SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA: An Overview and Key Considerations
What Is SAP S/4HANA?
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been the cornerstone of SAP solutions since the company was founded in 1972. SAP’s first packaged mainframe software application, SAP R/2, was released in 1979, and was followed by SAP R/3, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0, and SAP ECC 6.0. SAP’s current flagship enterprise ERP solution, SAP S/4HANA, was released in 2015, and was a significant shift for the organization as it ran exclusively on the SAP HANA database.
Modules included in an SAP S/4HANA system include: Asset Management, Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, R&D/Engineering, Sales, Service, Sourcing and Procurement, and Supply Chain. Each of these modules consist of multiple applications that offer specific features and functionality, as well as industry-specific and enhanced line-of-business functions.
SAP S/4HANA: An Overview and Key Considerations
What Is SAP S/4HANA?
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been the cornerstone of SAP solutions since the company was founded in 1972. SAP’s first packaged mainframe software application, SAP R/2, was released in 1979, and was followed by SAP R/3, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0, and SAP ECC 6.0. SAP’s current flagship enterprise ERP solution, SAP S/4HANA, was released in 2015, and was a significant shift for the organization as it ran exclusively on the SAP HANA database.
Modules included in an SAP S/4HANA system include: Asset Management, Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, R&D/Engineering, Sales, Service, Sourcing and Procurement, and Supply Chain. Each of these modules consist of multiple applications that offer specific features and functionality, as well as industry-specific and enhanced line-of-business functions.
Key Considerations for SAPinsiders
- SAP S/4HANA is the solution that SAP wants enterprise ERP customers to be running, but it is about more than simply adopting technology. According to Tom Janoshalmi, the former Global Head of SAP Digital Core Move, organizations need to look at their move to SAP S/4HANA to being about a connected story not just a technology upgrade. While SAPinsider research has shown that many organizations look at SAP S/4HANA largely because of the upcoming end of maintenance for core SAP ERP releases, more see a move to SAP S/4HANA as the opportunity to re-engineer and update processes and configurations. Janoshalmi agrees. He wants organizations to focus on the value they can derive from SAP S/4HANA and what they can achieve moving forward. You can hear more about why the move to SAP S/4HANA is important by reading SAPinsider’s interview with Janoshalmi.
- SAP S/4HANA is the core around which organizations can build their transformed landscape. When Eczacıbaşı Building Products needed to update their existing systems and processes, they looked at SAP S/4HANA as the central part of their update. The overall process involved a complete evaluation of all their current processes and implementing technologies that would increase agility while boosting customer brand experience. SAP S/4HANA was used to connect all the different parts of the business in that process. This article covers more about the Eczacıbaşı project, as does this event session where they discuss their results.
- SAP continues to enhance SAP S/4HANA by including it in RISE with SAP. RISE with SAP is not a new product, but an offering that includes assets that help organizations achieve transformation. The central part of this is SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the software-as-a-service version of SAP’s flagship ERP solution. Damien Johnson from SAP explains in this session what RISE with SAP is, and how it impacts organizations’ existing SAP S/4HANA projects.
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Case Study: How Terumo Overcame Critical SAP S/4HANA Migration Challenges
When you are at the beginning of your SAP S/4HANA journey, the migration process is challenging in different ways. You are expected to deliver the new business value on time and within budget while meeting the go-live date. With many moving parts and roadblocks, it is only natural to fear the unknown. Learn how Terumo,… -
5 Ways to Transform your SAP Communication and Sharing of Critical Documents
Businesses generate and share 1,000s of documents a day such as invoices, purchase orders, and financial statements. This critical communication can often be complex, manual, and time consuming, but it is essential to get it right and done efficiently. Gone are the days of printed communications, fax and output forms sent as attachments to plain… -
Future-Proof Your Organization’s ERP System
Digital transformation is essential to future-proofing your organization. A clean core is needed for transformation and future-proofing ERP investments. If you are currently using SAP ECC, it’s even more important to move to a clean core to ease the migration to S/4HANA. What can organizations do to future-proof their SAP ERP system? According to the… -
Assessment Framework Enables Optimal SAP S/4HANA Migration
Over the last decade, there has been a paradigm shift from traditional monolithic ERPs to the next-generation composable ERPs. SAP’s flagship ERP, SAP S/4HANA, lays the foundation for building a clean digital core with composable components developed over the SAP Business Technology Platform as well as satellite systems. However, migration to SAP S/4HANA is a… -
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Panel Discussion: Building Your Organization’s Skills for SAP S/4HANA
Organizations have been hearing about SAP S/4HANA since it was first released, but for many the focus has been more on evaluating product features and functionality. Once you have decided that SAP S/4HANA is the next step for you, it’s important to understand what skills you need to build within your organization to make that… -
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2022 Priorities for SAP S/4HANA, Cloud, and Infrastructure
What will the infrastructure of 2022 look like? 2021 has been a refocusing year for many organizations as they get back on track projects which may have been delayed or impacted by the rapid shift in the work environment in 2020. While most are now moving forward, they are still having to do so in… -
SAPinsider Executive Magazine | 2021 | Issue 4
SAP S/4HANA and the cloud are clearly on technology executives’ agendas. According to SAPinsider’s latest research surveying our executive community, a move to SAP S/4HANA and moving infrastructure to the cloud were rated among the top four ways executives are driving their initiatives. Customer stories in this edition of SAPinsider’s Executive Issue make one thing… -
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Video: Output Management’s Vital Role for SAP Customers
When organizations with hundreds of SAP systems and thousands of printers in different parts of the world make big changes in their SAP architectures, ineffective output management add to the complexity and hamper the success of digital transformation initiatives. This is why it’s important to understand the vital role output management plays for SAP customers.… -
CCPR’s Restructuring Includes SAP S/4HANA Upgrade
Cooperativa Central dos Produtores Rurais (CCPR), Brazil’s largest dairy cooperative, processes and transports more than 90 million liters of milk per month in the provinces of Minas Gerais and Goiás. As part of a restructuring effort, CCPR decided to sell one of its subsidiaries. The sale required the dairy cooperative to undertake an IT carve-out… -
Sale of Unit Spurs CCPR’s Move to SAP S/4HANA
