{"id":38,"date":"2007-03-14T10:54:44","date_gmt":"2007-03-14T10:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/?p=38"},"modified":"2016-07-20T15:38:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:38:10","slug":"virtual-sap-teched-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Virtual SAP TechEd part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

After my criticism<\/a> with regards to changes in the delivery format of recorded SAP TechEd sessions (nb from now on it’s called the Premium Access Zone – PAZ<\/a>), I thought I had seen the end of it. As SAP’s Amir Bilch<\/a> and Chip Rodgers<\/a> pointed out<\/a>, there are some advantages to the new PAZ format, and whilst I still think that these still do not outweigh the disadvantages<\/a>, I decided to call it a day.<\/p>\n

However there has been an interesting statement<\/a> by Amir in the TechEd forum<\/a> on SDN with regards to a remark on the tremendous differences in attendance fees for Bangalore and other SAP TechEds. I bascially accused SAP of heavily subsidising the fees for the conference in India, leaving consultants elsewhere short changed. Let me set the scene:<\/p>\n

When I first raised the issue on SDN, Chip responded:<\/p>\n

You are correct that SAP TechEd Bangalore is priced lower than the European or US events. However, this is not done as a “giveaway” to Bangalore attendees. Each regional event has different inherint cost structures, local practices, and market expectations for such an event. Our aim is to bring the quality educational and professional networking experience of SAP TechEd to major regional markets and allow as many colleagues as possible to participate at locally appropriate and financially prudent levels of registration fee.<\/em><\/p>\n

So SAP claims the big difference in fees is down to different cost structures, local practises and market expectations. To some degree, we all have to take SAP’s word for this.<\/p>\n

Today I spotted Jai Shankar’s<\/a> comment on the TechEd forum. He attended Bangalore TechEd and asked about PAZ access. Response was that PAZ access is only granted to attendees of Las Vegas and Amsterdam. But Amir also added:<\/p>\n

Well, the cost of attending TechEd in Bangalore was around 10%<\/strong> of the cost in Amsterdam. You should be happy about that…
\nYou can purchase<\/a> a 12 month subscription to Virtual SAP TechEd ’06 for 400 USD and still come up ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n

My interpretation of this is:<\/p>\n

    <\/ol>\n
      \n
    1. SAP admits that TechEd Bangalore is offered a lot cheaper to attendees in India, because, as it is put, they “should be happy about” only paying 10% of the fees compared to what is charged elsewhere. This obviously contradicts Chip Rodgers’ response to my earlier post.<\/li>\n
    2. Looks like TechEd attendance is a little game of numbers and figures, as by purchasing the subscription, you can still “come up ahead”.<\/li>\n
    3. Isn’t the particular poster from Bangalore being told to “put up or shut up” ?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        <\/ol>\n

        Seems to me as if SAP’s pricing policy and service offerings for TechEd still are all over the place. Something that should be sorted out before the next TechEd conference season starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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