RK Bajpai Blog

In spite of cost involved and complex nature of implementation, SAP is the market leader in ERP. A lot many people want to get trained in SAP to secure their future career but do not know which is the best module for them. I meet number of candidates from various background and majority of them are confused. Here are few tips for choosing the right SAP module. 1. If your are fresher with technology background then best option is to opt for SAP technical. ABAP, UI5 and BASIS are the most suitable modules for you. 2. If you have some prior working experience in industry then MM, SD or PP can be the right option depending upon your previous experience 3. If you have experience in purchase or store functions then MM could be the best option for you 4. If you have experience in sale/marketing then SD is the best module for you 5. Any prior exposure to accounting etc is good for FICO module. 6. If you have exposure to shop floor of any manufacturing company then PP could be th...

I am really shocked to see a news about suicide by IT professional as he was worried about job security. This is really very bad but the discussion does not stop here. There may be many reasons behind such a grave step and I am not going to discuss them. However, one of the reason could be not able to visualize any future with existing skill set and I would like to discuss about it. IT industry is changing very fast and so is the need to keep the skills relevant with the changing environment and technology. Now the question is what should be done by an IT professional to remain relevant. First and foremost is to develop reading habit. One must be aware of the changing needs of the society and how technology is going to support the changing behavioral pattern of the society at large. The best way to achieve this objective is to subscribe to various newsletters, blogs, industry publications etc. In India government is one of the biggest spender in India and every techie must know w...

Majority of people who are aware of SAP think that SAP is just an ERP solution, but it is not true. Over the period of last few years SAP is transformed itself. SAP is now providing Cloud Computing and Digital Solutions. Presently more than 50% of comes from non-ERP. HANA (High performance analytic appliance) was launched by SAP sometime in 2010 and it has been a very successful tool so far. The biggest benefit of this tool is realised by senior management as the provides real time business information which is essential for prompt decision. As we all know that SAP is a costly solution due to very high licencing fees. The cloud version of HANA has resolved this issue as well by offering "Pay per Use" options. Besides this SAP has also acquired many cloud-centric solutions like Hybris, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur and Fieldglass. You will be surprised to know that presently  SAP has more than 200 million users on the cloud. The core ERP solution is now called S/...