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Inchcape chooses RISE with SAP to drive transformation

Inchcape, a global multi-brand automotive distributor, has selected RISE with SAP on Google Cloud to bring its business-critical sales, marketing and operations systems, and data to the cloud.

SAP acquires SwoopTalent to advance HXM strategy

SAP has acquired the intellectual property of SwoopTalent to integrate its AI-driven talent data technology into SAP SuccessFactors, enhancing individualised employee experiences and advancing SAP's vision for human experience management (HXM).

Precisely expands data management capability with Winshuttle acquisition

Precisely has reached an agreement to acquire Winshuttle, a provider of process automation and master data management software, enhancing its data integrity solutions following the recent acquisition of Infogix.

Strong cloud demand for SAP in Q2

SAP reported a 11% year-on-year growth in cloud revenue for Q2 2020, despite a 1% decline in total revenue to €6.7bn and a 23% drop in operating profit, while increasing its S/4HANA customer base to over 17,000 and raising its 2021 outlook for cloud revenue growth to 15-18%.

SAP to invest €250m in the UK

SAP plans to invest €250m in the UK over the next five years, launching a secure UK-based data cloud, opening new offices in London and Manchester, expanding its internship and apprenticeship programs, and enhancing support for social enterprises.

Global consultancies

A panel discussion among executives from leading consultancies EY, Capgemini, and Accenture revealed that while brand values, culture, and relationships are crucial for differentiating their services, the focus remains on delivering tangible results and meeting diverse client expectations in a competitive ERP landscape.

Products are dead, long live products – why servitisation could be key to post-pandemic recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged aerospace manufacturers like Rolls Royce to adapt their servitisation models, which focus on delivering outcomes rather than products, emphasizing the need for improved risk management and technological agility to foster long-term customer relationships and sustainable business practices.

Quantum ERP: a business ‘superposition’ for the future

Quantum computing, still in its early development stages, promises to revolutionize ERP systems by enabling exponentially greater processing power through qubits and superposition, potentially leading to enhanced real-time analytics, improved security, and the transition from operational to analytical ERP, though practical applications and widespread adoption remain distant challenges.

SAP champions the ‘human-centric, data-driven’ workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed workplace connectivity, prompting companies to adopt data-driven operational workforce planning and analytics capabilities through SAP, enabling informed decision-making and better employee management amidst ongoing changes.

OpenText gets pumped for SAP RISE

OpenText showcased its data management tools at SAP’s Sapphire NOW conference, emphasizing their role as SAP Solution Extensions that facilitate cloud migration and enhance productivity alongside SAP's RISE initiative.

Centrica names Cognizant as Exclusive Partner for SAP Business Process Transformation

Cognizant has been chosen as the sole technology services partner by Centrica to manage and transform its extensive SAP environment, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience across its UK operations.

Thick-client ERP less effective for remote workers?

Aternity's study highlights the challenges of remote work for users of ERP applications compared to in-office performance, emphasizing the need for businesses to focus on improving digital experiences as they implement hybrid work models.

Making A Beeline To Honeycombed BI

Digital Hive aims to tackle the challenges of Business Intelligence software sprawl by providing a user-friendly, personalized experience that simplifies access to various analytics tools without the need for extensive training, catering to the expectations of the modern workforce.

Briggs of Burton Rises to Global Challenges with SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Sapphire Systems

SAP SE has partnered with Briggs of Burton to implement RISE with SAP, utilizing the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP system to enhance business transformation, aiming for a turnover of £100 million by 2025, with the project scheduled to go live by the end of 2021.

Sapphire Systems acquires InCloud Solutions

Sapphire Systems has acquired SAP Business ByDesign partner, InCloud Solutions, as part of its strategy to fast-track growth organically and through acquisition, and to help consolidate its position as a market leading SAP partner.

Will SAP Rise or Fall?

SAP's five year search for a solution to S/4 adoption has culminated in the launch of a new bundle of services called RISE with SAP. It is essentially a repackaging of existing products and services combined with some new capability that will be offered ‘as a Service’ to drive digital transformation.

Accenture boosts SAP capabilities with acquisition of Edenhouse

Accenture has acquired UK-based SAP partner Edenhouse to enhance its capabilities in providing cloud-based solutions and support for mid-sized businesses, with Edenhouse's 220 professionals joining Accenture's SAP business group.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server gets SAP seal of approval

SUSE has announced that its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is now officially endorsed by SAP and available on the SAP Store, emphasizing enhanced customer confidence and collaboration in developing deployment tools and backend integration for on-premises solutions.

Is SAP about the splash the cash to compete with former CEO

Rumours of an imminent takeover of Signavio by SAP would see the German ERP vendor move squarely into the space...

Microsoft and SAP team up

SAP and Microsoft have announced plans to integrate Microsoft Teams with SAP’s suite of services to help customers migrate to the cloud...

SAP reveals preliminary Q4 and full year results

SAP has announced its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2020...

SAP to sell Qualtrics, sort of

Just over two years after being acquired by SAP, Qualtrics has filed for an initial public offering (IPO)...

The time is NOW for Kevin Samuelson and INFOR

When we last wrote about Infor all the talk was around an IPO – and who doesn’t love a big IPO? I wrote bullishly about the expectation of Infor floating and becoming one of the biggest software IPOs of all time. It seemed certain that the prospect of raising a load of new cash coupled with the lure of being catapulted into the limelight would be too much for Infor (and their VC partners) to resist. Thank God it didn’t happen...

SAP exclusive interview with Michiel Verhoeven

Michiel Verhoeven, new UK&I MD at SAP talks exclusively to ERP Today Live! Back in July, SAP appointed Michiel Verhoeven as managing director in the UK&I – but until now we haven’t heard much from the new top man...

NTT and SAP form new strategic alliance

NTT and SAP have deepened their global relationship through forming a strategic alliance in which both companies will serve...

We Must Find New Ways To Differentiate Between The ERP Solutions (IFS, Infor, SAP)

ERP Today hosts a panel discussion between three of the leading industrial ERP providers and asks them to articulate their product roadmap and overarching strategy...

Is consolidation in the SAP ecosystem benefitting customers?

ERP Today speaks three seasoned SAP executives from the partner community about consolidation in the ecosystem and how the raft of acquisitions will impact customers...

Have third-party software support providers got ERP vendors on the ropes

In the ERP software world, as with most big business, perception is everything – that’s why software vendors invest so much in PR. Despite this, most of the software vendors we approached to participate...

The thin veneer of differentiation

I wrote to each of the ERP vendors and asked them to send me a few words on what set them apart from the competition - the results were depressingly vague. I hate to break it to you but ‘putting customers first’...

IBP is key to post COVID supply chains

While organisations need more visibility, modelling and planning than ever before, what are...