Members of the extended SAP on i technical team from SAP and IBM often participate in several SAP on i user groups around the world.
We know there are many more SAP on i clients out there that would appreciate a live discussion with IBM and SAP and other clients using SAP on i, but for whatever reason have not been able to join one of the existing users groups or make a visit to Rochester or Walldorf.
The SAP on i technical team is considering the idea of creating a virtual users group. Meetings would be held 3 or 4 times a year. We have not yet decided upon a format - teleconference,
webinar and podcast are options - but we need to have some idea of the interest level first.
Discussions could include things such as
-new announcements for Power and IBM i and what they mean in an SAP environment from a technical perspective.
- more detailed technical topic education like Java tuning, HA solution options with IASP and SAN, Single signon discussion.
- client experiences with certain technologies
We'd like to get the community to participate in setting the agenda - IBMers and SAPers can be resources.
If you would be interested in participating in something like this, please reply to this thread. Please include topics that you'd be most interested in. Know that the SDN moderator may pass your email address along to me. We hope to know if and how we'll approach this in a few weeks depending on the responses we get.
Thanks,
Ron Schmerbauch
Technical team lead for SAP on i - IBM Rochester.