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• French transit develops chatbot with SAP Conversational AI

  The transit system in the Paris metropolitan area is tackling an AI-driven chatbot project to create an easy way for riders to access personalized information. Here's a look.  Continue Reading

• Renewed push for Business One could boost SAP SMB strategy

  SAP has strived to dispel a reputation for pricey, hard to deploy ERP with aggressive marketing and products for small businesses. How's it going, and where does S/4HANA fit in?  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Mike Lackey on SAP digital manufacturing

  In this Q&A, SAP head of digital manufacturing Mike Lackey discusses the SAP digital manufacturing network and how it helps manufacturers meet the demands of the new digital economy.  Continue Reading

• SAP users tell why they are building an intelligent enterprise

  Four SAP customers from a variety of industries explained why their companies are building intelligent enterprise systems. Reasons include responding to business and data growth.  Continue Reading

• On-premises, hosted most popular S/4HANA deployment options

  The pure cloud -- SaaS -- version of SAP's newest ERP, S/4HANA Cloud, lacks some of the same features of the on-premises version. But there are other reasons to keep S/4 close.  Continue Reading

• S/4HANA public cloud version can get lost in cloud confusion

  The 'true' public cloud is the streamlined SaaS version of on-premises S/4. But private cloud options are often conflated with public cloud, making it hard to keep them straight.  Continue Reading

• Journey to SAP S/4HANA Cloud driven by need for agility

  Executives from midsize and large companies detailed their motivations and hoped-for benefits for migrating to the SaaS version of S/4HANA in a panel at the Sapphire Now conference.  Continue Reading

• SAP quietly pulls the plug on SAP Anywhere

  Users and analysts say technical limitations and a failure to adequately understand the SMB market contributed to the demise of SAP Anywhere after just two years on the market.  Continue Reading

• SAP partner program delivers applications for SMB market

  SAP partners are optimistic that a new program for qualifying their applications and making them available on the cloud will drive new business in the SMB market.  Continue Reading

• Inside SAP's digital transformation strategy

  In this Q&A, Bertram Schulte, SAP's chief digital officer, discusses the how and why as the company goes through its own internal digital transformation.  Continue Reading

• SAP Cloud Platform architecture is glue for new technologies

  SAP Cloud Platform has numerous integration tools for linking next-gen technologies like blockchain, machine learning and IoT to each other -- and to SAP enterprise applications.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of SAP Cloud Platform integration tools

  While SAP offerings are often best for cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground integration, sometimes, it's better to look elsewhere. Here's a rundown of the many options.  Continue Reading

• Supply chain risk assessment a major focus of SAP Ariba

  SAP Ariba's Supplier Risk helps companies assess their suppliers in a number of risk categories, but building a responsible supply chain will take strong change management efforts.  Continue Reading

• Data managers must hustle preparing for GDPR regulations

  Data privacy expert and SAP consultant Stephen Lofthouse outlines a six-step process that data managers can follow to be compliant with GDPR regulations.  Continue Reading

• PrimeSource move to Virtustream Enterprise Cloud improves efficiency

  PrimeSource improved its SAP environment by moving from an on-premises SAP environment on DB2 to SAP HANA hosted by Virtustream, with a consumption-based billing model.  Continue Reading