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SAP CIO topics include some of the most important issues facing SAP customers right now. As companies transform, the position of CIO has become central to that change. CIOs manage the software and infrastructure that enables companies to develop new business models, stay competitive with digital native organizations, and become more resilient against disruption.
As part of our SAP CIO content, we conduct executive-focused research in areas such as CIO priorities, change management, platform innovation, and transformation. Speaking with CIOs about these endeavors, as we do through our Technology Executive Forum, can offer guidance on the most important challenges SAPinsiders are facing, and the technology they are using to address those challenges.
SAP CIO Topics
As part of our Technology Executive Forum, we focus on the following SAP CIO topics:
SAP CIO topics include some of the most important issues facing SAP customers right now. As companies transform, the position of CIO has become central to that change. CIOs manage the software and infrastructure that enables companies to develop new business models, stay competitive with digital native organizations, and become more resilient against disruption.
As part of our SAP CIO content, we conduct executive-focused research in areas such as CIO priorities, change management, platform innovation, and transformation. Speaking with CIOs about these endeavors, as we do through our Technology Executive Forum, can offer guidance on the most important challenges SAPinsiders are facing, and the technology they are using to address those challenges.
SAP CIO Topics
As part of our Technology Executive Forum, we focus on the following SAP CIO topics:
- RISE with SAP is SAP’s offering to help companies drive business innovation. It includes bundled software, platform, and services with simplified contracts. This is intended to make it easier and faster for organizations to innovate, improve processes, and modernize systems by moving to the cloud. RISE with SAP includes SAP S/4HANA Cloud, business process transformation solutions by SAP Signavio, credits for SAP Business Technology Platform, the SAP Business Network, and other partner tools and services.
- SAP Architecture focuses on the technical requirements of your SAP system landscape and the applications that support it. SAP Architecture is fundamentally based on the three-layer concept of a presentation layer, application layer, and database layer.
- SAP Digital Transformation includes content on organizations undergoing digital transformations, and best practices for supporting those projects. We talk with executives on their technology strategies as well as their change management and adoption strategies.
- SAP Sustainability examines how executives can building companies that meet the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations.
Key Considerations for SAPinsiders:
SAPinsider has many research reports, case studies, and expert analysis relevant to SAP CIO topics, including:
- How tech executives are leading organization and technology change. Read this research report to learn the top strategies for addressing and managing change, and what the most successful executives are doing to enable change in their companies.
- A CIO’s perspective: The 3 Business Challenges Shaping IT Strategy in 2022. Read this article to hear directly from a CIO on what is driving executive-level IT strategy this year.
How ‘The Great Resignation’ is impacting CIO priorities. In this analyst insight, we dig into executive research to find how record quitting levels have impacted how organizations approach hiring, retention, and training
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Planning for SAP S/4HANA: Key Preparation Tasks CIOs and IT Executives Need to KnowOct 31, 2024 — In a practical webinar, Mark Slater, VP of Digital Business Solutions at Reynolds Consumer Products, and SAPinsider President, Rizal Ahmed, outline essential preparation steps for IT leaders to ensure a successful SAP S/4HANA project, emphasizing the importance of custom code analysis, master data clean-up, and key design decisions.
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Driving Innovation One Review at a Time: Introducing SAP Product ReviewSep 12, 2024 — Major decision-makers at SAP organizations have a litany of options they must consider each year as they decide how best to allocate their resources and guide their company into the future. Businesses must decide how best to customize their SAP landscapes, carefully evaluating the solutions at their disposal. While SAP systems are immense, customizable platforms, […]
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Involving Customer Feedback: New Outage Experience in SAP for MeAug 29, 2024 — SAP has developed a new Outage Experience within SAP for Me, collaborating with customers to enhance decision-making and communication during outages by providing real-time notifications and customizable features that cater to specific business needs.
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RCH Webinar: The CIO’s 2024 Agenda for SAP, SAP S/4HANA, the Cloud and BeyondAug 8, 2024 — Business leaders, particularly Chief Information Officers (CIOs), are tasked with the vital job of ensuring that their organization’s data and IT structure delivers agility, visibility, and efficiency to all parts of their enterprise. With a constantly-shifting business landscape, decision-makers are always searching for solutions and strategies that bolster the capabilities that their IT architecture can deliver.
This executive benchmark study explores the top priorities that tech executives and their organizations have for 2024. See how much progress they have made in their SAP S/4HANA and cloud journeys. We will compare this year's results to previous ones to paint a full picture of the trends among SAP organizations.
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Accelerating Cloud Transitions with SAP Customer Evolution ProgramAug 7, 2024 — Organizations are rapidly transforming to become intelligent, sustainable enterprises, with technology playing a critical role. However, many companies struggle with complex, customized legacy systems that hinder innovation and scalability. SAP addresses these challenges by redesigning systems into a modern, agile, and secure ERP landscape, offering real-time insights and a comprehensive business view. The SAP Customer Evolution Program aids in this transformation by providing tailored solutions that align with each customer's needs, whether through cloud or hybrid environments. By integrating industry best practices and advanced tools like SAP Readiness Check and Process Discovery, the program ensures a seamless transition, optimizing SAP investments, and aligning technical and strategic goals for future success.
