From my admittedly blinkered point of view there were two new things at TechEd in Munich this year - NetWeaver Identity Management (formerly known as MaxWare) and CTS+, the ABAP transport system which can now deal with Portal and Java objects. Pretty much everything else was either vapourware or an evolution of last year's themes.

I know I said it would be ready in time for Tech Ed, but there was a slight schedule slip (turns out it takes quite a long time to write a book when you only do it on Sundays).

The good news is that I managed to submit the first draft of the book just before Tech Ed (where SAP Press had a pile of "Order Now" flyers for it - thanks guys!). We are now in the editing process, so the book will most likely be published just into the new year.

I learnt a lot while writing this book - hopefully you will too. Guided Procedures are way cool...

You can read all about the book at the SAP Press website. 

 

As promised, I was at Tech Ed 07. A full write-up will follow soon, but the high points were:

• Community Day - a hundred or so people sharing what they know, and they know a heck of a lot.
• Community Day evening event - talking and drinking way too much with Bruce Sterling.
• Meeting some old friends: Tim Kyle, Simon Griffiths, Paul Williamson
• Making some new friends: Gregor Wolf, Nigel James, Owen Pettiford
• The SDN Clubhouse, with its excellent coffee
• Presenting my sessions, one of them in a theatre in the main hall: 

Thanks to all who came along and gave such excellent feedback. I plan to do another session or two next year, this time with more in the way of live demos.