Software Imagineering Blög

My 3 Picks from the Best Value Travel Destinations for 2012

2012-02-06T15:41:00.001+01:00

Lonely Planet selects the best value destinations for 2012. More than half of the places are nothing you have ever heard of before, together with some usual suspects. But there are three in there that are close to my heart.

One is connected to my college & internship days - Washington DC, the other one is related to my professional career during the dot-com era - San Francisco, and the last but not the least is my summer home - Ohrid, Macedonia.

Not sure what Ohrid / Macedonia sounds to strangers like if it's compared to when I hear about Tajikistan and Vietnam as travel destinations. Maybe my perception would change if I know somebody from those places, or actually go there.

So here I am to say loud and proud that Ohrid and Macedonia located in the spicy heart of the Balkans are perfectly "normal" and beautfiul places for any strangers who want to visit and experience something different than Turkey, Croatia, or Mallorca :-)

The Church of St Clement - Ohrid, Macedonia
Jon Davison - Lonely Planet Photographer
© Copyright Lonely Planet Images 2008

What's an Entrepreneur - Exemplified Definition @EricSchurenberg @Gapingvoid

2012-01-31T07:29:00.001+01:00

Woke up this morning with a story in my head of an old college friend out of Denmark who decided to pursue an Evil Plan while running a local software company, and then decided to help produce a movie for Cannes Spring 2012. Last year end of March, he approached me with an investment proposal and teaser for the movie, and I thought: "wow, cool, is he nuts?"

Inc. magazine recently covered an article on what's an enterpreneur - the best answer ever. On a basic level, I cannot agree more with the core definition:

Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled

Indeed, opportunity (a.k.a. "evil plan") is the only real resource entepreneurs have. They also have a clear goal and desire in mind - Cannes Spring 2012, or entering the IMDB, etc. A prototype not only in the Software industry even in the film industry known as a "pilot" is necessary to attract investment and get further traction of your evil plan.

And then one has to defy the odds while ignoring the nay-sayers, folks who think - what does he know about producing a film, can denmark be an international movie producing country, etc. An evil plan has to have a David and Goliath moment baked into the story. Sometimes the story borders a mission impossible, and in some cases the story told may be a myth. Hint: read the chapter in Hugh Macleod's book about filling the narrative gap with his NY bartender friend wanting to enter the film industry...

Year later, I'm delighted to see photos, pages, links of my old friend's film venture actually do materializing. He turly exemplified my definition of enterpeneur!

The potential of 3D -Printing technology, Product Design, and Advancing Humanity

2012-01-23T10:43:00.001+01:00

Great podcast to listen to about amazing new technology developing new ways of how we design and manufacture products that touch human lives.

Vorarlberg adventures and winter recreation

2012-01-22T19:59:00.001+01:00

Great X-pollination by #Google on the Chromebook release to boost Productivity and lower $.

2011-11-23T12:05:00.001+01:00

In case this news went under the radar for most of us, well we won't miss it as one opens a new tab in Google Chrome and get greeted by the "Get a Chromebook for the Holidays" advertising message. People kept saying how Google doesn't get anything right beyond Ad-based search, but here's a new attempt to monetize on a gap in the PC/laptop market full of bloatware devices built on the 90's assumptions regarding user productivity and IT management. Probably the biggest competitor to the Chromebook will not be in the PC / Laptop category, rather the Tablets (read: iPad onslaught in the consumer and business markets).

Here comes the elevator pitch for the businesses why to use Chromebook:

Price tag for the consumption of Chromebook is set around 28-30$ / month for 3 year contract, after which they let you keep the device. That summs up to 1100$ over the full life, where as I wonder how much % the HW vendors get out of and what remains for Google. Certainly sounds like a very good margin goes to googleplex. And that's probably refreshingly new to see from the previous GTM approaches to flood the market with FREE apps, tools, mobile OS to as many users as possible, but rather take a page from Apple's market success with iPhone / iPad. Even the outer shell design of the Samsung Chromebook looks inspired a bit by the Macbook.

