Funniest Line From TechEd 2016

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"SAP never really admits to the fact that it will sell you one of its cheaper databases assimilated as part of its Sybase acquisition, but it kind of will."

- Adrian Bridgwater, SAP's Platform-Play: Reengineering Programming For The 'New' Economics

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If anyone knows what "it kind of will" means, will you let me know?

Yeah, yeah, I know what the words mean... what I want to know is, how exactly does one buy the SQL Anywhere database server these days?

Not from the SAP Store, one doesn't :)

"We're working to correct this"

Let's be optimisic!

The SQL Anywhere server will soon be available on the SAP Store!

Let's not fret about "licensing model"... or "up the chain" :)

Second Funniest Line From TechEd 2016

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"Wednesday turned out to be quite a productive day here at TechEd. It started bright and early with the session DMM106 "Introduction to SAP SQL Anywhere". I had no clue SAP SQL Anywhere existed until I saw the TechEd agenda few weeks earlier, so this definitely goes with the "exploration" theme this year. Had an extra cup of coffee and was prepared to sneak out in the middle, but surprisingly Jose Ramos from SAP kept the lively session flow and made the information quite simple to understand even for non-experts like myself. Well done."

- Jelena Perfiljeva, TechEd 2015 - ABAPosaurus meets other animals (Day 3)

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It's always funny when someone says "I had no clue SAP SQL Anywhere existed"... or sad... or depressing, depending on your mood.

But... if a PowerBuilder Revival Movement is truly underway, can a SQL Anywhere Revival be far behind? :)

A PowerBuilder Revival?

Moving Forward with SAP PowerBuilder
Posted by Bruce Armstrong in PowerBuilder Developer Center on May 8, 2015 11:48:30 AM

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Note this comment...

Q: What about SQL Anywhere?
A: SQL Anywhere is an official SAP product and they have big plans for it.

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Then there's this...

Webcast 1: Vision for PowerBuilder
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015. 9:00 AM PST (San Francisco) / 18H00 CET( Berlin)
Presenter: Armeen Mazda, CEO of Appeon Corporation

I've signed up, how about you? :)

Latest SQL Anywhere Updates: Linux 17.0.0.1268 plus others

How find the Current builds for the active platforms

A - Z Index Support Packages and Patches Note: There is a separate page for A - Z Index Installations and Upgrades. Click on S An "S0099999999" s-userid and password will be requested. You have to buy SQL Anywhere to get one (see SAP Store below). Click on SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE The browser right-mouse button has been disabled. The browser Back button button has been messed up. Use the links to back up. Click on SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE 12.0 Be patient, you're almost there! - or - SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE 16.0 - or - SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE 17.0 Pick a platform. Keep going... Scroll way down, if necessary. ...old builds appear at the top.

