July 2019Issue 2

COVER STORY

The future of business is experience By Paul Esherwood

In his first media interview since taking the helm of the UK & Ireland operation, Jens Amail spoke exclusively to ERP Today about life at SAP, its purpose-led mission to create a better world...

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Paul Esherwood with an alternative review of Oracle OpenWorld Europe 2020 By Paul Esherwood

It’s true to say that if you are an Oracle partner, customer or even a casual user – OpenWorld is a great place to connect and collaborate....

FEATURES

Has the face of consulting changed forever?By Paul Esherwood

In my former life as editor of a corporate finance magazine I was no stranger to the offices of the big five (as it was then). They were often dark, uninspiring, misogynistic places where partners sat at oak desks wearing...

The Business of Delivering (Anything)By Helen Peatfield

Wider and more complex supply chains come with multiple points of failure. In this section, ERP Today’s feature editor, Helen Peatfield investigates the challenges arising from burgeoning...

RIP Systems Integrators By Paul Esherwood

The role of the system integrator is changing almost as fast as the technologies that they are implementing. Can SIs disrupt themselves as well?

Experience & Expectation ERA By Helen Peatfield

What does the X factor say about your company? Wanting to deliver great experiences is one thing but doing it well is quite another. In this section, Helen Peatfield looks at understanding what...

Power to the people – Putting HR at the heart of your business By Georgina Elrington

Addressing process progress for profit from your most valuable resource. Enabling your people and your processes for optimum profit. Digital HR and human capital management (HCM) applications are playing an increasingly major...

People platform for people businesses By Paul Esherwood

Mike Ettling takes over at Unit4 and talks exclusively to ERP Today about the driving force behind the people agenda and what it takes to be a successful CEO in the fast-paced world of ERP and HCM technology...

It’s 2019 and ERP platforms matter By Holger Mueller

It used to be that functionality was all and everything for ERP selection, but this has fundamentally changed as platforms are the base that powers successful enterprises in the 21st century...

Expert Opinions

The janus face of Artificial Intelligence creating fairness or accelerating bias?By Dr Zara Nanu

The Janus face of Artificial Intelligence creating fairness or accelerating bias? Automation and AI are both supporting businesses to make better decisions...

Overcoming fear of decentralisation By Wayne Lloyd

Earlier this year, in London, I presented at the Blockchain World Summit. The title of my presentation was ‘Bitcoin isn’t Blockchain’ and the focus of my work...