Reply to: SAP

[JonSmile]

Been doing sap fico bw etc for about 13 years now.

Still get grumpy with it as somethings in it are just crazy.

[NotAllThere]

My sympathies. Let me know if you ever want to rip it out and put in oracle instead.

Nah - we're ripping out Oracle as our DB server and installing HANA. Now, technically, this might be a bad idea, but from my financial perspective... kerching!

I am an oracle dba , how can I get into a SAP admin job . I did some self study and it looks easy enough, but getting a contract is another matter.

Lie? You could try getting the appropriate certification, but even then it's really difficult. (To get work - not the certification!)

[tractor]

..

In finance yes. When it comes to other areas like CRM, Logistcs, Manufacturing etc then they can vary significantly imho

Yes, just try configuring property leases in SAP RE/FX for a laugh :P

[Andy2]

I am an oracle dba , how can I get into a SAP admin job . I did some self study and it looks easy enough, but getting a contract is another matter.

[northernladuk]

It came from a chat with one of your references.

Am never giving my dad as a reference again!!

[Andy Hallett]

Exadata

It came from a chat with one of your references.

[GB9]

My sympathies. Let me know if you ever want to rip it out and put in oracle instead.

Seconded.

Just been called about a SAP BI job in La Suisse. If anyone's interested then PM me and i'll send you the agent's details.

[northernladuk]

Exadata

He needs to bin whoevers CV he copied that off and amend his keyword search

[TheFaQQer]

We have lots of Oracle as well! We run Siebel on some of their state of the art Exidata boxes.

Exadata

[rob s]

Walked into SAP release manager role without any SAP experience. Picked it up fairly quickly, not that its difficult to pick up solution manager / charm, and SAP itself is easy to get to grips with if you realise that every single SAP component is basically just R/3 ECC with a few bells and whistles. Netweaver was just R/3 with an internet connection handler slapped on the front.

[Andy Hallett]

My sympathies. Let me know if you ever want to rip it out and put in oracle instead.

We have lots of Oracle as well! We run Siebel on some of their state of the art Exidata boxes.

[oracleslave]

Fair enough. From memory we put in standard FI CO HR SD MM BW

My sympathies. Let me know if you ever want to rip it out and put in oracle instead.

[Andy Hallett]

SAP

In finance yes. When it comes to other areas like CRM, Logistcs, Manufacturing etc then they can vary significantly imho

Fair enough. From memory we put in standard FI CO HR SD MM BW

[TheFaQQer]

In finance yes. When it comes to other areas like CRM, Logistcs, Manufacturing etc then they can vary significantly imho

Agreed.

The year SAP implemented SAP internally, they lost $600million.

The year Oracle implemented Oracle internally, they made $1billion.

Just mentioning in passing

[NotAllThere]

... My honest advice is that to companies out there, stick as close to SAP standard as you can and redesign your processes around the software.

I've been working in SAP for the past 16 years for many different customers. That's always been the advice.

I'm a SAP generalist; I spend about half my time dealing with the technical layer that lies between Basis and the applications, and the other half designing (and writing) stuff to fill the functionality gaps in ERP, BW, CRM, SRM and HR. I do SAP because it's earned me several million pounds since 1997, and there's no sign of that level decreasing.