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Ambitous Deadline for SAP ERP on HANA

February 01, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

Ambitous Deadline for SAP ERP on HANA On the day of the 2011 SAP earnings press conference, last Wednesday, some news about SAP’s outlook for 2012 beyond financial projections came from Vishal Sikka, SAP’s CTO.  According to Sikka, SAP will offer support for SAP ERP on the SAP HANA in-memory database platform by the end of the year. It has been known.

Is SAP’s Cloud Business Taking Off?

January 25, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

Is SAP’s Cloud Business Taking Off? SAP has been slow to enter the cloud marketplace.  Its chief cloud offering, SAP Business ByDesign, was announced in September 2007, and at that time, SAP expected to reach 10,000 customers for this new solution by 2010.  By 2010, however, SAP did not have many more than 100 customers for ByDesign due to technical problems.

SAP’s Acquisition of datango: Good News for User Training

January 20, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

SAP’s Acquisition of datango: Good News for User Training SAP has kicked off 2012 with another acquisition.  This time, SAP intends to buy datango’s user training software. datango, headquartered in founded in 1999, has built a comprehensive enterprise software training solution.  datango’s Performance Suite includes software that facilitates the development of training materials such as documentation, classroom presentations, e-learning sessions and online help.  datango’s.

SAP GRC Access Approver Mobile [Video]

January 19, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

SAP GRC Access Approver Mobile [Video] Access Approver for iOS was released by SAP a few months ago.  This app allows busy managers to approve, reject, or forward Access Requests and Firefighter Requests with a few thumb swipes while on the go.  The app displays access details and risk analysis, and gives managers the ability to include comments on approval or.

SAP CIO Shares 2012 Mobility Deployment Plans

January 11, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

SAP CIO Shares 2012 Mobility Deployment Plans SAP’s CIO Oliver Bussmann, famous for rolling out one of the largest iPad deployments, is advancing toward his goal of being device agnostic by rolling out Android devices to SAP next week.  Although he is bringing a Kindle Fire as well as two Android devices (a Galaxy II S smartphone and a Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Sybase ASE a Less Costly Database for SAP Business Suite? IDC Says Yes

January 10, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

Sybase ASE a Less Costly Database for SAP Business Suite? IDC Says Yes As we invent new ways to capture and store information, companies acquire more and more data. As data grows, it becomes more and more important for companies to choose the most efficient database possible.  IDC, a market intelligence provider, recently published a white paper showing that Sybase ASE is worth a look in order to.

SAP VP Jeff Word on HANA

January 06, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

SAP VP Jeff Word on HANA SAP VP Jeff Word travels the globe answering questions about SAP HANA.  Recently, ASUG News was able to interview Word and ask a few questions of their own about HANA and SAP BW, reasons to adopt HANA, and the future for SAP DBAs. According to Jeff Word, the two most common questions he hears about.

Mobile BI: Beauty and Brains

January 05, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

Mobile BI: Beauty and Brains With a stunning user experience and insightful analytic reports, SAP’s mobile BI applications are not only easy on the eyes but pretty intelligent, too. Up until now, mobile analytics mostly focused on simply making business information accessible on mobile devices. For example, the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app – delivered earlier this year with the SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 release.

Decision-Making Made Better

January 04, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

Decision-Making Made Better As the business world moves ever faster, the decision-making process must become both speedier and more accurate. Here are five tips for better decision-making. It’s no secret that the success of any organization is directly linked to the quality of its decisions. Whether it’s a board-level assessment of strategy, acquisitions, and major projects, or the daily.

Preview of Windows 8: End of the PC Era

January 03, 2012  |   SAP News   |   Clare Plaisance  |   0 Comment

Preview of Windows 8: End of the PC Era With Windows 8, Microsoft is preparing for life after the PC. An app store and support for both touchscreens and mobile platforms are to make the next version of the company’s operating system a weapon fit for any arena. The tried and true desktop PC now has 30 years under its belt. Most of those.