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51��Announces Carbon Footprint Analytics Application

Cathy Shepherd — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:20:45 +0000

51��announced yesterday the Climate 21 program to support customers in pursuing their climate-related objectives. The SAP® Product Carbon Footprint Analytics application is now available as the first solution in the Climate 21 program. The application uses data from 51��S/4HANA® and third-party sources and calculates this information within the 51��Analytics Cloud solution.

This helps customers understand their carbon footprint and provides a foundation for analyzing and optimizing greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement was made at the conference, held online from June 15–19, 2020.

“In uncertain times, companies need a trusted partner to help them make confident decisions to enhance agility and resiliency during and beyond the current COVID-19 crisis,” said Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of 51��SE for 51��Product Engineering. “In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s even more important for businesses to quickly react to environmental and market changes. We’re helping to address these challenges with new ways for customers to address sustainability, lead in their industry and grow their business networks.”

51��and its partners are also offering industry cloud solutions that extend the end-to-end processes of SAP’s intelligent suite to help drive customer’s core business in their industries. SAP’s industry cloud strategy will deliver innovative, vertical solutions from 51��and its partners.

These solutions will be built on technologies in the Business Technology Platform portfolio and use an open API framework, open process model, open domain model and common business services to create a better customer and user experience.

The interoperability with SAP’s intelligent suite will enable rapid development, deployment and integration. Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and other advanced technologies from 51��will be available to help developers to accelerate development and deliver greater business value, enabling improved business practices and business innovation at the vertical edge.

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SAP’s Business Technology Platform: A Trifecta of Data Excellence, Integration and Extension for the Intelligent Enterprise

51��News — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:29:23 +0000

51��today announced new capabilities, enhancements and further unification of the portfolio to help companies transform data into business value. SAP’s Business Technology Platform enables developers and business users to access integrated, end-to-end services and tools to realize value along three critical areas of IT: data excellence, process integration and extensions. The announcement was made at the conference, being held online June 15-19, 2020.

“Many customers I have spoken with have expressed the need for agility and quick time to value, made even more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic,” 51��CTO and Executive Board member Juergen Mueller said. “To achieve both, technology becomes even more important, and 51��can help meet those challenges. We’ve added significant enhancements to every major component of our Business Technology Platform to help customers across all industries overcome obstacles stemming from ubiquity of data, complexity of IT and business volatility.”

Organizations such as in Dallas are using SAP’s Business Technology Platform combined with for experience management to perform analytics and to plan for sufficient patient capacity, a critical need during the COVID-19 crisis.

“We at Parkland are dedicated to the health and well-being of individuals and communities that we serve by setting the standard of excellence for public and academic healthcare systems,” said Parkland Health and Hospital System’s chief data officer Scott Harrison. “Our clinical staff utilizes electronic dashboards built with SAP’s Business Technology Platform for analytics and planning, and Qualtrics XM Platform for sentiment analysis. We understand that a fully integrated technology foundation is critical for the 240,000-plus emergency room patients we care for yearly, and for supporting our future growth and innovation.”

�ճ�� business unit Adhesive Technologies, the global market leader for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, is building an app for its some 4,500 sales representatives based on SAP’s Business Technology Platform.

“We aim to create a modern and effective digital workplace environment, increasing speed and efficiency for sales activities and thus strengthening the experience of customers globally,” said Sascha Latzberg, corporate director, Sales & Channel Excellence CRM at Henkel Adhesive Technologies. “Our digital CRM platform enables us to be fast and flexible and increases the independence of sales representatives as they travel and work from home. With the help of SAP’s Business Technology Platform and our advanced analytics we can leverage CRM data for insights that help us create additional customer value.”

