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• UX analysis is key to S/4HANA migration at AES

  User experience software from Knoa helped an energy company choose what transactions to migrate from SAP ECC 6 on an Oracle database to an SAP HANA database, and then to S/4HANA. Continue Reading

• Software license management tools can help with SAP indirect usage

  Companies can use third-party license management tools to audit their SAP environment to address indirect access issues, but the tools need to be a part of an overall strategy. Continue Reading

• Avoiding SAP indirect access woes requires good faith

  Some customers are concerned that SAP will hit them for indirect access licensing fees, but they can avoid trouble if they act in good faith and better understand their contracts. Continue Reading

• SAP indirect access issue needs clarity for users, experts say

  The indirect licensing access issue is confusing to many SAP customers, and the company's efforts to explain it have not been fully successful, according to industry analysts. Continue Reading

• Swisscom makes gains by shrinking data warehouse systems

  When Swisscom needed to merge two SAP ERP systems and several SAP BW data warehouses, it upgraded to one SAP BW on HANA system to reduce data from 5 TB to 1 TB. Continue Reading

• Snow Software's Paulini on nuances of SAP indirect access

  In this Q&A, Joachim Paulini discusses what the Diageo and InBev indirect access cases mean for SAP users and how understanding their licensing can save them from a similar fate.Continue Reading

• Two-tier ERP for SAP depends on integration, corporate standards

  Whether you stick with SAP or go with outside vendors like NetSuite and Microsoft, experts say just a few key factors will drive the choice of the second-tier ERP.Continue Reading

• How SAP QIM provides comprehensive insight into customer complaints

  Companies can use SAP's Quality Issue Management application to get a 360-degree view of customer complaints, from their origin through the complaints handling process.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between SAP enhancement packs, support packs?

  There are small but important differences between SAP support packs and enhancement packs. Expert Ethan Jewett explains.Continue Reading

• How do SAP Materials Requirements Planning and MRP areas differ?

  Wondering what the difference is between SAP Materials Requirements Planning and MRP areas? We have the answer.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between different SAP production types?

  In this tip, expert Jawad Akhtar outlines how to differentiate between discrete, process and repetitive production types and how SAP ERP supports them.Continue Reading

• Ask the expert: Does SAP HANA replace BW?

  SAP HANA and SAP BW are designed for two different purposes, writes data management expert Ethan Jewett.Continue Reading

• Photo firm ups sales by delving deeper into Ariba supplier network

  One of the nation's largest seller of photo and video equipment turned to the Ariba supplier network to connect with buyers it was missing out on before.Continue Reading

• Mobile content firm tackles financial challenges with Ariba software

  Mediafly, a maker of mobile content management software, uses SAP's Ariba network to manage growth with existing funds while minimizing the need for outside financing.Continue Reading

• SAP announces additional support for Hadoop

  SAP announces it is integrating Hadoop with a growing number of SAP analytics and database applications, including SAP HANA, its in-memory database platform.Continue Reading