As SAP R/3 support fades, upgrades to ECC 6.0 accelerate With the clock ticking on the end of SAP R/3 support and maintenance, the pace of customers upgrading to SAP ECC 6.0 is picking up, according to a survey of SearchSAP.com readers.
 
BI, collaboration lead SaaS trends Software as a Service (SaaS) and the cloud are new to many IT pros, but they?re poised to grow in BI and collaboration, according to experts.
 
SAP Service Desk improved in Solution Manager 7.1, expert says SAP Service Desk was a weak, late entrant to the market, according to one expert, who says that?s slowly changing due to enhancements in the latest version of Solution Manager 7.1.
 
Forrester Wave: Informatica, IBM lead data virtualization tools market Informatica and IBM are the top dogs in the data virtualization software market, thanks to a strong combination of ?enterprise-class? features, according to Forrester Research Inc.
 
Increase system effectiveness through solid SAP business processes Find out how SAP business processes and monitoring automation can affect SAP system performance.
 
Learn how to choose the best mobile ERP, BI devices Define business needs before falling under the spell of the latest and greatest mobile ERP and BI hardware.
 
Customers looking for alternative SAP pricing models Some customers are pushing SAP to consider alternative pricing models as a way to cut costs, such as basing licenses on consumption. SAP says it?s given some thought to the idea.
 
SAP iPad enterprise deployment enables 'mobile mindset,' CIO says SAP has 14,000 employees using company-issued iPads. The SAP iPad enterprise deployment has faced some challenges but also made users more productive, CIO Oliver Bussmann says.
 
SAP system performance can hinge on hardware choices Learn what to consider for server, CPU and server architectures to ensure optimal SAP system performance. Find out what to avoid and how the cloud fits into the landscape.
 
Better SAP support, contract language at top of users? wish lists SAP customers are going into the new year hoping for a few changes from SAP. Some called for better SAP support; others say altered contract language and licensing are important.
 
Want faster SAP financial reporting? Experts share how to get it Experts share advice on how companies can make their SAP ERP Financials reporting more efficient.
 
Gartner Magic Quadrant: Oracle, IBM lead product MDM software market Oracle and IBM are the sole product MDM ?leaders,? says Gartner, which also sees some vendors starting to focus on social media data and ?big data.?
 
SAP HANA?s long road to near-real-time analysis of ERP data SAP HANA?s path to faster ERP analysis includes new in-memory apps, accelerators, standalone apps and service packs through 2012 and beyond.
 
'Avengers' and 'Spider-Man' top list of geek movies to watch in 2012 The golden age of geek movies will continue in 2012 with films like "The Avengers," "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Men in Black III."
 
Analysts tag mobile, BI as hot SAP trends in 2012 From SAP?s mobility roadmap to the impact of the SuccessFactors acquisition and the fate of Business ByDesign, analysts talk about coming SAP trends.
 
Customer experience management must be built on trust, SAP exec says Today?s companies have a range of tools and technology they can use to create a sense of trust with their customers, according to a new book on customer experience management (CEM).
 
Improve system efficiency and performance optimization across systems When the system landscape includes multiple vendors, learn how third-party applications can increase system efficiency and performance optimization.
 
BOBJ 4.0, acquisitions, and BW on HANA among the top stories of 2011 SearchSAP examines the biggest stories of 2011, from the debut of BusinessObjects 4.0 and SAP Business Warehouse on HANA, to confusion over SAP?s on-demand roadmap.
 
Gartner Magic Quadrant finds confusion in the customer MDM market Acquisitions and product additions by the top vendors are making customer master data management software choices harder for users, Gartner says.
 
Salesforce, SAP, Oracle get ready for HR software battle With the planned acquisition of Rypple, cloud giant Salesforce.com intends to target SAP and Oracle in the human resources software market.
 
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