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Mobility now the starting place for SAP application development
The user-driven nature of mobile applications is playing a huge part in the services and technologies that SAP is offering to help its enterprise customers mobilize their operations. Read this brief expert e-guide to learn how SAP's user experience-centric mobile tools and strategies will impact developers and end-users.
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Mobile cloud computing vs. cloud computing in building or hosting mobile apps
Read this expert e-guide for explanations of some of the key differences between mobile and regular cloud computing, including the need for additional testing capabilities, the need to allow for disconnected operation, the need to be mindful of limited energy available on mobile devices, and more.
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Data stewardship central to data governance programs
Access this E-guide to examine the important role of quality booster of a data steward. Learn the multiple hurdles to get over along the path to effective data stewardship. And discover how once you get over those hurdles, a well-executed data stewardship program can offer you clean, accurate and consistent data across your organization.
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Presentation Transcript - Unique Considerations for ISVs Moving to a SaaS Application Model: Part Three
Amidst the wealth of literature aimed at enterprises hoping to leverage Software as a Service (SaaS) applications it can be difficult for independent software vendors (ISVs) to find useful information and best practices to ease their transition to cloud delivery. View this in-depth presentation transcript to find out what ISVs need to know.
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Presentation Transcript - Unique Considerations for ISVs Moving to a SaaS Application Model: Part Two
Amidst the wealth of literature aimed at enterprises hoping to leverage Software as a Service (SaaS) applications it can be difficult for independent software vendors (ISVs) to find useful information and best practices to ease their transition to cloud delivery. Read this in-depth presentation transcript to find out what ISVs need to know.
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Presentation Transcript - Unique Considerations for ISVs Moving to a SaaS Application Model: Part One
Amidst the wealth of literature aimed at enterprises hoping to leverage Software as a Service (SaaS) applications it can be difficult for independent software vendors (ISVs) to find useful information and best practices to ease their transition to cloud delivery. Read this in-depth presentation transcript to find out what ISVs need to know.
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Leveling the playing field: How companies use data for competitive advantage
Data is a critical asset to the competitiveness of your organization, yet only 27% of people in a recent study said their companies do a better job using information than their competitors. Read this study by the Economist Intelligence Unit to find best practices about developing data initiatives to gain a competitive advantage.
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A Subsidiary Perspective – Running a Two-Tier ERP Model with SAP Business ByDesign
In this videocast learn how cloud computing was incorporated successfully in a two-tier enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategy. Some of the key aspects include how this strategy increased efficiency and freed up time, the benefits this strategy had both financially and within the work flow, and how this strategy was governed for success.
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Boost Government Revenues Without a Tax Increase
SAP analytics solutions can help today's government agencies overcome the many challenges associated with tax discovery. Read on to learn how SAP's public sector software solutions can benefit government agencies by improving performance, reducing costs and streamlining service delivery.
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Get a Better Handle on Unspent Funds
This paper details SAP's range of public sector solutions, designed specifically to assist government agencies in proactively monitoring their current and future spending. Learn how to get a better handle on unspent funds such as unliquidated obligations (ULOs) by drilling into layers of data to create accurate reports and projections in real time.
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Introduction to Enterprise Information Management
This webcast examines how SAP’s portfolio of best-in-class solutions can help your organization leverage information management to gain a competitive advantage and deliver trusted information across the enterprise.
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BTS Consultant Thought Leadership Paper: Business Case for Value Realization Business Case for Value Realization During Implementation
Find out more about value management and building value realization practices into every IT project. Discover how using value realization best practices during the lifecycle of your implementation can help you achieve greater value from your IT investments. Learn about the value of ASAP methodology and SAP offerings.
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How to Transform Your Business - A Strategic Roadmap for Delivering Value
Read this white paper to learn how to integrate your operations into a new structure acquired through mergers and acquisitions; align your IT operations into a single platform; enhance customer service; increase the productivity of your global workforce; and bolster supply chain efficiency.
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Testing and Quality Management - Best Practices
Read this white paper to learn the best practices for testing and configuration that Aberdeen's best-in-class designated organizations used to reduce operating costs by 26% and improve process efficiencies by 41% so you can adopt them to create a streamlined, stable IT environment for your business.
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Reverse Auction Best Practices
Reverse auctions are a key tool that sourcing organizations can use to bring about huge success if executed along with a well-defined sourcing process. Careful thought and planning must precede an auction event in order to achieve double-digit price compression.
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Prepare for the Quantum Leap in Real-Time Analytics: How In-Memory Analytics is going to change everything about your enterprise
This paper describes how the game-changing increases in computing speed provided by in-memory analytics allows organizations to analyze massive data sets in real-time, fundamentally changing how business leaders will view their processes, decisions, and business models.
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Extended Warehouse Management with SAP SCM
Discover how SAP supply chain management has been extended to provider more in-depth warehouse management support through SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) and how it supports higher process and stock visibility, better warehouse operations planning, and better efficiency.
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Analyst Whitepaper: Bloor Research: Sybase ASE Total Cost of Ownership - A Comparison to Oracle
Given that Sybase ASE can now be deployed as the foundation for SAP Business Suite and BW implementations (in addition to Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2), the information is relevant to SAP customers installing a new instance of SAP or looking to migrate their existing SAP installation to a different database.
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An On-Demand Sourcing Solution for Rapid and Sustainable Savings
Many procurement organizations struggle to meet savings goals with an overworked staff using time-consuming, manual processes or outdated systems. Read this paper to learn how to better collaborate with key stakeholders, qualify suppliers, ensure a competitive bidding process, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers.
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The Strategic Supplier Mandate: Three Principles to Deliver Transparency Across the Supply Base
Read this article to discover the three supplier management initiatives that have helped market-leading procurement organizations drive innovation, increase productivity and mitigate risk.
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Procurement Lessons Learned from the Economic Downturn (SAP Insider Article)
Read this paper to discover the top four tactics employed by best-in-class companies of varied sizes and industries to elevate procurement proficiencies in today's recalcitrant economy, along with the metrics they use to measure their success.
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The Road Ahead For SAP’s Business ByDesign
SAP first unveiled Business ByDesign, its SaaS ERP application suite aimed at midsize companies, four years ago. Now, it is considered a viable SaaS product worthy of consideration at the highest level. This paper looks at Business ByDesign and predicts its possible path in the future, as well as current use cases, including increased visibility.
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CRM Solutions For The Finance And Insurance Industries
Read this report to learn how Forrester Research rated 24 CRM solutions in terms of their strengths and weaknesses in supporting four key cross-functional processes in the finance and insurance industry.
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Talent Wars: The struggle for tomorrow’s workforce
This Economist Intelligence Unit report features results of a survey taken by 587 global market CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs on the shortage of talent for the demanding workforce.
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Top Five Obstacles Companies Face and How to Overcome Them
This white paper addresses five obstacles that small businesses and midsized companies face.