Founded in 1948, Cooperativa Central dos Produtores Rurais (CCPR) is the largest Brazilian milk-producing cooperative. It processes and transports more than 90 million liters of milk per month in the provinces of Minas Gerais and Goiás. As part of a restructuring effort, CCPR decided to sell one of its subsidiaries. The main company and subsidiary… -
Transformation with SAP S/4HANA Means Evolving and Learning
As SAP S/4HANA customers across every industry vertical undergo digital transformation, changes in the digital technology landscape such as cloud and artificial intelligence (AI), the evolution of consumerism, and disruptions caused by the pandemic, are creating make-or-break opportunities. An organization with insight into how the market is changing, and how its products are being consumed,… -
Cloud Powers Q3 Success for SAP
On October 21st, SAP made their official third quarter results announcement in which total revenue increased by 5% and cloud revenue increased by 20% allowing SAP to raise their guidance slightly for the full-year. This included adding 300 customers for RISE with SAP and a total of 500 SAP S/4HANA customers. -
SAPinsider 2022 Conference
Save the dates for the annual SAPinsider conference taking place July 19-21, 2022, at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Join an immersive experience designed to provide you with best practices and expert recommendations for maximizing on your SAP investments and preparing for new opportunities. The conference will bring the entire SAP ecosystem… -
Automated Impact Analysis Can Cut SAP S/4HANA Move Costs
Automated Impact Analysis Can Cut SAP S/4HANA Move Costs As more organizations tighten their budgets, they can reduce the costs of their SAP S/4HANA implementation by using automated impact analysis supported by artificial intelligence (AI) to limit the scope of conversion tasks. A recent report by Panaya, Mega Analysis for SAP S/4HANA, finds that close… -
Executives Embrace SAP S/4HANA For Cultural Innovation
The combination of emerging technologies and disruption is pressuring organizations to rethink their organizational structures. Unless organizations evolve to the shifting sands of technology innovation and global workforce business trends, such as increased virtual collaboration, they will miss out on growth opportunities. Executives agree that digital transformation is necessary to stay competitive in the new… -
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Bentley Systems Explores SAP S/4HANA
Bentley Systems serves architectural engineers worldwide with its innovative software products. The company’s mission is to advance the world’s infrastructure. The company runs a highly evolved, intertwined infrastructure. Essential, says Barry Carney, Senior Director of Global Business Services, is keeping pace with innovations as they happen. To balance its complex SAP landscape with its ambition… -
Cooperation Helps NNS Deploy SAP S/4HANA Successfully
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has accelerated its effort to transform into an integrated digital shipbuilder by recently deploying SAP S/4HANA. The complex implementation required extensive cooperation between IT and business units to pull it off. Minimizing disruption to its IT and operational environments was paramount for the company, which builds the ships at the heart of… -
Experiencing Your SAP S/4HANA Future
By Robert Holland, VP and Research Director, SAPinsider For those deploying SAP S/4HANA, one of the most important requirements they must fulfill is educating business users and executives on SAP S/4HANA features. While this can be partially achieved by attending webinars, demonstrations, and listening to what other customers have to say, it is still difficult… -
How SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Move Midmarket Visibility Forward
Increasing the breadth and scope of business visibility has become a critical priority for most organizations as markets and working environments remain in flux. Our recent SAPinsider research on SAP S/4HANA and Central Finance found that visibility was the largest challenge and source of investment in 2021. Over half (53%) of our survey respondents in… -
What is Critical to SAP S/4HANA Success?
By Robert Holland, VP and Research Director, SAPinsider Nearly half of those moving to SAP S/4HANA have indicated that they are planning on performing a system conversion, but is a new implementation a possibility they hadn’t considered? Any transition to SAP S/4HANA involves understanding how and where you are doing to deploy the solution. Choices… -
Putting the Pieces Together
While the deadline for organizations to migrate to SAP S/4HANA is not until 2027, many SAP customers have already migrated or plan to migrate in the coming years. According to SAPinsider research the uptick in activity is driven by several factors including the need to reengineer business processes and address poor configurations as well as… -
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Insights on migration to SAP S/4HANA in a hybrid world
Many SAP customers are utilizing the transition to SAP S/4HANA to drive digital transformation, customer experiences, and business processes. But customers need immediate access to their data, regardless of where it is located, so they can streamline business operations and enhance customer support. The journey to SAP S/4HANA is neither easy nor quick. The time… -
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Change Intelligence: Your GPS for a Flawless SAP S/4HANA Migration
Detailed knowledge of SAP S/4HANA’s risks and rewards plays a critical role in helping companies choose an SAP S/4HANA migration path and conversion methodology. But these decisions – some of the riskiest and most important of our IT careers – are often being made without knowing exactly what lies ahead. Join Stu Bierig, Panaya’s solution… -
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Welcome & Transformation During a Global Pandemic: Lessons learned from Fisheries and Oceans Canada
In January 2020, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) began its S/4HANA transformation journey to revolutionize their finance function. With an ambitious timeline and solution scope, EY and IBM teamed up to transform DFO's financial business processes, enhance decision making through advanced analytics, and modernize its decision support and planning, budgeting and forecasting functions, all while… -
Make Your Case – Identify the Incremental Value of SAP S/4HANA
Many organizations could benefit from understanding how SAP S/4HANA can impact their business and help it run better, explains SAP Chief Architect Dr. Marcus-Alexander Funke. That is the goal of the SAP S/4HANA Value Start Program, in which SAP works with the customer to see the value of migrating to SAP S/4HANA. The program helps… -
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How Eczacıbaşı Group Embraced Digital Transformation
Whenever a company undergoes a large-scale digital transformation initiative, an extensive list of possible scenarios can come out of seemingly nowhere to hamper the success of a project. The challenges can range from determining the technical architecture to building a roadmap that connects IT and business process owners across various time zones. For the Eczacıbası… -
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Video: Learn How SAP S/4HANA Enables the Eczacıbası Group to Digitally Connect All Areas of Its Business
Whenever a company undergoes a large-scale digital transformation initiative, an extensive list of possible scenarios can come out of seemingly nowhere to hamper the success of a project. The challenges can range from determining the technical architecture to building a roadmap that connects IT and business process owners across various time zones. For the Eczacıbası… -
Why Did We Do This?
