Is Your Company Buying the Correct SAP HANA Database?
It has been years since the introduction of SAP’s HANA database but the distinctions between SAP HANA Runtime and SAP full-use licenses are still unclear...
Read MoreSAP SuccessFactors: Tips for Budgeting, Negotiating, & Renewing
Negotiating new SuccessFactors deals, expansions, and renewals establish your commercial relationship with SAP and will certainly be used as a baseline for future negotiations. If...
Read MoreThe CPO's Guide to SAP Ariba and Concur Updates
In the past year, SAP made commercial updates to Ariba and Concur that impact transparency and may complicate your ability to obtain renewal price protections....
Read MoreHow to Efficiently Migrate to SAP’s S/4HANA Digital Core
During SAP’s recent Capital Market’s Day, it outlined its vision for the intelligent S/4HANA enterprise comprised of the digital core, cloud lines of business, and...
Read MoreYour Company’s Leap to SAP’s Product Support for Large Enterprises (PSLE)
When SAP positions PSLE as an opportunity for your company, the fact that you will be paying a 17% factor for support in lieu of...
Read MoreA CIO’s Checklist to Ensure You Are Leveraging SAP’s Year-End
As SAP’s year-end approaches, companies are leveraging the opportunity to negotiate strategic commitments like HANA or resolve their audit exposure. However, many companies are conducting...
Read MoreWhat SAP’s Indirect Access White Paper Said and Didn’t Say
With SAP’s very public arbitration against AB-InBev followed by Indirect Access taking center stage during Bill McDermott’s opening keynote address at SAPPHIRE, it was a...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Long-term Leap to the Cloud
It is understandable why many companies are making the leap to cloud solutions provided by vendors like SAP (see A CIO’s Checklist for your Company’s...
Read MoreKey Initial Steps for Successfully Reacting to SAP Audit Notifications
In the past few months, SAP has made several statements regarding indirect use, evident in the Diageo case, the AB-InBev arbitration, and the recent show...
Read MoreA CIO’s Checklist for Your Company’s Next SAP Cloud Deal
Your business and IT team has spent countless hours assessing your needs, evaluating your options, and selecting an SAP cloud solution. The worst is over,...
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