Regardless of how IT giants recycle and borrow ideas, what I find fascinating with this Chromebook release is the cross-pollination of lot of good, individual products and services into a new end-to-end experience for users and IT in all stages - from finding about Chromebook to starting to use and to continue to love it. It's just great to see a product that cuts across organizational silos, simplifies the architecture and layers inbetween, and applies design thinking principles across all phases while challenging assumptions of the past.

P.S. Oh, if you need that mission critical desktop app like SAPGUI 7.20 in your enterprise to run, HTML5 Citrix^®Receiver is also available from the Chrome Web Store.

Not Your Father's SAP NetWeaver - Perspectives from #SAPTechEd 2011

2011-11-14T20:23:00.001+01:00

The highlight of the event were the two keynotes given by Jim Snabe and Vishal Sikka. Both of them were at the top of their inspiration, giving great metaphors and proof-points on SAP’s 3-pronged strategy of innovation on top of our Core in various industries from Healthcare to Consumer Goods (and all done in the middle of major EU crisis). Simple and catchy message of E=mc(imc²) did certainly stick with customers, where the Enterprise value is to be measured by the cross pollination of investments in Mobility x Cloud x In-Memory Computing. Backed by two hip customer showcases of Skullcandy with presenter rolling on stage on a skateboard, and Red Bull with presenters dressed as Formula 1 crew – left lot of folks with impression that “this is not your father’s SAP” of the past.

Now where does SAP NetWeaver fit into this picture? Let’s start with Björn Goerke’s rundown of the NW highlights:

Portal as the UI hub is 10,000+ installations strong, and seen by Gartner as “Leader” in the Magic Quadrant
jPaaS BETA announced as Project “River” – showcasing Cloud adoption across our platform
NetWeaver 7.3 gets HANA support for the 16,000+ BW systems – showcased by Red Bull

The UI Strategy and HTML5@SAP were one of the well attended pods & sessions. Good summary in a post by an SAP mentor DJ Adams:

I learned that the library is built upon jQuery. So SAP are avoiding the NIH syndrome, that’s good. But there were other attendees that were questioning SAP’s decision to build Yet Another Javascript Ui Library. At the very least, the model implementation of the library’s MVC framework gives the wily Javascript hacker a head-start on using and consuming Gateway services. And in my opinion that’s the deal. Yes, we have a very nice UI library (and no, it’s not available until 2Q12, before you ask!) but we also have code that speaks the language of thousands of front-end developers on the one hand, and eases the connection to the proprietary back-end on the other.

Moving onto insights from various session on SAP NetWeaver Business Client, Page Builder, Side Panel, there's been lot of customer demand to make these user productivity capabilities available in lower releases.

Portal got also lot of attention this TechEd and one can feel the “renaissance” of topics and initiatives presented from Portal Mobile, Portal On Demand all the way to Portal 7.3 On Premise and Enterprise Workspaces. One interesting spotlight was on the Portal On Demand as a new product coming in the first half of 2012.

Customer session on the first reported experiences of using SAP NetWeaver Gateway and OData enablement at Adidas for an iPad mobile solution on top of SAP CRM showed:

Easy to set up, steep learning curve. Feed-based protocol easy to understand and to debug
Extensibility of standard services limited. Custom developed services (OData Channel) required for customer-specific data retrieval and high performance
Ramp Up means lots of new functionality and bug fixes through service packs (positive and negative). However, gives opportunity for being one step ahead.

All in all, SAP NetWeaver is back on track as a platform that has definitely improved its perception in the market since it’s revival at the last year’s TechEd and further confirming it this year. Through cross-pollination inside the NetWeaver capabilities (e.g. Gateway, Portal, NW UI) and with the SAP’s 3-pronged strategy for Cloud, Mobile and In-memory, SAP NetWeaver can break new records in 2012.

