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Global Survey Results: CFOs Weigh in on Enterprise Digital Transformation and IT Spending Priorities
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Global Survey Results: CFOs Weigh in on Enterprise Digital Transformation and IT Spending Priorities
Rimini Street Staff
2 min read

When it comes to helping right the ship in times of business turbulence, CFOs play a critical role. They partner closely with the CEO to refine business strategy and with the CIO on implementing enterprise digital transformation to quickly defend against the disruption. An important component of the CFO/CIO partnership during crisis management is prioritizing […]

Understanding the RISE with SAP Platform — and Proceeding with Caution
Rise 5 min read
Understanding the RISE with SAP Platform — and Proceeding with Caution
Rimini Street Staff
5 min read

Many witnessed the great success SAP experienced during its heyday, driven by its strategic focus on business processes running on its precision-engineered software. This led to many of the largest companies in the world leveraging SAP for their back-office functions. As a result, SAP accumulated an enviable customer base of more than 40,000 companies. Now […]

IDG Survey: Navigating the Future of SAP
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IDG Survey: Navigating the Future of SAP
Rimini Street Staff
3 min read

New IDG survey report explores how IT leaders are accelerating innovation while maximizing SAP investments IT leaders are feeling pressure on all sides. The business wants IT to accelerate innovation to take advantage of technologies such as big data, AI, and IoT. The budget dictates a fine balance between maximizing ROI from existing IT investments […]

Licensees Extending Life of PeopleSoft ERP with AMS, IaaS, and Third-Party Support
Business Driven Roadmap, PeopleSoft 3 min read
Licensees Extending Life of PeopleSoft ERP with AMS, IaaS, and Third-Party Support
Rimini Street Staff
3 min read

2020 Survey Results: Analysis of Global PeopleSoft Licensee Behavior Many organizations are spending too much of their IT budget ─ as much as 90% ─ on daily operating costs to run and grow the business, leaving only 10% to fund transformation.[1] Continued overspending on expensive Oracle annual maintenance contracts for PeopleSoft ERP, while following the […]

3 Strategic Takeaways from the Recent SAP Q3 Earnings Call
Earnings, S/4HANA, SAP 2 min read
3 Strategic Takeaways from the Recent SAP Q3 Earnings Call
Rimini Street Staff
2 min read

And how they can inform your SAP roadmap On October 25, SAP released its third-quarter results. Said to be its “biggest rout in 24 years,” SAP Q3 earnings reveal a weak quarter with significant drop in cloud and license revenue compared to its projections. This, despite an uptick in the industry overall, with the increase […]

Feeling the Pressure of Moving ERP to the Cloud? It’s Not as Urgent as Vendors Would Have You Think.
Cloud, Cloud ERP, Hybrid IT 4 min read
Feeling the Pressure of Moving ERP to the Cloud? It’s Not as Urgent as Vendors Would Have You Think.
David Rowe
4 min read

Implement hybrid IT instead and invest the savings in transformation.   An October 2020 Diginomica article, “Don’t be a sheep – challenge the call to re-platform ERP” from author Brian Sommer, contains some pragmatic advice for CIOs feeling the pressure of moving ERP to the cloud.   It’s not necessary to replace or re-platform important […]

Third-Party Software Support for SAP: Hidden Savings
Business Driven Roadmap, iceberg, patches 2 min read
Third-Party Software Support for SAP: Hidden Savings
Rimini Street Staff
2 min read

The oft-quoted Michael Porter has stated that the essence of strategy is knowing ‘what not to do!’ ─  it is as important as knowing what to do. How does this apply to maintenance for SAP and IT roadmap strategy? In a November 2019  survey conducted by Rimini Street, 79% of licensees said that they have […]

ERP Software License versus Cloud ERP SaaS Subscription ─ Pros and Cons
Cloud, ERP, IaaS 5 min read
ERP Software License versus Cloud ERP SaaS Subscription ─ Pros and Cons
Sebastian Grady
Sebastian Grady
President, Strategic Initiatives
5 min read

Your software is an asset. Software vendors such as Oracle and SAP are pressing licensees to replace existing enterprise applications in order to move to the vendor’s new platform. Yet, most companies have invested millions in their current ERP systems on targeted applications – Financials, Supply Chain, Distribution, Manufacturing, Human Capital Management, or Customer Experience […]

On-Going IT Response to the Global Pandemic: The View from a Front-Row Seat
CIO, ROI, Security 5 min read
On-Going IT Response to the Global Pandemic: The View from a Front-Row Seat
David Rowe
5 min read

In January’s “2020 State of the CIO Executive Summary,” the news was good for CIOs… They were getting increased recognition from CEOs and colleagues for their growing and essential leadership role in business strategy, innovation, and revenue generation — while decreasing time spent on important yet “back-office” activities such as optimizing the enterprise IT infrastructure […]