How to Efficiently Migrate to SAP’s S/4HANA Digital Core April 17, 2018 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes During SAP’s recent Capital Market’s Day, it outlined its vision for the intelligent S/4HANA enterprise comprised of the digital core,… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, SAP
A CIO’s Checklist to Ensure You Are Leveraging SAP’s Year-End October 24, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes As SAP’s year-end approaches, companies are leveraging the opportunity to negotiate strategic commitments like HANA or resolve their audit exposure.… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, SAP
The Underlying Implications of SAP’s New Indirect Access Order Licensing Policy October 17, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes Earlier this year, SAP’s announcement that external Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) Indirect Use scenarios will be addressed via order… Read More Categories: SAP
Industry 4.0: Key Lessons Learned & Related Questions to Ask Your Partners August 9, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 5 minutes Today’s disruption of manufacturing is often described as Industry 4.0. Many see the term and ask, “But what was 1.0,… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation
What SAP’s Indirect Access White Paper Said and Didn’t Say July 25, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes With SAP’s very public arbitration against AB-InBev followed by Indirect Access taking center stage during Bill McDermott’s opening keynote address… Read More Categories: SAP
The Chess Game of Transformational Services July 5, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes Typical sourcing processes of IT consulting service providers for digital transformations do not necessarily result in a better deal or… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
Demystifying Relationship Opportunities with your Incumbent AMS Provider June 15, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 2 minutes In an ideal scenario, the benefits of an established relationship with your AMS (Application Management Services) provider should be evident.… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Does Sourcing Matter in Digital Ecosystems? June 6, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 2 minutes In my previous article, Digital Ecosystems - Why Large Companies Have an Advantage in the Digital Future, I discussed how… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing
Digital Ecosystems – Why Large Companies Have an Advantage in the Digital Future May 24, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 4 minutes Winners of the digital evolution will be highly dependent on a company’s ability to innovate and identify with their customers,… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing
Capturing the Value of Business, Digital and Technology Transformations April 26, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 4 minutes Before undertaking any technology, digital or business transformation, an organization needs to ask why they are performing it. Is the… Read More Categories: Accenture, Cloud, ERP Program Management, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Workday