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The following articles are written by SAP experts, contributors from the SAPinsider Community, and SAPinsider’s skilled team of editors and research analysts. From technical guides to thought leadership pieces, these articles contain essential insights to help SAP customers solve day-to-day challenges, understand what types of decisions organizations need to be making, and receive lessons learned from other SAP customer experiences.

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  1. Managing the People Side of an SAP Project: Live Q&A with Doug Whittle

    Reading time: 40 mins

    For many project managers, managing the technical and project-based components of an SAP initiative is the easiest part of their jobs. With so many diverse personalities involved in a project, it’s no wonder that managing the human side of an SAP project often presents the greatest challenge to project managers. In a live Q&A, Managing…...…

  2. SAP BI Product Convergence Update: What’s Happening Today, What is Coming Next, and What Does It Mean for You?

    Reading time: 65 mins

    SAP’s BI suite continues its course of ongoing product advancements, and there are significant new product releases on the very near horizon. With the pending SP4 release of SAP BI 4.2 due to impact the full BI suite, and the major new release of SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 (where SAP BusinessObjects Lumira and SAP BusinessObjects Design…...…

  3. Elevating HR to New Heights in the Cloud

    Reading time: 32 mins

    As companies continue to digitize their operations to adapt to a new business reality, there is one area in particular that is poised to reap significant rewards — HR. Digitized HR has the potential to not only streamline processes, but also boost employee satisfaction, increase retention, and attract new talent. For many SAP customers, digitizing…...…

  4. ABAP Development Chat

    Reading time: 21 mins

    In this live chat, insiderBOOKS author Faisal Altaf answered questions on using ABAP in real-world scenarios. If you missed the chat or need a refresher, you may view the chat replay or read the edited transcript below.  Meet the panelist:  Faisal Altaf Faisal has nine years of experience in IT, seven-and-half years of which have been…...…

  5. Creating a Culture of Collaboration at Sargent & Lundy

    Reading time: 13 mins

    When power project services company Sargent & Lundy was faced with the need to empower new staff with the knowledge to succeed, business leaders recognized the immediate need for capturing expert knowledge from seasoned, in-house specialists before they reached retirement age. This institutional knowledge could – and should – be shared with their increasingly global…

  6. An Inside Look at SAP’s Release Strategy for the ABAP Stack

    Reading time: 5 mins

      by Karl Kessler, Vice President of Product Management ABAP Platform, SAP SE   In September 2018, SAP released version 1809 of the on-premise ABAP platform. ABAP platform 1809 is the technological foundation for SAP S/4HANA 1809, and includes an ABAP programming layer that is fully optimized for SAP HANA and for the development and…

  7. A Guide to SAP’s Development Environments for SAP HANA and the Cloud

    Read this in-depth column for a comprehensive understanding of SAP’s current main tooling environments for supporting SAP HANA and the cloud, including both desktop- and browser-based environments. You will gain a set of guidelines for determining when to use which platforms and what tools are best suited to your particular development project needs. This content…

  8. Technical Guide: Planning Your SAP NetWeaver Upgrade

    SAP NetWeaver serves as the technology foundation for many SAP customer landscapes. With maintenance ending for older SAP NetWeaver releases still in use at some customer sites, now is the time to move to a newer version that will meet modern business needs and pave the way to adopting innovations such as SAP S/4HANA. This…

  9. Your SAP Peers Want to Hear from You!

    Reading time: 2 mins

    In talking with SAPinsider members we’ve learned that many of you have a real desire to share your strategic insights, business best practices, functional tips, and road-tested advice with your SAP peers. SAPinsider wants to harness that knowledge and catapult it out to the larger SAP community by partnering with you, our readers. We’re currently…

  10. What Brazil Nota Fiscal compliance means for SAP e-invoicing, logistics & accounting (Q&A transcript)

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Brazil’s Nota Fiscal eletrônica (NF-e) regulations clearly have had impact beyond technical e-invoicing processes, up and down the supply chain. As an SAP customer, what technical and strategic questions do you still have about NF-e, and what are your next steps to ensure compliance? My colleague Gary Byrne of SAPexperts recently moderated an online Discussion Forum…...…