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Enterprises use SAP well beyond simple back-office only accounting software. Today’s SAP systems are highly integrated and used by thousands of people daily across dozens of departments, and that’s just for a single large enterprise! As a central part of business...
Enterprises use SAP well beyond simple back-office only accounting software. Today’s SAP systems are highly integrated and used by thousands of people daily across dozens of departments, and that’s just for a single large enterprise! As a central part of business...
In this three part blog series, John Appleby sits down with Nick Miletich, CTO at Managecore, to discuss how building a next generation managed service firm had to include automation at the helm. About Nick Miletich, Chief Technical Officer at ManageCore: I’ve been in...
My son, currently nine years old, is an active Cub Scout and we’re coming up on one of the most popular Cub Scout yearly events, the Pinewood Derby. For anyone not familiar with the Pinewood Derby, it is a competition where the scouts are given a small block of wood...
It only feels like yesterday that I was writing about the new features in Avantra 23.0, but today I’m pleased to announce that Avantra 23.1, our first feature update of Avantra 23, is ready for download. We’ve been working on a number of different areas that I’ll try...
In the last few weeks, I have had a number of conversations with customers about what we have come to call the Automation Paradox. What happens is that organizations seeking to automate manual processes are so busy, that they cannot find the time to invest in...
Back in the day, before I was a father, before I was a husband, back when I was more of an adrenaline ‘junkie’, one of my ongoing adventures was skydiving. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a hobby as I never followed through with a certification, but I took my fair...
With around 130 employees, Innflow, one of the leading SAP consulting companies in Switzerland, implemented the Avantra AIOps platform for its private cloud infrastructure, three and a half years ago. Initially, the aim was to monitor its customers’ SAP systems more...
Back in my mid to late 20s, my most prized possession was my Yamaha R1 motorcycle. Living and working in the city of Milwaukee meant I didn’t need to worry about finding parking, gas was cheap, and it was fast, one of the fastest sport bikes on the market at the...
“How do we keep our data secure?” is the question nearly every organization is asking these days. The last spot any organization wants to be in is that of a security breach. Stephane Nappo, an industry known Chief Security officer, is often heard saying “It takes 20...
In this post, we’ll show you how to get started with SAP on Azure. We’ll also cover the key features of SAP on Azure and how they can benefit your organization. We’ll show you how to set up SAP on Azure using Azure Active Directory (AD) and how to configure your SAP...
SAP system refresh automation is extremely powerful when leveraged with care; system refreshes are complex and challenging processes to manage. How to handle SAP system refresh automation System refreshes can be fraught with risk for organizations with critical...
The systems used by businesses today are complex and usually involve more than one software system. This can make it difficult for businesses to ensure that all of their systems are working together effectively. The SAP system, used by businesses around the world, is...
Recently I joined a team to run a ‘Ragnar’. A ‘Ragnar’ is a running race where you and an additional seven teammates run a course that typically lasts around 24 hours non stop. Our team joined over 300 other teams running this Ragnar trail course in the middle of...