Achieve the Best of Both Worlds with SAP and Hybrid IT
SAP customers have been at the forefront in embracing hybrid IT. This best-of-both-worlds approach lets them preserve and continue to leverage investments in mission-critical SAP ERP. At the same time, best-of-breed cloud applications help meet demands for greater business agility. A study by the IT software management vendor SolarWinds quantified what was widely recognized across […]
Disruptive CIOs Are Driving Innovation by Breaking the Status Quo
CIOs are no longer just great technologists — in fact today’s CIO can no longer afford to be just a great technologist. The successful CIO of tomorrow is a revenue generator, customer engagement guru, business leader. Successful CIOs are changing business models in their organization — they are becoming disruptors. But what does that mean […]
Overcoming the #1 Barrier to Digital Transformation
For years, IT has had clearly defined responsibilities: Keep critical business systems up and running, control costs and meet security and compliance requirements. Even today, most of your IT budget is likely spent keeping the lights on. But this traditional focus is holding organizations back in an era of accelerating focus on customer experience enabled […]
Welcome to Word on the Street
Welcome to our new blog — Word on the Street. There has never been a more complex and challenging time for IT leaders. They need to optimize their existing enterprise software investments, extend their current capabilities leveraging a hybrid computing model, and then transform into a digital enterprise via an intelligent, agile roadmap. We are launching Word […]
Three Ways CIOs Can Successfully Support Business Objectives
It’s no secret that we’re doing business in a fast-paced, disruptive environment. To keep pace with rapid change, IT is becoming more strategic, and expectations are growing. According to CIO, “boards of directors, CEOs and business colleagues are turning to the CIO to lead digital transformations, win customers and drive revenue.” CIOs are feeling the […]
How Companies Are Accelerating Business by Innovating Around the Edges of ERP
As the pace of business change accelerates, businesses are seeking to transform IT to pull out in front of competitors. But you’ve already invested considerable people, time and money in implementing and customizing your ERP technology. How do you keep pace with change and continue to deliver new capabilities, while minimizing risk and ensuring core […]
Are Hidden Costs of Software Maintenance Burying Your IT Department?
Your ERP apps like Oracle and SAP are the foundation of your business, and they’re becoming even more critical as digital transformation takes off. Chances are you’ve committed to a strong maintenance plan for your enterprise software to be sure it’s always delivering the performance and availability you need. But have you considered how much […]