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John Appleby

Head of Business Analytics & Technology

John is Bluefin Solutions' Global Head of Business Analytics & Technology. He drives intelligent enterprise IT strategies for large, complex SAP implementations, and delivers technically innovative solutions that engage the business.

John is a thought leader in the SAP Business Analytics & Technology space, with a current focus on SAP's In-Memory strategy. He regularly advises organisations on their SAP HANA strategy covering where to find the business value, use cases and how to architect an effective In-Memory roadmap.

John works closely with SAP to help improve the innovation, quality and stability of its solutions. He has been an SAP Mentor since 2010 and is active part of the SAP Community, often presenting at events such as SAP TechEd, SAP User Group events and industry Round Tables.

The following list of blog entries can be refined by clicking on a category or month in the right-hand sidebar.

15 Feb 2013
Four tips to overcome four common challenges to implement SAP HANA
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Data Quality, HANA, In-Memory, SAP NetWeaver Platform

05 Sep 2012
Building the business case for SAP BW on HANA
categories: Business Case, Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, Finance, SAP NetWeaver Platform

04 Sep 2012
10 questions you need to ask your SAP HANA hardware vendor
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA

29 Aug 2012
Updated: The SAP BW on HANA FAQ
categories: BPC, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Quality, HANA, SAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform

27 Jul 2012
The SAP HANA Application Accelerator for SAP ERP FAQ
categories: ABAP, Agile Methodology, Development, ERP, HANA, In-Memory

17 Jul 2012
The 3 things a Retail Industry CEO needs to know about In-Memory computing
categories: Consumer Business, HANA, Business Intelligence (BI), In-Memory, Profitability, Retail & Trade

26 Jun 2012
Is the Upgrade Factory outdated and outmoded?
categories: SAP, Upgrades

28 May 2012
Update III: The SAP HANA FAQ - answering key SAP In-Memory questions
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, HANA, In-Memory, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Consumer Business

23 May 2012
10 SAP ERP Upgrade misconceptions a CIO needs to know
categories: Business Case, ERP, Upgrades, SAP Solution Manager

22 May 2012
The SAP HANA Hardware FAQ
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Infrastructure, HANA

28 Feb 2012
What you really need to know about upgrading from SAP R/3 to Business Suite 7
categories: ERP, HANA, In-Memory, Upgrades, Consumer Business, Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform

19 Nov 2011
First Impressions on SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3, powered by SAP HANA - amazing
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, In-Memory, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Business

15 Nov 2011
Deep Inside the SAP HANA Developer Program - Part 1, Getting Data into SAP HANA
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Emerging Technologies, HANA, In-Memory, Consumer Business

01 Nov 2011
Why SAP HANA 1.0 SP03 - Project Orange - will be a runaway success
categories: HANA, In-Memory, Business Intelligence (BI), Consumer Business

30 Sep 2011
SAP HANA and innovation hype cycle management
categories: HANA, Consumer Business

21 Sep 2011
Answering the key SAP BusinessObjects BI4 questions following General Availability
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, Business Objects, Consumer Business

09 Jun 2011
Why SAP must acquire a hardware vendor for In-Memory
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, In-Memory, SAP, ERP

02 Jun 2011
Is NetWeaver BW really dead and was it really killed by HANA?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, In-Memory, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Business Objects, Consumer Business

31 May 2011
SAP HANA - myth-busting through the marketing hype
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, In-Memory, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Consumer Business

16 May 2011
Why are we so afraid of new technology?
categories: Business, SAP, Consumer Business

11 May 2011
SAP HANA - Adapt or Die?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, In-Memory, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Business

08 Mar 2011
Monetizing HANA - is it just a pipe(line) dream? Part 1 - Data Warehousing
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Business Objects, Emerging Technologies, ERP, HANA, In-Memory, Consumer Business

08 Mar 2011
Upgrading to NetWeaver BW 7.3 - Our story part 4, how Project Santa became Project Valentine
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Upgrades, Mobile, Consumer Business, Integrated Business Planning, Planning