Whether on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid landscape, SAP’s Business Technology Platform allows companies to:
• Manage diverse data stores in real time with
• Integrate and extend enterprise applications across any IT landscape using ��Ի��
• Analyze data for better planning and decision-making with the ��Ի��
• Continuously innovate their businesses with new

Data Excellence
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of 51��HANA, which now has more than 32,400 customers. The latest version, , is planned for delivery at the end of June. It will support hybrid scenarios with the 51��HANA Cloud data platform and provide new capabilities, including the enhanced 51��HANA native storage extension for simplifying data management and lowering total cost of ownership. According to , 51��HANA customers will realize a 679 percent average five-year return on investment. 51��HANA Cloud provides a powerful data management and analytics foundation for innovation solutions such as 51��Data Warehouse Cloud. It is now available on Amazon Web Services, in addition to Microsoft Azure, to provide greater flexibility and choice to customers moving to the cloud. 51��plans to have an for early July.

and 51��Analytics Cloud include an expansive lineup of packages consisting of end-to-end business scenarios that answer key business and technical questions for companies looking to quickly gain insights from data. includes business content centered on the retail industry. A rapidly growing ecosystem with hundreds of partners is expected to provide more prebuilt content and data connectors for 51��Data Warehouse Cloud on .

To help business users and analysts more easily create understandable data models using business terms, the of 51��Data Warehouse Cloud is planned for release in the early third-quarter 2020. 51��Data Warehouse Cloud also will offer built-in and deeply integrated , allowing customers to select from a broad range of connectors for building highly scalable data integration processes to and from any data source.

To offer customers even more value and benefits, 51��has been integrating more products and functions. 51��Data Warehouse Cloud is more for a more unified data and analytics environment. This allows for a clear, accurate picture of all data for turning analytics into real business insight. platform was on June 12, 2020, and is more tightly integrated with 51��Analytics Cloud for an easier transition to the cloud. functionalities are further integrated in the latest update of for faster, more powerful planning, and is currently available for a .

Read how today’s intelligent enterprises, such as Geberit AG, Porsche AG and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd., plan to use the power of 51��HANA Cloud, 51��Data Warehouse Cloud, 51��Analytics Cloud and 51��Cloud Platform.

Integration
�¾��ٳ�� of 51��Cloud Platform Integration Suite, customers can benefit from value-based packaging and attractive pricing as well as simplified purchase and consumption of integration services. Customers can now sign up once to use all capabilities instead of going through licensing multiple services. This offers them the flexibility to consume a service within the suite on demand at any point in time with streamlined, message-based metering. Further, 51��is delivering prebuilt between 51��applications with standard messages at no additional charge.

Extension
with 51��Cloud Platform Extension Suite and new will help customers adapt and extend their business processes on the fly and in real time to meet changing demands and increase efficiency. Business process experts can now manage workflows on live running processes such as for capital expenditure approvals by using dedicated tooling to discover, configure and run application extensions, all without help from an IT department. This results in faster time to value and lower implementation costs.

and 51��recently announced that they have teamed up to create a joint cloud-based solution for the real estate industry. The solution is planned to be based on Honeywell Forge and 51��Cloud Platform and aims to streamline operational and business data to drive greater efficiencies, improve company performance by gaining valuable business insights, and improve employee experience management through powerful sentiment data analysis. Read more details here.

Find, try and buy 51��solutions online at ��Ի��.

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51��Delivers Innovations That Tackle Supply Chain And Industry Challenges; Embedding Sustainability For The Post-Pandemic Era

51��News — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 09:59:58 +0000

As companies all over the world face unprecedented challenges, they are turning to technologies that provide reliable insights to help them better support their employees, customers and suppliers. Stepping up to fulfill these needs, (NYSE: SAP) is innovating with more than just technology and software. 51��is helping companies improve supply chain and industry-specific processes, connect through the business network and embed sustainability as a critical measure of business success. The announcement was made at the conference, held online June 15-19, 2020.

“In uncertain times, companies need a trusted partner to help them make confident decisions to enhance agility and resiliency during and beyond the current COVID-19 crisis,” said Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of 51��SE for 51��Product Engineering. “In today’s hyperconnected world, it’s even more important for businesses to quickly react to environmental and market changes. We’re helping to address these challenges with new ways for customers to address sustainability, lead in their industry and grow their business networks. 51��has the strategy, expertise, solutions and partner ecosystem to enable customers to run their business as an intelligent enterprise.”

