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

Top 5 inventory management techniques

Great inventory management techniques are critical as supply chain complexity grows. Here's a look at the top techniques to help ...

SAP competitors see openings with S/4HANA qualms

SAP customers may consider other ERP vendors as the clock speeds up for the 2025 support end for ECC, but some observers believe ...

How to reduce the bullwhip effect: Supply chain partners, data key

Understanding the causes of the bullwhip effect is critical to preventing it. Here's a look at why it happens and ways to close ...

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Oracle Autonomous Database shifts IT focus to strategic planning

This handbook looks at what Oracle Autonomous Database offers to Oracle users and issues that organizations should consider ...

Oracle Autonomous Database features free DBAs from routine tasks

Oracle Autonomous Database can automate routine administrative and operational tasks for DBAs and improve productivity, but ...

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dead at 62, succession plan looms

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd's abrupt death at 62 has put the software giant in the position of naming his replacement, and the ...

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MariaDB X4 brings smart transactions to open source database

Open source database vendor MariaDB updates its flagship platform with new features to enable the convergence of transactional ...

How data lineage tools boost data governance policies

Organizations can bolster data governance efforts by tracking the lineage of data in their systems. Get advice on how to do so ...

Proactive practices for data quality improvement

Instead of waiting for data quality to become an issue, consider a proactive approach. Here are some ways to improve data quality...

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AWS security faces challenges after a decade of dominance

After a decade of dominating the public cloud market and influencing cloud security, AWS is faced with new challenges stemming ...

AWS AI tools focus on developers

AWS sells many AI products, tools and services aimed at developers, including several for AI newcomers, such as DeepRacer, ...

Perform an AWS security assessment with these tips and tools

Cloud security is an ongoing process that demands regular checks for potential vulnerabilities. Use tools such as Amazon ...

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Storytelling using data makes information easy to digest

In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of AI-based analytics vendor Narrative Science talk about how data storytelling can ...

Data-driven storytelling makes data accessible

In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of data storytelling vendor Narrative Science discuss their book on storytelling and...

Startup Uplevel targets software engineering efficiency

Startup vendor Uplevel emerged from stealth on Wednesday touting a platform aimed at improving the efficiency of software ...

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Ex-SAP exec steers Episerver CMS toward digital experience market

Alex Atzberger discusses leaving the helm of SAP's CX platform to become Episerver CEO. Now, Episerver looks to reinvent itself ...

4 digital transformation terms to know

As technology evolves, businesses have no choice but to follow. Digital transformations are inevitable in order to keep customers...

How to differentiate between CX and DX platforms

CX and DX platforms have similarities in how they manage content to produce interactive experiences, but they aren't the same. ...

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Top 7 HR trends for 2020 and beyond: The change decade

Because HR requires a balance between the needs of the organization with the needs of employees, it's always been a balancing act...

For insider threat programs, HR should provide checks and balances

Insider threat programs may backfire if employees feel they are intrusive and violate privacy, Forrester Research warns. Making ...

Better HR security could help thwart Iranian cyberattack

HR departments have a broad role to help protect their firms from Iranian cyberattacks. The security efforts include helping with...