I hope you all survived the log4j Apocalypse and Christmas, hopefully you had a great ending of 2021 and an incredible beginning of 2022. It has been a complicated month and a half since I wrote my last entry: The log4j wasn’t that bad thanks to SAP for not having a newer log4j version in […]
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Log4Shell Critical vulnerability
I know it is being a while since I posted the last time. So far it has been an incredibly busy year and I didn’t find a lot of time/motivation to write new articles but I think this time deserves it! A new RCE 0-day exploit was released yesterday related to the log4j2 Java logging […]
Adobe Acrobat Reader Security Update causing issues with SAPGUI
UPDATE 11/25/2020 Adobe released a new patch that solves the issue a few days ago: SAP already confirmed in SAP Note 2992664 – SAP GUI crashes when used with Adobe Acrobat Professional DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader that this update fix the issue: Original Post I’m returning from the Gates of Oblivion since I have […]
SAP GUI 7.70 Preview: They will know me as Quartz
Good news for you fanatics of SAP GUI! SAP will release SAP GUI 7.70 in September 2020! Right now the new SAP GUI 7.70 is under Beta Program so you can test the new version as a limited group of testers if you were fast enough for joining the program. SAP GUI 7.70 New Features […]
Preparing the SAP Cloud Consultant Interview
Quick update since I don’t have a lot of time lately. During my 2019 job hunting experience I made up a list of links and documents that I used in order to prepare my interviews. The following links contains information you can use for preparing yourself for an interview related to SAP Cloud Consultant or […]
It's the final countdown (2019 Edition)
It’s been a while since the last time I wrote an entry in my blog. Exactly 181 days, almost half a year without writing an article. To be honest it’s been crazy these last 181 days but I would like to start apologizing to all of you that are subscribed and read the blog during […]
SAP Support Backbone changes and Solution Manager
Bad news for those of you running old SAP Solution Manager versions. SAP updated recently their Support Backbone. This means that SAP customers will need to perform some changes in their infrastructure so SAP can continue providing support and services. Let’s take a closer look! SAP Support Backbone The SAP Support Backbone are several systems […]
S/4HANA Migration: Defining your plan and scenario
2025. That’s the deadline for migrating your current SAP ERP system to S/4HANA. It seems that more than 5 years should be enough for migrating your systems to S/4HANA, right? Let me tell you something: You better start now before it is too late. I know that 5 years seems like a long time but […]
SAP on Azure: SAP HANA automatic deployment
I think this is quite interesting for those of you that are working or plan to work with Azure in the future. One of the best automation solutions nowadays is Ansible. It allows us to create a playbook in order to automatize certain actions. If you combine Ansible with Terraform, mix it with SAP HANA […]
SAP Methodologies: From ASAP to SAP Activate
Today I want to write about SAP methodologies and SAP Activate. If you worked on the IT field you probably used a methodology during your career while working on a new project. A methodology is just a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity. A software development methodology is a […]