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11 Tips for Deploying ERP Applications
In a global mobile environment, organisations are looking for ERP systems that do more than integrate with a legacy system. But with so many solutions available, how do you choose the software that's right for your enterprise? IT executives and ERP experts offer 11 tips to get a return on your software investment.
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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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Five tips on how to build mobile enterprise apps that your employees will want to use
Employees increasingly have input into tools they deem to be right for the job. The consequence is that employees gain an implicit vote how enterprise IT is run - and in the case of mobile enterprise apps, this vote determines whether a mobile app will be a success or failure...
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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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SAP's Business Suite on HANA starts to win converts
"When people first heard about HANA, they'd automatically see big volumes and data," said Philip Adams, chairman of the UK and Ireland SAP User Group. "Not every organisation has large volumes of data that they want to crunch very, very fast.
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SAP "facing downward pressure on pricing"
At an event to mark the forthcoming launch of SAP Business Suite on HANA - its in-memory database technology - Tim Noble, managing director for the UK and Ireland, conceded that the firm is facing pricing pressure.
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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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SAP User Group: 'It's a shame' Sapphire cancelled in Europe
SAP announced last week that instead of its Sapphire event in Madrid, it would have a ‘renewed focus on dedicated customer-centric events’ for its strategy in 2013. SAP is planning to expand its SAP Forum events in order to compensate for the loss of Sapphire.
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SAP ports its Business Suite to HANA
SAP's flagship Business Suite ERP (enterprise resource planning) software is now able to run on top of the vendor's HANA in-memory database, in a move that stands to open new frontiers of competition with the likes of Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.
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SAP Launches New Service Offerings with Aim to Be “Trusted Partner”
In mature SAP shops, the question for several years now has been: How can we get more value from our SAP investment? SAP has new services it claims will help.
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BBC challenges SAP on BusinessObjects roadmap
The head of the BBC's finance intelligence team, Simon Griffiths, has challenged SAP on its roadmap for Business Objects, stating that it is unclear what tools the BI application will incorporate in the future and said that he doesn't want to be constantly investing in upgrades.
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You can’t park unused licences
SAP’s managing director for the UK, Tim Noble, took to the stage at the annual User Group conference in Manchester this week and bravely told customers that despite constrained budgets and difficult economic conditions, SAP will not allow users to park maintenance costs on unused software licences.
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User groups provide insight
Roughly 80% of the feedback SAP receives from its customers is through user groups, illustrating the importance of these forums.
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African SAP User Group elects Ian Brown, Sal le Her and Andre Venter to the Board of Directors
The members of the African SAP User Group (AFSUG) have elected Ian Brown, Exxaro CIO; Sal le Her, Eskom CIO;...
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SAP's renewed focus on cloud services
Global business solutions leader SAP announced at Saphila 2012, Africa’s biggest SAP User Group conference, that the acquisition of Ariba into the SAP family has accelerated SAP’s cloud growth strategy. Several Saphila keynote sessions will be dedicated to showcasing innovative cloud technologies and highlighting their potential for making businesses run significantly better. Last week, SAP said in its Q3 earnings announcement that the company had raised to $4.3 billion its 2012 software revenue
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Saphila 2012: Stimulating innovation for best run business
Hosted by the African SAP User Group (AFSUG) and supported by SAP, Saphila 2012 kicks off today and will be...
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Saphila 2012: Stimulating innovation
Hosted by the African SAP User Group (AFSUG) and supported by SAP, Saphila 2012 kicks off today and will be showcasing an impressive line-up of local and international keynote speakers, including Valli Moosa, former Minister of Environment and Tourism; Robert Enslin, SAP President of Sales and a member of the SAP Global Managing Board; Franck Cohen, President of SAP EMEA; Oliver Bussmann, SAP Global CIO; as well as track athlete superstar, Oscar Pistorius. Saphila 2012, the largest biennial SAP
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SAP customers demand license overhaul
Australian CIOs have echoed concerns raised by a British SAP User Group survey, demanding the software company provide greater transparency and flexibility in its licensing model. In a survey of SAP’s UK and Ireland User Group, 95 percent of SAP’s most loyal customers said licensing was overly complicated, some 88 percent wanted price lists published for all SAP products, and 97 percent wanted to only pay for licenses they had used. Australian CIOs have since written to iTnews seeking that a sim (Read Full Article)
Saphila 2012 gears up to offer training courses
Saphila 2012, the most prestigious biennial African SAP User Group (AFSUG) conference, will, for the first time, be offering SAP training courses to delegates. This year's biggest Saphila 2012 conference, to be held at Sun City, is expected to attract more than 1 300 delegates and will feature solutions experts, partners and customers to share best practices in implementing SAP technologies. This year's theme is "The Moment is Now" and will focus on customer-driven education.
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WASUG launch
The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) today announces the launch of the first SAP user group in the West African region, the West Africa SAP User Group (WASUG).
The launch of WASUG is in line with SAP’s growth strategy for Africa. By providing the operational framework for customers within the West African region to influence, engage and share best practice with like-minded professionals, WASUG will create an independent voice for all SAP customers in the region. Through this contact, it assists SAP Africa in the management of the service-related challenges presented by rapid growth.
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SAP, market to discuss mobile strategy at Saphila
With delegate registrations well under way for the biennial Saphila 2012 conference, hosted by the African SAP User Group (AFSUG), the Chairman, Cuan Kloppers, revealed the key topics to be presented by some of the IT industry’s most respected spokespersons. “In today’s tight economic climate, we are well aware that customers need to drive value from their existing installations for them to build a compelling business case for new technology investment."
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New SAP technologies to take centre stage at Saphila 2012
The African SAP User Group (AFSUG), the Chairman, Cuan Kloppers, revealed the key topics to be presented by some of the IT industry's most respected spokespersons.
“In today's tight economic climate, we are well aware that customers need to drive value from their existing installations for them to build a compelling business case for new technology investment. SAP's strategy and future outlook fully recognises this, hence its recent in-memory computing innovation and advances in the mobile platform will take centre stage,” Kloppers announced. “In addition, customers will be showcasing their successes and experiences in lowering their total cost of ownership, while meeting increasing business demands.”
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BusinessObjects users slam SAP customer support
Nearly half of BusinessObjects' customers think SAP is failing to provide adequate technical support, with two in five users claiming the support provided to them is not as good as that offered by other software vendors, MyCustomer.com writes.
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Delegate registrations open for Saphila 2012
Delegate registrations for the Saphila 2012 conference have officially opened. This prestigious biennial conference is scheduled to take place at Sun City, from 28 - 31 October 2012. Saphila (loosely translated as 'plenty of life' in Zulu) is hosted by the African SAP User Group (AFSUG) and supported by SAP Africa. Previously attended by over 1 300 delegates in 2010, this year's conference is expecting upwards of 1 600 participants, and is designed to allow SAP's solutions experts, their partner (Read Full Article)
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