The move to SAP S/4HANA is likely the biggest technology and business investment related to SAP that your company has or will complete over the next several years. Many organizations are struggling with building the business case and understanding the full impact of this significant transition. While the traditional approach to upgrades has been technology… -
For Successful Digital Transformation, Each Organization Must Find Its Own, Utterly Unique Path
Digital transformations can be hard going and are rife with business risk. Organizations need more than traditional support when making the leap to next-generation technologies. SAP Enterprise Support value maps can help. In this article, Ami Patel, Global Program Lead for the SAP Enterprise Support value maps program within SAP Services and Support, explains the… -
Event Blog: Deployment Options for SAP S/4HANA
These resources are brought to you by SAPinsider’s Deployment Options for SAP S/4HANA virtual summit. Join us for live sessions, discussions, and interactive roundtables on July 14th, beginning at 10 AM EST. Click here for more details. Articles: An Insider Look at Ingevity’s SAP S/4HANA Business Transformation “It’s a People Business”: How One Global CIO… -
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Executive Forum Tech Panel: Your Strategy for SAP S/4HANA
While some organizations have already made the move to SAP S/4HANA, many are either still to make a decision or are in the process of determining their path forward. But figuring out how to proceed can be complex. What is the right infrastructure? Is private or public cloud best? Which provides the appropriate flexibility? What… -
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Keynote | Join the Movement to what’s next – SAP’s digital core
SAP’s 2027 extended deadline on SAP S/4HANA migration has lit a fire under many businesses that had long been deferring the move. Now it is a priority. However, SAP S/4HANA is only good as the value you want to get out of it, and too often businesses are choosing to make the jump for a… -
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Cloud operating model for SAP S/4HANA
Want to move your SAP S/4HANA system to the cloud? What you should be asking is whether the cloud is a destination or an operating model. This session will explore how VMware and Lenovo have partnered to provide a cloud operating model for SAP applications. We will discuss what a cloud operating model looks like,… -
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Trusted controls for SAP S/4HANA
In this session professionals from the KPMG GRC Technology Services group will discuss how the SAP S/4HANA landscape is evolving for many organizations with modernized platforms and integrated cloud technologies. We will also explore how leading organizations are addressing this new portfolio of risks through an effective controls integration approach. Throughout the session the speakers… -
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2021 Priorities for SAP S/4HANA, Cloud, and Infrastructure
Over the past year, organizations have faced the challenges of dealing with a virtual work environment, building a new supply chain, and determining if and when their plans for business and enterprise transformation can or should continue. While many have had to reset and re-prioritize projects, most are now starting to move forward with plans… -
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How to move to SAP S/4HANA in your cloud
With SAP S/4HANA your business can excel. But with a complex and critical platform it’s crucial to get there quickly, minimize risk, and gain the agility that your business requires. HPE has the deep experience that comes from migrating over 1500 customers, and HPE infrastructure powers more than twice as many SAP customers as other… -
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A Customer View: Brownfield & Big Bang Approach to SAP S/4HANA
One customer's experiences for SAP S/4HANA journey, which are "decision of brownfield", "business downtime", "ROI", "machine learning", "Fiori" etc., including lessons learned from a sandbox conversion and taking advantage of free SAP resources. Our project will start in January 2021 and will go live in summer of 2021. Key takeaways: -How to proceed with implementing… -
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Interactive Q&A: Trends in infrastructure preparation for SAP S/4HANA
Whether or not they are transitioning to SAP S/4HANA now or in the future, organizations must make preparations for their eventual move to the solution. This interactive Q&A will discuss the latest SAPinsider research on that infrastructure preparation and discuss what decisions are being made in the space, particularly around the cloud. Bring your questions… -
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How Galler moved to SAP S/4HANA in record time thanks to automation
Galler, as an independent chocolate factory in Belgium, is undergoing a transformation at all levels. As part of this journey, they wanted to redesign their business processes, use technology to help change and support the new business vision and take the best out of SAP functionality. They decided to adopt SAP S/4HANA to Increase productivity… -
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How to find the SAP ECC transaction codes that have been removed or replaced in SAP S/4HANA
How to find which are the Transaction Codes that are Deleted or Replaced in SAP S/4HANA which was available in SAP ECC.SAP has created a simplified version in SAP S/4HANA and in order to do that they simplified the number of Transaction Codes that can be used. The presentation will cover some useful Transaction Codes… -
Migrating to SAP S/4HANA for All the Right Reasons
Is your organization on the path toward migrating to SAP S/4HANA? This complex undertaking is often justified for a number of reasons. However, those organizations that make digital transformation a critical outcome of the SAP S/4HANA migration achieve greater business value. A digital transformation is nearly essential for organizations to remain competitive in the marketplace.… -
How Automation Is Driving Innovative Thinking
Simply migrating to SAP S/4HANA and the cloud are no longer enough to transform the business. SAP customers and SAP partners providing migration services are beginning to view automation as a competitive advantage and a means to take full advantage of new functionality. How can SAP customers quickly gain value and develop innovation initiatives that… -
SAP S/4HANA Migration Benchmark Webinar
To understand where SAPinsiders are with the move to SAP S/4HANA, SAPinsider surveyed 169 members of our community in Q1 of 2021. The goal of the survey was to understand where they are on their transition to SAP S/4HANA, what benefits they have gained or hope to gain from the transition, or what might be… -
SAP Records Strong Q1 Performance
On April 22nd SAP announced very strong Q1 results, with an increase in cloud revenue in all regions and particularly strong growth in EMEA and APJ. Led by RISE with SAP and described by CEO Christian Klein as “an amazing start to 2021”, SAP saw some of the strongest cloud growth that it has experienced… -
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State of the Market Benchmark Webinar
