TechED or a Sapphire Now conference previously I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the conference. I’ve tried to stay away from some of the ‘keynote’ messages and focus on the things that I am taking away personally, so in no particular order here we go…

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