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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. GRC in the Digital Age

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    Implementing strong governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) practices doesn’t involve one solution, one policy, or one team: It involves a collection of solutions, policies, and teams that work together to address the many concerns that make up GRC. As businesses change in the wake of disruptive technologies, each of the three prongs of GRC faces…
  2. SAPinsider 2020 Flagship Event Rescheduled for August 11-13 in Austin, TX

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    BOSTON, March 16, 2020 – ​SAPinsider, the world’s largest and fastest-growing independent membership organization of SAP professionals, announced that they have successfully rescheduled the upcoming SAPinsider 2020 event to August 11-13 in Austin, TX. The move is in support of lingering travel concerns over the Corona Virus (COVID-19) and the overall safety of the global…...…
  3. How SAPinsider Delivers Key Insights to Address Business Challenges

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    “The brand speaks about a very trusted relationship between SAP and SAPinsider. I remember when I first heard SAPinsider I thought, who wouldn’t want to go to an SAPinsider [event]? And then I found out that there was a whole range of additional offerings to deliver and gain insight and share it among the SAP…
  4. SAPinsider Live Event Postponed – SAPinsider Virtual Event Announced

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    BOSTON – June 5, 2020 – SAPinsider, the world’s largest and fastest-growing independent membership organization of SAP professionals, announces that they are postponing their annual live conference in North America until 2021 due to lingering travel and health concerns over the Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic. Additionally, SAPinsider has announced the launch of a fully virtual…...…
  5. Creating a Real-Time Cash Flow Report Using SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting

    The significant complexities involved in creating a real-time cash flow report using your SAP system can prevent companies from including the level of detail that they need. Understanding the cash flow process and new reporting functionalities in SAP S/4HANA can help organizations simplify these complexities. This article provides several updates for creating a cash flow…
  6. Near-Perfect SAP Is Easier to Achieve than Good SAP Is: Part 2

    In this Part 2 of his Lessons Learned series, SAP simplifier Kurt Goldsmith walks project managers through achieving Near-Perfect SAP projects. What does that mean? Whereas good = easier and great = hard in other contexts, Kurt’s decades of SAP experience have taught him that good = hard while great = easier when it comes…
  7. The Future of Enterprise Procurement

    The future of procurement lies within the digital landscape. Not only do the benefits of its implementation greatly outweigh the costs, but they also result in very profitable returns. Digital procurement clearly demonstrates that it is far superior to manual procurement methods within the context of efficiency alone. Despite the rising popularity of digital procurement,…
  8. Leveraging Analytical Methods for Ranking Suppliers

    In the real-world, sourcing executives generally have a large pool of suppliers to select from.  In terms of leveraging analytics, the problem of ranking suppliers (pre-qualification) represents a class of multiple criteria optimization problems that deal with the ranking of a finite number of alternatives, where each alternative is measured by several conflicting criteria. In…
  9. Thinking Platform? Think Value!

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    Software solutions primarily exist to address certain business requirements. These solutions, like SAP Business Technology Platform, may seem as though they are simply a requirement for businesses to have. However they can pay huge dividends. With the potential to add over $195K annual benefit (per 100 users) and a six-month payback period, according to figures…
  10. How SAP Data Management Today Impacts Your Business Tomorrow

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    As an IT leader or professional, it is very likely SAP data management is a priority for your department—mandated or otherwise. Proper data management promises business acceleration, more accurate forecasting with analytics, and greater innovation.