More in-depth coverage of the technology event hightlights brought by Matthias Steiner:

Voice-enabled Apps to shape the next practices of User Experience

2011-11-01T21:27:00.001+01:00

What's all the "noise" about Voice-enabled apps, when your GPS device is still annoying the heck out of you while driving?

First, let's take a look at study from KPCB on the Internet Trends in 2011 predicting Noise, I mean Voice... to be the next "Touch" experience for the masses!

Not convinced yet? Here's Siri in action, your new Personal Mobile Assistant. Unlike your GPS assistant, this one allegedly works, has a flare of personality, will keep improving based on all the collected data, and will be open to 3rd party developers.

OK, so your browser or touch-based apps go from thumb to voice, but why is this such a game changer?

The idea is that Siri can take a user straight to an application and bypass Google or Microsoft intermediaries on the way to delivering your answers for weather, food, maps, entertainment content, and a few other things. Sounds like what Gadgets / Widgets / Dashboards were / are promising to do for the Web (and out-task the browser or search engine), yet I still use both complementary worlds in my daily work (and Google continues to thrive).

How applicable is Voice in the enterprise context? There were attempts in the past at least at SAP to build Voice composite apps. Some partners here and there, so the big questions remain what those killer use cases and scenarios for the m As one of the top analyst puts it: “The big thing to watch is the Siri integration … If it works well and is well integrated (as you would expect from Apple), it could very well be a game-changer.”

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Ray Wang on Engagement, Experiential + Personal Fulfillment systems #HBR

2011-10-21T10:39:00.001+02:00

The evolution to engagement systems from transactional systems will usher in an era of experiential systems which apply context to deliver agility and flexibility. Early categories in this space include gamification platforms, context aware services, and decision support systems.

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/10/moving_from_transaction_to_eng.html

SAP Innovations pre-announced without disruptions to ERP / Business Suite customers

2011-10-12T15:27:00.001+02:00

One of the boldest announcement in the enterprise software industry showing SAP's commitment to customers and innovation:

SAP will extend mainstream maintenance for the core SAP Business Suite 7 applications, including the enterprise resource planning (ERP) application SAP® ERP 6.0, by five years, from December 2015 through December 2020.
The longer maintenance also applies to the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, as the basis of the core application releases
SAP plans to make evolutionary and breakthrough innovations available in a non-disruptive fashion on a quarterly schedule for the product and solution landscapes that customers have today.
These enhancements will include state-of-the-art user experiences such as side panels, landing pages or process extensions to mobile devices.

You want to know more about it?

Specific details regarding incremental enhancement capabilities will be provided at the upcoming SAPPHIRE® NOW + SAP® TechEd 2011 events in Madrid, being held November 8-10.

http://www.sap.com/index.epx#/news-reader/

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/SAP-to-Deliver-More-and-prnews-1005115543.html?x=0&.v=1

Teamwork rules in estimation workshop for product release backlog

2011-10-10T18:13:00.001+02:00

70+ participants, 6 workgroups,
30+ user stories, 200+ backlog items,
1173 estimated ideal days for execution,
1 mission - UI for HCM by Q1 2012.

In the spirit of Oktoberfest, recognizing all those that brought that brew in your beer maß

2011-09-28T12:29:00.001+02:00

The many areas of IT that improve people's lives...

Good to know how enterprise software moves the world behind the scenes of a landmark like the Oktoberfast. Prost / Zum Wohl!

All you need to know about current and next gen technology for enterprise apps - #SAPTechEd Keynote

2011-09-14T16:25:00.001+02:00

Great line up of Hasso Plattner, Vishal Sikka, Christoph Kollatz, Franz Faerber, Björn Goerke on stage about the HANA in-memory revolution, market impact, customer scenarios, technology update, renewal of products at SAP, and non-disruptive evolution of the NetWeaver platform - Gateway, OnDemand, BPM, River, MDM.

One single, coherent technology with dynamic, touch-optimized shell and UI for @salesforce mobile apps

2011-09-05T12:12:00.001+02:00

Preview of touch.salesforce.com technology that works seamlessly across all smartphones and tablets. Going away from device, native specific apps and into a single, coherent infrastructure for touch / mobile user experience using HTML5.

