By Dennis Moore on May 11, 2010
Some have called the current economic recession “The SAP Recession,” as ERP systems like SAP have given companies unprecedented ability to control spending. However, this was mostly true by the beginning of the 2001 recession (perhaps we are still in the 2001 recession?). What has changed since 2001: business intelligence systems are pervasive. Companies now have the ability to identify underperforming business units and shut them down. Perhaps this should be called “The BI Recession.”
Posted in Business, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged BI, business intelligence, economic recession, Enterprise resource planning, erp, recession, sap, SAP AG, supply chain
By R "Ray" Wang on December 11, 2009
(Photos by R Wang & Insider Associates, LLC. Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved.)
Re-innovation Now At The Heart Of SAP’s Focus And Strategy
SAP has faced a rough two years. From the continuing market pressure on new license revenue, false-start launch of Business By Design (ByD), management restructuring, and issues with […]
Posted in Business | Tagged Apps Strategy, Boston, Boston Park Plaza, Business Objects, Business process management, Business suite 7, channel programs, channels, compliance software, cost reduction, CTO, custom development, customer data integration, data governance, data integration, Delivered Innovation, deployment options, economic recession, ecosystems, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, erp, event report, Industry Event, innovation, Jim Hagemann Snabe, John Wookey, license policy, maintenance fees, Maintenance Hike, microsoft, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Silverlight, middleware platforms, oracle, partner ecosystems, partnerships, Peter Graf, product road maps, SaaS, sap, SAP Business By Design, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Influencer Summit, SAP OnDemand Large Enterprise, software as a service, vendor events, vendor strategy |