Climate 21

51��announced the Climate 21 program to support customers in pursuing their climate-related objectives. In a multiyear road map, 51��will work with co-innovation partners to embed sustainability metrics across SAP’s solution portfolio. This will help customers understand, analyze and optimize the carbon footprint of their products and operations along the value chain.

The SAP® Product Carbon Footprint Analytics application is now available as the first solution in the Climate 21 program. The application uses data from 51��S/4HANA® and third-party sources and calculates this information within the 51��Analytics Cloud solution. This helps customers understand their carbon footprint and provides a foundation for analyzing and optimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
To learn more, read “Our Decade of Delivery for Climate” by Saueressig. Also read “51��Launches Carbon Emissions Accounting System to Address Climate Change.”

Industry Cloud

Intelligent enterprises strike the balance between optimizing their current business models and innovating at the vertical edge to develop new revenue streams and growth potential using digital technologies. 51��and its partners are offering industry cloud solutions that extend the end-to-end processes of SAP’s intelligent suite to help drive customer’s core business in their industries.

SAP’s industry cloud strategy will deliver innovative, vertical solutions from 51��and its partners. These solutions will be built on technologies in the Business Technology Platform portfolio and use an open API framework, open process model, open domain model and common business services to create a better customer and user experience. The interoperability with SAP’s intelligent suite will enable rapid development, deployment and integration. Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and other advanced technologies from 51��will be available to help developers to accelerate development and deliver greater business value, enabling improved business practices and business innovation at the vertical edge.

To learn more, read “Innovation at the Vertical Edge: New Business Models for a Digital Economy” by Peter Maier, president, Industries and Customer Advisory, SAP.

51��Increases Investment for Industry 4.0 Across the Supply Chain

51��brings significant innovations across the supply chain from design to operations to deliver greater insights, automation and responsiveness with the Industry 4.Now initiative. These innovations can help companies design and manufacture intelligent products and assets that can capture and analyze the increased tide of information from sensors across the supply chain. This enables customers to move Industry 4.0 from a factory-focused initiative to a company-wide business strategy.

With Industry 4.Now, 51��will deliver innovations that companies need to create and capture a digital thread of these intelligent products and assets throughout their lifecycle to provide real-time insights back into the business processes, from design to operations. With embedded analytics and predictive capabilities, this intelligence can empower people to make better business decisions and drive new business models and revenue streams.

To learn more, read “Why the Time for Industry 4.0 Is NOW” by Richard Howells, vice president, Solution Management for Digital Supply Chain, SAP.

51��Announces a Strategy for a Unified Business Network

51��announced a strategy to bring end-to-end visibility, increased efficiency and collaboration across the entire supply chain processes, including design, planning, sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and asset operations. By creating a network of intelligent enterprises, 51��can help companies digitalize multienterprise business processes for better visibility and collaboration across the supply chain ecosystem.

This initiative spans across SAP, using insights from real-time ERP, advanced analytics and successful networks solutions such as Ariba® Network, 51��Asset Intelligence Network, 51��Logistics Business Network and 51��Fieldglass® solutions to deliver the collective intelligence through an open and interoperable business network. With more than US$3.3 trillion flowing through these business-to business powerhouses, 51��will help enable sustainable and resilient supply chains, transform business models and provide the agility to safeguard against global disruptions.

To learn more, read “Creating a Unified, Open and Intelligent Business Network” by Chris Haydon, president, 51��Procurement Solutions, and Paige Cox, senior vice president and head of Digital Supply Chain Networks, SAP.

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Humanitarian and Culinary Innovator José Andrés to Keynote at SuccessConnect at SAPPHIRE NOW Converge

Carolyn Judge Phillip — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 06:53:58 +0000

José Andrés, internationally recognized chef, humanitarian, restaurateur and founder of (WCK), will join as a keynote speaker.

He will share lessons of leadership during crisis, the importance of empathy and compassion, the value of unleashing people’s talent, and using their potential to help others.

