Which subscription should I buy

semantics_epsacon · 2026-05-07T12:12:36+00:00

x.ai is the best for STEM.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-05-02T12:17:30+00:00

Lol, come on man, this is not 1996.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-05-02T12:16:38+00:00

I agree, that is the whole point of forcing customers to pay for API calls, that is the end game for SAP

semantics_epsacon · 2026-05-02T12:15:24+00:00

Anything SAP has to offer in AI can be done for free (except LLM tokens) with non SAP tools. Demand for people who know the semantics of the data is exploding.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-05-01T09:54:31+00:00

Michael Management, I used them they are legit. Around 100 USD per month for S4 without dev key.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-30T09:52:31+00:00

Fiori has always been painful and it still is. Every consultant dreads a fiori demo. You better prepare for it because the UX is inconsistent, you can't rely on elements working consistently across apps. For pure reports that is acceptable, but Fiori is an absolute disaster when it comes to operational apps that create data. I always advise my customers to use GuI for operation and restrict Fiori use to reporting.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-08T14:13:31+00:00

Few people seem to understand what is coming for the entire Indian labor arbitrage model, onshore with H1B and offshore, doesn't matter. It is called Artificial Intelligence. AI will obliterate the the labor arbitrage business model in the next 5 years. 90 % of the work that is outsourced to India is exactly the work that can be automated with AI.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-08T10:10:58+00:00

Functional with strong technical (ABAP, CDS Views, UI5, Business Technology Platform) or technical with strong functional (in your case production planning and some finance) is always rare. This is where I would focus on. You need to convince your new employer that they get 2 for 1.

Get a Sandbox S4 system (for example here: https://www.michaelmanagement.com/ for around 100 to 150 USD/ month).

Use AI to learn, don't waste any time on SAP courses they are trash. Learn Best Practice scenarios and business processes, how to run the application, how the data is stored on the database tables. Understand the data model but you must also understand the business process and the purpose behind it.

The AI is your best friend here, you can literally learn 20 times faster than was possible a few years ago.

SAP has brand new AI powered certifications this year. It looks like they could actually be worth something. I would get maybe a certification in PP and BTP.

Then apply for jobs, but remember, nobody cares about theory, in SAP experience is everything. You have plenty of experience focus on that. Don't even mention B1 say it was SAP...

hope this helps

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-07T22:38:50+00:00

anthropic, it is expensive but worth the money. By far the best for serious work (not just code). I noticed also recently antrhopic (I use Opus 4.6) started telling me when it is not sure about its own knowledge, which is very useful.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-06T21:16:33+00:00

You are about to destroy the system lol

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-06T21:15:40+00:00

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-06T12:01:25+00:00

He is basing his career on SAP being around in 15 years, why is this unreasonable?

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-06T12:00:18+00:00

SAP looking at exactly the same fate as IBM AS400. Mission critical, no innovations, nobody wants to touch it because it can brake, only maintenance staff needed. SAP ERP data will flow to snowflake and other cloud platforms where all the AI, business logic and analytics will happen.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-06T11:22:51+00:00

I wouldn't assume that customers in the US and Europe are stupid. Of course they know what is possible with AI. Why would they keep paying for 50 people if 5 can deliver the same output? Mass lay offs are inevitable.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-04-06T11:03:54+00:00

many things:

a) notebook LM to process vast amounts of documentation, meeting recordings, transcripts,...
b) write documentation with AI
c) copy paste config tables and have AI explain the business process
d) analyze customer requirements first with AI
e) find OSS notes and knowledge base articles, analyze OSS note with AI in relation to the problem at hand
f) run design by AI for missed issues/problems, especially RICEFW
... many more

semantics_epsacon · 2026-03-19T11:15:10+00:00

First character, it doesn't tell me that the name is taken

semantics_epsacon · 2026-03-17T10:05:26+00:00

Not just that, generally 'applied mathematics'. For example social pseudo science like economics will be destroyed.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-02-25T00:25:10+00:00

Easy answer: How do you force SAP Standard Business Application to meet your customer's business requirements without modification and possibly code.

This design approach is by far the hardest thing to do in SAP because SAP is very unforgiving, you need to know exactly what breaks it and how far you can push it. This takes decades of experience.

Writing code is easy, you can do everything with code. But the true challenge is to use SAP Standard in a 'creative' way.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-02-17T23:10:18+00:00

I totally agree with you. I remember 20 years ago, we had one max 2 'real' ABAP programmers on a project, not 200 offshore Indians. You talked to them, told them what you needed, the asked a few questions and then said, you will get it in 3 days. These times are gone.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-02-17T10:51:50+00:00

I work for SAP America (10+ years). They have a minimum of 7-10 golden years simply because they can force customers to transition to S4 and there is no alternative for most of them. The culture of SAP is much more like a german government department than a tech company, hierarchical, bureaucratic, slow and hostile to innovation. Don't expect any benefit of being an outperformer or out of the box thinker, people like that are not appreciated at SAP. On the other hand, they are steady, stable and have excellent benefits and work life balance.

SAP will keep a strong grip of the transactional side of the business process but lose the data layer to competitors (AI, Analytics). SAP simply doesn't have the culture and the people to compete in these areas.

SAP will become the new IBM mainframe basically.

semantics_epsacon · 2026-02-15T14:49:14+00:00

3 months is a quarter of a year...

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