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  1. The Easy to Understand Guide to SAP HANA Cloud Platform

    Published: 17/November/2016

    Reading time: 2 mins

    I have the benefit of speaking to SAP customers and partners every day and I enjoy explaining technology and translating some of the more complex concepts into more digestible analogies. Looking for an easier way to share my talks, I’ve worked on some video vignettes that explain the technologies behind the SAP Hana Cloud Platform…

  2. GRC in the Digital Age

    Published: 26/October/2016

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Implementing strong governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) practices doesn’t involve one solution, one policy, or one team: It involves a collection of solutions, policies, and teams that work together to address the many concerns that make up GRC. As businesses change in the wake of disruptive technologies, each of the three prongs of GRC faces…

  3. Data Analytics for the Modern Business

    Published: 21/October/2016

    Reading time: 2 mins

    A logistics company that reroutes its trucks in real time to avoid a traffic jam. A manufacturer that preemptively services an asset before it breaks down. A retail organization that selects the location of its new store based on foot traffic on a city street. These are just some examples of modern businesses that make…

  4. 6 Factors to Consider When Evaluating End-User Training Options

    Published: 20/October/2016

    Reading time: 3 mins

    When budgets are tight, employee training is often one of the first things to be cut. In the short term, your company may save money, but what is the long-term effect on your projects and software adoption? A recent survey by IDC hinted that “the likelihood of project success is proportional to the skill level…

  5. 7 Questions to Guide You on Your S&OP Transformation

    Published: 04/October/2016

    Reading time: 3 mins

    For many businesses, getting sales and operations planning (S&OP) right is a critical step toward success. S&OP processes are responsible for cutting down waste and optimizing your organization’s resources. But for too often, S&OP falls short of expectations. Why does this happen – and what can you do to fix it? Every organization will answer…

  6. 5 Reasons Why You Need an Agile Delivery Model for SAP ERP

    Published: 30/September/2016

    Reading time: 4 mins

    The developing digital economy is driving a big change in the way applications and infrastructure are provisioned and delivered. But what if you’re running applications like SAP and it feels like the digital transformation doesn’t have a direct impact on you, at least not right now? In that case you might be wondering why methodologies…

  7. What Does the Future Hold for SAP ERP HCM?

    Published: 16/September/2016

    Reading time: 3 mins

    This blog is based on Ralf Wagner’s HR 2016 session “SAP ERP HCM: Delivered and Planned Innovations” SAP SuccessFactors seems to hold all the headlines in the HR space these days, but there is still a place for SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM). Many organizations have built reliable, successful processes around SAP…

  8. Building a Best-Practice Talent Management Strategy with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions

    Published: 05/August/2016

    Reading time: 4 mins

    A myriad of factors, such as business strategies or available resources, influence whether a business achieves success. But at the end of the day, there’s one factor that trumps almost all others in importance: people. You could have the best business plans or the smartest resource strategy around, but if they’re not carried out by…

  9. Behind the latest SAP BW Advance Mixed Load Benchmark

    Published: 20/July/2016

    Reading time: 3 mins

    On July 4, 2016, SAP, on behalf of the SAP Benchmark Council, certified (Certification number: 2016035) the latest SAP BW Advance Mixed Load Benchmark (BW-AML Benchmark) where Hitachi now ranks first for the 2 billion initial record load, see the results here. For those of us at Hitachi, these results are no surprise. Hitachi’s converged…

  10. US Mandates for E-Invoicing and Reporting Are Taking Cues from Latin American and European Tax Authorities

    Published: 07/July/2016

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Latin America is without a doubt the leader in business-to-government compliance requirements, and nations across the globe have taken note of how countries in this region have successfully cracked down on tax fraud. In 2015, the United States introduced two new fiscal requirements — public sector e-invoicing and country-by-country reporting — with themes that are…