Reply to: How to get into SAP

[becker]

SAP = Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung' (Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing)

....of course there are other less official interpretations.

[milanbenes]

granted

as a contractor, keep your eyes open, look where demand is going
and what will be the things to get into for the future

sorteeeeeeeeed

Milan.

[partimer]

supply and demand

Not that you should be worried but I worked with some Indians some time ago who arrived with their "learner packs" from their overseas company. They had SAP, Oracle, etc. beginners guides. Very decent beginners guides they were too (probably better than GCSE level).

It is amazing how the Indians (and soon to be Chinese) can just keep churning out bodys with their learners pack ... About 2 out of 5 are any good (in my opinion). The others seem to spend all day on boards asking "how do I do ...".

As always, the good contractor should survive.

[milanbenes]

sorry lads, you've got no chance, anyway,

have a go, tell us what you did so that we can have a good
laugh when you crash and burn

Milan.

[xoggoth]

I never managed to figure out what SAP stood for.

[Joe Black]

I have no experience in it. I have no exposure to it.

How do I get a contract in it then? Any ideas.

Learn to change tapes, the blag your way in.

[Pondlife]

That's what they want you to believe.

Very true. And they'll happily send the pre-sales guys round to give you an entire day of powerpoint explaining why "the best run businesses run SAP"


Did you find a hotel in Cardiff Mordy?

[Mordac]

"By 2005, 12 million users work each day with SAP solutions. There are now 100,600 installations worldwide, more than 1,500 partners, over 25 industry-specific business solutions, and more than 33,200 customers in 120 countries. SAP is the world's third-largest independent software vendor."

That's what they want you to believe.

[Diestl]

Sorry for the sarcasm but from their website;

Ok it's not dead.

[Pondlife]

Great reply, you should be the head a debating team.

Sorry for the sarcasm but from their website;

By 2005, 12 million users work each day with SAP solutions. There are now 100,600 installations worldwide, more than 1,500 partners, over 25 industry-specific business solutions, and more than 33,200 customers in 120 countries. SAP is the world's third-largest independent software vendor.

[Diestl]

Great reply, you should be the head a debating team.

[Pondlife]

SAP is dead everyone uses .NET to write they're own systems..

Ummmm, okay.

[DimPrawn]

their

[Diestl]

SAP is dead everyone uses .NET to write they're own systems..

[Pondlife]

"I assume it's as a programmer that you want to get into SAP rather than a Basis/functional consultant?"

Show me the money. SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!

Traditional coding isn't necessarily where the cash is. BW is in high demand at the moment as are quality Basis folk. Plus XI is a hugely growing market and not that much competition.