Hello everyone!
As far as I understood Syclo has it's strength in fields and assets management, for blue collar workers, which normally use devices which are rugged devices - which are normally windows mobile/CE devices or like bar code scanners - and not that iPhone/iPad-type apps.
It has four apps SAP Work Manager, SAP Inventory Manager, SAP Rounds Manager and SAP Service Manager:
http://scn.sap.com/community/mobile/blog/2013/02/22/how-syclo-fitting-in-saps-mobile-strategy
But you can also develop you own app.
And those apps are all running in the native "Syclo Agentry" app - because when I look for the SAP Workmanager App in Apple app store - I don't see this app. When I look at the supported devices for each of those apps, the SAP Syclo Rounds Manager or Inventory Manager only support windows devices? Why?
Inventory Manager:
Rounds Manager:
And from the overview here I see that you need one syclo server per app:
http://scn.sap.com/community/mobile/blog/2013/11/04/difference-between-sup-21x-versions-and-smp-30
But since Syclo is integrated in SMP 2.3 and now in SMP 3.0 - it seems rather expensive to licence the whole platform just to get an Agentry Server. And you need a whole SMP 3.0 for every Syclo app.
How long will you get Syclo Agentry without SMP?
What are the real benefits for new/existing customers?
That blog post is a bit too much technical details:
http://scn.sap.com/people/jemin.tanna/blog/2013/10/11/syclo-on-other-side-of-afterburns-of-smp30
As I've seen in the SMP Roadmap, it is planned to use OData instead of Syclo Smart data model, HTTP Rest transport protocol and Backend Integration via OData. Is this really the case?
Syclo apps don't look like "modern/cool" apps, but maybe with the Open UI this would be possible?
So to sum it up:
SMP 3.0 with its OData and SAPUI5 app builder is for modern phones/desktops.
Syclo will continue to support ruggedized devices, is for B2E only.
Any other inputs are appreciated! Many thanks!