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insiderPROFILES Michael Pytel, SAP NetWeaver Practice Lead and SAP Solution Manager Architect, NIMBL Due to misperception, SAP Solution Manager has been viewed primarily as a Basis product both in function and genesis. But with SAP Solution Manager 7.1, SAP began to align closely with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library standard operations approach, making the solution much more than just a Basis product.
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insiderPROFILES Bill Lawler, SAP, and Rob Shiveley, Intel SAP is now one of the largest proponents of co-innovation, and its partnerships are critical to the company’s overall business mission of innovating for customer benefit. One such partnership is with Intel. Both SAP and Intel have been working together for more than 25 years, and their most recent venture is the Petascale Cloud Lab.
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insiderPROFILES Andrew Sliwa, Ernst & Young LLP, and Karuna Mukherjea, SAP Multinational companies have historically struggled to manage their transfer prices so that they satisfy legal requirements and meet business objectives. But by following three simple steps and using the right technology solution for the job, companies can “operationalize” transfer pricing and achieve their goals.
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insiderPROFILES Tom Walker, Program Manager, SAP Solutions Group, OpenText Contemplating financial decisions with out-of-date, incomplete information without allowing the time needed to work through all of the data leads to less-than-desired results. While big data will continue to grow exponentially, corporations must focus on quality information if they are to continue to make fast, accurate financial decisions. This is where enterprise content management solutions come in.
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insiderPROFILES Bernd Noll, Vice President and CTO, SNP America Inc. Three basic and important benefits drive a company’s decision to move to the cloud: more flexibility, less dependency on IT, and lower costs. While the benefits are certainly worth striving for, companies cannot ignore the potential risks that come with moving to the cloud, which is why choosing the right migration approach and service provider are key.
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insiderPROFILES Dave Suffecool, Director, Solutions Architects, SEEBURGER AG Many companies lack centralized B2B process visibility inside the ERP system, which can lead to an inability to answer seemingly simple supply chain questions, such as where a customer order is in the process or why an order has yet to ship. To help in this endeavor, SEEBURGER AG has developed a solution that expedites problem identification and resolution by providing centralized B2B process visibility.
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insiderPROFILES Sam Bayer, CEO, b2b2dot0 In early 2012, PARI Respiratory, Inc., a respiratory products manufacturer, received 60% of its orders via fax, email, and telephone. But in an age where customers can order products online around-the-clock, this approach was losing its appeal. By teaming up with b2b2dot0 – a company that specializes in real-time integration between eCommerce platform Magneto and SAP systems – PARI created a new eCommerce site for its customers.
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insiderPROFILES Rohit Khanna, Executive Vice President of Global Strategy and Corporate Development, SEEBURGER AG Many enterprises today have a tangle of EDI and business-to-business (B2B) point solutions that are expensive to maintain and lead to difficulties managing partner communications and supporting process improvement efforts, for example. Luckily, advanced B2B integration platforms can help companies overcome these problems, and can improve B2B efficiency and functionality in eight critical ways.
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insiderPROFILES Brian Regan, Project Lead, BackOffice Associates, LLC When tackling a large-scale implementation, such as rolling out SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM), it is important to consider potential challenges before you approach the beginning phases of the project. Learn one key challenge that is present in every human resources project, and why “data construction” can solve this issue.
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insiderPROFILES Steve Yeager, Data Governance Engagement Partner, BackOffice Associates, LLC For oil and gas, utilities, food and beverage, and other manufacturing industries, an effective maintenance program is essential to ensure reliable equipment operation. But without complete and accurate master data, the ability to plan and execute preventative and emergency maintenance activities can be difficult. To help companies with this potential problem, BackOffice Associates offers cMass for EAM.
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