Usability-wise it has larger icons, stackable screens, and optimized touch-targets so you can quickly find the information you need for greater productivity while on the go. I wonder if such a touch / tablet UI does not become also the default desktop / laptop experience at some point.

The big picture of SAP solutions + Innovations in Big Data, Consumer-grade usability, and the Cloud

2011-09-02T14:28:00.001+02:00

Excellent overview of SAP's market offering by Sunjay Poonen, president of SAP global solutions.

Consumer-grade usability in HCM is the next one to watch. Hope we do a decent job on the technology side and deliver on the promise with the apps by mid 2012.

Super App of the Day - Gmail Offline. Amazing combo of Tablet-based UX, Chrome Shell, and HTML5 UI Tech

2011-09-01T16:20:00.001+02:00

Available in the Chrome App Store to download

"The HTML5 app looks and feels a lot like the Gmail app for tablets. That’s because Gmail Offline is based off the tablet version, which was designed to function with or without Internet access. It focuses on the key features users need to access while offline, including organizing, starring, labeling, archiving and responding to email. It won’t give you access to Gmail Labs features, but it will get the job done."

http://mashable.com/2011/08/31/gmail-offline-2/

Looking for better visualization plug-in for Epics, User Stories, and User Story Map

2011-08-30T23:09:00.001+02:00

A user story map arranges user stories into a useful model to help understand the functionality of the system, identify holes and omissions in your backlog, and effectively plan holistic releases that delivery value to users and business with each release.

But, when you use Excel, PPT or even Jira, then the whole thing looks just too darn complicated. Any good visualization plug-in out there to take content from excel or Jira and visualize it for anyone to navigate better a user story map?

Fun coverage of Tech Buzz - Steve Jobs, Leo / WebOS, Facebook catchup, the Dancing Dror

2011-08-30T23:01:00.001+02:00

Nice productivity app with page building and UI aggregation on iPhone/Pod/Pad - #Springpad

2011-08-17T14:21:00.001+02:00

Ian Kimbell breaks it down the why, what and how of In Memory technology with #SAP #HANA

2011-08-17T14:01:00.001+02:00

8 min. look into the future of SAP next-gen DMBS packaged with pre-defined scenarios, best practices and services for enterprise customers to be instantly productive with in-memory technology:

How can SAP take advantage of Google unleashing Native Client into Chrome?

2011-08-12T08:28:00.001+02:00

Intro: http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/11/chrome-native-client/

Questions:

How would SAP GUI integration into Chrome look like with the help of the Native Client SDK, where parts of the 600 MBs of C++ SAP GUI code gets executed in the browser?
Would that be appreciated by customers who seek portable, high-performance web apps from their Business Suite systems, or do they already have much of that in place?
What kind of cool enterprise things can be imagined with the Pepper Plug-in API, bridging HTML5 and desktop APIs and features?

Potential benefits according to Google's SDK documentation:

Native Client enables you to reuse current software modules in a web app—you don't need to spend time reinventing and debugging code that's already proven to work well.
You can port and recompile existing code for the computation engine of your application to Native Client and need repurpose only the user interface and event handling portions to the new browser platform.
To ensure protection of user data, Native Client enables you to build complex cryptographic algorithms directly into the browser so that unencrypted data never goes out over the wire.
Native Client modules are stored with the rest of your application on a web server. In the future, you will be able to use the Chrome Web Store to publish your app where Google Chrome users can easily find it.

While a senior exec position leads to a slightly increased health risk, a job with no control is significantly more dangerous #WIRED

2011-08-09T15:53:00.001+02:00

Are Your Co-Workers Killing You?

By Jonah Lehrer

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/are-your-co-workers-killing-you/

- should I do yoga? take long walks? not watch television? — the amount of time we might spend in downward facing dog pose pales in comparison to the amount of time we spend seated in our chair, staring at the computer screen, surrounded by co-workers.