This webinar extends the insights from the State of the Market benchmark study, and examines the top priorities, investments and projects SAPinsider companies are undertaking in 2021. Learn where SAP customers are when it comes to SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Adoption. Find out how the recent economic disruption is impacting future SAP projects. Learn which…...… -
Your Roadmap for Moving to SAP S/4 HANA: Aligning Automation Initiatives to Ensure Migration Success
With a looming deadline for customers to move to SAP S/4HANA and the current business and economic climate being unpredictable, many SAP customers are unsure as to their migration plans and when is the best time to automate their processes. These customers want answers to help them identify and respond to the challenges from both… -
Get Started with SAP S/4HANA in a Value Exploration Webinar
Join us to learn how SAP S/4HANA can enable your organization to drive business transformation and how ‘RISE with SAP’ brings together everything you need to transform your business- in the way that works best for you. During this interactive webinar, we will share details about our new offering, RISE with SAP, and tools that… -
Is SAP S/4HANA Cloud right for your organization?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP’s Software as a Service (SaaS) edition of S/4HANA, offered in both public and private clouds, rapidly enables business users to leverage the intelligent enterprise S/4HANA functionality without the IT complexities of provisioning and setting up hardware and infrastructure or burdening the responsibility of maintaining and supporting the SAP system with internal… -
The S/4HANA Executive Guide
In this guide, learn the top nine benefits of SAP S/4HANA, the cost differences between implementation types, and how to receive a transformation plan in minutes. -
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Explore What’s New and Roadmap Plans for SAP Solution Manager
Find out how you can gain better business and IT alignment with new improvements to SAP Solution Manager with the latest capabilities to streamline business processes, discover improvement options, increase operational efficiency and minimize risk within your maintenance agreement using SAP’s flagship on-premise application lifecycle management platform. Review the most recent and planned features, and… -
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Keynote | CIO’s Perspective on Innovation, Diversity, and Leading in this New World
Attend this interactive Q&A with Miao Song, CIO of Mars as she outlines her experience and strategy for leading her technology organization through in this unique economic environment. She’ll discuss the priorities, projects, and learnings from the past year. Learn how Mars sees SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud and what role these solutions will play… -
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Keynote I SAP S/4HANA and Your Future
You know by now that SAP S/4HANA is the future of SAP. But what does it mean for you? Is it your future as well? As you consider your move, it is vital to establish what SAP S/4HANA will mean for your business at large, your IT department, and your own career. - See how… -
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What You Need to Know about Running SAP S/4HANA in a Hyperscale Environment
In a business environment disrupted by events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are faced with significant financial challenges. One way that organizations can save money and gain stability is to move to a service-based model, where standardized services can help increase efficiencies. An intelligent and automated ERP system powered by SAP S/4HANA combined with… -
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Enabling Business Transformation with SAP S/4HANA
Many organizations are currently undergoing or planning a business transformation with SAP S/4HANA. However, many of these transformation initiatives fail to deliver the forecasted benefits to the business. Join this session to learn essential elements for including in your migration roadmap to ensure a successful deployment. Attendees will discover how to: - Identify the business… -
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Lessons Learned in Building Your Business Case for SAP S/4HANA
Most SAP customers are in the process of establishing a solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA and examining the best ways to build their business case for this unique project. This session shares insights and best practices from early projects to show how you can link measurable ROI and business value to your SAP S/4HANA initiative.… -
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Managing Business Processes for Performance in the SAP S/4HANA Environment
Continuous improvement is an objective of almost every business. However, process owners in complex organizations can find it difficult to know where process inefficiencies exist and where to deploy limited resources for process reengineering. How can you get more value out of your SAP S/4HANA system, increase business user productivity, and improve the user experience?… -
Best Practices for Migrating SAP S/4HANA
With SAP ending support for Business Suite 7 effective 2027, businesses have six years to migrate to SAP's S/4HANA platform, an upgraded iteration offering advanced analytics and a consolidated approach to ERP systems. The migration requires extensive planning on everything from mapping out the time for migration, the method of implementation, and realizing what exact… -
License Compliance in the Transition to SAP S/4HANA
By Robert Holland, VP Research, SAPinsider In order to ensure that they are fully compliant from a license perspective, many organizations err on the side of caution in their SAP user license estimates simply because they do not have enough insight into what users are doing across different systems. As there is a significant variation… -
Christian Klein Talks to SAP’s North American Customers
by Robert Holland, VP Research, SAPinsider Understanding that many customers are anxious about SAP’s Q3 revenue announcement, SAP CEO Christian Klein took the time in early November to speak directly to North American customers and answer questions about what the announcement means for them. At a high level, Klein focused on the fact that SAP… -
SAP Announces Q3 Financial Results
On October 26, SAP announced third quarter results that showed that the market has not yet recovered as much as SAP had hoped would be the case when they revised their forecast in April. This resulted in a decrease in sales and software revenue, total revenue, and profit compared to the third quarter of 2019.… -
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Evaluating SAP S/4HANA: Altra Motion CIO Discusses SAP Roadmap Direction
The acquisition of several new entities and recently added business units posed an opportunity forAltra Motion CIO Rick Klotz to review his options for scaling with public cloud, as well as the potential impact of transforming to SAP S/4HANA across the organization. This panel interview with Rick Klotz will focus on his journey to Azure… -
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SAP S/4HANA: What does it mean for you and your future
You know by now that SAP S/4HANA is the future of SAP. But what does it mean for you? Is it your future as well? As you consider your move, it is vital to establish what SAP S/4HANA will mean for your business at large, your IT department, and your own career. - See how… -
Executive View: Inside GEA Group’s Transformation Strategy using SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud
