SAP or Lotus Notes, which one is better and which one should i learn,
or in other words: which one is in more demand.
thank you.
errr... actually they're systems for two different business domains - SAP R/3 is an Enterprise Resource Planning system, whereas Lotus Notes is an Intranet Groupware & Documents Management System.
They're more of complementing systems than competing systems.
Hence, no one can answer your question Re: Which one's better, but when it comes to acquiring skills, both are in demand!
Lotus Notes is pretty much the defacto intranet standard in most multinationals... whereas SAP R/3 or Oracle or Peoplesoft may be the ERP choice based on the company's preferences.
I agree with Umar, it should not be a choice of one or the other. If you intend to learn it, you should try to learn both of them. Both of them are "resume items", i.e. you can put them both on your resume. Remember, if you are looking for an IT job, it will surely help your cause. IMO, lotus notes is much easier to learn than SAP. In SAP, they have different modules such as SD, MM, FI etc. and they are entire subjects within themselves. Also, see if you can learn the SAP programming language called ABAP. Its actually much easier than C or Java.
SAP is more in demand fatalist
^^ care to elaborate - source? stats? I am highly doubtful of any compelling reasons to compare the two systems.
Like Jayzee also said, from an experiential point of view, he is more likely to find Lotus Notes as a more common system that's deployed in organizations for communication and basic workflow management.
With SAP R/3, he'll need to specialize in one specific module, spend a lot more money in getting the right training, and also find that initially it's hard to get his foot in the door with the multinationals that actually use SAP R/3.
If I were to advise someone of a starting point in ERP systems, I'd suggest Oracle (easy to be trained on, and easier to find entry-level opportunities)... and once you get your foot in the door at a company that's using Oracle, then acquire skills in a specific SAP module and transition into a higher paying position elsewhere.
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^^ care to elaborate - source? stats?
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hum busy shusy log hayn elaborate kerna ka time naheen bas hamara kehna hi kaafi hota hae :D
j/k
well, i dono, the general word ive heard from friends in IT is that SAP is hot stuff. whenever i see "required/job vacancy" ads, it seems i see a lot more SAP, lotus notes didn't strike me as something i see very often, atleast here in Pakistan.
As Umer said, these are two completely different systems.
It's like asking:
"What is better? An apple or a table?"
not comparing them, just asking kay which one is in demand and will look good on c.v. too ! cant learn em both you know ;-) here in isb he have a lot more people for lotus then for sap, but is sap in demand ?
fatalist, pak IT jobs yahoo wali list dekho, us mein har roz SAP k logon k lyay ads aa rai nai hoti? lotus notes toh nai dekhe wahan per mein ne
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not comparing them, just asking kay which one is in demand and will look good on c.v. too ! cant learn em both you know ;-) here in isb he have a lot more people for lotus then for sap, but is sap in demand ?
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tow aise bolo na!! - when u said "which one is better?", that threw us all off!
yes, if you have an opportunity to learn SAP, I'd go for it... with the proviso that it is difficult to get your foot in the door. I'd urge not only to look at the no. of ads for SAP qualified personnel, but also to look at the experience requirement for the ads that Irem is talking about.