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Tax Technology Innovation and Automation 2024 Benchmark ReportDec 30, 2024 — As companies transition to SAP S/4HANA and undergo ERP transformations, they are not only redefining their technical infrastructures but also redesigning their business processes, necessitating the involvement of tax teams to improve compliance and operational efficiency in response to evolving regulatory and business demands.
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RISE with SAP 2024Nov 30, 2024 — SAP has continued to refine the messaging around RISE with SAP in 2024, positioning it as a platform for innovation, one that continues to play a key role in SAP’s cloud ERP transformation strategy for its customers. Additionally, SAP is now providing embedded AI scenarios that will allow organizations to accelerate processes and optimize their decision-making in RISE with SAP as SAP’s generative AI assistant Joule will be available in both SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition. SAP also seems to be looking towards a future where most customers are using public cloud for the cloud ERP deployments though this is still some way off.
To understand and gather insights on RISE with SAP, how customers’ perspectives have evolved, and its role in the transformation strategies of the SAPinsider community, SAPinsider surveyed 125 members of its community between August and November 2024. Survey data reveals an unambiguous point: familiarity with RISE with SAP is growing. While the proportion of respondents “very familiar” with RISE with SAP was almost same in 2024 and 2023, a significant growth is seen in those reporting familiarity with the offering. This is supported by a corresponding decline in the number of respondents reporting they are “somewhat familiar” with RISE with SAP. There is also a difference in familiarity based on the size of a respondent's organization. For example, 86% of respondents from organizations with revenues over $2 billion report that they are at least familiar with RISE with SAP compared with just 54% of respondents from organizations with annual revenues below $2 billion.
Last year, the single contract offered for RISE with SAP became the biggest benefit to respondent organizations which significantly increased this year. This growth in perceived value demonstrates that many organizations see the single contract with SAP as a major benefit when compared to negotiating for multiple contracts with multiple providers in more traditional ERP deployments. Notably, nearly twice as many respondents now view RISE with SAP as a platform for innovation—a significant potential benefit, and this aligns with SAP's marketing efforts over the past year.
Additionally, while most potential benefits saw at least some growth no matter how small, it not true for cost which saw a slight decrease. In fact, when asking respondents about their biggest area of concern when it came to RISE with SAP, cost was at the top of that list. And the proportion of respondents indicating that was the case grew from 63% last year to 73% this year. Despite the significant benefits of RISE with SAP, concerns about the long-term costs associated with transitioning to RISE with SAP persist. Given the changes in packaging and contracts since the offering was announced, this concern is justified.
This year's research also explored how familiar respondents were with the different components in RISE with SAP and the factors that they plan on using when choosing a cloud service provider for their RISE with SAP deployment. Deeper analysis of these topics is available in the executive summary for the report, and data from all the survey questions is available in the detailed findings.
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The CIO’s 2024 Transformation Report CardNov 27, 2024 — CIOs have two main priorities: automation and standardization of business processes remain in the top spot. The second most popular response was unsurprisingly the move to SAP S/4HANA. The impending deadline is only getting closer as companies continue to assemble their business case and cobble together the resources and knowledge to get them there before 2027. This is according to SAPinsider’s CIO 2024 Transformation Report Card.
In the fourth year of our study, SAPinsider surveyed 105 executives and decision makers from September to November 2024 to better understand their major transformation projects and what makes or breaks success for them.
The results were compared with the previous year’s research on the same agenda. Respondents were asked to rate the progress or outcomes of their transformation projects on a scale of 1-10 (1 signifying not meeting expectations, and 10 representing exceeding expectations). The rating this year dropped to 6.61, compared to a mark of 6.91 from the previous year’s survey.
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Enterprise Cloud Deployment 2024Sep 6, 2024 — SAP customers are increasingly investing in cloud environments, particularly through hyperscalers, driven by factors such as security, cost, flexibility, and scalability, with RISE with SAP emerging as a top choice despite the persistence of older local systems. Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis from 133 members of the SAPinsider community and receive recommendations for your own plans.
Learn which why organizations are moving SAP workloads to the cloud.
Explore the factors influencing cloud deployment decisions.
Understand the criteria being used by respondents to measure the success of their cloud initiatives.
See the infrastructure being used for SAP workloads and how learn how that is changing.
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Process Productivity and Efficiency Through Process Automation and Intelligence 2024Aug 30, 2024 — Recent research indicates a significant shift in the perception of process automation from a cost-reduction tool to a crucial strategic element for enhancing operational efficiency and employee productivity, with its importance rising from 40% to 54% among organizations in just one year.
