by Nicholas Cumins, David Meyer, and Christoph Behrendt, SAP
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SAP executives Nicholas Cumins, David Meyer, and Christoph Behrendt discuss the emergence of compelling new on-demand software for SAP customers, SAP’s co-innovation strategy, and the three solution offerings on which that approach is founded.
by Jeff Stiles, SAP
SAPinsider
In this Q&A, Jeff Stiles, Senior Vice President of SME, Volume and Ecosystem Marketing at SAP, shares his insights on the state of the on-demand software market, provides an overview of SAP’s on-demand solution portfolio, and advises SAP customers on how to take the next on-demand step that’s right for their business.
by Paige Leidig and Joydip Das, SAP
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Small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) have historically been at a disadvantage when it comes to software infrastructures. But cloud computing and software-as-a-service have begun to level the playing field. Discover how SAP Business ByDesign functionality lets SMEs unlock the value of cloud computing and tilt the field in their favor with dynamic adaptability, increased innovation, and deeper data visibility.
by Rahul Asthana, SAP
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Get the inside scoop on the on-demand solution portfolio for lines of business. Find out how SAP’s on-demand portfolio addresses various customer challenges, pain points, and rapidly evolving needs. Covering everything from rapid cost savings to improved sales effectiveness, this article gives a complete overview of the portfolio’s key benefits.
by Holly Simmons, SAP
SAPinsider
A business person’s work is much more ad hoc and interactive than it used to be, and users need a mix of personal and business tools to get it done. Uncover two on-demand personal productivity tools—SAP StreamWork and SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand—that support this new way of working, helping business people effectively collaborate and gain better business insight.
by Jürgen Schwab, TechniData, an SAP company; Dieter Haesslein, SAP; and Marty Etzel, SAP
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Now that TechniData AG has fully joined SAP, what benefits will customers see for environment, health, and safety (EHS) compliance? SAPinsider recently spoke with the CEO of TechniData and two SAP executives about the short-term impact of the merger, the broader SAP EHS Management roadmap, and what it all means for SAP customers.
by Rebecca Newell, SAP
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Going green is not only beneficial to the environment, but also to a company’s coffers. And one facet of green IT that can bring quick cost savings is green data and document management. In this article, you’ll learn how sustainable IT practices can add value to your organization and go through three strategies that focus on making document and data management processes greener, either through automation or by digitalizing part of the process.
by Jonathan D. Becher, SAP
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How can your company join the 10% of organizations that effectively execute on their business strategies? With insights on the bigger picture, SAP Executive Vice President Jonathan Becher offers five ways to better align strategy and execution to help keep organizations on track.
by Paul Clark, SAP
SAPinsider
SAP BusinessObjects product portfolio contains great tools, but many people are still unfamiliar with the full range of functionality this solution suite brings. This article demystifies the portfolio, highlighting its goals and describing its five key solution areas—enterprise information management (EIM); business intelligence (BI); enterprise performance management (EPM); governance, risk, and compliance; and analytic applications.
by Richard Barrett, SAP
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Implementing cost-to-serve reporting and analysis operational processes can significantly benefit an organization. In this article, SAP’s Richard Barrett explores several best practices companies can take—identifying and eliminating non-value-add activities across the organization, for instance—to gain immediate cost savings and increase net margins by focusing on the most profitable customers and products.
by SAP and Partners
SAPinsider
Lately, analysts are using a new term—eGRC, or enterprise governance, risk, and compliance—to describe the evolving GRC practices shared across the entire business. This special report, featuring David Milam, SAP’s Executive Vice President of GRC Solution Management, and leading SAP partners, includes information about SAP BusinessObjects GRC applications and other solutions from the partner ecosystem that help companies achieve greater performance across their GRC activities.
by Dr. David Ginsberg, SAP
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The days of using only a mess of spreadsheets for planning are over; advanced analytics are now needed to power the business. This article explores two examples from the retail industry and the banking industry that illustrate the need for more advanced business analytics and explains the benefits of implementing and managing advanced analytics through SAP’s performance and insight optimization services.
by Sheree Johnson, SAP Americas
SAPinsider
A Customer Center of Expertise (COE) can help the IT organization demonstrate its value, while ensuring solution quality and keeping TCO in check. Past SAPinsider articles have explored how to set up a COE; this article dives into how to take your Customer COE to a new level. Learn how to set and manage KPIs to set the right priorities for continuous improvement.
by Georg Kube, SAP AG
SAPinsider
Consider the impact of an oil and gas company that branches into the retail industry when it starts selling snacks at its gas stations. This type of cross-industry expansion happens all the time, but it can put the business at odds with IT. Learn how to approach this crucial business/IT balancing act and facilitate your industry expansion with SAP solutions and supporting resources.
by Bil Khan, SAP
SAPinsider
Does your content work for or against you? To manage unstructured content that could actually hurt your business, you’ll need a comprehensive enterprise risk management strategy that outlines everything from who has access to this content and when it should be destroyed. Learn the measurable benefits of keeping all of your content in one place with SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management, and how this tool can help you identify and leverage valuable content.
by Dr. Willi Petri, SAP AG
SAPinsider
This article teaches you step-by-step how to implement SAP’s latest SAP Business Suite innovations with enhancement packages, allowing you to apply the newest SAP NetWeaver technology to your infrastructure. The result? You’ll have the flexibility and technical know-how to add the functionality you need without revamping your entire landscape.
by Kishore Bhamidipati, SAP
SAPinsider
Dive into the first two phases of the application lifecycle management process—Requirements and Design—and find out how the SAP Enterprise Modeling application by IDS Scheer helps organizations navigate through each of them. This article also outlines the tool’s role and benefits in two specific SAP scenarios.
by Rebecca Newell, SAP
SAPinsider
You’ve probably heard of SAP solution extensions like SAP Interactive Forms software by Adobe, the SAP Information Interchange application by Crossgate, and the SAP Data Maintenance for ERP application by Vistex. But did you know that these extensions can also contribute to a company’s data management strategy? This article explores each solution — and their data management features — in detail.
by Lothar Henkes, SAP AG
SAPinsider
In the last few years, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse showed constant growth as an integrated, scalable enterprise data warehouse. As SAP unveils the latest release, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.3, SAPinsider reviews its key features and benefits—from easier data modeling to enhanced data provisioning to improved data loading performance.
by Gerlinde Zibulski and Regine Schimmer, SAP
SAPinsider
Companies considering cloud computing often focus on its numerous benefits, but too often overlook the potential risks that come with putting valuable data in the cloud. With the tips and tools in this article—including three questions you should get answered before exploring the cloud—companies can mitigate potential risks and take full advantage of cloud computing’s benefits.
by David Wascom, Summit Electric Supply
SAPinsider
Summit Electric Supply, winner of the 2010 ASUG Impact Award in the Small to Medium Enterprise category, has leveraged SAP solutions and ASUG offerings for the past five years to transform its business processes. SAPinsider caught up with David Wascom, Summit’s CIO, to learn how this forward-thinking SME achieved such impressive results.
by Oliver Grandpierre, DSAG
SAPinsider
New trends in the telecommunications (telecom) industry place high demands on the business software that telecom providers use. DSAG’s Special Interest Group for Telecommunications has consulted with SAP to close the billing gap in such software, and is enthusiastic about more change on the horizon.
by SAP and Partners
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