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The number of solutions available from SAP and their broader partner ecosystem is more than most SAPinsiders have the time to learn about or understand, let alone implement. To help provide the information you need on why the topics that these solutions address are important, SAPinsider’s skilled team of analysts and editors interview organizations to learn more about the solutions they offer and the business challenges they address. These articles explain current trends around these topics, how vendors are addressing them, and what you can do to prepare your own organization.
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Experiencing Your SAP S/4HANA FutureSep 23, 2021 — 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 […]
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Deliver Competitive Advantage via Cloud-Based SAP WorkloadsSep 23, 2021 — By Alex Soto, Editor, SAPinsider Organizations today are transitioning their SAP workloads to the cloud to achieve greater flexibility and scalability. Benefits of this move include increased efficiency, improved productivity beyond the initial transition, and the ability to deploy applications more rapidly than on-premise infrastructure supports. While the underlying thread that enables successful cloud adoption […]
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How SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Move Midmarket Visibility ForwardSep 15, 2021 — 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 this study named financial reporting and visibility as a top pain point. Patience with complex systems and hard-to-navigate reports is at an all-time low with the understanding that there are a plethora of technology and solutions to address this challenge.
In this article, SAPinsider recently sat down with Gordon Folz, Vice President, Microexcel to talk about how they are working with their unique customer base of mid-market SAP-based manufacturers to improve visibility and planning as well as reinvent their business processes as they take on the volatility of today’s economic climate.
Key Takeaways
• Build your proof of concept for your SAP S/4HANA project based on addressing visibility and/or planning pain points
• Training and change management are critical in winning the battle to reduce unnecessary customization and embrace best practices
• Companies need to utilize a lens that focuses on agility when they evaluate partners for their SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Journey
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Strategies to Thwart Ransomware and Supply Chain AttacksSep 15, 2021 — Today, enterprises are confronting a myriad of cyberthreats. Two of the most destructive are ransomware and software supply chain attacks.
Ransomware attacks have soared over the last couple of years, and that trend has only accelerated. In fact, ransomware attacks have increased 57% since the beginning of this year, and the average number of companies suffering a ransomware attack doubled between 2020 and 2021. Attackers have added data theft to their arsenal of data encryption to increase pressure on victims to pay the ransom.
In this interview with Ian Thomson, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Layer Seven Security, we will distill these threats in greater detail and offer practical strategies to help organizations defend against them. You will understand the risks of outdated tools and patches and learn 3 steps you can take to limit your vulnerability.
Key Takeaways
• Ransomware and supply chain attacks pose an ongoing threat to organizations worldwide.
• Updated security tools and good cyber hygiene are the best ways to defend against these threats.
• Layer Seven Security leverages SAP Solution Manager to secure a customer’s entire SAP landscape.
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Trintech and Planful PartnershipSep 8, 2021 — by Ogo Nwanyanwu, SAPinsider, Research Director, Financial Management & Technology Trintech and Planful Announce Strategic Global Partnership Trintech, a financial close automation software company, and Planful, a cloud financial planning & analysis (FP&A) software company, recently announced a strategic global partnership. The agreement provides mid-sized organizations with integrated, automation solutions for end-to-end finance and accounting processes. Grant Halloran, CEO of Planful, comments on the opportunity with Trintech, “This […]
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What is Critical to SAP S/4HANA Success?Aug 31, 2021 — 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 […]
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How SAP Customers are Accelerating ROI and Innovation in the CloudAug 19, 2021 — Over the last few years, SAP customers are migrating more and more business processes and data to the cloud. This transition requires that companies navigate some critical decision points and add specific skills and experience to their arsenal. In this interview with Frank Powell, President, Managecore we discuss some of the reasons why SAP customers are moving to the cloud and what benefits and challenges they face.
By moving to the cloud, SAP customers want to first address their pressing business concerns, such as cost containment and performance then are able to focus on further modernization. We look at how customers are taking a gradual approach to cloud and what lessons they have learned on their journey.
For many the move to a hyperscaler has proven to be economical as well as speeding their time to innovation. But you need to have a firm grasp on cloud economics so that you do not have to manage runaway costs. Read this article to learn more as you make your own path to the cloud.
Key Takeaways
• Hyperscalers provide the best bang for the buck by reducing costs, increasing flexibility, enabling innovations, and turbo-charging SAP performance.
• Companies moving to hyperscaler cloud providers are seeing savings of 25% to 30% in monthly operational support costs with accompanied performance increases of six to eight times faster than on-premise systems.
• When moving to the cloud, firms should make sure that costs are managed, and security is robust.
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Putting the Pieces TogetherAug 18, 2021 — 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 the increasing business demand for more innovative technology solutions. Rapid organizational change including a rise in mergers and acquisition activity are also forcing companies to consolidate and harmonize existing IT landscapes.
Recently SAPinsider sat down with Lorenz Praefcke, CEO of CBS Corporate Business Solutions America, a service provider who specializes in helping SAP customers navigate the transition to SAP S/4HANA. In this article Praefcke describes his experience working with clients on building their business case and how they start with focusing on the pain points. He also shares with readers important concepts you need to understand about the Selective Data Transition option for migrating to SAP S/4HANA.
Key Takeaways
• Company should understand their overall strategy and IT pain points before choosing an SAP S/4HANA migration method.
• Most customers often underestimate the complexity, time, and effort that goes into an SAP S/4HANA migration.
• Once the migration is complete, firms should test the functionalities and training employees on their use.
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Vertex Talks VAT and Chain Flow AcceleratorAug 16, 2021 — By: Rizal Ahmed, Chief Research Officer, and Ogo Nwanyanwu, Research Director, Financial Management & Technology Growing e-filing requirements and VAT regulation updates continue to elevate the cost burden and risk quotient associated with indirect tax management. Organizations navigating international trade activity in the current environment, are seeing new regulations and tax guidelines create supply chain […]
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Reduce E-Filing Complexity with Intelligent VAT-related Data MappingAug 4, 2021 — by Ogo Nwanyanwu, Research Director, SAPinsider Extending Indirect Tax functionality in SAP ERP tax systems Government efforts to curtail tax avoidance and fraud are driving continuous change in tax law and regulation. Decision makers at these organizations face increasing cost burden and compliance risks due to these challenges. Frequent tax authority content updates and real-time […]
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