The document discusses the history and growth of SAP Inside Track events, which originated from SAP TechEd community days. It notes that Inside Track events are now organized globally by SAP grassroots communities. It also provides an overview of the SAP Community Network (SCN), describing it as the social network for SAP professionals from various roles. Key details about SCN include its large membership, global reach, social features, and role in connecting the SAP ecosystem.

2. Old Saga
• SAP Inside Track grew out of the SDN Day which was a day before
SAP TechEd the premier SAP Technical conference that SAP runs
every year
• SDN Day was called Community Day but after deciding that was a little
bit hard to sell to managers authorizing time off projects we chose the
name “Inside Track” and there is now a proliferation of events being
organized by real SAP grass roots people in cities all around the World

3. All Over the world
São Paulo Vancouver
Melbourne Netherlands
Istanbul Singapore
Netherlands Delhi
Bangalore Munich
Israel Manchester
Hamburg Calgary
Chicago
Hyderabad Toronto
New York Calcutta
Washington
St. Louis
CHENNAI

4. Present vs. Past

5. What is SCN ?
SAP Community Network (SCN) is the
Social Network for SAP professionals
(covering developers, IT professionals, business process experts,
business users, business intelligence pro’s, professors and students)
delivering
to SAP customers, partners, employees,
and independent experts
S O C I A L
I N N O V A T I O N
S O C I A L
I N T E L L I G E N C E
S O C I A L
C O M M E R C E
S O C I A L
I N S I G H T

6. What’s In For You?
 Connect with people and grow your
network
 Build relationships with people with
similar interests
 See what’s going on – with your
colleagues, customers and competitors
 Share your thoughts, ideas and
knowledge with more people
 Build your personal brand so people
can get to know you, before they even
meet you
 Learn – for fun, to advance your career,
or both
 Establish yourself as an expert – inside
and outside your company

7. SAP Community Network
 2.4 Million Members
 230+ Countries & Territories
 ~ 2 Million unique Visitors each Month
 430+ SCN Topic Spaces
 750+ Blogs per Month
 130 SAP Mentors
 20+ HDE
 700+ Forum Moderators
 700+ SAP ecosystem solutions
 Thousands of demos & trails delivered
 ~2 Million topic threads @ 7M messages

8. Formerly known as SAP Developer Network

9. Join us @ scn.sap.com

10. - Three Simple Steps

11. SIT Events in India 2014
Soon we are planning for Hyderabad , Ahmadabad etc..

12. SAP TechEd
~30,000 Attending in Four Programs Worldwide
2013 Recap
Bangalore
Bangalore:
11,700
 SAP’s premier technical education conference
 Community Events – Drives deeper and more meaningful engagement,
networking

13. SHOW FLOOR
Speaker Networking sessions
Educational Breakout sessions
Demo Sessions
Technology Showcase
Product Road Map Q&A Sessions
SAP CodeJam(Mini Editions)
SAP Teched Live studio
Club House
Mini Theater
SAP Shop

15. SAP TechEd Is Now SAP d-code
Courtesy : SAP

16. SCN Contributor Reputation Program
Points
Levels
Mission
Badge
Leader Boards
FAQ

17. SAP Mentors
 SAP Mentors are the top community influencers of the SAP Eco-System
 Engage in collaborative activities in their area of expertise that proactively
improve or influence products and services of SAP along with the relationships
of SAP with its customers, partners and prospects
 ~ 130 SAP Mentors Globally
 Top 1/100th of 1%
 Customers, Blogger/Analysts, Partners and a few SAP employees
 Champions - to the Community
 Advocates - of community to SAP
 Influence policies, practices & Product Direction

18. SAP HANA Distinguished Engineer (HDE)
The HDE program is specifically looking for hands-on
experts in SAP HANA
HDE is someone with significant hands-on
experience with HANA, and a member of the SAP
technology community either as a customer, partner,
or SAP employee. There will be several areas in
which engineers will be recognized, such as
administration, development, modeling, performance
architecture, etc.
HDEs should continue to....
- be hands on HANA experts
- be socially active on whatever
channel works for them
- help educate the wider community
- make customer projects a success
- be active in the HDE community
HDE List
Thomas Jung
Rich Heilman
Lloyd Palfrey
Lars Breddemann
Serge Muts
Witalij Rudnicki
Kiran Musunuru
Tomas Krojzl
Lucas Sparvieri
Werner Steyn
Anooj Behanan
Thorsten Franz
Ravindra Channe
Jody Hesch
Justin Molenaur
Tamas Szirtes
Raj Kumar Salla
Krishna Tangudu
Aron MacDonald
Kevin Small

19. SCN Member of the Month(MOM)
Every month, a member of the SAP Community Network is recognized for
exemplary behavior: sharing knowledge with peers, being helpful and
taking on additional tasks to support community engagement

20. Support