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BPR, BPM and ERP
I had a customer ask me about the relationship between BPM and ERP. Does ERP implement BPM or do you need to have BPM before ERP? Is an ERP implementation a BPR project? Who’s on first? As the ERP industry evolves it has become evident that additional disciplines like Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Process Reengineering (BPR) must be employed for a successful ERP experience.
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Enterprise Software Musings: Why SAP acquired hybris Software
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This is a busy week of acquisitions - with IBM's Softlayer and salesforce's Exact Target already happened, SAP didn't stay on the sidelines with announcing the hybris software acquisition today. Not all transaction values were disclosed this week - but my estimate is, that north of 6B US$ were moved this week in the enterprise software market.
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CIOs Are Stepping Up As Business Innovators At Long Last
I have been writing about the need for CIOs and technology executives to step up and demonstrate through their ideas and leadership how technology can be used to transform their organization.
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SAP buys e-commerce vendor Hybris in strike back at Oracle, Salesforce.com
SAP is buying privately held Hybris in a bid to build out an e-commerce software offering that connects with customers across multiple "channels, devices and touch points." Terms of the deal, which was announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. It is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Hybris, which is based in Switzerland, is the fastest-growing e-commerce software vendor in the world, according to SAP's announcement.
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SAP Fiori Simplifies The Enterprise Software Experience With Consumer-Style Apps
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The way people work, consume content and experience technology to get things done is changing at a rapid pace, and there is a growing expectation and demand in the workplace for consumer-friendly experiences when using technology to accomplish tasks.
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Integrated Business Planning — the Inevitable Journey for Finance
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It should come as no surprise that the next mile of finance is upon us – changes are afoot in the world of budgeting and forecasting. Traditionally, this has entailed the finance organization accumulating information at a high level of aggregation from their business partners (sales, HR, marketing) and other cost and responsibility centers. This information feeds into budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning models with most of the emphasis on revenues and expenses. But many of these models lack collaboration, clarity, and timeliness.
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Think enterprise software is complex? Check out the licences
It's simple economics - and you're the simpleton Analysis Enterprises shouldn't be surprised to discover they're having trouble understanding their enterprise licensing agreements. While Oracle, SAP and other big players publicly tout transparency and fairness in their licensing and pricing policies, customers often disagree when they get to the bargaining table or open the results of an audit.…
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SAP fails to overturn $345M patent verdict
Versata Software walks away with $345 million after SAP fails to overturn a jury verdict that was first ruled on in 2007, and again in 2009.
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New Sap Hana Course for Developers
SAP pioneers the use of ‘Massive Open Online Courses’ in the business world. More experts can learn SAP HANA fast. SAP first MOOC, entitled “Introduction to Software Development on HANA,” teaches developers how to build applications on the company’s in-memory relational database management system for accelerated application performance. Students gain access to the SAP HANA development environment through the SAP Developer Center where they’ll find the tools and resources they need. Those that successfully complete the course will receive a record of achievement that says they have learned to develop native SAP HANA applications.
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3 Key Features To Look For In Rapid Deployment Solutions
Software packages designed for rapid deployment implementations are perfectly designed to deliver everything you need – from soup to nuts. They will meet your business needs and get you up and running quickly. What makes the concept of packaged solutions designed for rapid deployment so awesome? Here are three key features you should look for...
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SAP Cloud Appliance Library
With a preconfigured SAP system delivered via the cloud, companies can quickly conduct proof-of-concepts and software evaluations without having to build a test environment themselves first.
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Cloud boosts SAP revenue
SAP reported strong growth in cloud subscription and support revenue in the first quarter, even as the company saw a decline in software and cloud subscription revenue in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.
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SAP users win bigger say in software development
Until two years ago, SAP users had to direct their software issues through special interest groups and a development request system that left much to be desired, according to Craig Dale, chief executive of the UK & Ireland SAP User Group.
"There was no real transparency. We didn't know what would happen — whether that development request would get accepted or would even get viewed," Dale said.
