It is my belief that lower costs of data as a result of deploying SAP HANA will enable organizations to go further. In the process of doing so they will be able to unmask other needs that can point to additional improvement opportunities. An example would be developing more “informed skeptics” to help with better decision-making.
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When one of your biggest competitors joins you in a new race, you know your cause is a worthy one and that you are doing the right things for you have earned the earnest envy of those seeking to compete. If you are a customer who has been waiting for industry validation or endorsement before moving forward with SAP HANA then there is no better data point than the announcement from Oracle about the availability of what it calls its In-Memory machine.
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There has been considerable chatter about Cloud computing for a while. While there have been some significant milestones in its adoption story, many enterprises have been somewhat circumspect in embracing it. But now, concerns are beginning to ease and with the ubiquity of mobile applications perhaps the consumption of cloud services will get a boost as well. Jan. 31, 2012
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2011 has been a year of excitement in the SAP world where the promises of 2010 were delivered on for customers; Enterprise Mobility and In-Memory computing are no longer great notions but reality. Looking ahead to 2012, we can definitely expect some discussion around many more business use cases in these areas. It is time to plan now for those discussions. Dec. 29, 2011
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SAP Business Warehouse (BW) can now run on HANA instead of a traditional database. This can have potentially revolutionary benefits for any business that relies on analytics that is based on this data. This can be especially useful in uncertain economic times. Nov. 28, 2011
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SAPs push into Mobility and In-Memory computing was, in the past, looked upon appreciatively but also with some skepticism. This year the Tech Ed experience has effectively dismissed any lingering doubts about how these can serve SAPs customers. These are no longer mere good intentions they are rapidly becoming reality. Sep. 27, 2011
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Social Media trends and mobility are becoming mainstream faster than anyone would have imagined a few years ago. The impacts will certainly be felt within affiliated business processes. Organizations need to be creative in how they plan and innovate for the future, and also how they look at combinations of appropriate technology pieces versus each of them individually. These are not unnatural demands on them; some of these same lessons can be drawn from people and trends in unrelated fields as well. Aug. 26, 2011
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The notion of business as usual is changing. Use of smartphones might become mainstream in organizations that have traditionally sought to be cautious about adopting commercial communication technology. This should be an indication to organizations hesitating to adopt mobility that the world around them continues to change rapidly. They need to embark on their own mobility journey sooner rather than later. Jul. 21, 2011
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Mobility is challenging many traditional paradigms of computing and information exchange. In turn, it can unleash serious transformational forces within more traditional environments. Often this requires support of a more revolutionary data store model that can support the emerging solutions more dynamically. Businesses seeking to innovate should seriously look at existing process models and consider revolutionizing them with mobility for this could lead to significant advantages. Jun. 9, 2011
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Once it is accepted that technology strategy can be a potential game-changing force, the organization must foster an environment where creative thinking is no longer something that occurs by exception. The organization must also possess the courage to act on and drive the change necessary to fully realize the promise of new value arguments arrived at by engaging in creative thinking. An organization ready to do this can gain significantly by seeking the assistance of a trusted partner. May. 8, 2011
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