insiderPROFILES Publishes New Article — “Early Adopter Surgutneftegas Takes SAP HANA for a Test Drive”

DEDHAM, Mass., August 8, 2012 — Surgutneftegas’ IT department, which is always seeking out innovative new technologies, underwent a proof of concept for a pilot implementation of SAP HANA — and the benefits were a welcome surprise. CIO Rinat Gimranov shares how even though the functionality is not yet in production for commercial operation, the advantages stemming from real-time analytics and reporting are already apparent.

“Early Adopter Surgutneftegas Takes SAP HANA for a Test Drive” by Lauren Bonneau is now available at http://insiderprofiles.wispubs.com/article.aspx?iArticleId=6629. The article can also be found on page 21of the July-September 2012 issue of insiderPROFILES, both in print and via the insiderPROFILES mobile app for Apple and Android platforms.

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