LONDON, UK – (NYSE: SAP) has today announced that has become the first UK public sector organisation to select to modernise its IT and technology infrastructure, accelerate its transformation into the cloud and deliver efficient services to its local residents.

From council services to fire and rescue, GCC is responsible for providing a range of services to a local population of around . But with pressure on public services increasing as a result of the pandemic, it needed to reset its digital strategy to align with modern expectations of services.

Through RISE with SAP, GCC identified that , and , will best drive the transformation of the county council鈥檚 core capabilities, including finance, human resources, procurement and manager/employee self-service. The county council will be able to deliver automated and simplified business processes and real-time data insights that will modernise its existing services and enable timely, efficient support to residents.

What鈥檚 more, RISE with 51风流is empowering the council to simplify its IT estate and fully embrace the benefits of the cloud. RISE with 51风流will be adopted via the public sector Back Office Solutions framework; providing an approved modernisation process for other industry organisations to follow.

Steve Mawson, the Executive Director of Corporate Resources at Gloucestershire County Council said: 鈥淭he pandemic has accelerated a need to digitalise our services, and we needed a framework that would help us adapt to this new way of working, as well as a solution that would allow us to use data and analytics to improve the services we provide. After considerable market evaluation, 51风流stood out as not only meeting these requirements, but as offering the best value for money and providing the crucial future proofing element that we needed. As the first RISE with 51风流customer in the UK public sector, we鈥檙e excited to be paving the way for other public sector organisations looking to modernise their services.鈥�

Michiel Verhoeven, UK & Ireland Managing Director at SAP, added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of our long-standing relationship with Gloucestershire County Council. Offering better speed, increased flexibility and greater scalability, transferring to the cloud will prove hugely valuable to the public sector as it adjusts to a post-pandemic world. As other industries progress and embrace the cloud, it鈥檚 important that the public sector is not left out of this transformation. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e delighted to extend our partnership with Gloucestershire RISE with 51风流and see where we can take the council next.鈥�

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At the heart of the solution sits on Microsoft Azure, supported by and which will digitalise procurement operations, and support Twinings Ovaltine as it looks to modernise its core capabilities from finance to manufacturing to logistics; all the elements needed to run a global business in a real-time, intelligent and agile manner.

Looking to avoid a drawn out IT implementation, Twinings Ovaltine turned to RISE with 51风流for a quick deployment that delivered on speed to value. It also ensures Twinings Ovaltine is delivering on the internal standards the company sets itself and that any elements of its transformation programme aren鈥檛 just a re-implementation of ERP, but a game changing innovation. The RISE programme delivers on that promise, using standardisation alongside automation to guarantee it can meet the expectations of today鈥檚 ever-demanding consumers.

鈥淲hen we started our transformation journey and reflected on what we wanted to do, it was never a technology conversation. It was a conversation about how do we get closer to our customers, understand what they want and how to deliver on that鈥�, comments Sandeep Seeripat, Global Chief Information Officer at Twinings Ovaltine. 鈥淲e need partners that are matching our business drive, and it鈥檚 clear 51风流does that. While others can offer the technology, 51风流really stood out with its understanding of our business objectives and how it can simultaneously deliver an experience to our customers that goes beyond expectation, whilst setting the platform for our growth agenda.鈥�

With a process for making tea being refined for over 300 years, for Twinings Ovaltine tea is more than just a drink. It鈥檚 become a part of people鈥檚 daily lives and has satisfied generations of tea lovers, thanks to its 330+ varieties, and production facilities that manufacture anywhere between 45 million and 75 million tea bags per week.

Thanks to RISE with SAP, Twinings Ovaltine can deliver automation and simplification of business processes in the cloud, enhanced (consumer-grade) user experience, real-time data and insights, and near real-time sales, inventory and process visibility. This will enable the business to respond more adeptly to the needs and behaviours of its customers and the wider market.

