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  1. How Can Data Science Help Businesses Thrive?

    Published: 24/August/2020

    Reading time: 3 mins

    In today’s climate of economic uncertainty, many firms are looking to reposition and adapt through automation. Investing in robotic process automation (RPA) can help SAP customers reduce bottlenecks and improve workplace efficiency. Bots can automatically perform manual and repetitive tasks, reducing the need for human intervention. However, firms need data scientists to oversee these systems…

  2. Session Recap: Options for Extending and Integrating SAP S/4HANA with SAP Cloud Platform

    Published: 21/August/2020

    Reading time: 4 mins

    On the third day of the SAPinsider Virtual Conference Experience, Reddy Venumbaka, Senior Director of Product Marketing at SAP, led an informative session on the options available for extending SAP S/4HANA and integrating with SAP and non-SAP applications using SAP Cloud Platform.

  3. Session Recap: Data Readiness and Preparation for Your SAP S/4HANA Implementation

    Published: 21/August/2020

    Reading time: 4 mins

    On day three of the SAPinsider 2020 Virtual Conference Experience, Don Loden, Director of Data and Analytics at Protiviti, shared a host of insights in the session “Data Readiness and Preparation for Your SAP S/4HANA Implementation.” A focus on data quality during an SAP S/4HANA migration is key, according to Loden, because without quality data,…

  4. 4 Key Insights from SAP’s President of Customer Engagement & Experience About How Companies Can Thrive During Times of Disruption

    Published: 21/August/2020

    Reading time: 2 mins

    One thing became clear after hearing the keynote, “Challenge or Opportunity: The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving During Times of Disruption,” delivered by SAP’s Thomas Bamberger, President of Customer Engagement & Experience, on the last day of SAPinsider’s Virtual Conference Experience: Companies that view times of disruption as an opportunity, rather than a challenge, will…

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    “It’s a People Business”: How One Global CIO Describes Massive Greenfield SAP S/4HANA Implementation

    Published: 20/August/2020

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Read a recap of an interactive session with Christian Niederhagemann, CIO of GEA Group and SAP Executive Board Member Thomas Saueressig who discussed how GEA Group — one of the largest technology suppliers to the food and beverage industry, with more than 20,000 people at over 250 sites in 70 countries serving thousands of customers…

  6. CIO Panel Talks Evolution of IT, Future of Work, and Paving the Way for New Skillsets

    Published: 20/August/2020

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Three CIOs from very different industries — aerospace, specialty chemical manufacturing, and wine making — came together during this morning’s SAPinsider Virtual Conference Experience keynote session, “CIO Leadership in the Post-COVID World: Forging Ahead with Innovation, Efficiency, and Strategic Insight,” to discuss this theme, and shared insights about what they are doing to move forward.

  7. Why Customers Prefer Microsoft Azure to Unlock Insights from their SAP Data image

    Session Recap: SAP in a Hyperscale Environment (Expert Q&A)

    Published: 20/August/2020

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Kiran Musunuru, Vice President of Global SAP Cloud Practice at Atos, shares key decision factors for evaluating hyperscale or public cloud providers with a particular focus on the transition to SAP S/4HANA.

  8. Eight out of 10 BI Projects Fail. Why?

    Published: 20/August/2020

    Reading time: 1 mins

    Read this session highlight from SAPinsider’s Virtual Conference Experience to learn why most BI/analytics projects fail.

  9. Session Recap: How Ingevity Successfully Tackled Their SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Migration in the Middle of a Pandemic

    Published: 20/August/2020

    Reading time: 3 mins

    By Annie Kennedy, Associate Conference Producer Michael Mullis (MM), Chief Information Officer at Ingevity, presented the live afternoon CIO’s Perspective keynote, “How Ingevity Successfully Tackled their SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Migration in the Middle of a Pandemic” on day 2 of SAPinsider’s 2020 Virtual Conference Experience, sharing how this Global Chemicals company successfully navigated their important moves to the Cloud and built their SAP…

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    Answers to Burning Questions on SAP S/4HANA Finance, Central Finance, Universal Journal, and More

    Published: 19/August/2020

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Read this recap of a live interactive Q&A from the SAPinsider 2020 conference where SAP finance expert Paul Ovigele, President and Founder of ERPfixers, shares his insights on what finance departments need to know about the new capabilities delivered with SAP S/4HANA.