Technology

Technology today plays a major role in supporting how organizations run today. Advances in computing power and technology are the primary driver behind the digital transformation that enterprises across industries are actively engaged in. Technology helps facilitate how organizations run their operations across functions like sales, marketing, operations, supply chain and finance. From helping streamline business processes to integrating people and processes across functions, the role of technology in helping businesses run and transform today cannot be overemphasized.

SAP and Partner Technologies

Technology today plays a major role in supporting how organizations run today. Advances in computing power and technology are the primary driver behind the digital transformation that enterprises across industries are actively engaged in. Technology helps facilitate how organizations run their operations across functions like sales, marketing, operations, supply chain and finance. From helping streamline business processes to integrating people and processes across functions, the role of technology in helping businesses run and transform today cannot be overemphasized.

SAP and Partner Technologies

Enterprise software technology companies like SAP have, for decades, helped provide organizations with technology tools that can help them run their businesses more effectively and efficiently. SAP and partner technologies today focus on technology solutions across various industries like energy & natural resources, service industries, consumer industries, discrete industries, financial services, and public services. Technology solutions offered range from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to technology platforms that can help organizations build intelligent enterprise capabilities.

Business Technology Categories

Enterprise Resource Planning: These solutions help organizations integrate business processes across their enterprise and facilitate a seamless information flow across the organization. These solutions generally have modules focused on various functions and sub-functions that exist within organizations such as finance, procurement, CRM and customer experience, HR and people engagement, and supply chain management. Best-of-breed ERP solutions integrate both transactional/operational as well as planning capabilities.

Specialized business operations point systems: These solutions are specialized solutions focused on certain functions or business processes within certain functions and are transactional systems that help capture business operations transactions. Examples are supply chain and logistics, accounting solutions, treasury management solutions, GRC solutions, spend management solutions, HR and payroll solutions, CRM systems etc.

Planning point systems: These systems focus on business planning, often leveraging data from transactional systems or modules for planning purposes. Examples of such systems are supply chain planning systems, financial planning and analysis systems, business intelligence (BI) tools, and advanced analytics solutions. These solutions or systems help generate insights from the data that can then help organizations run their operations more effectively.

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  1. Chemical Executives Projections & Priorities for 2025/26

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    The chemicals industry is cautiously optimistic about 2025, following a challenging 2024. Executives are navigating a high degree of uncertainty, with performance expectations closely linked to GDP growth and consumer confidence. Stability and predictability are crucial for the industry’s outlook.

  2. Life Sciences Projections & Priorities for 2025/26

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    Top-line growth is expected primarily through volume increases of established products and brands, as well as acquisitions. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) are seen as the preferred growth strategy, while geographical expansion is less relevant due to geopolitical risks. The study highlights the importance of AI innovations, cost control, and global regulatory harmonization.

  3. Beyond SAP Business Warehouse

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    SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) has served organizations for decades as a reliable foundation for data warehousing and business intelligence. It has enabled tailored reporting, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), and financial consolidation through add-ons such as BPC and BCS. This paper explains why organizations should define a next-generation data & AI platform now, outlines…

  4. SAP Partners – Enabling Business Transformation and Innovation

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    In today’s rapidly evolving digital economy, businesses face mounting pressure to innovate, streamline operations, and remain competitive. SAP Partners are pivotal in helping organizations meet these challenges head-on by providing tailored solutions that drive digital transformation and unlock new potential. CIO Insights explores explore how SAP Partners are helping businesses leverage the full power of…

  5. René Linsner: Leading Horváth’s Global SAP Vision

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    The digital age presents businesses with a complex web of challenges and opportunities. Navigating this maze requires not just technological prowess, but a deep understanding of business processes, industry dynamics, and strategic vision. This feature story explores Horváth USA CEO, René Linsner’s leadership, Horváth & Partners’ key achievements, and the firm’s strategic approach to driving…

  6. CIO Study: How to Build Crisis-Resilient IT in Volatile Times

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    IT today is far more than just a cost-effective service provider – it is evolving into a strategic enabler of value creation, transformation and efficiency. IT organizations face intense innovation pressure and rising expectations. At the same time, they must manage tight budgets, explore new sourcing approaches, and develop more flexible governance models.

  7. Navigating the Uncertainty of U.S. Tariffs

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    This paper explores the broader implications of tariff exposure on business models, from corporate governance and transfer pricing to tax planning and commercial strategies. By analyzing recent and historical tariff regimes, it provides actionable insights, highlights key organizational risks, and proposes strategic levers to enhance resilience.

  8. Horváth CxO Priorities Study

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    The 6th annual CxO Priorities Study, was conducted via interviews with over 1,000 top executives worldwide from 33 countries and 15 industries. The analysis reveals their strategic priorities and how organizations are adapting investment decisions in response to increasing complexity. While global relocation trends remain nuanced, there is a clear shift in workforce and capital…

  9. AI in testing SAP S/4HANA Uipath and Agentic AI

    How Centric Scaled Automation to Prepare for SAP S/4HANA and AI

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    Centric Brands upgraded to Redwood’s RunMyJobs platform to modernize their automation processes across a complex SAP environment, enhancing efficiency and ensuring future scalability amidst an impending end-of-support transition.

  10. AI-Powered QA Solutions for Seamless SAP Transformations with Tricentis Integrated Toolchain

    How Penetration Testing Helps Secure Your RISE with SAP and Cloud ERP

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    Migrating to RISE with SAP and Cloud ERP enhances enterprise transformation but alters the security landscape, necessitating a collaborative effort between SAP and customers under the Shared Responsibility Model.