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AI — State of Adoption 2024Jul 31, 2024 — AI is increasingly becoming a transformative force across various sectors, driving innovation, enhancing decision-making, and automating tasks. As AI adoption grows, its impact on business efficiency and competitiveness is expected to increase, marking a significant shift in technology. SAP is embedding AI into its cloud solutions to drive customer transition to the cloud and foster business growth, with plans to make 80% of SAP business transactions manageable through Joule, its AI copilot, by the end of 2024. Additionally, SAP is offering a range of AI capabilities, categorized as Base AI and Premium AI, to cater to diverse business needs.
To provide insights and understanding related to SAP customers’ AI adoption practices and identify the key factors driving their organization’s AI strategies, SAPinsider surveyed 164 members of its community between April and July 2024, on strategies, challenges and priorities around AI adoption. The primary objective of the survey was to gather insights from professionals who play a pivotal role in taking decisions pertaining to the adoption and use of AI in their organizations, including understanding the technology prerequisites for AI and exploring the decision-making process behind choosing whether to build, buy, or combine both approaches for AI solutions.
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Evolving Business Intelligence and Analytics – Research Report 2024Jun 28, 2024 — Organizations are grappling with a flood of data from diverse sources, requiring advanced tools and strategies for efficient management and optimization. To adapt to evolving business environments, companies are redefining their business intelligence (BI) strategies by incorporating AI, data science, self-service applications, and cloud technologies. An SAPinsider survey of 144 business and IT leaders underscored the growing importance of BI in driving data-driven decisions, optimizing operations, and improving customer experiences. Agility in response to global changes was a key driver for 45% of respondents, with a slight increase in focus on ROI for technology investments to 35%. Despite a slight decline in expectations for cross-enterprise BI, there is still strong demand for integrated data management solutions. The survey also highlighted a shift towards proactive, real-time decision-making, with greater emphasis on empowering both C-suite and line-of-business stakeholders to align decisions with strategic goals and enhance agility.
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Automating and Integrating GRC Processes – Research Report 2024Jun 28, 2024 — SAPinsider examines the challenges and opportunities faced by SAP GRC teams as they strive to integrate their landscapes more tightly and leverage automation to enhance efficiencies. The complexity of global regulations and sprawling application landscapes heightens the need for visibility, making compliance a significant challenge. The report highlights how GRC teams are preparing for rapid changes by investing in solutions that provide insights, security, and automation. A significant 65% of survey respondents focus on end-to-end automated processes to meet compliance and audit requirements. Key technologies in use include automated solutions for addressing SoD conflicts and integrated identity and access management solutions. Organizations plan to continue investing in intelligent technologies to improve visibility and efficiency for their compliance teams.
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Global Tax Management 2024 – Benchmark ReportJun 28, 2024 — SAPinsider delves into the shifting priorities in taxation and technology, emphasizing the significant impact of digital transformation and the adoption of SAP S/4HANA on finance and tax functions. It reveals the key drivers shaping tax priorities and projects, highlighting new solutions tax professionals are investing in. The rapid changes in global tax regulations have made control and governance the primary concern for 43% of businesses, underscoring the challenges of compliance in a complex tax landscape. In 2024, integration and visibility are paramount for tax teams due to the multitude of business applications supported by SAP customers. Budgets for global indirect tax compliance remain stable or are increasing, with 63% of survey respondents affirming this trend. E-filing and tax control frameworks are increasingly being implemented, while investments in personnel and tax localization tools are growing to address the intricacies of local laws and meet global compliance demands through digital strategies.
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Data, Integration, & SAP BTP Benchmark ReportMay 31, 2024 — As enterprise landscapes grow increasingly complex, it is crucial for organizations to ensure data movement across these landscapes meets their current and future needs. Despite many core systems still running in local environments, this recent SAPinsider research on Data, Integration and SAP BTP highlights that a significant number of workloads have already moved to the cloud with more than three quarters (78%) of respondents reporting they need to support cloud-to-on-premise integration scenarios. Additionally, designing a platform strategy becomes a critical component of a comprehensive data and integration strategy, as these platforms offer enhanced analytics, development, and artificial intelligence capabilities, including those of data and integration.
The survey asked the respondents to about their data landscapes, the integration scenarios they need to support, the number of solutions they are connecting with SAP systems, the types of integration tools they are using to complete these connections, their approaches taken to data across the enterprise their familiarity with SAP BTP, and the SAP BTP services they are using. While one of the biggest challenges organizations faced over the last few years has been about managing the exponential growth in data volumes and complexity, the need to ensure effective data governance and quality (35%) was identified as the most important factor in the current research. Complicating this scenario is the complexity of the overall IT landscape with just 24% of respondents reporting that they are running predominantly SAP solutions.
Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis from 131 members of the SAPinsider community and receive recommendations for your own plans.
- Understand the types of integration scenarios that organizations are supporting.
- Explore the factors driving strategy for data, integration, and platforms.
- Learn about the which SAP BTP services are being used by organizations.
- See the data, integration, and SAP BTP technologies being used, implemented, or evaluated for use in the future.
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