The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

SAP today announced it has received two GRC Technology Innovation Awards from Corporate Integrity for its “bow-tie” builder, part of SAP BusinessObjects Risk Management, and its mobile GRC applications.

• Read the newsbyte.
• Read a blog post by Michael Rasmussen, risk and compliance lecturer, author and advisor at Corporate Integrity.
• Watch demo videos of the mobile apps SAP GRC Access Approver and SAP GRC Policy Survey.

SAP today announced two new offerings that will deliver the benefits of SAP HANA to SMEs. With analytics powered by SAP HANA for SAP Business One and SAP HANA, Edge edition, SMEs will be able to leverage powerful in-memory technology from SAP. Read the press release.

Following its commitment to deliver regular and digestible innovation to customers, SAP today announced the second wave of extensive usability and functionality improvements for industry and line-of-business solutions. The innovations will include new user experiences for professional and casual users, such as landing pages and side panels with integrated analytics. Read the newsbyte.

I’ve been a part of Jonathan’s marketing organization for several years now and following his journey from marketing leader to CMO has been both exciting and inspiring.  I’ve listened to him address our marketing team, the SAP community, customers and more and regardless of audience, two essential themes always emerge through his words: people and simplicity. (more…)

Did I just use “dominates” in a headline? Yes. Yes I did. I know what you’re thinking: “Really, Tim? Isn’t it a little self serving?” Yes and no. Yes, because I agree that “dominates” is a bold word. No, because the fine editors of CGT Magazine used this word to describe how SAP fared in their 2012 Reader’s Choice Awards. (more…)

It’s pretty simple, actually: The people we are trying to attract see no value, we are not able to show the return to our companies and our bosses are not willing to invest more, and so the vicious cycle continues.  No, I am not predicting a doomsday scenario; I am merely looking forward to some sanity settling in as we get into 2012. (more…)