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Technology Vision 2013: IT Trends and Innovations
Technology is now the underpinning for change and growth. Companies that adopt a new digital mindset will be savvy to this convergence of IT and the business. This year's Accenture Technology Vision identifies seven trends that should be shaping your digital business for the future
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Is your business being strangled by the information monster?
I often come across people frustrated by the amount of time they spend entering information into systems as opposed to time spent in front of customers. This leaves many to think that technology isn't helping; rather the opposite - it's actually getting in the way of achieving their objectives.
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Software Made Simple
With SAP Rapid Deployment solutions, customers can simplify and speed up deployments. A new “solution configurator” will give them even more choice in the process, says Bernd Welz, head of Solution & Knowledge Packaging at SAP.
A Lego set is a good analogy: It includes a box, which shows what you can assemble from the pieces inside; the pieces themselves; and step-by-step instructions. In this analogy, RDS product descriptions are the ‘box’ containing the Lego set; SAP software represents the Lego pieces inside; and automated configuration content, test scripts, and enablement material are the ‘directions.’ Also, like some Lego kits, RDS solutions are modular, giving customers flexibility to combine several packages and add custom elements. We call this assemble-to-order.
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SAP for Retail gives Fast Fashion customers instant access to leading catwalk trends
In today's fast-paced fashion environment, style inspired by the latest runway shows is seen on clothing retailer's racks within weeks. As quickly as the new fashion arrives, it is replaced by the next collection. Retailers have to adapt to the fast-paced environment to ensure they maintain a flow of trendy, fashionable products while carefully maintaining quality, price and stock levels, both in-store and in online shop fronts. Fashion and trends change as soon as the next fashion week comes around, and retailers need to adapt to remain relevant to customers that demand the latest fashion.
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Gartner: CRM Software Top Priority for IT Spending in 2013-14
CRM software will be the top priority for additional spending on enterprise applications around the world this year and next, according to newly released data from analyst firm Gartner. The category edged out ERP (enterprise resource planning), which took up the second-highest spot, with office suites coming in third, according to Gartner.
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SAP offers small businesses more visibility, control With SAP Business One version for Sap Hana ...
SAP today announced the SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA, the first business management solution for small business. The version of SAP Business One running on HANA, will offer the complete small business essentials in one single user interface, helping users operate their businesses from end-to-end - from operational to strategic level and with improved visibility and control.
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IT customization can delay innovation adoption
Enterprises are reducing customising their IT infrastructure as more modifications can mean lagging "far behind" on software versions, and prevent them from adopting new technologies from their IT supplier requiring the latest version.
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Using Business Processes to Support Your Overall Business Strategy
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A successful ERP implementation requires a focused and dedicated project team that understands the importance of defining “current state” and “future state” business processes. Organizations that define business processes before software selection are less likely to lose sight of the big picture of benefits realization because they recognize the role that business processes play in.
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Confidential document shows SAP licensing confusion
SAP customers have made it no secret they believe the vendor's software licensing and pricing is far too complex, and a top company leader recently made a public pledge that things are changing for the better. But a new internal SAP document obtained by IDG News Service suggests that the company has its work cut out.
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Want to hear more about the future capabilities of SAP Solution Manager?
A webinar on April 3rd is planned where Evan Stoddard will describe the future functionality of SAP Solution Manager. The presentation will highlight the planned innovations, as well as the long-term strategy and direction for SAP Solution Manager. Significant enhancements are planned in the areas of "run SAP like a factory" and “build SAP like a factory”, covering solution documentation and implementation, root cause analysis and monitoring for SAP HANA, cloud and mobile, extended business process analytics, job control, and management dashboards.
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Introducing The SAP Mobile Academy
Part of the SAP Community Network, the SAP Mobile Academy is an online community for SAP mobile technology users, such as developers, IT administrators, and mobile project leads, to share resources to optimise the adoption of SAP mobile solutions including SAP Afaria and SAP Mobile Platform.
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