Guest Contributors

Bored with the hybrid worker obsession? Say hi to the hyper worker

Move over Hybrid Worker, and say hello to a new generation of hyper-productive, hyper-happy and hyper-contributing Hyper Workers.

Will the macro environment redefine your business this year – or you?

ServiceNow on how organizations can redefine their businesses this year.

Small steps towards big sustainability goals

Rob Churchyard, global Oracle practice leader at IBM on the journey to sustainability: small steps to reach the end goal.

How flexible working makes for an ESG wonderland

The CPO at Unit4 discusses how ESG (particularly the 'S' and 'G') can make for a more productive and committed workforce in the future of work.

Leveraging digital for ESG leadership

IFS’ ESG director discusses how ESG measures have become undeniably mainstream when assessing business performance.

RIP ESG? the honest truth

BML Digital's CTO reframes ESG, debunking former opinions and going beyond greenwashing to reassess changes organizations should embrace.

Saying goodbye to ERP Today

Many years of entrepreneurship have taught me it’s not enough to just start a project: you have to finish it too. We live in a society so obsessed with the new, we tend to not give a lot of time and respect to the closing of a chapter.

Privacy: Straitjacket or competitive advantage?

It’s simply not enough to have data anymore. To unlock value, organisations and businesses must implement a robust data strategy that enshrines a commonly understood and consistently executed set of rules and behaviours for managing data.

The Dragon has awoken and is finding its voice

In Wales, the tech dragon is well and truly roaring and finding its voice, aided and abetted by a series of business-friendly policies that encourage entrepreneurs to develop local businesses that actively contribute to the local economy.

The fall of Babylon? Lessons for AI in the NHS

Babylon Health’s presence in the NHS should have been beautiful with its AI-based chatbot. The promise of huge savings and efficiencies was huge. In practice, it has been a spectacular failure, even by the standards of public sector IT.

Automation outlook for 2023 and beyond

Economic uncertainty, the need for automation technologies to operate seamlessly together and the rapidly increasing adoption of citizen automation programmes are converging to alter how enterprises will plan for automation in 2023.

Process automation is a people-first concept

Extracting greater functionality and productivity out of existing enterprise software landscapes has always been an important goal for IT and line of business users alike. As business priorities change and new opportunities or threats arise, there’s an almost natural reflex...

Using data to navigate the busy roads of enterprise

Anaplan's Rohit Shrivastava explains how to achieve results from a strong data foundation, even in the face of unpredictable disruption.

How AI is turning issues into opportunities

AI transformation varies by region. Can enterprise keep up with the changing tech? SAP's Ulf Brackmann discusses.

Avantra: Come on, let’s get through the mist to the cloud

This is a contributed piece for ERP Today written by Tyler Constable in his role as global head of solution engineering at Avantra – a company known for its AIOps automation platform designed to drive SAP operations. Migrating SAP systems...

The future of automation: a hindrance or an enabler?

Automation is about efficiency, and efficiency is a priority for businesses and organisations needing to survive in an ever more competitive environment. Automation in the past revolved around updating machinery and equipment and improving processes, while new digital advances have given rise...

Process mining: Digital transformation lynchpin in banking & finance

Technology is now central to the operations of almost all modern businesses, and this is especially true for organisations in the finance sector. But as the sector embraces digital transformation, are business leaders overlooking a key way to ensure they are delivering the experiences that customers need, while also trimming their own costs?

Retail technology: Time for retailers to get a grip

If we want to change the world for the better, it all starts with retailers, their buyers, their range, and their balance of profit with doing the right thing.

Handling complexity: should we be scared of standardisation?

Why many organisations struggle with the conflict between delivering simplification and standardisation

Artificial intelligence will revolutionise the customer journey

AI-driven actions are not only creating positive value for clients but also increasing loyalty and driving business revenue. This shows how important technology is to a company’s business strategy

Watch out for SAP silos in your cybersecurity

ERP exposure and the need for business-critical application security to mitigate threats and protect systems from avoidable damage

‘Glorified filing cabinet’: Cloud’s greatest failing

As transformation initiatives continue to accelerate, cloud continues to be a key enabler for organisations transitioning out of lockdown crisis mode to new hybrid working practices and recession-proofing strategies.

New paddles, not a bigger boat

In times like these you don’t need a bigger boat, just some better paddles.

We are ready to write our next chapter

It feels as though we’re just getting started. In this special issue, we look back so we can innovate forward - we hope you’ll join us on the journey as we write our next chapter.

Five key cloud opportunities for the next decade

After years of repeated shocks and disruption, there is still one constant when we talk to customers about their cloud goals - the need for business transformation.

The future of cloud ERP is here

Five founders and the vision to transform the way businesses run - that is how SAP’s story began in 1972. I’m privileged to have been part of this journey for almost two decades.

SAP’s history – fifty years and counting

What started SAP on such an illustrious journey, all those years ago back in 1972? Let’s take a dive into history to understand SAP's legacy and what the future holds.

I want my ERP; what SAP and MTV have in common

You’ve probably heard that SAP is 50 years old this year. I mean, you can’t really avoid the social media celebrations rippling out from the Walldorf epicentre, amplified by an eager to please SAP partner ecosystem.

Why it’s time for a user group upgrade

User groups are struggling. So what’s next? The importance of human engagement can never be underestimated, especially when challenging times are ahead and exciting innovations are being built.

How SAP ERP is a strategic enabler of sustainability

I have been passionate about sustainability in the environmental sense. But in the last two years, sustainability has dramatically rocketed up the agenda of all businesses and the public sector.

You can’t spell entrepreneur without ERP

Hypergrowth, a concept first coined by Alexander V. Izosimov in a 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review, is the rapid growth of a business by at least 40 percent compound annual growth rate.