It’s been the week when the Icelandic Ash tried to muddy my view of SAP Land. However I have been victorious! And to keep it topical: What’s this week’s fall-out?

• The Var Guy evaluates SAP’s EcoHub in a short blog post, naming it (just like SAP) an application store. Apparently the ill-named EcoHub offers over 500 different solutions. I wonder if people who get so excited about it have ever dived any deeper into any of those 500 offerings? You would expect you get some nitty gritty apps to install (it is called an “app store” after all!), but most of the time when you click on the “Demo” button, you’re presented with a contact form. If you’re interested in any pricing details you’re referred to your “local SAP representative”. So in what way is EcoHub different from any fluffy showcase event? If you call something an “App Store” then put some “butter to the fish” (that’s a german saying).
• SAP Dr Angelika Dammann as new Executive Board Member
• excellent SDN blog post by SAP’s Thomas Weiss on “
• Eric Kimberling weights in with a good SAP vs Oracle article. I wish he would spill more beans, but I guess he doesn’t want to give away the crown jewels. 😉
• former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker joins US software firm GT Nexus
• CIO with some interesting insights into SAP Enhancement Packs & upgrades. It gets a bit general towards the end though. Jon Reed weighs in with some good points
• Despite “restructuring”: SAP promises “5000 Developer jobs are safe” (translated via WiWo & Google Translate)
• Silicon.de interviews Vishal Sikka. Here is the english Google Translate version

and here’s a pick from Twitter

koehntopp: I love the smell of Walldorf in the morning

vlvl: RT @Capgemini_SAP: The SAP Community Network saved me 7 hours of work today. Simply brilliant experience

koehntopp: @vlvl the question is: what did they bill the customer? 😉 #scn (nb. in response to @vlvl’s retweet!)

dahowlett: RT @vendorprisey: good. SAP appoints an HR professional to the board. < and an outsider so no taint

dbmoore: RT @SAPinsider: Did you know that 77% of SAP’s customers are #SMEs? <<Depends on your definition of small and medium …

MarkYolton: RT @thevarguy: The VAR Guy: EcoHub: SAP’s App Store Attracts Partners <hot

tbroek: Just got an email from #sapphire now that my agile SAP session didn’t get selected 🙁 “It is unable to use”. Agile still not that important?