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  1. Microsoft’s Joao Couto Answers Questions About Expanded SAP-Microsoft Partnership, RISE with SAP, and Other Matters

    Published: 26/April/2021

    Reading time: 10 mins

    Familiar business models are no longer effective as the need to predict demand becomes more essential, the number of employees who need remote access to systems grows, and security requirements become more important than ever. Organizations need transparency so they know what is really going on in their businesses — and so they can accelerate…

  2. An Insider Look at Ingevity’s SAP S/4HANA Business Transformation

    Published: 02/April/2021

    Reading time: 8 mins

    Ingevity is a specialty chemical company based in Charleston, South Carolina that current runs a 20-year-old, heavily customized version of SAP ECC 6.0. But, now for much longer — like many companies, Ingevity is focused on building a digital platform that can support technologies like analytics, automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to help the…

  3. SAP Answers Questions from the Community About Its New Offering: RISE with SAP

    Published: 03/March/2021

    Reading time: 5 mins

    RISE with SAP is an offer that brings together everything you need to holistically transform your business at your own speed, on your own terms, and with a fast time to value — regardless of your point of departure. In this article, hear directly from SAP’s EVP & Chief Performance Officer, Robin Manherz, who recently…

  4. Vendor Document Automation for Accounts Payable Processes

    Published: 14/October/2020

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Managing accounts payable and vendor invoice processing can be streamlined by applying automation. Reductions in human error, faster invoice processing times, and decreased labor costs are just some of the benefits that can be gained by using vendor document automation (VDA) software, which is offered as an add-on by many SAP certified suppliers. In this…

  5. Key Ways To Influence Development of SAP S/4HANA Cloud

    Published: 02/July/2020

    Reading time: 4 mins

    SAP has continually emphasized their desire to hear from customers and incorporate that feedback into software improvements. The company has historically received commentary through various avenues, including co-innovation projects, customer surveys, hands-on partnerships, and customer request processes. In their latest innovation that connects customers directly with SAP regarding suggested enhancements to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP…

  6. Q&A: Payroll and Its Impact on Cloud HR

    Published: 14/May/2020

    Reading time: 4 mins

    AJ Whalen, Senior Research Analyst, HR, SAPinsider spoke with Imran Sajid, Director HXM Solution Marketing, SAP during an SAPinsider webinar on Thursday, May 7, 2020 to review the findings of a recent SAPinsider benchmark study that looked at customer payroll strategies and practices – including the solution landscape and technologies they use – to understand…

  7. SAP Expert Q&A: 3 Key Skills That Will Facilitate SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Integration

    Published: 08/April/2020

    Reading time: 7 mins

    A solid integration strategy is crucial for providing the flexibility and agility organizations require to meet rapidly changing business needs. Hear directly from SAP Expert Arghadip Kar as he answers your questions, including: Why is integration so important now? What are the most important components for integration? Which skills would be most important to learn...…

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    Four Questions to Help You Understand Embedded Analytics

    Published: 23/March/2020

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Embedded analytics can provide key insights for your organization's success, but how can you start and optimize embedded analytics in your SAP projects? Dmitry Kuznetsov is a pioneer in SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics space and an author of a book “First Steps in SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics." He has a long track record implementing operational…

  9. Six Questions to Help You Better Understand SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud

    Published: 02/March/2020

    Reading time: 4 mins

    The following Q&A is from SAPinsider’s webinar, SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud, presented by Robert Holland, SAPinsider’s Analyst in the Cloud, Security, and SAP S/4HANA space, on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Click here to listen to the on-demand version.

  10. Three Questions to Help You Understand Current Finance Strategy for Moving to the Cloud

    Published: 15/January/2020

    Reading time: 2 mins

    In Q4 of 2019, SAPinsider surveyed 102 members of our audience for an upcoming report, “Streamlining Financial Processes in the Cloud,” to understand their current finance strategy, whether that involves cloud-native solutions, and how they plan on meeting their strategic needs and objectives. We found that the majority (54%) ran at least one financial solution…