SAP NetWeaver for Dummies 1st Edition by Dan Woods (PDF)

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Imagine that it’s the 1950s, and you are in charge of developing the U. S. interstate system. There are countless roads already in use. The system can go in numerous different directions. Where do you begin? Starting to transform your business with SAP NetWeaver is that daunting. NetWeaver is both an application platform and an integration platform. It integrates your current IT systems to enable portals, collaboration, data management, and development environments. To grasp the complexities and possibilities of SAP ASAP, dig in with SAP NetWeaver For Dummies and explore:MySAP Business SuiteSAP Enterprise Planning Resource (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Human Capital Management (HCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), and moreMobile Infrastructure that performs like a universal translator for mobile interfaces, including laptops, wireless phones, and PDAsMaster Data Management, including using the content consolidation technique to “clean up” data, master data harmonization to distribute it, and central master data management to maintain a data repositoryWeb Application Service and NetWeaver Developer Studio—tools that let you integrate and create your own customized applicationsWritten by Dan Woods, former CTO of The Street.com and CapitalThinking, and Jeffrey Word, the Director of Technology Strategy for SAP, this guide features real-life stories from businesses and examples of typical uses to help you cut through the complexities and get up and running. It includes a CD-ROM with:Detailed white papers and product overviewsStores from customers using SAP NetWeaver todayDemos that show SAP NetWeaver in actionA directory of resources for additional informationLike that interstate system, SAP NetWeaver doesn’t have to be integrated all at once. You choose the applications that have the most potential to benefit your company’s operations and bottom line. SAP NetWeaver For Dummies even gives you recommendations for rolling it out and suggests practical ways to get started and get quick returns on your SAP investment. Then you’re going full-speed ahead on the road to success!

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Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Meet the SAP NetWeaver integration/application platformDiscover how SAP NetWeaver can help benefit your company’s bottom lineSo you’ve heard about SAP NetWeaver and you think it might be great for your business, if only you were sure exactly what it is? Relax – we’ve got you covered. Here’s your guidebook to SAP NetWeaver, the Web services-based business integration and application platform that enables portals, collaboration, data management, development environments, and more.All this on the bonus CD-ROMAdditional detailed information about SAP NetWeaverDemos of SAP NetWeaver capabilitiesSuccess stories from companies already using SAP NetWeaverFor details and complete system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix.Discover how to:Apply SAP NetWeaver’s capabilities to your businessUnderstand how the components work togetherEmploy SAP NetWeaver’s ready-made solutionsUse SAP NetWeaver with existing technologyGain ideas from other successful users From the Back Cover Meet the SAP NetWeaver integration/application platformDiscover how SAP NetWeaver can help benefit your company’s bottom lineSo you’ve heard about SAP NetWeaver and you think it might be great for your business, if only you were sure exactly what it is? Relax – we’ve got you covered. Here’s your guidebook to SAP NetWeaver, the Web services-based business integration and application platform that enables portals, collaboration, data management, development environments, and more.All this on the bonus CD-ROMAdditional detailed information about SAP NetWeaverDemos of SAP NetWeaver capabilitiesSuccess stories from companies already using SAP NetWeaverFor details and complete system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix.Discover how to:Apply SAP NetWeaver’s capabilities to your businessUnderstand how the components work togetherEmploy SAP NetWeaver’s ready-made solutionsUse SAP NetWeaver with existing technologyGain ideas from other successful users About the Author Dan Woods has a background in technology and journalism and now runs the Evolved Media Network, a firm focused on technology communications. He was CTO of TheStreet.com, and CapitalThinking, led development at Time Inc. Pathfinder, and created applications for NandO.net, one of the first newspaper Web sites. Dan has an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. He covered banking for three years at The Record of Hackensack, was database editor for three years at the Raleigh News & Observer, and has written six books on technology topics, in addition to numerous white papers and magazine articles. He thanks his wife, Daniele Gerard, and his children, Fiona and Eamon, for their indulgence and support during this project. Jeffrey Word is the Director of Technology Strategy for SAP, based in Palo Alto, California. Jeffrey has worked at SAP since 2000 in a variety of roles in business development, strategic consulting, and market strategy. Jeffrey previously worked for several IT hardware and software companies in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. He earned an MBA in International Business from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. He also earned a B.A. in European Studies and Spanish from the University of Oklahoma. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐In the sense that it fills up to its title: it’s not meant to provide a real indepth insight on technical aspects of a SAP technology or product, but it does give the non-SAP expert a relatively reasonable insight in the SAP NetWeaver proposition and platform/landscape. A minor point is that it already on some aspect outdated, as appearing in 2004. The global architectural ideas of SAP behind the NetWeaver platform however still remain.

