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  1. Building a Best-Practice Talent Management Strategy with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions

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    A myriad of factors, such as business strategies or available resources, influence whether a business achieves success. But at the end of the day, there’s one factor that trumps almost all others in importance: people. You could have the best business plans or the smartest resource strategy around, but if they’re not carried out by…

  2. Behind the latest SAP BW Advance Mixed Load Benchmark

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    On July 4, 2016, SAP, on behalf of the SAP Benchmark Council, certified (Certification number: 2016035) the latest SAP BW Advance Mixed Load Benchmark (BW-AML Benchmark) where Hitachi now ranks first for the 2 billion initial record load, see the results here. For those of us at Hitachi, these results are no surprise. Hitachi’s converged…

  3. US Mandates for E-Invoicing and Reporting Are Taking Cues from Latin American and European Tax Authorities

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    Latin America is without a doubt the leader in business-to-government compliance requirements, and nations across the globe have taken note of how countries in this region have successfully cracked down on tax fraud. In 2015, the United States introduced two new fiscal requirements — public sector e-invoicing and country-by-country reporting — with themes that are…

  4. 6 Questions to Ask Your Cloud Service Provider Before Moving SAP to the Cloud

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    Moving mission-critical applications such as SAP to the cloud can provide a great return in terms of user satisfaction and fiscal management. For an optimal return, however, you can’t go it alone — you need to carefully consider a cloud service provider (CSP) who can help you maximize your experience by helping you meet performance…

  5. Cybersecurity and Digital Business

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    Amid all the talk of empathy and running live, there was another, subtler theme that occasionally popped up in Bill McDermott’s keynote speech for SAPPHIRE 2016: cybersecurity. While it was far from a main focus of the presentation, cybersecurity reared its head on more than one occasion. McDermott stated early on in the speech that…

  6. Empathy Leading SAP’s Effort to Help Companies Run Live

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    ORLANDO, Florida — Empathy was the main theme emanating from SAP CEO Bill McDermott’s keynote presentation before an announced record-setting crowd of 30,000 attendees at Tuesday’s opening day of SAPPHIRE NOW 2016. The overriding goal for SAP, McDermott said, is to demonstrate an unmatched level of passion, energy, and empathy for the customer. That alone,…

  7. SAPPHIRE NOW Reactions

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    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…

  8. Mexico e-Invoicing: Insider Tips for Avoiding Tax Penalties in Procure to Pay

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    Despite the unique issues triggered by Mexico’s transition to mandatory electronic invoicing and tax reporting, some companies continue to pay off of paper or PDF invoices. But these days, the only document that will withstand an audit is a signed XML. Paper carries no weight in Mexico. And, as discussed previously, the Mexico Tax Administration…

  9. Full Schedule of SAPPHIRE NOW 2016 Video Steam

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    Join us on SAPinsider Online for a virtual look at SAPPHIRE NOW 2016, with a sampling of key sessions and keynotes streaming live from Orlando.   Starting Tuesday May 17, SAPPHIRE NOW 2016 coverage of the keynotes from SAP CEO Bill McDermott, Hasso Plattner, Rob Enslin, President, SAP Global Customer Operations, and  SAP Executive Board…

  10. SAPPHIRE NOW 2016 Coverage

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    SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG Annual Conference begins on Tuesday, May 17 and runs until Thursday, May 19. If you can’t attend the event in Orlando, catch all the executive keynotes and selected sessions here on SAPinsider Online. The SAPinsider editorial team will be on site to cover the event. Highlights will include: Thursday, May…