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. SAP Offers Commitments to Resolve EU Concerns Over On-Premise ERP Support Practices

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    SAP moved to resolve a European Commission investigation into its on-premise ERP maintenance and support policies by offering a package of commitments aimed at increasing customer choice, easing contract restrictions, and reducing financial barriers for organizations that seek alternatives to SAP support providers. The Commission opened a formal probe in September, expressing concerns that certain...…

  2. Modernizing at Your Own Pace: Dell’s Hybrid Foundation for SAP BDC

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    Dell Technologies is enhancing SAP Business Data Cloud capabilities for customers by offering a hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure through its APEX platform and storage solutions.

  3. SAP IBP Implementation SAP S/4HANA migration

    The Overlooked Risk in SAP Security: Non-Production Data

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    NextLabs addresses the security vulnerabilities in non-production SAP environments, where sensitive business data is often exposed due to frequent developer access, by implementing a Zero Trust data security framework that provides continuous monitoring and granular access controls.

  4. No-Code Bridge to Snowflake

    SAP Launches Snowflake Solution Extension for Business Data Cloud

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    SAP’s new partnership with Snowflake introduces a solution extension for SAP Business Data Cloud, enhancing data management and AI capabilities across multi-cloud environments.

  5. Workload Automation and Redwood

    Esprit Achieves Seamless SAP Automation Transformation with Redwood’s SaaS Platform

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    Esprit has migrated its SAP automation from Redwood’s BPA to RunMyJobs, achieving cost savings and operational efficiency while enhancing retail distribution and supply chain logistics across 40 countries.

  6. How Grainger Saved Costs While Fast-Tracking SAP S/4HANA Adoption

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    Grainger faced mounting data challenges while preparing for an SAP S/4HANA migration, with rapid database growth and complex legacy structures. Through expert-led data archiving and optimization, they achieved a 66% volume reduction, saving over $1.5 million in annual costs and accelerating their migration timeline. The project highlights how clean core strategies and efficient data management…

  7. The Role of Accruals Automation in Streamlining Financial Workflows

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    Automating the accrual process transforms financial closing by enhancing accuracy, compliance, and transparency while reducing manual effort. Tools like accrual automation engines and integrations with ERP systems streamline approvals, enforce regulatory standards, and provide audit-ready reporting. By leveraging automation, organizations can improve financial reporting, mitigate compliance risks, and increase productivity across finance teams.

  8. 5 Ways Accrual Process Automation Helps Ensure Compliance within SAP

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    Automating the accrual process transforms financial closing by enhancing accuracy, compliance, and transparency while reducing manual effort. Tools like accrual automation engines and integrations with ERP systems streamline approvals, enforce regulatory standards, and provide audit-ready reporting. By leveraging automation, organizations can improve financial reporting, mitigate compliance risks, and increase productivity across finance teams.

  9. Is My Business AI Ready? Laying the Data Foundation for Successful AI Implementation

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    Successful AI adoption requires more than enthusiasm; it depends on the readiness of an organization’s data and infrastructure. Companies must focus on data quality, governance, accessibility, integration, and security while managing both structured and unstructured data to create a cohesive AI-ready environment. Coupled with strategic alignment to business goals, these practices lay the foundation for…

  10. 6 Best Practices for Setting Up Retention Policies in SAP

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    Setting up effective SAP retention policies is essential for regulatory compliance, data security, and operational efficiency. Organizations should categorize data, apply automated retention rules via SAP ILM, and maintain audit-proof records while customizing policies to meet global and industry-specific regulations. Regular testing and monitoring ensure that retention policies function correctly, enabling organizations to manage data…