Building Resilient IT in Japan with Clear Priorities and Smart Timing
Across Japan, companies are dedicated to maintaining business continuity while facing three overlapping challenges: aging IT systems, limited budgets and a shortage of skilled IT talent. These aren’t new problems, but the pressure to address them is growing. Companies are now being asked to deliver more value from IT, faster — even as their teams […]
The Direct Line to VMware Support Options
If you’ve been feeling the weight of navigating the new VMware support landscape after the Broadcom acquisition, you’re not alone. With sweeping changes to licensing, support structures and product bundles, IT leaders are finding it more challenging than ever to get a clear, direct line to the support their organizations need. In this blog, you’ll […]
Global IT leaders on the Value of Third-Party Support at Any Stage of Tech Innovation
Recently, Rimini Street brought together IT executives from some of the globe’s biggest companies in a candid discussion about their most pressing business priorities. Spanning various continents and industries including retail, mining and technology services – the discussion focused on the current factors shaping the goals and concerns of IT leaders, with security and innovation […]
Brazilian Business Executives Say Leaders Must Prioritize Control and Flexibility
At the 2025 Street Smart Brazil event, CIOs, IT executives and finance leaders from across the country took center stage to talk candidly about the future of ERP, cloud strategy and the sweeping effects of upcoming tax reform. The event was an opportunity for panelists and attendees alike to discuss top priorities, concerns and challenges […]
No Extension to SAP ECC 6 and Business Suite 7 Mainstream Maintenance End Dates in 2025 and 2027
This blog was originally published in February 2023 and was updated in August 2025 The end of mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC 6 and Business Suite 7 is coming soon. Organizations are being pressured by SAP to migrate to S/4HANA, while many are considering sticking with ECC 6, as noted by several SAP analysts. Allow […]
How Japan’s Titans of Industry are Following Their Own Path to AI
At Street Smart Tokyo 2025, a panel of Japanese visionaries gathered to discuss a powerful windfall that comes from outsourcing ERP maintenance: more space to plan for AI. The event offered a rare window into how some of Japan’s most established companies are navigating the high-stakes challenge of modernizing IT while balancing risk and cost […]
Rimini Street + ServiceNow®: Turning AI-Enabled Insights into Real Business Value
I speak with IT leaders often about Rimini Street’s partnership with ServiceNow, Inc.®, and one of the most common questions received is, “What’s the value to the customer?” My answer — that depends on you. My colleague, Marc Thames, Senior. Principal Domain Architect, ServiceNow Platform, and I go in-depth on the Rimini Street and ServiceNow […]
Accelerating Out of the Turn
This summer, the roar of Formula One engines will echo not just from the big screen with the release of the new F1 movie, but also in boardrooms and IT strategy sessions around the world. Why? Because the principles that guide elite F1 drivers through hairpin turns are the same ones that can guide IT […]
Facing VMware vSphere 7 End of Support? Here’s What It Means — and How Rimini Street Can Help
Broadcom has confirmed that support for VMware vSphere 7.x and vSAN 7.x will officially end on October 2, 2025. After this date, customers still running vSphere 7.x or vSAN 7.x will lose access to critical updates, security patches, and official Broadcom support – but they still have a choice when it comes to supporting and […]