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SAPPHIRE NOW: The Week that Was

May 17, 2013 1:58 PM
Dave Hannon

By Dave Hannon@Daveatwispubs Another SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG in the rearview mirror ... and I have the blisters on my feet to prove it. This year's event had a good blend of high-level big-impact news and tactical user-level information that should keep everyone in the ecosystem ... more

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Customers Share Their (Mostly SAP HANA) Stories at SAPPHIRE 2013

Lauren

May 17, 2013 2:15 PM

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I’ve just returned from Orlando for the SAPPHIRE 2013 event, mentally and physically exhausted, but what an unbelievable three days. My goal there was to discover this year’s hot topics and chat with SAP customers that are...

SAPPHIRE NOW: The Week that Was

Dave Hannon

May 17, 2013 1:58 PM

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By Dave Hannon@Daveatwispubs Another SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG in the rearview mirror ... and I have the blisters on my feet to prove it. This year's event had a good blend of high-level big-impact news and tactical user-level information...

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Tips for managing your global on-premise talent management implementation

Amy Thistle

May 17, 2013 11:18 AM

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This HR tip comes courtesy of Julius Opstrup of Gavdi, who is speaking at our upcoming HR 2013 event, 11-13 June in Amsterdam! Learn some change managemetn activities for managing your global on-premise talent management...

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An SAP Upgrade at Astellas Becomes a Launching Pad for New Business Initiatives

by David Hannon, Senior Features Editor
insiderPROFILES - 2013 (Volume 4), April (Issue 2)

Users in the Americas division of pharmaceuticals firm Astellas were increasingly asking IT for more advanced analytics, but the company’s SAP infrastructure couldn’t support that level of analysis. Before IT could implement the analytics and other business-facing solutions the users wanted, the team had to perform a full technical upgrade, which included upgrading the database, servers, operating system, and core SAP system.

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