- the magnitude of the “friendly colleague effect” is a bit unsettling: people with little or no “peer social support” in the workplace were 2.4 times more likely to die during the study, especially if they began the study between the ages of 38 and 43. In contrast, the niceness of the boss had little impact on mortality.

- if he or she has a high degree of control over work, it is less stressful and will have less impact on health

The High-Intensity Entrepreneur #HBR podcast

2011-08-01T12:10:00.001+02:00

227_The_New_Global_Entrepreneur[1].mp3 Listen on Posterous

The common DNA / background pattern for a high-intensity enterpreneur:

R Worked for many years at a multinational corporation (MNC) with tremendous depth of experience and network

R In early 30s

R Wants to build a high-growth, rapidly scalable business

The market war on the next-gen database mgmt system (DBMS) has begun - ORCL vs TDC vs IBM vs MSFT vs SAP vs HP

2011-07-20T16:42:00.001+02:00

[[posterous-content:pid___0]]

"Teradata has faced increasing competitive pressures from high- and low-end products during the last three years. At the high end, Teradata is facing increasing competition from Oracle's Exadata and SAP's HANA systems, which are shaping up to become viable alternatives to Teradata's Active Enterprise Data Warehouse system."

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=387611

"Microsoft project Daytona is geared toward scientists in healthcare, education, environmental sciences, and other fields where researchers need--but don't always have access to--powerful computing resources to analyze and interpret large data sets, such as disease vectors or climate observations. Through the service, users can upload pre-built research algorithms to Microsoft's Azure cloud, which runs a across a highly distributed network of powerful computers."

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/231002161

The market war on the next-gen database mgmt system (DBMS) has begun - ORCL vs TDC vs IBM vs MSFT vs SAP vs HP

2011-07-20T16:38:00.001+02:00

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=387611

What is it like for someone to work for #Starwood Hotels and enjoy #SAP?

2011-07-18T20:57:00.001+02:00

I know it's great to be working for SAP and seeing this Ad reminded me of how much I enjoyed a great holiday recently at a Starwood hotel property. So I wonder how it is for people who work for Starwood Hotels and run SAP. Do they enjoy our service equally as I did their service?

I see the next level for SAP products, technology and marketing is not only to have companies and organizations to "run" SAP as a technically feasible and business viable platform, but people and individual users have to equally desire and fully engage in SAP (backed by design thinking). So it starts to feel almost like that vacation I had desired and enjoyed at the Starwood Hotel.

Special moment to capture someone working with SAP GUI

2011-07-10T18:40:00.001+02:00

I took this shot while shopping at the home improvement store in Germany - Hornbach. "Hand drauf!"

And, then she gets slapped by the SAP GUI screen :-) As in their cute, marketing commercials:

Leo Apotheker on stage with familiar, enterprisey style representing #HP - the world largest tech company

2011-07-05T07:55:00.001+02:00

Enterprise market, consumerization of IT, democratizing access to computing resources, data, security, context-awareness...

Enterprise apps only built to serve up read-only scenarios on mobile devices - opportunity for HP?

Opportunities for owning the end-to-end platform for consumers and enterprises - WebOS, cloud services, hardware

The casual stroll in South Beach Miami

2011-07-03T22:20:00.001+02:00

Island Vieques, Puerto Rico on Bike to find the incredible Red Beach

2011-07-03T22:15:00.001+02:00

One of the most beautiful morning runs after jetleg

2011-07-03T22:10:00.001+02:00

Garmin's 17 minutes of flying home

2011-07-03T22:08:00.001+02:00

Inspiring thoughts on Gov't backed Innovations by USA's CTO - Aneesh Chopra

2011-06-08T15:01:00.001+02:00

Sectors to apply all your technology, process and design know-how, solve major human problems and transform as a successful entrepreneur include: healthcare, education, government, energy and banking.

