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SAP - The future of SaaS, Web 2.0 and Collaboration

Paul Hofmann from SAP Labs, Palo Alto discusses the future of ERP and the software maturity model being challenged by the emergence of newer disruptive technologies like SaaS (Software as a Service), Web 2.0, Cloud computing etc.

"One day, some ERP instances (or even one) will be available as SaaS for the Fortune 500 companies, although that will take a while. After all, it took Unix about 35 years to make it from inception to running shop floors, planes, power plants, and so on.

But two strong forces are coming to bear. From the bottom, the economics of multicore technologies are making SaaS and cloud computing the inevitable winners. From the front end, Web 2.0 for the enterprise will let smart people script services for special purposes that connect to the cloud and run on mobile devices. With people expecting ERP at their fingertips, using their PDAs to take advantage of massive power on the back end, enterprise IT is likely to be in for radical changes."

Here is the link to the complete article.

SPINACT - Launches Facebook and LinkedIn

                        We launched the SPINACT LinkedIn  group and Facebook Page today. Please visit and give us your feedback. We are seeking Knowledge Producers in SAP areas specializing in PLM,  MDM, BI, and Netweaver applications prior to our public launch.

Please do get involved by joining our LinkedIn Group community or signing up at spinact.com. Look forward to a lot of new updates in coming weeks.

   

Knowledge as a Service (KaaS)

   

Here is an interesting article on Knowledge as a Service (KaaS). Thei Geurts illustrates how KaaS can help support an agile enterprise in a networked knowledge economy.

Key theme:

"Knowledge as a service

For “being able to use knowledge” the knowledge should be offered to the user as a service. This is in line with both Web 2.0 and SOA technologies which re-conceive software as services. A knowledge service supports not only the day to day process; but also accelerates learning and capability building and establishes effective performance feedback loops.”