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by SAP and Partners SAPinsider The goals of the business and IT can often seem to be at odds. With Duet Enterprise, however, companies can meet the needs of both. Duet Enterprise provides the building blocks that developers can use to compose solutions that blend the functionality of SAP and Microsoft. For IT, this helps broaden the use of SAP software and expand the scope of Microsoft SharePoint. Business users gain a unified view of both their data and their tasks, giving them a central place from which to manage their business processes. In this special report, you'll learn more about Duet Enterprise and some of the innovative solutions partners have already built with it.
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by Dr. Matthias Melich, SAP AG SAPinsider There has been a radical overhaul of SAP Solution Manager usage rights with regard to IT service desk capabilities. This article decodes those usage rights for readers, arming them with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about their service desk strategy for both SAP and non-SAP assets, and also covers the financial and operational benefits customers can expect by exercising those rights.
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by Dr. Thomas Weiss and Martin Jaekle, SAP AG SAPinsider Is ABAP better than Java? Or is Java better than ABAP? This first article in a two-part series shows you that it isn't a question of which development language is better; the choice depends on the situation, and sometimes the answer is both. This article offers three questions to consider at the start of your decision-making process, and then looks at a scenario in which ABAP is the best option.
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by Tobias Kutning, SAP AG SAPinsider How can a company be sure that the energy-efficient server it chooses is truly a sustainable one? To help, SAP, in close cooperation with its partners, introduced the SAP server power standard application benchmark, which tests a vendor's server, allowing that vendor to demonstrate the server's efficiency — and enabling customers to evaluate it before purchasing. Explore the results from one SAP partner, Fujitsu, which earned the first SAP server power standard application benchmark
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by Markus Gille, SAP AG SAPinsider Every ERP implementation includes an important step: building interfaces that can transfer data both accurately and reliably. Whether you're moving data from a legacy system into an ERP system, or from one ERP system to another, building a suitable interface is critical. This article explores SAP Application Interface Framework, an add-on to existing SAP applications designed to aid in this often complicated process.
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by Lenore Johnson, Rebecca Newell, Bil Khan, and Kishore Bhamidipati, SAP SAPinsider A recurring theme for companies these days is to do more with less. In this primer, you'll learn about SAP's solution extensions — solutions sourced from third parties that provide their own unique benefits and also closely integrate with SAP solutions and key business processes. These offerings allow companies to build on current IT investments, enabling them to create even more competitive, compelling, and holistic solutions.
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by Dharman Shetty, SAP SAPinsider To be successful, an enterprise needs an IT solution landscape that is flexible and adaptable, with robust capabilities and operational versatility. This article explores how to build this solution landscape in a cost-effective manner, through a "deliberate design" approach. This concept focuses on architecting each aspect of the solution landscape with considerations for strategic goals, operational constraints, and marketplace options.
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by SAP SAPinsider IT organizations are under intense pressure: Today's CIOs are challenged to reduce IT complexity and infrastructure costs, yet increase operational efficiency at the same time. In this Special Report, SAP executives highlight how SAP's IT Transformation Services help IT meet these demands through three tiers—structural, operations, and technology.
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by Susanne Janssen, SAP AG, and Fayçal Hadjiat, EDF SAPinsider Load tests are critical for any company undergoing an implementation or upgrade. Yet too many companies overlook the most crucial load testing considerations. This article, which includes tips from Electricité de France’s hugely successful and productive load test project, explores a two-pronged approach to ensuring that your load tests — and your go-lives — are mistake-free.
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by Tom Kennedy, BackOffice Associates SAPinsider If your data governance went awry, would you recognize the symptoms? This special section explains these signs, the price of mis-managed master data efforts, and how to solve such problems by implementing “passive” and “active” data governance models.
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