Future of Payments: Bank 2.0 Experience - by Jouk Pleiter #Backbase

2011-06-07T16:29:00.001+02:00

Family dinner in the heart of Balkan - Skadarska, Belgrade

2011-06-02T19:26:00.001+02:00

User Productivity On Demand Services with Context - #Rapportive is nice, but #Google People Widget will Rock!

2011-05-27T20:22:00.001+02:00

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-people-widget.html

True development is about transforming the operating system itself, not just increasing your fund of knowledge or your behavioral repertoire

2011-05-23T15:43:00.001+02:00

CIO of ADP talks about their cloud services and next steps

2011-05-23T15:17:00.001+02:00

Sting going Mediterranean on #SAP crowd at #SAPPHIRENOW

2011-05-19T04:45:00.001+02:00

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Sting Live (with NW Live) on stage at Amway Arena #SAPPHIRENOW

2011-05-19T04:29:00.001+02:00

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Press conf w/ our co-CEOs Jim and Bill #sapphirenow

2011-05-17T18:14:00.001+02:00

Jim Snabe on People>Collaborate, Mobile>Reach, In-Memory>Speed #sapphirenow

2011-05-17T16:06:00.001+02:00

Lessons Learned from seat 1D by Ric Elias

2011-05-03T15:35:00.001+02:00

1. I'm opening a bottle of wine today

2. I'm removing negative energy and ego from tomorrow's workshop on strategy and roadmap. I'll run that way through the entire year, heck, the whole career

3. I'm becoming the best partner / son / friend in all my relationships, and above all - I'm looking fwd to the new roles in my life

TED Talks Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? At TED, he tells his story publicly for the first time.

Office 365 - MSFT Cloud-based offering for Productivity

2011-05-03T15:32:00.001+02:00

Office 365 brings Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Exchange in a cloud service and claims “The Best of Everything we know about Productivity”.

These are the screenshots of Office 365 and how does the experience look like from log-in on browser, office/desktop shell to a mobile device shell.

http://www.zdnet.com/photos/first-look-at-microsofts-office-365-screenshots/476554?seq=2&tag=content;photo-frame#photo-frame

Easter weekend

2011-04-23T13:21:00.001+02:00

Magic and fun. Easter weekend

2011-04-22T14:11:00.001+02:00

Pony riding in the zoo

2011-04-22T13:24:00.001+02:00

Next-gen HCM by Oracle packed with new UIs, dev platform, team productivity, social, OD-OP integration

2011-04-21T12:16:00.001+02:00

Become obsessed with the user experience such that every touchpoint of doing business with you leaves people speechless. No, breathless.

2011-04-19T09:16:00.001+02:00

You are not just paid to work. You are paid to be uncomfortable – and to pursue projects that scare you.
Become obsessed with the user experience such that every touchpoint of doing business with you leaves people speechless. No, breathless.
If you’re in business, you’re in show business. The moment you get to work, you’re on stage. Give us the performance of your life.
Read magazines you don’t usually read. Talk to people who you don’t usually speak to. Go to places you don’t commonly visit. Disrupt your thinking so it stays fresh + hungry + brilliant
Remember that the things that get scheduled are the things that get done.

http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/03/the-50-new-rules-of-work/

The best cure for corporate hangover

2011-04-13T19:16:00.001+02:00

Nine Bad Behaviors of Struggling Founders & Leaders by #Forbes

2011-04-13T07:36:00.001+02:00

- Failure to build trust and integrity

- Shirk accountability and role model

- Informed decision-making is not the same as consensus decision-making

http://blogs.forbes.com/martinzwilling/2011/04/04/nine-bad-behaviors-of-struggling-startup-founders/

Ha! Taking an image of the Google Maps car @ Walldorf - SAP AG

2011-04-11T09:13:00.001+02:00

Auntie Sandra + Baby Andrej @ Beach Club, Frankfurt

2011-04-10T19:17:00.001+02:00

A Token of Appreciation for Early Adopters of #LinkedIn

2011-03-26T08:18:00.001+01:00

Dear Filip,

I want to personally thank you because you were one of LinkedIn's first million members (member number 638685 in fact!*). In any technology adoption lifecycle, there are the early adopters, those who help lead the way. That was you.