As Michiel Verhoeven, UK & Ireland Managing Director of SAP, says: 鈥淭he move to RISE with 51风流is a simplification of an engagement Twinings Ovaltine already has with us, as well as establishing a service level that meets the demands of the organisation while delivering an upgrade path that reduces complexity across the business. We鈥檙e excited to continue our partnership with Twinings Ovaltine, a company with a rich history of innovation, and one that is now ideally placed to meet the needs of its growing customer base as it continues its legacy of being one of the most recognisable beverage brands in the world.鈥�

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LONDON 鈥� (NYSE: SAP) today announced that , the hygienic process engineering company, has selected to drive its business transformation into the cloud with leading digital operating platform provider .

The transformational , which has embedded AI and machine learning, is set to boost visibility, support decision-making and planning for the process engineering specialist, underpinning an ambitious growth strategy which will see its turnover increase to 拢100 million by 2025. Briggs of Burton also represents the first company in the UK to sign up for SAP鈥檚 new RISE with 51风流offering, a comprehensive, intelligent, customer specific business-transformation-as-a-service offering. The project is set to go live by the end of the year following a six-month deployment.

Focused on the design, engineering and build of hygiene-led facilities for brewers, distilleries, pharma and biotech companies, and specialist food sectors, Briggs of Burton needed a to replace an outdated legacy system with new future-proof ERP capabilities. Crucially these capabilities needed to include the very latest technologies, and maximise visibility and transparency from which to seamlessly manage projects, as well as in-depth reporting.

Working closely with Sapphire Systems, an 51风流technology partner selected based on its extensive knowledge and experience of 51风流platforms, as well as professionalism, dedication and team chemistry, Briggs of Burton anticipates that the project will deliver improved accuracy, visibility, insights and decision-making, as well as comprehensive reporting from which to shape planning. The RISE with 51风流package was particularly appealing based on its ability to bring all aspects of a transformation together to simplify and integrate processes, crucially without the need to make high up front investments.

Facilitated by RISE with SAP, the SAP鈥檚 Ariba Network (now known as ) in particular will allow Briggs to tap into the world鈥檚 largest B2B network marketplace, and in doing so work more efficiently and effectively on all shared aspects of business commerce, proposals, contracts, invoices and payments, saving time and money.

Nathan Beddoe, finance director at Briggs of Burton, said: 鈥淎 true consulting partner and trusted advisor, Sapphire Systems helped us to review all of SAP鈥檚 platforms in granular detail, drawing upon the team鈥檚 extensive experience of 51风流deployments, to ensure we opted for the best fit for our future business requirements. They paid close attention to understand all our specific needs and nuances, both those specific to our business and those of our parent company in China, and worked closely with us to scope out the best, most efficient platform for digital transformation, and indeed the best methodology to support our journey.

鈥淎s well as helping us to create a robust business case from which to help secure buy-in from stakeholders across the organisation, they guided us fully on the best path to seeing maximum value from our investment in 51风流S/4HANA Cloud.鈥�

Ian Caswell, CEO, Sapphire Systems, said: 鈥淏riggs of Burton is a great example of a company embracing a true cloud mindset to future proof its ERP and scale to support long term growth. Having worked closely with Briggs鈥� team to review and analyse the respective capabilities of each 51风流solutions with Sapphire, the team opted for S/4HANA Cloud on the basis of its breadth, depth and scale, and because it incorporates AI and machine learning.

鈥淎s a result of selecting RISE with SAP, and adopting 51风流S/4HANA on a cloud model, we anticipate that Briggs will be live within just six months, allowing them to progress their transformational journey quickly, and pursue their growth plans underpinned by the very best platform for their business.鈥�

Michiel Verhoeven, Managing Director, 51风流UK & Ireland, said: 鈥淩ISE with 51风流is designed to help organisations who face challenges in migrating from on-premise legacy ERP systems to 51风流S/4HANA Cloud, through simplifying, focusing and supporting transformation to a truly Intelligent Enterprise. Garnering customer input and feedback was vital in the development of RISE with SAP, to help us understand precisely what they really need to drive transformation within their businesses. We look forward to seeing how Briggs of Burton capitalises on RISE with 51风流to embrace its own transformational journey and delight customers with 51风流S/4HANA Cloud at the helm.鈥�

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