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• Is SAP XI a hot career area for consulting yet?

  In this expert tip, career expert Jon Reed discusses the future career outlook for SAP XI consultants.  Continue Reading

• Do I need prior SD experience to succeed as a CRM consultant?

  Career expert Jon Reed offers his advice for an experienced SAP professional looking to break into CRM consulting.  Continue Reading

• What SAP technology skills are essential for the future?

  Understanding emerging SAP technologies.  Continue Reading

• Does R/3 Enterprise support mySAP SRM?

  Learn about support issues for mySAP SRM in this expert tip from Sachin Sethi. Sethi, an SRM expert, answers a reader question related to R/3 Enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Cost comparisons for running SAP on AS/400 or SQL Server

  Read expert advice on comparing AS/400 and SQL Server for running SAP. Upgrades expert Bert Vanstechelman discusses where to go for cost and other analysis.  Continue Reading

• Texts on best practices for upgrades and migrations

  Learn about new texts related to upgrade and migration best practices in this expert tip from SAP upgrade guru Bert Vanstechelman.  Continue Reading

• SAP support during mergers and acquisitions

  Learn where to get support from SAP for handling business data during mergers and acquisitions in this expert tip.  Continue Reading

• Who will lead the CRM market in three years: SAP or Oracle?

  Who will lead the CRM market in three years: SAP or Oracle? Find out in this expert Q and A with Joshua Greenbaum.  Continue Reading

• How long will it take for Oracle's aquisition of Siebel to affect the job market in SAP CRM?

  Expert analysis of the SAP CRM job market based on Oracle's aquisition of Siebel in 2005.  Continue Reading

• Upgrading from R/3 3.0F to R/3 Enterprise

  Find information on upgrading from R/3 3.0F to R/3 Enterprise from OS/DB migrations expert Bert Vanstechelman.  Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of migrating to NetWeaver?

  Learn Joshua Greenbaum's opinion on migrating skills to the NetWeaver platform. He advises one developer considering the switch.  Continue Reading

• Avoid joining an unethical consulting company

  Learn Joshua Greenbaum's advice for one recent graduate considering a position with an unethical consulting company.  Continue Reading

• How to qualify benefits of information lifecycle management

  Even though we are a small business, we generate a large amount of data that must be retained, causing an ever-growing data management and protection issue. I have read with interest some of the storage vendor literature on information lifecycle ...  Continue Reading

• ABAP developer considering move into the the functional side to avoid outsourcing

  I am an ABAP programmer with 10 years of experience. I have worked on several modules and have a good understanding of business processes. Due to the reality of outsourcing of jobs, especially in the technical arena, do you advise me and other ...  Continue Reading

• College student weighing master's degree and SAP

  Are you a college student seeking SAP career advice? Read Jon Reed's advice to one student who is trying to decide whether to get a master's degree after graduation, or try to break into SAP.  Continue Reading