We hit a big milestone at LinkedIn this week when our 100 millionth member joined the site.

When we founded LinkedIn, our vision was to help the world's professionals be more successful and productive. Today, with your help, LinkedIn is changing the lives of millions of members by helping them connect with others, find jobs, get insights, start a business, and much more.

We are grateful for your support and look forward to helping you accomplish much more in the years to come. I hope that you are having a great year.

Sincerely,


	Reid Hoffman Co-founder and Chairman LinkedIn

*Your member number is the number embedded in your LinkedIn profile URL (after "id=").

Day 3 Ski @ Zürs am Arlberg, Austria

2011-03-14T08:04:00.001+01:00

Day 2 Ski @ St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria

2011-03-14T08:02:00.001+01:00

Day 1 Ski @ Lech am Arlberg, Austria

2011-03-14T08:01:00.001+01:00

Breathtaking Views

2011-03-12T12:01:00.001+01:00

Sun Tanning at Arlberg Ski Resort, Austria

2011-03-12T11:16:00.001+01:00

Zuers / St. Anton View, while testing Voelkl RaceTiger GS

2011-03-12T11:13:00.001+01:00

Guy Kawasaki | Inspiring, funny and enchanting | Lessons for business and life

2011-03-11T22:05:00.001+01:00

Lech, Austria. Bubbles and Mountains. #lifeisgood

2011-03-10T14:13:00.001+01:00

Lech, Austria with my brother

2011-03-10T14:06:00.001+01:00

Lech, Austria with my brother #lifeisgood

2011-03-10T14:03:00.001+01:00

The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions #Enchantment

2011-03-09T11:14:00.001+01:00

“Unless people dislike you, you are not doing your best work.” #leadership

2011-02-28T18:05:00.001+01:00

Relaxing View from the retreat in Bad Aussee, Austria

2011-02-26T10:38:00.001+01:00

Relaxation drives Relationship

8 hrs, 100 kms, and lot of fun on the Alps

2011-02-18T18:00:00.001+01:00

Testing Garmin Forerunner while Skiing in Kirchberg

2011-02-18T17:48:00.001+01:00

Business models do matter. It's time to pivot. #evilplans

2011-02-16T10:44:00.001+01:00

"So send me a 50-page business plan, I probably won't read it. But send me a picture of your business model with all the hypothesis you have around it, and I'll take a really good look"

An individual’s creativity needs to be fostered and protected before group dynamics can limit choice and quality

2011-02-12T09:26:00.001+01:00

http://business.financialpost.com/2011/02/08/innovation-group-dynamics-can-st...

Digging #Sustainability. Fresh leadership and great passion on this topic at SAP - makes you want to be part of that action!

2011-02-01T07:29:00.001+01:00

I listened to this podcast the day before an amazing meeting with the CSO of SAP -. Peter Graf, and thanks to Jeremiah Stone for creating this opportunity to join forces together. The podcast definitely helped put me in the right mindset and to I reflect back on the lessons learned from the uPods / NW Live / #evilplans intrapreneurial venture in the last 18 months:

1) Building a culture that demands great tasks from great talent;
2) Only hire people that you can learn from;
3) Focus on creating value, rather than simply financial outcome;
4) Surround yourself with only the brightest minds on your advisory board; and
5) Believe in your own success, as this is the key for building it.

Breathtaking views from top of the world

2011-01-29T11:26:00.001+01:00

Relaxation drives innovation - Kitzbuehel, Austria

2011-01-29T09:41:00.001+01:00

Top 10 Consumer Apps and Business MicroApps #apple #sap

2011-01-21T16:39:00.001+01:00

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Facebook user adoption - facts & figures

2011-01-13T15:22:00.001+01:00

Every Software Professional dream of attracting such numbers and adoption rates. It's those simple things that real users care about, but the most difficult to design, develop and market.