Together with SAP, GEA has launched the biggest program in the history of the global technology supplier for food processing: The next stage of digitalization. Watch this interactive discussion with Christian Niederhagemann, CIO of GEA Group and Thomas Saueressig, Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE. Hear how the food giant worked with SAP to move… -
Session Recap: SAP in a Hyperscale Environment (Expert Q&A)
Kiran Musunuru, Vice President of Global SAP Cloud Practice at Atos, shares key decision factors for evaluating hyperscale or public cloud providers with a particular focus on the transition to SAP S/4HANA. -
The SAP S/4HANA Journey
Sven Denecken, Senior Vice President of SAP S/4HANA Product Success and Customer Co-Innovation at SAP, kicked off day two of the SAPinsider 2020 Virtual Conference with a look at what the move to SAP S/4HANA means for SAP customers, and then fielded questions from attendees during an informative Q&A session following the presentation. -
The Intersection Between Simplicity and Business Value
Many questions exist around the concept of automation when it comes to supporting an SAP S/4HANA migration project. How do you implement automation to support processes that are shared across multiple teams or departments without creating complexity? And how do you take full advantage of the benefits of automation — including what teams should do… -
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s S/4HANA Deployment
HPE’s CTO Dave Carlisle and HPE PointNext Services’ Ed Faichtyger discuss their own upgrade to SAP S/4HANA. Find other insightful content from HPE on their Vendor Showcase -
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Partner Tools and Services for SAP S/4HANA Migrations Benchmark Report
In February of 2020, SAPinsider published its annual update to the “SAP S/4HANA Migration Benchmark Report,” in which we benchmarked the progress the SAPinsider Community has made in migrating to SAP S/4HANA and the use of mostly free SAP tools that SAP customers can use as part of their maintenance contracts to prepare for the…...… -
10 Things You’ll Learn by Attending SAPinsider’s Virtual Conference Experience
Join us online August 18-22 for SAPinsider’s 2020 Virtual Conference Experience, where you can safely experience the world’s most trusted event for business and technology leaders and professionals who rely on SAP. From insight to action, attendees will learn strategies to help maximize SAP technology investments. When you attend, you’ll be able to connect with… -
HOW TO TURN S/4HANA CHALLENGES INTO STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS
As an SAP R/3 ECC customer, you might have noticed that SAP has launched its new HANA database platform. And that SAP has built its new ERP package S/4HANA on that platform. And, probably, you then also have heard that SAP will stop supporting its ECC package at the end of 2027 (or end of… -
Ebook: 5 Warning Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Legacy EPM Solution
EPM experts & analysts agree: outdated legacy technologies are losing your company time and money. In this ebook, find out how much your solution is really costing you. Find other insightful content from Wolters Kluwer | CCH Tagetik on their Vendor Showcase -
How to Turn S/4HANA Challenges into Structural Improvements
This whitepaper shares practical insights on how you can gain more value from your transition to S/4HANA. Find other insightful content from Magnitude on their Vendor Showcase. -
HOW TO TURN SAP S/4HANA CHALLENGES INTO STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS
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Unimicron builds reliable foundation for SAP S/4HANA with Red Hat
Unimicron Germany, part of the global US$2.5 billion Unimicron Group, is one of Europe’s leading printed circuit board producers, with specific expertise in automotive, engineering, and renewable energy. Find other insightful content from Red Hat on their Vendor Showcase -
Mann & Schröder Cosmetics migrates early to SAP S/4HANA to support growth
Family-run consumer goods company Mann & Schröder Cosmetics has grown significantly since it was established, now offering its Made in Germany quality personal care products in more than 70 countries across four continents. After moving its legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to SAP, the company wanted to prepare early for migration to SAP S/4HANA… -
10 reasons to run SAP S/4HANA on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Choose an infrastructure platform that lets you optimize your SAP environment and operations while preparing you for the future. Through trusted technologies, investment protection, and flexible innovation, Red Hat can help you modernize your SAP systems and build a foundation for digital transformation. Find other insightful content from Red Hat on their Vendor… -
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SAP Expert Q&A: 3 Key Skills That Will Facilitate SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Integration
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…...… -
Are You Ready for SAP S/4HANA? The Time Is Now
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Commodity Risk Management
Due to the volatile nature of commodity prices, many businesses in the manufacturing industry find it difficult to align operating and profit margins, and are often faced with uncertainty and risk at every step of the buying and selling process. By demonstrating how uncertainty in this niche sector impacts different industries, the author of this… -
One-Third of SAP Customers in the Software and Technology Sector Already Run SAP S/4HANA
Industrial Sector Customers More Focused on Centralizing Financial Reporting on a Global Scale by Pierce Owen, Vice President of Research & Publishing, SAPinsider SAPinsider recently published its 2020 “SAP S/4HANA Migration Benchmark Report,” which explains how and why SAP S/4HANA adoption has progressed globally over the course of the past year. The report analyzes the… -
North America to Pull Ahead of EMEA with SAP S/4HANA Adoption in 2020
by Pierce Owen, Vice President of Research, SAPinsider SAPinsider recently conducted a survey of its audience for the its “SAP S/4HANA Migration Benchmark Report,” which explains how and why SAP S/4HANA adoption has progressed globally over the course of the past year. Based on the findings of the survey, this research brief examines the differences…...… -
L3Harris and Lessons Learned While Moving SAP S/4HANA to the Cloud
By Robert Holland, VP Research and Publishing, SAPinsider When moving to SAP S/4HANA, it is important to learn as much as possible from the experience of others that have already travelled that path. And what is especially useful are the lessons that they have learned along the way. Josh Fisher, Senior Manager – SAP Technical… -
SAP S/4HANA in the Cloud
With the release of SAP S/4HANA and the current 2025 deadline for migration, SAP has specified what ERP software it wants its customers to run, and when it wants them to be running it. This report takes an indepth look at the data collected from surveyed SAPinsiders, including the outcomes organizations have experienced and the…...… -
DSAG Reports That Momentum Has Shifted to SAP S/4HANA
By Robert Holland, VP Research and Publishing, SAPinsider On January 23 the German-speaking SAP User Group (DSAG) released their 2020 Investment Report which was based on interviews with representatives from 288 different companies. The highlight of the report was that, for the first time in four years, planned investments in SAP S/4HANA exceeded planned investments… -
