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by Raymond Homan, SAP SAPinsider In an unpredictable business environment, agility is invaluable. And cloud computing enables an unprecedented level of agility when deploying technology and introducing new business processes. The cloud brings the flexibility, scalability, and targeted functionality organizations need to make the most of their opportunities and solve complex business challenges. In this article, you'll learn more about SAP's cloud platform and how cloud technology benefits from a strong ecosystem.
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by James Fisher, SAP SAPinsider A precarious market and slow economic growth have taken finance challenges to the next level, spurring CFOs to develop a growing range of skills. To help, SAP has developed a number of innovative solutions that use today’s most valuable technologies – in-memory, mobile, and cloud -- to drive down costs and improve the predictability of earnings. This article details how CFOs and their teams can leverage these technologies to conquer their most daunting financial challenges.
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by Greg Chase, SAP SAPinsider Wouldn’t it be nice if you could integrate your business processes and create a single business system in the cloud? You could interconnect all of your operations into a single architecture and get a real-time view of key data, among other benefits. This is what the cloud-based SAP Business ByDesign offering provides to professional services firms, enabling the predictability and visibility into operations so they can develop the methodologies that productize services.
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by SAP cloud experts SAPinsider In the cloud, SAP provides a full suite of solutions that enable customers to run their entire business, line of business applications, and collaboration solutions. In this special report, you’ll learn how SAP has combined with SuccessFactors to accelerate its ability to offer cloud applications to different business departments, leveraging collaborative, analytical, and mobile capabilities.
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by Suzanne Miglucci, SAP SAPinsider With so many procurement software licensing and deployment models to chose from, some companies may feel like it would be easiest to play "rock, paper, scissors" to make a decision. However, there is a better way. Read this article to learn about the available licensing and deployment options and discover the considerations for figuring out the best model for you organization.
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by Paige Leidig, SAP SAPinsider Cloud technology is changing the face of business as we know it and is helping companies reduce costs, maximize productivity, and adapt to a constantly evolving market. Recognizing the demand for cloud solutions that deliver real-time value, SAP has created cloud offerings that solve business problems in new ways and extend customers' existing investments. This article details SAP's top cloud solutions and how they can help your business thrive.
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by Greg Chase, SAP SAPinsider Cloud computing enables companies to gain the benefits of technology quickly and inexpensively; with software-as-a-service, businesses can access enterprise-class applications without needing an IT infrastructure. This article offers an overview of SAP Business ByDesign, SAP's ERP software solution offered in the cloud. Discover how SAP Business ByDesign can help your company grow and profit, and take a tour of the three components that SAP has built out: the application, the platform, and the cloud service.
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by Karl Kessler, SAP AG SAPinsider Emerging technologies -- mobile applications, cloud computing, and in-memory-based solutions -- are providing new ways for companies to design and implement custom applications on a variety of platforms and frameworks. This column provides an overview of SAP's strategy for supporting these trends and accelerating innovation, and explains how SAP NetWeaver helps you meet your custom development needs in all of these areas of innovation.
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by Marko Sommer and Stephan Zlatarev, SAP AG SAPinsider If you aren't already integrating on-demand solutions into your end-to-end business processes, it's likely only a matter of time before you do. However, the cloud can bring with it a new set of challenges, particularly in the realm of security. For instance, while users have come to expect consistent user management and single sign-on capabilities for authenticating, securing, and integrating applications into their end-to-end processes, on-demand solutions have remained as separate entities that require separate user maintenance — until now. In this column, you'll learn about the new ID service from SAP that is enabling secure single sign-on in the cloud.
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by Michael Ressemann, SAP SAPinsider Cloud services have become increasingly popular and many service providers are already leveraging cloud-based infrastructures to operate on and deliver outsourcing services. Now companies are wondering: "What will this do for us?" "Will it optimize our IT investments at a lower cost and with fewer business risks?" "Or will it actually increase our risks?" This article helps answer these questions and describes the SAP Outsourcing Certification Programs, which can help companies find the right service provider to fit their needs.
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