My little princess at christmas eve - #lifeisgood

2011-01-06T21:49:00.001+01:00

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More productivity gain / loss in 2011 - What is your take?

2011-01-01T16:26:00.001+01:00

Similar moment to Dilbert last week when on-demand vs. on-premise approach was deemed as high-risk and not preferred

2010-12-26T13:29:00.001+01:00

Running 60 min. on snow is a perfect mind cleanser!

2010-12-19T13:16:00.001+01:00

The view from my office this morning. A perfect setting for the corporate Xmass party tonight at SAP AG

2010-12-17T09:50:00.001+01:00

For all my gadget loving friends ::: Inc’s best business apps of 2010

2010-12-16T15:24:00.001+01:00

Inc magazine has put together a list of the best business apps of 2010 that will keep you productive outside the office.

A sampling:

Tripit

An app for business folks on the move. Keep flights, car rentals, and hotels organized for worry-free travel.

Yammer

Dubbed “Twitter for business,” this popular app connects employees seamlessly.

GroupMe

Organize the five bajallion contacts on your phone, send text messages to specified groups, and even organize a conference call.

Full list at Inc.

SAP ad on Blip.FM - nice to see a consumer approach to marketing our software

2010-12-14T11:05:00.001+01:00

SAP Unveils New Face of SME Market Success

2010-12-14T08:17:00.001+01:00

Major Solution in SME Portfolio from SAP Boosts User Experience With Embedded Analytics for Specific Roles from Accounting and Financials to Purchasing and Sales

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/SAP-Unveils-New-Face-of-SME-prnews-3873517793.h...

Most-Wanted SAP MicroApps For Sale. 2-for-1 #HTML5 Apps for your CATS needs. All proceeds go to the launch of #SAP NetWeaver Live in 2011 :-)

2010-12-11T14:29:00.001+01:00

Christmas market in Frankfurt. Smells like gluhewein and roasted peanuts

2010-12-05T18:33:00.001+01:00

Heading for Davos for the Season-opener

2010-11-27T08:42:00.001+01:00

The Morning View. Chur, Swiss. #LifeIsGood

2010-11-27T08:16:00.001+01:00

Let it snow, let it snow! Winter tires on. North Face gear on. This weekend, Swiss Alps are on!

2010-11-25T08:48:00.001+01:00

Economist 2011 Outlook with China and Israel teaching the World an Oil-free Lesson

2010-11-20T19:55:00.001+01:00

Polizei runs BWL - Business Work List for tracking Drivers Licenses :-)

2010-11-19T20:18:00.001+01:00

Welcome to Economy "Plus" of Lufthansa. Overhaul is needed. How about iPads instead of postcards and crappy entertainment system?

2010-11-13T22:29:00.001+01:00

Our Recipe for Relaxation | Cracker Barrel | Country Living and Cooking

2010-10-25T23:23:00.001+02:00

Blast from the past - Kentucky! 16 years ago is when I landed in KY to live with a host family as an exchange student

2010-10-24T03:29:00.001+02:00

President #Obama leaves Vegas at the same time as my flight. Airport shutdown. Stuck in Ecomomy Plus cabin of #United

2010-10-23T19:01:00.001+02:00

Get with the program! uPods Overview - Bellini 2105 - #SAPTechEd

2010-10-20T22:45:00.001+02:00

Getting ready to hold strategy session on uPods with @vlvl at @SAPTechEd Come on over - Room 4609

2010-10-19T21:55:00.001+02:00

Vegas Keynote @ #SAPTechEd - Enterprise Workspaces in Action

2010-10-19T17:51:00.001+02:00

My session recording coming up this week at: http://tinyurl.com/29xnpzc

2010-10-18T20:06:00.001+02:00

I thought you might be interested in this information about Virtual SAP TechEd 2010:

http://tinyurl.com/29xnpzc

What keeps me awake at night - Google's impact on the Enterprise - #evilplans

2010-10-18T16:17:00.001+02:00

LAX in da house. Where you at, Ingelwood?

2010-10-16T22:23:00.001+02:00