Don’t Miss This Critical Deadline for SAP Roadmap Planning
Two years ago, SAP extended mainstream support for SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) by two years, from 2025 to 2027. That no doubt prompted sighs of relief for organizations unwilling to take on the pain and costs of migrating to S/4HANA. Now, those organizations and all SAP licensees have until the September 30 annual deadline to […]
Economic Uncertainty is Causing CIOs to Hoard Their IT Budget
The uncertain economic outlook is causing some CIOs to defer spending and push out less-critical projects during the second half of the year. That was one key takeaway from a summer software market update presentation by J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Murphy. How CIOs balance dwindling budgets Almost 40% of CIOs surveyed by J.P. Morgan in […]
When Tech Talent Shortage Meets Economic Downturn
“Businesses are moving full-speed toward a collision,” warns Pat Phelan, Rimini Street VP, Market Research. “Companies are going to need people during a time of historically low unemployment but at the same time are going to suffer budget cuts due to economic recession.” How CIOs and application leaders manage those two waves will have significant […]
IT Hero: SAP HR Support Guru
David Melling, principal support engineer for SAP HR/UK payroll on the Rimini Street team, has specialized experience that clients depend on as they navigate the frequently changing UK regulatory environment. It’s expertise like his that contributes to Rimini Street’s 4.9/5.0 average customer satisfaction score and creates a loyal client base. Melling has been implementing SAP […]
Maintain Enterprise Vigilance by Focusing on Critical Cybersecurity Trends
The constant barrage of alerts and news of cybersecurity threats and breaches can be overwhelming to the point of exhaustion, which raises further risk that overwhelmed IT teams are unable to focus on specific vulnerabilities in their enterprise. That’s why it’s important to make sure somebody is tasked with vulnerability management – continually evaluating the […]
Hostage No Longer: Break Free of Rising IT Vendor Prices
IT vendor price increases are coming Many experts are predicting software price increases, including higher support service costs. Reports show that some increases are already here. According to The Register, “Oracle support prices are set to rise by 8% in the U.S., and the company will also impose increases commensurate with inflation in other regions.” […]
Strengthen the Future of Your ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is projected to make up roughly 15% of total IT spending in 2022 — a significant amount of money. Organizations that don’t manage their ERP systems might risk falling short of their ROI goals. The challenge with ERP systems is there is no one-size-fits-all solution that works for every organization. […]
The Future of ERP: IT Talent Management Could Be Your Achilles’ Heel
Composable ERP requires a broader set of support skills than integrated suites. It also requires experts with knowledge that spans the business and IT. Yet, CIOs face a tough truth with IT talent management. Some ERP skills are going the way of COBOL programming: fundamentally critical to operations, but increasingly scarce and losing appeal as […]
Solve ERP Headaches with Consolidation and Third-Party Support
Organizations are more likely to migrate their ERP solutions to the cloud than they are to take advantage of the cost savings and reduced complexity they can realize by consolidating multiple systems. That’s one of the key findings in a new survey conducted for Rimini Street by UK business technology publisher Computing. ERP environments often […]