SAP Focuses on Customers and SAP S/4HANA at FKOM 2020
By Robert Holland, VP Research and Publishing, SAPinsider At SAP’s annual Field Kick Off Meeting (FKOM) in the U.S., Spain, and China last week, the key message for their global sales force and partners who were attending was “Forward Together.” As at previous FKOM events, this was an opportunity for SAP to not only inspire… -
Clearing the Way for Painless and Sustainable SAP S/4HANA Adoption
Data migrations historically have been painful endeavors for SAP customers and consequently avoided as much as possible. However, avoiding the adoption of the next-generation core solution — SAP S/4HANA — presents even more risk to future business growth. For SAP customers that are moving to SAP S/4HANA, the expertise, tools, and support from SAP Solution… -
SAP S/4HANA: State Of The Market Research Report
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The Journey To SAP S/4HANA
The business world is evolving – and ERP systems must keep pace. SAP S/4HANA, the modern digital core, is a next-generation business suite designed to help organizations excel in the digital age. Read this white paper to learn how SAP S/4HANA can increase value across all lines of business. -
Q&A: SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics
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A Guide to Securing SAP S/4HANA
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Benchmarking the Business Case for SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA offers enterprises tremendous potential to go beyond performance and simplicity and deliver significant business value as part of an enterprise-wide digital transformation, but this approach must be understood, considered and incorporated into This content is available to (General or Premium) members. Sign in or Join for free! Sign In Become a Member -
Aligning People, Process And Technology
This action-plan was created for SAP S/4HANA users to optimize the key components that make up the customer experience — People, Process and Technology (PPT) — and develop a strategy to align them. Download this e-Paper today! This content is available to (General or Premium) members. Sign in or Join for free! Sign In Become… -
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Financials: Case study: How Vivint prepared for an SAP S/4HANA implementation
Take an in-depth look at how Vivint undertook its greenfield implementation of SAP S/4HANA (with regard to finance and the supply chain). FIN2017_Hollands_Kelliher_Casestudyhowvivintprepared J. Scott Hollands If you have comments about this article or publication, or would like to submit an article idea, please contact the editor. Patrick Kelliher If you have comments about this…...… -
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Financials: Case study: Lessons from Woodward’s multi-year project to integrate and standardize its global financial systems and processes
Find out how Woodward — a designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets — planned and executed a multi-year, worldwide financial integration and transformation project across 2 ERP systems. here Sydnie McConnell You may contact the author at sydnie@sydnieann.com. If you have comments about this article or publication,…...… -
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VINCI Energies Becomes “Future Ready” with 10-Month Program to Innovate with SAP S/4HANA
Due to its aggressive acquisition strategy, professional services company VINCI Energies – which has already grown to 77,500 employees spread throughout more than 1,000 global companies – needed an updated ERP program and IT strategy to integrate its new companies into the fold as quickly and easily as possible. To accomplish this, the business decided… -
Understanding the Case for SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Audio pioneer Dolby Laboratories, which has been delivering audiophiles a superior sound and sight experience since the 1970s, decided in 2016 that it wanted an equally stringent level of quality assurance for its business process testing. The business sought a risk-based automated testing solution to reduce or eliminate regression test coverage gaps and lengthy testing… -
Discover SAP S/4HANA Cloud: An Intelligent Cloud ERP for Today’s Business
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Making the Move to SAP S/4HANA
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Starting the SAP S/4HANA Journey with Confidence
There are main two approaches to implementing new innovations: dive in head first or wait and see how others fare. For the more cautious SAP customers, it is understandable why they may be hesitant to move their critical ERP system to SAP S/4HANA. But many concerns – such as the impact on business and IT,… -
SAP S/4HANA Business and IT Impact
By now you know that harnessing the power of SAP S/4HANA, the intelligent ERP, is key for your enterprise. But how do you get started? When considering the journey to SAP S/4HANA, it’s essential to understand how it will affect your business and IT operations. There’s no reason to wait for answers – you can…...… -
SAPPHIRE NOW 2018, Day 2: SAP Co-Founder Hasso Plattner Charts a Course for the Intelligent Enterprise
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How to Successfully Run SAP S4/HANA on Linux
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Paving the Way to SAP S/4HANA Cloud
With SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP brings the advantages of the cloud to ERP software with a suite of solutions that paves the way to digital, integrated processes across your business. So how does SAP S/4HANA Cloud integrate into existing software solution landscapes to enable end-to-end business processes? What options are available to support these integrations… -
Technical Guide: Using Flexible Hierarchies in SAP S/4HANA 1709
Maintaining hierarchies for cost centers and profit centers is always a challenging task for large enterprises that have thousands of such centers. Every change in the attribute definition can involve a huge amount of maintenance for hierarchies, and there is the chance of missing updates. Adding new attributes to cost center and profit center master… -
Fast Track to Digital Business with Advanced SAP S/4HANA Co-Innovations from SAP
SAP S/4HANA is only part of the equation for completing a digital transformation. The other part is formulating a detailed digital strategy and implementing it throughout your organization. This article shows you how to use SAP Solution Extensions to support five pillars of co-innovation that complement your organization’s digital strategy. This content is available to… -
Solve Deep Business Issues Quickly and Easily with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Applications
This article provides an overview of cloud-based solutions that SAP Solutions Extensions offer for HR, finance, and industry-specific business processes. It describes the benefits these solutions offer, such as streamlining global HR processes; protecting data, applications and interactions; and improving efficiency of processes for industries such as retail and fashion management and utilities. This content… -
The Road to SAP S/4HANA
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Live from SAPinsider Studio: How Are SAP Customers Adopting SAP S/4HANA?
