August 2020

Quite apart from the wider world itself going continuously 24×7 in the face of globalisation and ubiquitous interconnectivity, the software world has adopted more defined approaches to continuous methodologies over the last decade. Key among the continuous continuum is Continuous Deployment (CD), Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Testing (CT).  Continuous Testing (CT) aka ‘shift-left testing’ […]

SAP’s next generation Service Parts Management SAP has a long and strong journey into the automotive aftermarket industry showing that it is an important market segment. Innovation within the SAP service parts planning (SPP) solution has been ongoing for decades and product development was tightly done in cooperation and collaboratively with several of the larger

SAP Hana XSA enables different deployments in one single Hana database. However, companies have to consider various security guidelines to ensure diligent access management. With Hana 1.0 SPS11, SAP Hana Extended Application Services, Advanced Model (SAP Hana XSA) was introduced. This model is based on a microservices approach and enables the modulization of software development.

The US government is urging SAP customers to patch a critical vulnerability published earlier this week, which could affect as many as 40,000 customers.  Released as part of the software giant’s July patch update round,it affects the SAP NetWeaver Application Server (AS) Java component LM Configuration Wizard. According to an alert from the Department of Homeland

The buzz around SAP Data Hub has quieted down significantly since it was first announced. Why is that? Some time ago, someone advised me to stop focusing so much on SAP Data Hub. When former SAP executive Franz Faerber first presented the idea during a Sapphire Now Conference in Orlando,  for the possibilities that Data Hub

The Harvard Business Review ran an article in 1990 by management consultant and former Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer science professor Michael Hammer titled “Reengineering Work: Don’t Automate, Obliterate.” Hammer, recognized as the seminal theorist of reengineering, the consultant-driven discipline of streamlining work processes, encouraged businesses to radically restructure rather than rely on information technology to automate

What does a move to SAP HANA mean for your infrastructure? SAP’s HANA database and business applications offer a powerful path to increased efficiency and better business intelligence, but SAP’s software products are only part of the solution. Your SAP environment is built on top of a ‘core set’. Or another way of saying it,

Enterprise software major SAP has launched a new programme called “Global Bharat” to enable Indian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) become globally competitive by equipping them with digital technologies. The programme is aimed at driving greater efficiencies of MSMEs by adopting three initiatives — gaining access to global marketplace, digitally skilling workforce and digitally

New SAP solutions are mostly built on containers. Does this make sense, and what are some common use cases associated with container technology? Adopting new technologies follows the same pattern in all companies. A group of evangelists see the new technology as the ultimate answer to every problem, conservatives see some potential with many downsides.

Digitalization poses new challenges. To avoid pitfalls, companies need a structured approach. This is also true for S/4 Hana implementations as digital core, and a business transformation roadmap is indispensable for any migration. Companies are currently dealing with one of the biggest challenges of the digital age: digitalizing all their business processes. Furthermore, they have