Now how for my blog

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kevin Wilson

In order to limit the impacts of “hacking” I have decided to move my blog out on to WordPress and make it their problem to resolve ;)

Check out my new blog with new features at http://qdatausa.wordpress.com

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Understanding the roadmap for XI / PI / PO

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

Here is the path that Integration has followed in SAP:

  1. XI 2.0 (Exchange Infrastructure, Dual Stack (ABAP and Java Stack))
  2. XI 3.0
  3. PI 7.0 (Name change to Process Integration)
  4. PI 7.1 (SOA enabled)
  5. PI 7.11
  6. PI 7.3 (Can deploy on a single stack or dual stack – I.e. Can run PI 7.3 just on java stack)
  7. PO 7.31 (Name change to Process Orchestration, Can use Eclipse for mapping, Bundles PI, BPM – Business Process Modelling and BRM – Business Rules Management)

Other interesting topics in this regard:

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New eBook published on XI

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

I have had this book in electronic format for years now and several SAP consultants have used it to learn XI from scratch and subsequently launch their new careers in that space…
It’s a little outdated in that it uses XI 3.0 and we’re now on SAP NW PI 7.3 but the concepts and terminology, for the most part, are still the same. In any case, since it is a little dated, I thought it was time to release it to the general public for general consumption…..

You can download it from SlideShare: http://slidesha.re/Vepvu3
Enjoy . PS: Please don’t ask me to update it to the current version…. ;)

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Pharma Supply Chain Criminals Get Justice

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

Pharma Supply Chain Criminals Get Justice (Dirk Rodgers)

Dirk uses this case to describe the difference between Point of Dispense (POD) Authentication and Pedigree.

Basically POD Authentication protects the consumer from tainted goods but does not allow for the capturing of the criminals behind them (because it provides no details about the upstream supply chain).

Pedigree would allow you to capture the criminals (because it has the upstream details) but does not all you to prevent the sale at POD because it’s not required that you validate the pedigree at this time.

In the end a combination of both POD Authentication and ePedigree is in order….

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Fake pharma news from around the world

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

Phil Taylor rounds up news around what’s happening in the pharma world in terms of cleaning out the counterfeiters…. Read the details at Securing Pharma “Fake pharma news from around the world“

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iOS 6 Tips and Hidden Features

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

Found a great, to the point, article on the new features of the iPhone 6 OS. My favorite is the camera panoramic view that works on the iPhone 4s as well. iOS 6 Tips and Hidden Features | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

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SAP TM / EM Integration workshop

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

I’ll be attending an integration workshop next week in Palo Alto hosted by the Customer Solution Adoption team. The idea is to take 5 days and gut the integration between TM and EM. Very excited to be able to get in the detail again. I am looking forward to this unique opportunity to work directly with the experts in Germany.

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Charitable donations

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

We  continue to recognize how lucky and blessed we are in all that we have, especially with our health. We recognize that others are not so fortunate and want to give a shout out to our colleague Heila who will be partaking in the Avon breast cancer walk shortly to help raise funds to cure this disease. We have donated to this cause before and it is a worthwhile charitable event. See Heilas progress here.

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What did I gain most from my schooling?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Kevin Wilson

I was recently thinking about my schooling career and trying to relate that back to what the best advice I can give to my kids should they want to follow the consulant career path. Continue reading →

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Visit to SAP Waldorf

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Kevin Wilson

Axel Angeli Heidelberg Heidelberg
( Axel Angeli – The original SOA Genie)    Beautiful, festive Heidelberg

Heidelberg castle
The Heidelberg Castle – Old Bridge

I am taking part in the SAP Transportation Management 8.1 bootcamp helping SAP work out the kinks in the integration with TM and SAP Event Management. Continue reading →

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