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  1. BI 2017 and HANA 2017: Insights from Deloitte’s Penny Silvia

    Published: 24/March/2017

    Reading time: 3 mins

    As a longtime speaker of 15 years, Penny Silvia is no stranger to SAPinsider events. And her expertise is a familiar feature to frequent attendees. On Wednesday morning, I sat down with her to learn a little more about her areas of expertise and what kind of content she brings to the SAPinsider events. Silvia,…

  2. BI 2017: One-on-One with Chris Dinkel of Deloitte

    Published: 23/March/2017

    Reading time: 3 mins

    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…

  3. BI 2017, HANA 2017, and Basis & SAP Administration 2017: Keynote Recap

    Published: 22/March/2017

    Reading time: 5 mins

    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…

  4. Basis & SAP Administration 2017: One-on-One with Vivek Banerjee of Cintas

    Published: 21/March/2017

    Reading time: 3 mins

    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…

  5. BI 2017: One-on-One with Mark Cooper of British American Tobacco

    Published: 07/March/2017

    Reading time: 3 mins

    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…

  6. Talk to Me, Goose — UX in a Bot World

    Published: 06/March/2017

    Reading time: 5 mins

    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…

  7. insiderTRAINING announces 9 new sessions on Financials, Solution Manager, and BusinessObjects

    Published: 22/February/2017

    Reading time: 2 mins

    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…

  8. Reinventing Finance for a Digital Business Landscape

    Published: 17/February/2017

    Reading time: 2 mins

    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…

  9. Modernizing supply chains for the digital age

    Published: 16/February/2017

    Reading time: 2 mins

    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…

  10. 5 Key Criteria for Successful Business Planning

    Published: 09/February/2017

    Reading time: 2 mins

    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…