Evaluate

Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• Choose the right tools to develop SAP HANA applications

  Developing SAP HANA applications can be challenging. This article describes tools that can ease HANA Web app development. Continue Reading

• Is your business intelligence platform paying off?

  You've deployed the SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence platform. To ensure that your investment in analytics isn't wasted, track certain metrics to learn if the platform is being used effectively. Continue Reading

• How does SAP MM stock transport order help track goods shipment?

  Stock transport order in SAP MM helps you transfer, track and monitor goods movement between supplying and receiving plants. Continue Reading

• Does Azure cloud make Dynamics AX better for two-tier ERP?

  This year Microsoft started offering Dynamics AX on its Azure public cloud. Experts explain what it means for SAP users considering a two-tier ERP strategy. Continue Reading

• SAP BI portfolio consolidation: What should users expect?

  Many agree that SAP's plans to converge its BI portfolio as a part of its 'Run Simple' strategy is wise. But the way forward for users isn't clear -- yet. Continue Reading

• Tap into SAP Shift Notes, Reports for better production visibility

  SAP Shift Notes can help with any disconnect that occurs between shift supervisors, while lending visibility into production processes, writes Jawad Akhtar.Continue Reading

• What is the SAP HANA XS Engine, and how does it work?

  Ethan Jewett explains how the SAP HANA XS Engine is used to run lightweight applications on the SAP in-memory database platform.Continue Reading

• SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise offers more power for SAP BI users

  Despite a few weaknesses, Crystal Reports for Enterprise gives SAP BI users a few more tools over standard Crystal Reports -- including more speed -- writes Jamie Oswald.Continue Reading

• SAP HANA database shift worth the effort for manufacturer

  Varian Medical Systems needed new hardware and meticulous planning to gain a 'phenomenal' performance boost from its migration to a HANA system.Continue Reading

• SAP ECC ERP move to HANA speeds transactions at medical device maker

  Varian's global SAP infrastructure had bogged down on an Oracle database, prompting a seven-month migration project to an SAP HANA system.Continue Reading

• SAP Crystal Reports great for handling a wide range of data sources

  Companies looking for one tool to produce sophisticated SAP BI reports against disparate data sources should consider SAP Crystal Reports, writes one consultant.Continue Reading

• How does SAP Data Services fit in with other data management tools?

  BI expert Ethan Jewett explains how SAP Data Services works, and how it fits into an ever-changing SAP data management landscape.Continue Reading

• How do the SAP HANA application development tools differ?

  There are a growing number of cloud-based platforms and technologies for SAP developers wanting to build HANA applications, many of which have overlapping use cases. Consultant Ethan Jewett sorts through the options -- and the confusion.Continue Reading

• Know your options: Three SuccessFactors software deployment models

  Considering deploying SuccessFactors software? The type of deployment model an organization chooses affects the integration effort, data flow and designation of which system shall be the master system of record.Continue Reading

• One firm looking to the HANA Enterprise Cloud to reach new customers

  Phemi Health Systems, a maker of data warehousing software, is looking to the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud to reach new customers in the public sector.Continue Reading