Frank Ciannella, Director of the Chief Customer Office at SAP, offers a unique perspective — as part of the HANA Ambassador team — on where SAP customers are on the SAP S/4HANA adoption curve. The conversation occurred during the Financials/GRC 2017 conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics covered include: How the Chief Customer Office…...… -
Build Industry Solutions with SAP S/4HANA and IBM Watson deployed on IBM Cloud
Manufacturing company Mondi is using SAP S/4HANA, IBM Cloud and Watson APIs to automate month end processing. An Asian transportation company transformed to ward off stiff competition from Uber and Grab by combining IBM Weather data with Cognitive Fleet management. How can you create new solutions for your industry with SAP and Watson Solutions? What…...… -
SAP TechEd Keynote Boldly Tackles 3 Tenets of Digital Transformation
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SAP S/4HANA Adoption Tips
Learn various SAP S/4HANA adoption options available for companies running the classic General Ledger. Follow steps to introduce the ledger subsequently in a live SAP S/4HANA system. This content is available to (General or Premium) members. Sign in or Join for free! Sign In Become a Member -
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SAP S/4HANA Adoption: Subsequent Implementation of the Parallel Ledger
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Modification-Free Extensions for SAP S/4HANA
SAP customers have long been able to tailor SAP standard applications to their needs using various extension options, such as predefined extension points and modifications. SAP S/4HANA and the cloud, however, bring with them demands such as rapid onboarding and software update cycles, requiring a new framework for extending applications. This article introduces the extensibility… -
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How to Bolster Your Purchasing Operations with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Discover the impact of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud streamlined procure-to-pay business solution on purchasing operations. Learn about the procure-to-invoice process with insight on certain new features. Key Concept SAP S/4HANA Cloud leverages software-as-a-service (SaaS) ERP and uses a role-based applications launchpad powered by SAP Fiori. One of the business solutions within the SAP S/4HANA Cloud…...… -
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Tips for Business Partner Adoption for SAP S/4HANA
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Live from SAPinsider Studio: Erasing the Fear of SAP S/4HANA
Michael Pytel of NIMBL sits down with SAPinsider at HANA 2017 to discuss the benefits and challenges of moving to SAP S/4HANA and give insight into how to demystify the migration. Topics of this discussion include: Advice for preparing for a move to SAP S/4HANA The most impactful benefits of SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA adoption…...… -
Make Your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Strategy As Unique As Your Business
Every business is unique, and every business needs an SAP S/4HANA strategy – and a cloud strategy – that precisely fits its unique needs. When you migrate, how you migrate, and whether you should migrate to SAP S/4HANA and the cloud at the same time are all decisions that require careful consideration. This article will… -
SAP S/4HANA and the Public Cloud: A Powerful Combination That Brings Simplicity to Business
Simplification is essential to remaining competitive in the digital economy — simple landscapes are nimbler and easier to manage. Public cloud and SAP S/4HANA are two technologies that can help businesses simplify significantly, enabling access to deep functionality with minimal setup. Learn five factors you need to consider prior to deploying SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and… -
Meet the Intelligent ERP: Live Q&A with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Executives on Continuous Innovation, Intelligent Use Cases & Customer Success
As more businesses than ever discover the benefits of the cloud, SAP delivers with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, a cloud ERP that combines unique industry expertise with unmatched technological innovation. Thanks to its cloud deployment, your organization can be up and running within a matter of weeks – and keep the pace moving forward. Built around…...… -
Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA — Compare options, and get technical tips and tricks to succeed
This conference session video is hosted by SAPinsider and sponsored by itelligence. Attend this session to understand the different paths to SAP S/4HANA, and the implications or expected impact of moving to the next stage — SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA Finance, or SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management. Attend to: Explore…...… -
Graybar Benefits from SAP UEM by Knoa During Its SAP S/4HANA Migration
Upgrades to your enterprise systems – especially upgrades to the ones that run your mission-critical applications – can bring dramatic benefits to the business. But often these benefits aren’t realized to their full extent. IT often has limited capabilities when it comes to determining how well and how easily users are adopting a new technology,… -
Where Are Customers in Their SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform Adoption?
SAP HANA plays a central role in SAP’s product strategy — it serves as the foundation for two recent technologies, SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform, that are set to serve as cornerstone SAP technologies. So where are SAP customers in their journey toward SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform adoption journeys? This… -
Take Control of Mergers and Acquisitions
As businesses pursue growth in the digital age, there has been an uptick in the rate of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). While M&As help organizations expand their capabilities and extend new offerings to their customers, they also bring unique challenges — organizations must work hard to integrate IT systems and obtain a single source of… -
Bringing a Digital Experience to the Customer
Quite simply, customers now expect a digital experience, regardless of the industry, platform, or provider. These expectations are driving organizations — including SAP — to evolve on a large scale. The SAP Digital team helps SAP and partner product teams meet the demands of today’s customers by delivering holistic digital experiences. Learn how SAP Digital… -
SAP S/4HANA and Data Analytics: Evolution or Revolution?
