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Archives for May, 2012


Goodbye Greece. Hello Drachma. Welcome Euro II

by Andrew White  |  May 18, 2012  |  Comments Off

I last blogged (Greek Drama Unfolds) on the Greek drama in June 2011.  I suggested that Greece had to leave the Euro.  Reading the press in the last couple of days I am convinced more than ever that they will.   Worse, the hardship one reads, and hears about, for the “average man in the street” [...]

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SAP SapphireNow 2012 – One last item – Might Hana run too fast for your organization?

by Andrew White  |  May 16, 2012  |  1 Comment

Some years ago in the Supply Chain Space, when i2 Technologies and Manugistics were talking about ATP and Capable to Promise, I was trying to think up something unique, competitive, and innovative. I was working at American Software Inc/Logility at the time. After thinking hard about how consumer goods companies do ATP, I came up [...]

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SAP SapphireNow 2012 Walk Thru May 2012

by Andrew White  |  May 16, 2012  |  Comments Off

I was lucky enough to spend a few days at SAP SapphireNow 2012.  As you may know it’s the main SAP user conference (coupled with its user group, ASUG), in North America.  Several thousand users got together to talk SAP. My overall take away is that there was nothing disruptive introduced at the event.  This [...]

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