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BI 2017: One-on-One with Chris Dinkel of Deloitte
Chris Dinkel, SAP Analytics Leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP, has been attending SAPinsider conferences for roughly ten years and has been a keynote speaker for four. At this year’s BI 2017 event, I had the opportunity to sit down with him for a conversation about what technology trends he’s most excited about. We started with…
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BI 2017, HANA 2017, and Basis & SAP Administration 2017: Keynote Recap
To kick off BI 2017, HANA 2017, and Basis & SAP Administration 2017, SAP’s Mike Flannagan delivered an insightful keynote talk, followed by a deep dive into some emerging technologies with Chris Dinkel and Jag Bandla of Deloitte Consulting LLP. In his keynote, Mike Flannagan, Senior Vice President of Analytics, spoke on why he chose…
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Basis & SAP Administration 2017: One-on-One with Vivek Banerjee of Cintas
SAP Solution Manager has long been a critical tool for enterprises running SAP landscapes – and according to Vivek Banerjee, who works in the SAP Governance team at Cintas and is a long-time speaker at SAPinsider events, SAP Solution Manager 7.2 is taking on an even greater importance as organizations prepare to move to SAP…
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BI 2017: One-on-One with Mark Cooper of British American Tobacco
Mark Cooper, Global Analytics Solution Architect at British American Tobacco (BAT), has been presenting case studies at SAPinsider events since 2011. His experience both as an SAPinsider speaker and as an analytics expert made for an in-depth and engaging conversation on site. Mark recently completed a five-year project that placed the entire company on one…
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Talk to Me, Goose — UX in a Bot World
Top Gun is one of my all-time favorite movies. My parents recorded a TV broadcast on VHS tape and I wore it out. It’s got everything you could possibly want in an 80s flick: two Toms (Cruise and Skerritt), popped collars on polo shirts, and a completely awesome Kenny Loggins soundtrack. If you hear the…
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insiderTRAINING announces 9 new sessions on Financials, Solution Manager, and BusinessObjects
We’ve just added 9 new courses to insiderTRAINING covering topics like SAP BusinessObjects, Controlling, Financials, and Solution Manager. Here’s a quick summary of each new session: CONCO101 – SAP Central Controlling Configuration: Take this new course to step through Enterprise Structure Configuration in SAP’s CO module. Students will create a controlling area; create, configure, and…
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Reinventing Finance for a Digital Business Landscape
As technology innovations continue to shift the business landscape, many of the biggest — such as big data and the cloud — at first glance may not seem directly related to finance, which is why digital finance technologies sometimes do not get the attention they should. But if a company truly wants to reinvent itself…
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Modernizing supply chains for the digital age
The way consumers think about the products they purchase has changed dramatically, which has triggered an equally dramatic change in the way supply chains operate. This means that modern supply chains look very different from those of just a few years ago — they are more connected, more intelligent, and more agile. So, what’s driving…
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5 Key Criteria for Successful Business Planning
Business is changing, and this isn’t news to anyone. From managing larger data loads to enabling faster supply chains, companies across industries are developing new ways of doing things ― ways that are faster, smarter, and more agile. To support these changes, organizations need to update their business planning and financial consolidation processes, yet many…
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Freud-ify Your SAP Fiori
Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis in the late 19th century. In short order, it was the dominant form of psychotherapy. While in less active use today, it has still left an enormous footprint on the therapeutic industry. You’re likely familiar with the classic picture: an analyst, holding a notepad, sits in her chair. The patient lies…
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