Rich Heilman and Thomas Jung: Starting on SAP HANA is Easy

Getting started on HANA is a matter of signing on to a system and investing a couple of days to go through some basic training. Or so says two guys who should know: SAP rock stars and SAP Mentors Thomas Jung, and Rich Heilman. Thomas and Rich are both knee deep in HANA work …

Warwick Analytics Tackles Root Cause Analysis with SAP HANA

Products break and have faults – roughly 5% occur after they’re sold and up to 25% occur within the factory gates. Worldwide, manufacturing faults are estimated to cost companies a staggering $1.3 trillion. Dan Somers, CEO, Warwick Analytics, explains to Dennis that his company’s approach to solving this expensive problem …

SAP HANA startup program validation – The Hadapt View

SAP’s HANA Startup Program has resulted in a different kind of SAP event in Cambridge, MA – one that amounts to a major departure from the company’s classic approach. Jon caught up with Scott Howser, VP Marketing – Hadapt, to find out whether gathering a slew of startups was an effective strategy. Scott points out that, with …

Wavesnap: Contextual Ads on Radio (and Evaluating HANA)

Is radio a dead format? Far from it, according to Daniel Mruk, CEO – Bear Clan Studios, whose signature product, WaveSnap, seeks to deliver contextually relevant ads inside radio shows, disintermediating the old actuary model. Daniel, whose Kansas-based startup won an award for Most Innovative Solution at the SAP Startup …