Reg: New to SAP

Dear All,
First, I introduce myself.
I am Navaneeth, from Mechanical Engineering background.
I shifted into IT industry and I have 7+ years of experience in Web development technologies like Microsoft and LAMP.
Now I am planning move my career with SAP. I am completely new to SAP.
I have few queries, please clarify it.
1. Is the right time to move SAP from my career background?
2. How is the future Market trend for SAP related jobs?
3. Which one will be the best area for me to enter in to the SAP? (Technical or Functional or both)
4. What are modules will have the more value and less population?
5. Will ABAP is suitable for me?
6. Should I need to do a training/certification?
7. Should I start my SAP career as a fresher or can I use my existing experience?
8. How can I plan my career with SAP?
Please help me to move on forward.
Thanks & regards,
Navaneeth.

Hi,
to 1 & 2: SAP is the best in the IT market for companies. It is a good idea to work with it, since the IT branch was not affected by with world crisis in 2009 and 2009; additionally, withing the IT, SAP consultants are the best paid.
to 3: you should start programming with ABAP considering that you´re technichal. It´ll be a good start for a newbie.
to 4: difficult to know. Some are not very used; therefore there are not many consultants.
to 5: like 3
to 6: traning yes, certification no. Read my answer to a similar [post here|;.
to 7: you´ll be a newbie and your experience will play a minimal role, if any. You´ll start a new life, professionally speaking, so companies will consider you in the first step as a trainee.

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