December 2017

December 28, 2017 28 Dec'17
Enexis' citizen developers empowered by the Mendix RAD platform

When a Dutch energy grid provider needed to develop new business apps on top of SAP ERP, it turned to the Mendix RAD platform to foster collaboration between IT and business users. Continue Reading
December 22, 2017 22 Dec'17
SAP's Timo Elliott on enterprise chatbot AI technology

The SAP global innovation evangelist expects AI to affect businesses in three ways: human-computer interaction, automation of knowledge work and doing the previously impossible. Continue Reading
December 22, 2017 22 Dec'17
What are the most important features of SAP SRM-MDM Catalog?

SAP Supplier Relationship Management-Master Data Management Catalog offers a number of features to help simplify cataloging tasks required to excel in today's complicated supply chains. Here's a look at six of them. Continue Reading

December 21, 2017 21 Dec'17
What are my options for SAP support services?

Learn about the many other online resources -- both inside SAP and in the broader tech community -- for finding answers to your questions before starting a support ticket. Continue Reading
December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17
What are best practices for SAP Supply Chain Management?

Using available planning tools in SAP SCM and taking on a demand-driven mindset will help companies more adequately address modern customers' demands. Here's a look. Continue Reading
December 18, 2017 18 Dec'17
SAP Leonardo, SAP Cloud Platform led the way for SAP in 2017

Here's a roundup of interesting trends and stories in the SAP world in 2017, including SAP's push into leading-edge technologies, like IoT, and new ways to get value from data. Continue Reading
December 13, 2017 13 Dec'17
UPS and SAP deliver on-demand additive manufacturing technology

UPS is moving from shipping products to becoming a manufacturer of spare parts through a 3D printing network that was developed with SAP, using SAP Leonardo technology. Continue Reading
December 13, 2017 13 Dec'17
SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)

SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) is a component of the SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) that helps businesses support and maintain equipment and systems. Continue Reading
December 01, 2017 01 Dec'17
S/4HANA-Azure partnership to benefit SAP cloud applications

SAP and Microsoft partner on running SAP S/4HANA on the Azure cloud: Microsoft deploys S/4HANA on Azure to run finances and SAP puts cloud applications on Azure. Continue Reading

Blockchain food supply chain growth depends on clean data

Traceability to ensure freshness, safety and compliance is an obvious benefit of blockchain in the food supply chain, but it ...

Honeywell launches enterprise performance management product

Released as part of Honeywell's new Enterprise Performance Management for Operations Technology category, Honeywell Forge for ...

A glimpse into the future of AI enterprise applications

Hands-on experience building bots on the Azure cloud and briefings from Microsoft experts show that the future of AI is here, and...

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How to connect to a pluggable database in Oracle Multitenant

Once you've created pluggable databases in an Oracle Multitenant system, the next step is to connect applications to them so they...

Creating an Oracle Multitenant container database and PDBs

Database administrator Brian Peasland outlines how to create the container and pluggable databases that are at the heart of the ...

Oracle cloud adoption and hybrid cloud adoption pros and cons

More businesses are adopting cloud systems or thinking about it. But cloud and hybrid cloud setups have pluses and minuses that ...

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Data virtualization use cases cover more integration tasks

In a Q&A, Gartner analyst Mark Beyer discusses user adoption of data virtualization software and the wider data integration uses ...

Microservices and big data start to get closer

Microservices are riding a wave of user interest, leading to changes in IT operations. ThoughtWorks expert Zhamak Dehghani ...

AtScale updates its data warehouse virtualization platform

AtScale 2019.1 comes with many new capabilities, including extended database support, increased security and advanced analytical ...

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AWS re:Inforce agenda underscores cloud security challenges

AWS re:Inforce this month in Boston is the first dedicated security conference by the industry's largest cloud provider. Here's ...

AWS partner program targets cloud migration of ISV workloads

A new AWS cloud migration program is geared to bring ISV application workloads to the platform, and offers a financial incentive ...

IT skills shortage leads to AWS certification demand

AWS certifications help engineers advance their careers and help businesses find qualified candidates. Learn why demand for ...

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Google acquisition of Looker to boost Google Cloud analytics

By acquiring Looker, Google will enhance its analytics and BI capabilities available through Google Cloud, while becoming a ...

6 tips for effective customer data mining

Digging into customer analytics can improve sales opportunities -- but how does an organization balance that against data privacy...

Latest Tableau BI software update upgrades map technology

Tableau Software has released Tableau 2019.2, an update to previous BI software. It includes upgrades to location data, new ...

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Nuxeo Insight Cloud adds AI content services to platform

Nuxeo adds AI content services to its content management suite in hopes of spurring citizen data scientists to create custom data...

Content collaboration tools sharpen focus on customer demands

Content collaboration software is necessary to create and share content among business users in and out of the office. Here are ...

NLG tools powered by AI energize, customize, optimize content

Though in its early stages, natural language generation automates content collaboration platforms to streamline employee ...

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Generation Z workplace may emphasize human contact

Generation Z may demand more human-to-human contact with managers and co-workers. Surveys suggest that text messaging will also ...

Workplace violence drives interest in mass notifications

The Virginia Beach shooting that killed 12 may help motivate employers to deploy mass notification systems as well as programs to...

ECM platforms centralize HR data, but not without challenges

Managing employee documentation is an important aspect of HR, but some departments may struggle with how to import documents and ...