SAP Community Trivia Contest 2.0 // Finalists

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This is the voting thread for the SAP Community Trivia Contest 2.0. For the contest details, please check out this blog post. Out of all submissions we received, we selected five final pieces of trivia by community members that are posted as an answer to this question below.

Use the answer voting mechanism to choose the one piece of Digital Transformation trivia you believe should be the overall winner for the SAP Community Trivia Contest!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated and shared their trivia knowledge around Digital Transformation. Please remember that this is all for fun and education. We are all winners here because of the great knowledge sharing!

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The invention of the computer was in part inspired by another invention that at first blush has nothing to do with computing – the Jacquard loom for weaving cloth. The loom used punch cards that together represented a fabric pattern, and the holes in the card controlled hooks for manipulating individual threads. The loom was patented in 1804.
Jacquard's invention transformed patterned cloth production, but it also represented a revolution in human-machine interaction in its use of binary code - either punched hole or no punched hole - to instruct a machine (the loom) to carry out an automated process (weaving).
The Jacquard loom is often considered a predecessor to modern computing because its interchangeable punch cards inspired the design of early computers.
Source // https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/jacquard-loom#punch-cards-weaving-pa...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to adapt to the new normal by going digital and moving to the cloud. While Cloud has gained popularity only in the recent years, cloud computing is said to go way back in the 1960s when Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider introduced the concept of an "Intergalactic Computer Network". This inspired the creation of ARPANET, which evolved into today's Internet.

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Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to customers. It's also a cultural change that requires organizations to continually challenge the status quo, experiment, and get comfortable with failure.

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The transaction code used to check and analyze system logs for any critical log entries is SM21. The SAP System logs are all system errors, warnings, user locks due to failed login attempts from known users, and process messages in the system log.

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39% of companies that lead with technology as an integrated part of their growth future cite customer empowerment as a key global trend.