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Move for Change – SAP ERP Maintenance TimelinesAug 2, 2024 — SAP has extended mainstream maintenance for the last three enhancement packages of SAP ERP 6 (EHP 6, 7, and 8) until the end of 2027. Earlier enhancement packages will end on December 31, 2025. Customers on these last packages can extend maintenance until December 31, 2030, for an additional 2% fee on the maintenance base for on-premise customers, while ERP Private Cloud customers have this fee included in their subscription. After 2027 or 2030, depending on the chosen option, these versions will automatically transition to customer-specific maintenance, which offers limited support. To help customers transition to SAP S/4HANA, SAP introduced the SAP Customer Evolution Kit, which outlines the value and process for moving to RISE with SAP and other cloud solutions, guiding organizations toward becoming intelligent, sustainable enterprises.
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Julia White and Scott Russell to Depart SAPJul 30, 2024 — SAP announced on July 30th, 2024 that Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer Julia White and Chief Revenue Officer Scott Russell would be departing the company’s Executive Board as of August 31st. Given that SAP had just reported another very strong quarterly performance, the news that two board members who have contributed significantly to this success would be departing is somewhat surprising, although Russell did not join last week’s earnings call as he has done regularly in the past.
White joined SAP in 2021 from Microsoft where she was the Chief Marking Officer for Microsoft Azure. In leading Marketing and Solutions, White brought together Product Marketing and Global Marketing teams into a single organization that was focused on supporting SAP’s cloud-first model. When White joined the SAP Executive Board, this was the first time that Marketing had been directly represented at that level.
Although the press release does not detail what changes will occur when White leaves, it does say that SAP is planning to “strengthen the synergy between product marketing and product teams by bringing those teams together”. Ironically, this is the organizational structure that existed prior to White joining the SAP Executive Board where Product Marketing teams reported through the same management structure as Product Engineering teams. While alignment calls are planned for many marketing teams at SAP today, it seems that the plan is to have Global Marketing teams return to the CEO board area as was also the case prior to White joining SAP.
Russell has a much longer tenure with SAP having first joined the company in 2010. Prior to joining the Executive Board in 2021 and leading the Board area for Customer Success, Russell was the President of SAP Asia Pacific Japan. When Russell joined the Executive Board, he replaced Adaire Fox-Martin in the role of board member for Customer Success. The previous three Executive Board members for Customer Success were Jennifer Morgan, Rob Enslin, and Bill McDermott, who all came through the SAP Americas organization. CEO Christian Klein will have interim responsibility for leading SAP’s sales organization.
SAP’s press release stated that “a search for Russell’s successor is underway”, but a similar statement was not made regarding White. This implies, as indicated earlier, that Marketing will no longer be directly represented on the SAP Executive Board. Product Marketing teams will be embedded in Product Engineering organizations, and Global Marketing will report through the Office of the CEO. These changes appear to be a return to the structure that existed when Alicia Tillman, Maggie Chan Jones, and Jonathan Becher were Chief Marketing Officers for SAP.
Both Klein and Pekka Ala-Pietilä, the recently elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP SE, thanked White and Russell for their accomplishments and contributions. Ala-Pietilä also stated that the “in the context of SAP’s ongoing successful cloud transformation, the SAP Supervisory Board believes that now is the moment to embark on the next era of growth”. What this will mean for the future structure of the SAP Executive Board remains to be seen.
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Your Voice Matters! Join the SAP User Research PanelJul 17, 2024 — User research is crucial for understanding user needs, preferences, and behaviors, which helps in creating products and services that meet their expectations. SAP has developed the SAP User Research Panel to enhance product experiences by incorporating user feedback into the development process. This panel allows direct interaction between users and SAP’s product teams, fostering improved future releases through research studies. SAP invites users from all expertise levels, backgrounds, and regions to join the panel and participate in interviews, surveys, and usability tests. Feedback from these activities informs product planning, design, and development, ensuring user-friendly and powerful solutions. Participation is inclusive, welcoming users with varying expertise, including those with disabilities, and covers a wide range of SAP products. All research activities are conducted remotely for participant convenience.
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Capgemini becomes a Nobel International PartnerJun 25, 2024 — Capgemini proudly partners with Nobel Prize Outreach to support innovation and science for a sustainable future. As a Nobel International Partner, Capgemini leverages its expertise in technology and innovation to promote world-class education and inspire future leaders. Through initiatives like Nobel Prize Dialogues, Capgemini helps facilitate discussions among Nobel Prize laureates, scholars, students, and decision-makers, addressing global challenges and promoting fact-based decision-making. This collaboration includes events such as "Students meet Nobel Prize laureate," where young scientists engage with Nobel laureates. By fostering dialogue and knowledge-sharing, Capgemini and Nobel Prize Outreach aim to build a more inclusive and sustainable future. This partnership underscores Capgemini's commitment to supporting education, research, and innovation, aligning with Alfred Nobel’s vision to benefit humankind.
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