07 Mar 2011
Upgrading to NetWeaver BW 7.3 - Our story part 3, getting through cutover
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Upgrades, Consumer Business

04 Mar 2011
Upgrading to NetWeaver BW 7.3: Our story part 2 - the long hard road
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Upgrades, Consumer Business

23 Feb 2011
Is SAP deliberately locking out competitors with BI4?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Emerging Technologies, Integration, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP

09 Dec 2010
SAP Influencer Summit 2010: I’ve just been influenced
categories:

09 Dec 2010
So you wanna be a thought leader? Or a spaceman and live in the sky?
categories: Business

07 Dec 2010
Why Universities need to stop teaching Java
categories: Higher Education, SAP NetWeaver Platform

01 Dec 2010
Every time you say "Single Global Instance", god kills another kitten
categories: Agile Methodology, Business Intelligence (BI), Business, ERP, Project Management & Methodology

29 Nov 2010
Upgrading to NetWeaver BW 7.3 - our story - Part 1, a brief history of mankind
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Upgrades, Consumer Business

24 Nov 2010
The SAP Mentors' social media domination at this years SAP User Group UK & Ireland conference
categories:

21 Nov 2010
SAP Mentors: What, that bunch of weirdos!
categories:

09 Nov 2010
Windows Phone 7 - Enterprise Mobility changes today
categories: Mobile

25 Oct 2010
TechEd. What's new, what's cool and what's out. A blog of blogs
categories: SAP NetWeaver Platform, Mobile, Emerging Technologies, Business Intelligence (BI)

24 Oct 2010
NetWeaver is dead. Long Live NetWeaver!
categories: Software Support and Maintenance, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Consumer Business

22 Oct 2010
SAP's Mobile Strategy: Really?
categories: Mobile, SAP, Consumer Business

19 Oct 2010
Innovation Weekend and the irony of "fixing SCN from within"
categories: Cloud

12 Oct 2010
Is wrestling fixed? SAP Demo Jam 2010 Berlin
categories: Business, Mobile

08 Sep 2010
Running a ERP system for 1000 users on a laptop - is it possible?
categories: ERP, Virtualization, Consumer Business

12 Jul 2010
How to make CRM 2007 & 7.0 WebUI perform super fast
categories: CRM, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Consumer Business

30 Jun 2010
Why the iPad is the most important sales tool since the cellphone
categories: Mobile, Emerging Technologies, CRM, Consumer Business

17 May 2010
What does Sybase have that SAP wants? An analysis of the acquisition, 5 days on.
categories: Mobile, Business, Consumer Business

13 May 2010
SAP acquires Sybase - First impressions what this means to SAP Mobile Strategy
categories: Mobile, Business, Consumer Business

11 May 2010
SQL Server 2008 Compression on SAP - how to cut your database size from 90Gb to 30Gb
categories: SAP NetWeaver Platform, Business Intelligence (BI), Consumer Business

10 May 2010
SAP look to innovate with the 'innojagd' initiative
categories: Business, SAP

16 Feb 2010
2010 - The year of the upgrade?
categories: Upgrades, ERP, SAP Solution Manager, CRM, Business Intelligence (BI)

16 Nov 2009
Virtualization, Sustainability and Selfishness
categories: SAP NetWeaver Platform, ERP, Virtualization, Business Intelligence (BI), Sustainability, Consumer Business

10 Nov 2009
SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 Excel Workbook Pre-calculation or Scheduling
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Consumer Business

09 Nov 2009
Building a SAP Mobile Strategy
categories: Mobile, Consumer Business

30 Oct 2009
10 Tips for a successful SAP iPhone app
categories: Mobile, Consumer Business

22 Oct 2009
SAP Mobile Strategy Explained
categories: Mobile, Business, SAP, Consumer Business

19 Oct 2009
Enterprise Portal Landscape Strategy
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Enterprise Portal (EP)

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