SAP S/4HANA has created a stir in the data analytics space, representing a significant shift in SAP’s business suite platform and offering noteworthy advancements in real-time analytics capabilities. As with any new technology, customers have questions about how an SAP S/4HANA implementation will affect them. This article explores three common questions that data analytics professionals… -
Accelerating Your Journey to SAP S/4HANA
In an increasingly connected world, enterprises need the ability to leverage leading-edge technology to respond faster to change, improve key business processes and access the real-time information that enables innovative action. For organizations considering how to take advantage of SAP S/4HANA as the digital core to drive business transformation, the right strategy can accelerate the…...… -
Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey with SAP S/4HANA
The pace of innovation is fast, and it’s only getting faster. As technology continues to change every aspect of daily life, including the way businesses operate, organizations need to digitize to succeed. SAP S/4HANA provides companies with a proven path toward the digital transformation they need to keep up with the pace of innovation. Learn… -
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How Freudenberg IT Meets Hosting Needs for Growing SAP HANA Customer Base
Freudenberg IT (FIT), one of the world’s largest IT services and cloud providers for SAP applications, is no stranger to the world of SAP software. With its diverse customer base rapidly moving to SAP HANA, FIT realized it needed to evolve with the technological improvements to keep up with customer demand. This led the company… -
SAP S/4HANA Use Cases: Inside its Value as a Digital Business Foundation
View this session in its entirety from SAPinsider’s HANA2016 event. Stephanie Grethen, SAP, demonstrates how and why SAP S/4HANA fully leverages the performance and simplification capabilities of SAP HANA and delivers a modern, personalised, and simple SAP Fiori user experience that can run on any device. Examine use cases across lines of business and industries…...… -
Ready for Real-Time Business?
While many data warehouses are based on a clustered, multi-node system, the new era of real-time business demands less latency and faster transactional workloads. One way to achieve this is by setting up a single-node system that can scale up rather than scale out. New technologies, such as SAP S/4HANA, bring game-changing capabilities and the… -
The Digital Core Unraveled: How SAP S/4HANA Is Evolving
In a manner of speaking, companies have been “digital” for a long time: Few enterprises still use paper-based processes. But simple automation barely scratches the surface of the digital transformation. Enterprises are looking to seamlessly integrate their automated processes across the enterprise, eliminate all manual processes, and enrich business with embedded insights. And SAP S/4HANA… -
Executive Overview Expanding the Scope of the Digital Core
The launch of SAP S/4HANA marked SAP’s most significant release to date, and the technology is only improving. SAP S/4HANA now covers 10 lines of business, making it an essential part of the digital core that powers modern enterprises. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Markus Schwarz, Senior Vice President and General Manager of SAP S/4HANA… -
Agile Integrated Real-Time Business Operations
The fast-paced digital economy requires an unprecedented level of agility. If customers can’t enjoy speed or personalization in their experience, they will quickly move elsewhere. But the dynamic agility needed for this agility can’t be achieved with legacy systems. It can only become a reality with a flexible digital core. This article explores how SAP… -
Navigating the SAP S/4HANA Journey with the SAP Partner Ecosystem
As organizations across the globe consider adopting SAP S/4HANA, many realize that they can’t do it alone. Luckily, there are over 3,000 consultants and over 6,500 partner resellers dedicated to helping them. These partner companies — from small organizations focusing on SMEs to enterprises that employ thousands of SAP professionals and consultants — help ensure… -
Live from SAPinsider Studio: Birgit Starmanns of SAP on SAP S/4HANA
Birgit Starmanns, SAP, Senior Director, Product Marketing, SAP S/4HANA, joins SAPinsider Studio at the Financials 2016 event in Las Vegas to discuss SAP S/4HANA, touching on Universal Journal, Central Finance, cloud vs. on-premise, and SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management (the 1511 update) which broadens supported functionality beyond financials. This is an edited transcript of the discussion:…...… -
Think Outside the Traditional SAP Box
Analyst Joshua Greenbaum examines customer adoption and use of newer technologies, such as SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP S/4HANA, against sometimes unreasonable Wall Street expectations and how use of these technologies in new markets (such as sports and medicine) can ameliorate those expectations by providing quantifiable success stories and newfound visibility. This content is… -
Massive Landscape Simplification Possibilities with SAP S/4HANA
This is part 3 of a 5-part series of presentations hosted by SAPinsider and sponsored by SUSE, VMware, SAP, HPE, and Intel Michael St-Jean explores the technical underpinnings of SAP S/4HANA to understand how it is used to dramatically simplify the SAP landscape. This presentation was presented live at the Modernize your SAP Landscape one-day…...… -
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Adapt SAP S/4HANA Business Functionality to Meet Your Company’s Requirements
Discover how to apply two extensibility options to modify SAP S/4HANA business functionality. Key Concept SAP S/4HANA is the next generation of business applications that can be installed locally in a data center or in a public or managed cloud. One of the central issues users have is how to extend the business functionality delivered…...… -
Spark Business Transformation with a Digital Core
Companies in every industry are striving to become more agile to seize opportunities to transform the business. This is achieved with a flexible, digital core that enables a company to pivot in real-time to capitalize on innovations in cloud, big data, and network connectivity. Discover the tenets of a digital platform in the context of… -
Q&A Recap: Building a Case for SAP S/4HANA
The digital economy has accelerated business opportunity, but it has also created added complexity within IT systems. These complexities contribute to decreasing employee satisfaction, and increasing costs. Read this recap of a live Q&A session with SAP experts Lance Holbert and Carl Dubler for the answers to questions posed by readers’ on how SAP S/4HANA… -
Bring Real-Time Analytics and Reporting into Your SAP HANA Platform: Q&A on the Benefits of Agile Data Marts
Data volume continues to increase among organizations of all sizes and verticals, and many have turned to business intelligence (BI) tools to make the best use of their data. These BI technologies are key to integrating, analyzing, and leveraging all of this data, but for those just starting this process, the question remains — what…...…
