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Enterprise Micro Applications
SAP EchoHub Webinar December 8, 2009
Rob MooreSenior Director, SAP Imagineering
Lionel CarrascoCEO, Leapfactor
Moderated by:Usman SheikhVP, SAP EcoHub
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Agenda
Introduction
What are Enterprise Micro Applications? Demo of Micro Application
Rob Moore, Director, SAP Imagineering
Light Enterprise Access Point (LEAP): Removing complexity of mobile enterprise
Demo of iPhone Micro ApplicationLionel Carrasco, CEO, LEAPfactor
Question and Answers
Prize Drawing
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The Speakers
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Robert MooreSenior Director, SAP Imagineering Rob has been with SAP for 6 years now, with the past 3 years dedicated to running a variety of experiments and prototyping projects in the SAP Imagineering team in Palo Alto CA. Imagineering is a small team working directly with customers to investigate “what’s next” by developing innovative prototypes that traverse past, present and future implementations of SAP software.
Lionel CarrascoLeapfactor, Chairman and CEO
Previous to founding Leapfactor, Lionel served as Chief Technology Officer of Neoris, the largest Latin American IT consulting firm, providing technical insight and innovation. Lionel’s high-tech experience spans 20 years and twelve countries, including the US, Latin America and Europe. As a Silicon Valley entrepreneur he founded Alterbrain, an e-builder firm, and has worked with multiple software companies in the Silicon Valley.
Enterprise Micro Applications
are lightweight enterprise applications
that provide secure access to SAP systems
via simple interfaces for common tasks
when and where users want to work
based on user roles and requirements
and fast and easy to develop and deploy
Enterprise Micro Applications - Gadgets
Enterprise Micro Applications – iPhone
Enterprise Micro ApplicationsEnd User Experience
Gadget Gallery / App StoreDistribution & Community
Enterprise Services Integration, Security & Manageability
Development & Design ToolsBack-end and UI developers
Enterprise Micro Applications Landscape
ES Workplace on SAP Community Network
Enterprise Micro Applications Value Summary
■ Provide new way to access SAP without disrupting core systems■ Secure and authenticated user mapping to/from SAP NetWeaver■ Rapid development and centralized deployment
■ Transparent information access anytime, anywhere, any device■ Role specific functionality vs. full product suite■ Gives time back to do your job
■ Partner Micro Applications on the SAP EcoHub■ Enterprise Micro Applications “How to” Guides■ Enterprise Services and Simple Samples on the ES Workplace
User Benefits
IT Benefits
Resources
SOA227
Light Enterprise Access PointRemoving complexity of of mobile enterprise
Lionel C CarrascoCEOLeapFactorOctober 2009
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Why now?From standardization to uniqueness on the edges
Past 20 years digesting a huge ERP
Process standardization
Increased IT complexity
Compromised agility
High TCO
Perpetual licensing Basket approach
Next 20 years about IT sustainability
Process uniqueness at the edges
Functional micro packages by role
Simplified service catalogs (SOA)
Lowered TCO by cloud computing
On-demand pricingUtility approach
What are the Trends?Things have changed really fast
From a Phone with some computing power to a Computer with Phone Capabilities
Some Times Connected vs. Almost Always Connected
Building micro apps for mobile is not rocket science anymore
Fitting a whole business process in a little Smartphone vs. Micro applications
Thinking that Smartphones are just another client
Focusing too little on small processes
Jane the consumer is enabled
Jane the employees is powerless
Impossible ROI for Micro ApplicationsMobile Enterprise ≠ Consumer Mobile
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Subscription Services
Bandwith
Operational Services
Hosting
App Provisioning
Hardware
Software
Integration Effort
Development Effort
One Time Y1 Y2 Y3
What would be the cost of 500users over 36 Months?
Is the ROI viable?
570K / $29 User per Month
Simple Integration and DeploymentTrue utility pricing
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Subscription Services
Bandwith
Operational Services
Hosting
App Provisioning
Hardware
Software
Integration Effort
Development Effort
One Time Y1 Y2 Y3
$29 vs. $13 per User per Month
No CAPEX and no commitments?What is the catch?
Why owning a service? Leverage vs. Build / $9.99 user per month
‟End-to-end messaging service
‟On demand
‟One flat fee
anywhere … anytime … easy
The Trick is to Remove ComplexitySimplifying the approach
Leap Central
IT complexity fragmentedand exposed via SOA
secure & scalable platformloaded in the cloud
Jane enabled by many micro transactions
Leapfactor’s first move.Cross Industry Apps for Information Workers
Alerts
Indicators
Content
Electronic Records
Approvals
Networking
Near Zero Integration with Zero CAPEX
Leapfactor’s Second move.Process Specific App for Mobile Workforces
Retail
Pharmaceutical
Insurance
Multi Level
Field Services
Consumer
High Return on Innovation and Agility
Introduction to components
LeapAgent LeapCentral LeapElementSAP System Dealer
Backend system controlling business
processes and handling master
data and corporate records
Custom build interface to extract ad insert data on
demand or for publishing
Prewired Plugin designed to serve an
specific business scenario leveraging
the platform processes
Universal XMLs based interface
designed to authenticate dealers
and manage message traffic.
Centralized message clearing house
designed to dispatch and route message authenticated and secure messages
between Enterprise publishers and
Leapfactor Subscribers
1. Business Suite provided by LeapFactor
2. Custom build mobile client
3. OEM applications mobilized via LeapFactor
4. Free mobile applications
In the cloudCustomer domain behind a firewall on the go
More SAP Diagran
A Few Examples
DEMO
Light Enterprise Access Point
Finding Enterprise Micro Applications on SAP EcoHub
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