Current builds for the active platforms

SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE 12.0 AIX 64bit SQLANYW120087_0-21010434.TGZ SP87 12.0.1.4224 23.02.2015 AIX 64bit SQLANYW120093_0-21010434.TGZ SP93 12.0.1.4224 17.09.2015 (same build, new file and date) HP-UX on IA64 64bit SQLANYW120087_0-21010527.TGZ SP87 12.0.1.4224 23.02.2015 HP-UX on IA64 64bi SQLANYW120093_0-21010527.TGZ SP93 12.0.1.4224 17.09.2015 (same build, new file and date) Linux on IA32 32bit SQLANYW120091_0-21011596.TGZ SP91 12.0.1.4294 13.08.2015 Linux on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW120091_0-21010433.TGZ SP91 12.0.1.4294 13.08.2015 Mac OS SQLANYW120064_0-21011522.TGZ SP64 12.0.1.3958 18.10.2013 MacOS X 32-bit SQLANYW120001P_10-21010525.TGZ 12.0.1.3577 07.12.2012 MacOS X 64-bit SQLANYW120094_0-11013378.TGZ SP94 12.0.1.4318 28.09.2015 (new build) Solaris on SPARC 64bit SQLANYW120087_0-21010526.TGZ SP87 12.0.1.4224 23.02.2015 Solaris on SPARC 64bit SQLANYW120093_0-21010526.TGZ SP93 12.0.1.4224 17.09.2015 (same build, new file and date) Solaris on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW120087_0-21010528.TGZ SP87 12.0.1.4224 23.02.2015 Solaris on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW120093_0-21010528.TGZ SP93 12.0.1.4224 17.09.2015 (same build, new file and date) Solaris x86 32bit SQLANYW120060_0-21011521.TGZ SP60 12.0.1.3894 21.09.2013 Win32 SQLANYW120092_0-21010431.ZIP SP92 12.0.1.4301 20.08.2015 Windows on x64 64bit SQLANYW120092_0-21010432.ZIP SP92 12.0.1.4301 20.08.2015 SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE 16.0 AIX 64bit SQLANYW160034_0-11013266.TGZ SP34 16.0.0.2111 07.05.2015 HP-UX on IA64 32bit SQLANYW160027_0-81000148.TGZ SP27 16.0.0.2041 03.12.2014 HP-UX on IA64 64bit SQLANYW160034_0-11013265.TGZ 16.0.0.2111 20.04.2015 HP-UX on IA64 64bit SQLANYW160040_0-11013265.TGZ SP40 16.0.0.2111 17.09.2015 (same build, new file and date) Linux on ARM 32bit SQLANYW160032_0-81000331.TGZ SP32 16.0.0.2087 17.03.2015 Linux on IA32 32bit SQLANYW160041_0-21011525.TGZ SP41 16.0.0.2184 06.10.2015 (new build) Linux on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW160041_0-21011526.TGZ SP41 16.0.0.2184 06.10.2015 (new build) Mac OS SQLANYW160015_0-81000150.TGZ SP15 16.0.0.1948 15.07.2014 MacOS X 64-bit SQLANYW160032_0-21011527.TGZ SP32 16.0.0.2087 02.03.2015 Solaris on SPARC 32bit SQLANYW160015_0-81000242.TGZ SP15 16.0.0.1948 15.07.2014 Solaris on SPARC 64bit SQLANYW160034_0-11013358.TGZ SP34 16.0.0.2111 07.05.2015 Solaris on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW160034_0-11013267.TGZ 16.0.0.2111 20.04.2015 Solaris on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW160040_0-11013267.TGZ SP40 16.0.0.2111 17.09.2015 (same build, new file and date) Solaris x86 32bit SQLANYW160015_0-81000241.TGZ SP15 16.0.0.1948 15.07.2014 Win32 SQLANYW160042_0-11013146.ZIP SP42 16.0.0.2178 13.10.2015 (new build) Windows on x64 64bit SQLANYW160042_0-11013189.ZIP SP42 16.0.0.2178 13.10.2015 (new build) SYBASE SQL ANYWHERE 17.0 Linux on IA32 32bit SQLANYW170000P_2-71001070.TGZ SP0 PL2 17.0.0.1268 29.09.2015 (new build) Linux on x86_64 64bit SQLANYW170000P_2-71001069.TGZ SP0 PL2 17.0.0.1268 29.09.2015 (new build) Windows Server on IA32 32bit SQLANYW170000P_1-71001032.ZIP SP0 17.0.0.1211 01.09.2015 Windows on x64 64bit SQLANYW170000P_1-71001031.ZIP SP0 17.0.0.1211 01.09.2015 SQL Anywhere 16 Developer Edition (Windows download is 16.0.0.2043) SQL Anywhere 17 Developer Edition (Windows download is 17.0.0.1062 GA)

SAP Store - SQL Anywhere Scroll down to "Configure - Select License" to see actual software. Currently only the "SAP SQL Anywhere, Database and Sync Client" is available for purchase on the SAP Store. SAP Phone Numbers - non-technical 24 by 7, 365 days SAP Incident Wizard - technical An "S0099999999" s-userid and password will be requested. You have to buy SQL Anywhere to get one (see SAP Store above).

Announcing SQL Anywhere 17! by Chris Kleisath SQL Anywhere 17 Documentation - At your fingertips! by Laura Nevin Recommended ODBC Drivers for MobiLink Only drivers for MobiLink 16 are shown.

[most links checked October 18, 2015]