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    Regulators Mull Climate Change Risk Disclosure Rules

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    More regulators are considering requiring companies to disclose the potential impact of climate change on their business and the mitigation measures they are putting in place.   For example, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is developing rules for companies to disclose their exposure to climate change risk and detail climate change mitigation plans…
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    5 Things to Know About SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)

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    Companies are operating in a “new normal” environment where digitization is required to respond effectively with the speed of business. With volatile market conditions and supply chain disruptions, enterprises must have the technology and infrastructure to pivot accordingly. This is where SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) can deliver operational value. In this article, learn about…
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    Digital Transformation, Cloud Computing Driving SAP S/4HANA Development

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    In developing SAP S/4HANA, SAP responded to several market drivers, including digital transformation, cloud computing, and changes in the rules of business success, said Mary Sibley, head of the North American Center of Excellence for SAP S/4HANA at SAP, during her Dec. 1 keynote at SAPinsider’s Finance and SAP S/4HANA virtual conference. To address these drivers, SAP…
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    Cloud Powers Q3 Success for SAP

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    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.
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    Serrala Secures Majority Investment from Hg

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    By Ogo Nwanyanwu, Research Director, SAPinsider   Global B2B financial automation software company, Serrala recently announced a majority investment from global software and services company, Hg. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, as the transaction between the two, private German-based companies has yet to close. Serrala CEO Sven Lindemann and private equity backer, Waterland, will remain as large minority shareholders in the…
  6. The New Age Supply Chain

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    By Shashi Jina, Research Director, SAPinsider The New Age Supply Chain: Sustainability and Resource Optimization With an evolving and volatile global environment, stakeholders are placing greater focus on supply chain risks. Thus, there’s a greater demand to be more resourceful and conscientious of environmental and social needs. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 exposed underlying supply…
  7. Your Enterprise Analytics Strategy Is Incomplete Without a Data Hub

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    by Kumar Singh, Research Director, Automation & Analytics, Supply Chain Management, SAPinsider   Data Hubs, Data Lakes and Data Warehouses…..in this case…terminology matters I am an anti-jargon guy, but sometimes, jargons do matter. This is one such case. “We need a data lake in our data architecture”-is something I have been hearing a lot recently.…
  8. BlackLine and Kyriba Combine to Improve Financial Close Management

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    by Ogo Nwanyanwu, Research Director, SAPinsider BlackLine partners with Kyriba to deliver greater cash visibility BlackLine Inc. and Kyriba, announced a new partnership to provide organizations with greater collaboration between Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Risk teams.  The partnership offers mutual customers of their respective solutions, the capacity to accelerate bank connectivity and enhance cash visibility…....…
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    Automation Helps Position Finance as a Strategic Partner

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    Companies are implementing automation into their operations at a rapid pace to achieve greater business efficiencies and cost savings. Automating financial processes is a strategic area of focus in those initiatives. Learn how finance can use automation to transform from a transactional function into a strategic advisory role and decision-maker.
  10. Moving to Cloud First, Then to SAP S/4HANA May Reduce The Impact of Disruption

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    By Fred Donovan, Senior Editor, SAPinsider SAP customers are increasingly deploying cloud computing first before they undertake their SAP S/4HANA migration, observed Shoeb Javed, Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Worksoft. Javed was a panelist at SAPinsider’s keynote session, “Decisions and trends for your SAP S/4HANA deployment,” which aired during the July 14 SAPinsider Deployment…