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SAP’s Sale of Qualtrics Stake Signals Strategy Shift
SAP announced on March 13 that it reached an agreement to sell its controlling stake of Qualtrics International Inc. to a consortium headlined by private equity investors Silver Lake and pension fund Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. After a negotiation process of more than six weeks, Silver Lake will acquire Qualtrics at a purchase price…
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SAP Reports Cloud Growth in 2022
In 2022, cloud revenue continued to be their main growth driver, increasing by 24%. SAP began this journey to moving towards a cloud company two years earlier. An important part of this initiative has been the implementation of RISE with SAP to enable organizations to become agile, intelligent enterprises. The SAP Business Network connects millions…
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Time to get serious about SAP Security Patch Management
As the pandemic pushed businesses to adopt remote working, cybercriminals saw an opportunity to exploit the security vulnerabilities of millions of workers logging on to access sensitive business information from home. Phishing and ransomware attacks surged, and even hospitals dealing with the first wave of Covid patients were not safe from hackers. ERP systems became…
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Elevated Need for Financial Close Transformation Across Mid-Market Organizations
Mid-market organizations recognize the need to transform their financial close processes to improve financial closing efficiency. Findings from SAPinsider’s Financial Close Transformation benchmark report show that 76% of mid-market survey respondents still heavily rely on manual methods and legacy tools during the closing cycle, resulting in financial close inefficiencies. It helps explain why automation is…
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Hasso Plattner To Step Down as SAP Chairman
On February 22, 2023, SAP announced that Hasso Plattner would step down as the Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board when his current term ends in May 2024. Nominated for election at the Annual General Meeting on May 11 is Punit Renjen, who was also proposed as Plattner’s designated successor as Chairman. Plattner has served…
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Wine Wharehouse: Digitizing SAP Warehouse and Logistics Operations
At Wine Warehouse, commitment to marketing and distribution of premium beverages has always been at the forefront of what the company aims to achieve daily. However, when operating their warehouse and logistics on an SAP ERP platform, they ran into instances where they had to accomplish tasks manually because of a lack of connectivity. Additionally,…
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Optimize and automate business processes with SAP Integration Suite
Many organizations are faced with the challenge of creating harmonized experiences across multiple applications and systems. Discover how integration can help address this challenge by optimizing and automating business processes. Read more…
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The Role of Data and Reporting in Fighting Climate Change
The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27 for short, took place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022. As the world’s eyes were on state leaders and decisions that the world’s future depends on, many discussions were taking place in parallel among businesses and organizations, highlighting critical topics and measures to support the…
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Cognizant Expands SAP Expertise into Energy/Utilities Industries with Utegration Deal
Global IT solution provider Cognizant announced the acquisition of Utegration, a solution provider specializing in SAP services and products, with a focus on energy and utilities companies. This move is expected to expand Cognizant’s reach into the fast-growing utilities industry market for SAP. Getting to know Utegration Utegration provides solutions for over 50 energy and…
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Fraud in Accounts Payable: Fake Invoices, Real Threat
Accounts payable fraud is a common type of deceit that targets an organization’s accounts payable department, which is responsible for making payments to suppliers and other vendors. The impact of AP fraud on an organization can be extremely detrimental due to the scope and amount of money involved. In fact, according to a recent report…
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