SAP NetWeaver Roadmap [Hardcover]

Steffen Karch (Author), Loren Heilig (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1592290418 | ISBN-13: 978-1592290413 | Publication Date: May 21, 2005

This book provides readers with a complete understanding of SAP NetWeaver and a sound strategy for cost-effective implementation within their organizations.

Uncover in-depth 'Roadmaps' (development plans) to SAP NetWeaver, compiled from various industry sectors. These real-life examples illustrate the wide range of challenges that companies must address regarding key criteria such as flexibility, innovation, and costs. The scenarios are complemented by a methodical examination, which specifies how IT landscapes can be optimized using an integrated approach.

Plus, technical examples give you comprehensive information on all components, their installation, as well as their major functions and tasks. You also learn how Web services and SAP's Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA) play important roles by providing extensive options for innovation and flexible reactions to market changes.

Highlights:

• Overview of SAP NetWeaver
• Integration levels, standards, components, architecture, and strategy demands on IT landscapes Flexibility, innovation, and cost-reduction
• Roadmaps to SAP NetWeaver Sectors: automotive, suppliers, energy providers, and banks
• Methodical approach
• Web services and ESA
• Components of SAP NetWeaver EP, KM, BW, MI, MDM, XI, Web AS

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About the Author

Steffen Karch is a consultant in SAP Business Consulting at SAP Deutschland AG & Co KG. His focus is IT-strategy consulting with a focus on integration topics. Loren Heilig is founder and managing director of IBSolution GmbH, an innovative SAP NetWeaver service provider, which has made a name for itself on the SAP consultancy market, due in large part to its publication, SAP BI Special Expertise Partner.

-authors have many years of experience in the areas of integration and Business Intelligence.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 305 pages
• Publisher: SAP Press (May 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592290418
• ISBN-13: 978-1592290413
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK Book, October 24, 2005

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JS - See all my reviews

This review is from: SAP NetWeaver Roadmap (Hardcover)

This book is OK but lacks more in depth technical overview of SAP NetWeaver and its components. It has 10 chapters and waits until chapter 9 to dive into some of the technical depth. Much of this depth was so quick that I would not necessarily use the term "depth" to describe it. Could have excluded 3 of the 4 business examples as these were more specific to the industry and the individual company. I was looking for more screen shots and more technical specifications and did not find specifically what I was looking for. It had good content for the company looking to implement a totally new IT infrastructure, however for companies that have already started down that path, it fell it bit short.

2.0 out of 5 stars No reason for anyone to buy this book, April 5, 2009

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Tony Pittarese (northeast Tennessee) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SAP NetWeaver Roadmap (Hardcover)

I suppose at one time there was a reason for someone to purchase this book, but that is no longer the case. The book _SAP NetWeaver the Official Guide_ contains all of the content you'll find in this book plus more. The Official Guide is the same price as this one. When I say "contains all the content," I mean almost all the text found in this book is reproduced in the Official Guide with only minor elements changed.

As a prior reviewer noted, the technical elements in this book are saved until the last 2 chapters and as a result compose a minority of the book. Most of the book is a set of case studies of various hypothetical companies that use NetWeaver.

In the event that you value the case studies, they are still present in the Official Guide. In the event you want more technical elements, that facet of the book is greatly expanded in the Official Guide.

So, in summary, don't buy this book. Buy the Official Guide instead.