An immigrant from Spain to the U.S., Andrés is a world-renowned chef. He helped popularize tapas in the U.S. with more than 30 restaurants that span from fine dining to food halls. His business leadership has demonstrated how a culture of innovation and creativity not only leads to personal and organizational success, but to a better tomorrow for society. In 2010, he founded World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that provides innovative solutions to end hunger and poverty.

Currently, WCK is working in more than a hundred cities across the globe to provide during the COVID-19 pandemic – delivering more than 10 million meals to date – while partnering with local restaurants to help some of the hardest hit employees and businesses. Andrés will discuss his experience during this crisis and why “.”

is a one-day global digital experience that will take place on June 17, 2020. Human resources (HR) and business professionals can tune in to hear from thought leaders on how they are navigating these unprecedented times, discover the latest innovations in human experience management (HXM), and share best practices.

The event will be hosted by , Founder and CEO of and in-arena host of the . , economist and best-selling author, will also join the event to discuss what to expect in a post-pandemic world.

“The last few months have been full of change for all of us, and it has been inspiring to see HR leaders come together and take charge of change,” 51��SuccessFactors President Jill Popelka said. “There are two things that have proven constant across diverse industries and regions: innovation within HR is thriving, and human connection continues to be a top priority.”

The will take a place on June 17, followed by three breakout sessions:

How to Realign Resources During This Time of Change and Beyond
Is Business Continuity Still a Thing?
How Do You Reskill Your Workforce to Adapt to Rapidly Changing Priorities?

For more information, visit the and follow the event hashtags #SAPPHIRENOW and #SuccessConnect.

Carolyn Judge Phillip is vice president of corporate marketing, 51��SuccessFactors.

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SAPPHIRE NOW Reimagined: SAP’s Premier Customer Gathering Goes Virtual for a New World

Susan Galer — Tue, 05 May 2020 07:31:59 +0000

, SAP’s premier conference for customers, is going virtual, reflecting how all organizations are adapting business seemingly overnight.

Indeed, what has emerged as COVID-19 impacts companies and economies is the make-or-break value of digital transformation.

“SAPPHIRE NOW Reimagined will be more accessible to all customers, partners, and stakeholders in the 51��ecosystem, and we look forward to providing everyone with an amazing end-to-end experience like never before,” said Alicia Tillman, global chief marketing officer at SAP. “With this year’s purely digital event, we want people to bring their curiosity and commitment to innovate together so we can unleash opportunities in this unprecedented business environment.”

Incredible Insights, Immediately Valuable Information

Through a digital program of executive keynotes, customer stories, demos, round tables, and much more, the virtual SAPPHIRE NOW experience is equal parts inspiration, insight, and how-to learning. Experts will address up-to-the-minute business challenges and share practical guidance, drawing examples from market leaders already adapting to business during these challenging times.

Here’s how this virtual experience will unfold over the next months.

: Launched in April 2020

In a thought leadership series, join 51��hosts and business executives, thought leaders, best-selling authors, well known athletes, and innovators for candid conversations about the future of business and a world that is changing before our eyes. Each short episode will put viewers in the virtual room with luminaries who will share their insights on issues ranging from the future of workplace collaboration to how leaders and managers need to think differently about engaging with their teams to tips for staying our personal best during challenging times.

The diverse line-up will feature an exciting range of speakers including , , Al Guido, Adam Grant, and more.

: June 15

Go on a virtual innovation journey with 51��CEO Christian Klein and other members of the 51��Executive Board, who will showcase how market leaders are not only innovating but charting a path to the future. The line-up of special guests will spotlight customers and partners talking about how they have tapped 51��solutions to address their unique challenges and take advantage of new opportunities to generate real business results.

: Starting June 15

During this impressive rolling line-up of live and on-demand digital programming, 51��experts will share company innovations and product road maps while customers industry-wide will spotlight business results using these solutions. Topics will revolve around managing experiences for end-to-end visibility and action across the enterprise, including , , , and . Participants will also hear updates on the , the company’s portfolio of integrated solutions and technology that speeds up innovation by turning data into business value.

While companies worldwide continue to reinvent how they do business, the virtual digital program for SAPPHIRE NOW Reimagined will help participants overcome immediate hurdles and start building a better future now.

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