⭐If you have time to wade through all the jokey junk that’s supposed to make it interesting, because you can’t concentrate on a single concept for more than one sentence at a time without comic relief in the middle of it, by all means, buy this book, you are its target. What a waste, I’m really annoyed that I can’t return it.

⭐A thorough detailed read with a lot of good detail about the process and SAP itself. Good to read in conjunction with other SAP books to broaden you knowledge base.

⭐This is the first “for Dummies” book I have read and I was very pleased. The authors did an excellent job explaining all of the elements of SAP NetWeaver and how they inter-relate. As a business executive trying to get my arms around the technology, this was exactly what I needed. It will be valuable reference for the future, as well.

⭐Came to know major components of sap net weaver in a short time. I recommend lot of diagram and real life example to correlate things better.

⭐Miss SAP but all are same

⭐I got this book to get myself more educated on what SAP Netweaver is all about. I’ve been doing SAP consulting for over ten years but, like others, feel like I’m not up-to-date with the latest SAP Technologies and products.After carrying this book around with me for over two months, I’m still not done with it. This is because I keep on getting irritated when I read this book and then I put it down. And I’m not easily irritated. I think I’m at the point where I’m going to put it in a box (with many other books that I DID read) and read something else instead. This book is just wasting my time.Here’s my problems with this book:1. The writers try to be funny/entertaining all the time. I do like humor, but they do it way, way too much and they are not funny at all.2. Some of the things they discuss are simple, basic, worthless information that any IT person knows.3. They make Netweaver seem easy, all-good and the future of IT. I love SAP and I think Netweaver is probably a good platform. But I think this book is overselling it and making unproven claims that may mislead less-experienced people.This book could have been good if the (useful) content was offered in a different way. Some suggestions if a second edition materializes.1. Don’t try to be funny. Just present the material.2. Leave out all the unnecessary, useless information. You’re not obligated to go over 400 pages. I’d prefer to read a thinner book with just the relevant information.I don’t always give the lowest rating for things I don’t like. And this book does have some useful information here and there. But the presentation is just so terrible to me that it makes whatever good it has worthless.

⭐With waves of Web Services hype that have threatened to drown us all in corporate IT departments, it is amazing that no other leading enterprise software vendor has taken a stab at clarifying things for us “mere mortals”. I’m not sure if the title has already been used, but this book could have easily been named “portals for mortals”, since it brings concepts that have been thus far conveyed with a bunch of 4 letter words (yes, worse then you think….SOAP, WSDL, HTTP, J2EE…)If you want to understand how to build a single comprehensive portal platform and tie in all the applications, transactions, information, and business services that exist today all around your company, and that you struggle to even keep up with their function, this book is for you. From basic concepts to valuable tips, it has it all!!!

⭐Most of the “Dummies” range are good value – they give a solid overview and help you understand the product. However, SAP is such a large package that it is virtually impossible to get everything that is needed in one single volume.This book is well structured but there is so little information of value that it is unlikely that anyone would be able to use it to learn about SAP in any meaningful way. You could get exactly the same information by simply reading through various web sites.If you are looking to implement SAP, then this book will not provide you with anything that will assist you. If you already have implemented SAP, then the chances are that you already know most of the information in the book, and possibly more.

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