Drive Innovation for SAP with Expert Support

Now you can drive innovation for SAP by optimizing your current roadmap strategy. Find out how, in an informative thought leadership panel on SAP support services, featuring Constellation Research analyst Ray Wang, T-Mobile’s Senior Director of Product and Technology Erik LaValle, and Rimini Street SAP Support Services Leader Jennifer Perry. If you’re like most companies, your budgets are already stretched to the limit. Meanwhile, CIOs and IT leaders are under unrelenting pressure to drive innovation for SAP and manage the high cost of SAP support services. Not surprisingly, SAP seemingly wants you to follow its roadmap, timeline, and SAP strategy regardless of the impact on your company’s innovation. In this engaging panel discussion, you’ll hear Ray’s views on the state of SAP support services today and the growing challenges facing IT leaders. Plus, Eric will discuss T-Mobile’s practical approach to achieving critical innovations, flexible solutions, and superior customer experiences by leveraging Rimini Street support services for SAP.

Rimini Street Support for SAP Business Suite

Gain Control of Your SAP Roadmap and Your IT Budget

Composable ERP Strategy: Avoiding the Pitfalls for SAP

Are the complexities of composable ERP holding you back? Learn why a composable business model is a critical path for enterprises looking to de-risk uncertainty. We focus on the advantages of adopting a composable ERP strategy and the ROI associated with making this shift. Join industry expert and CTO Eric Helmer from Rimini Street in this on-demand video as we reveal: Concepts and principles of a composable ERP strategy How to make decisions regarding what to keep from a current ERP system and what to change Planning for training in the new skills and technologies your team needs for a successful transition to a composable ERP strategy If you’re looking for a strategy that frees you from vendor pressure and supports your Business-Driven Roadmap, this is the video for you. Speakers Eric HelmerSVP & Chief Technology OfficerRimini Street Scott HaysSenior Director, Product MarketingRimini Street

Your Future Options with SAP

Relying on SAP to run your business? Pressuring you to migrate to S/4HANA and nudging you to give up your perpetual license for cloud-based subscription licenses are just a few ways they may be trying to lock you into SAP for the long term.  With mainstream maintenance for Business Suite 7 core applications ending in 2027, you have some important decisions to make. In this 30-minute segment, we cover the key dates and drivers of those decisions and why it’s best to keep your options open. You will learn about: • Vendor-driven roadmap and business-driven roadmap differences • Clarity on dates and other drivers for decision-making • 5 strategies to guide your S/4HANA migration Watch now! Speakers Luiz MariottoGVP, SAP Product ManagementRimini Street Scott HaysSenior Director, Product MarketingRimini Street

3 Smart Paths to Innovation for Your SAP Roadmap

What are your next steps for SAP roadmap innovation? With the scheduled end of mainstream support date looming, migration considerations, and the growth of composable ERP options, IT leaders have a lot of decisions to make. In this e-book, you’ll learn about the three most common paths that SAP licensees are taking. You’ll also meet clients who are actively on these paths and how it’s positively impacting business outcomes. Topics covered include: An overview of the most common paths to SAP roadmap innovation   Determining your migration plans based on business needs Ways to approach the end of mainstream support for ECC6  The value of third-party support in defining your SAP roadmap  

A Prudent Approach for SAP Leaders to Conserve Cash

Even within normal circumstances, IT faces constant pressure to maintain performance, deliver new projects and drive innovation within a limited budget. However, in today’s times of economic downturn with a long and hard recovery being predicted, conserving cash takes on a criticality like never before. Mandatory IT budget cuts are and soon will be prevalent across the board. IT leaders must follow a structured approach to identify, evaluate and deliver cost-saving measures that still can deliver performance and needed innovation. In this webinar, Deepa Salem, Senior Product Marketing Director from Rimini Street, discuss some key insights from Gartner on how CIOs should respond to the mandatory IT budget cuts and how they can conserve cash while maintaining performance. This includes ideas on how to prioritize and roadmap major IT projects, as well as control IT operating expenses such as support and maintenance costs. We also hear from Eric Robinson, General Manager of SAP Services at Rimini Street and former CIO of Color Spot Nurseries, on his lessons learnt on responding to mandatory IT budget cuts.

Evaluating Third-Party Support for SAP – What You Need to Know

Saving at least 50% on SAP support costs to leverage the investment made in implementing an existing SAP system is an attractive proposition for most IT leaders, especially in today’s economic stress. Third-party support provides this option. In fact, Gartner calls “third-party support a safe haven.” 1 However, many IT leaders have several questions: Is third-party support right for their SAP landscape? Will it support their specific SAP environment and business needs? Will it deliver reliable and consistent support? How will moving to Rimini Street support impact their SAP roadmap – for e.g., expanding or deepening SAP footprint? How will they manage our SAP landscape with or without Solution Manager? What are the benefits of using Rimini Street support for SAP Products? Please listen to Hari Candadai, GVP, Global Thought Leadership and Strategy, Rimini Street, and Eric Robinson, General Manager of SAP Services, Rimini Street as they discuss the above questions using their deep experience with over 500 SAP clients. Gartner, Predicts 2020: Negotiate Software and Cloud Contracts to Manage Marketplace Growth and Reduce Legacy Costs, 18 December 2019

CIO Experiences Episode 6: Continuing a Partnership with SAP under Third-Party Support

5 Ways to Avoid a Surprise Audit: SAP Indirect Access

With SAP’s early success in two widely-publicized lawsuits involving Indirect Access, many SAP customers have been left feeling anxious as to how they would fare should they face an audit now that the legal precedent for non-compliance has been set. Reassurances from SAP CEO Bill McDermott at last year’s Sapphire Now conference did little to assuage those fears. SAP’s license model is complex, especially when it comes to allowing homegrown, web or third-party applications that access or manipulate SAP data…or users who get access to SAP data through other applications. Unfortunately, many CIOs think they are properly licensed and in compliance with their SAP software maintenance agreements…until they get the audit notifications. The speakers cover: Why Diageo lost the case and how the court ruling was decided How audits can be used to drive innovation and road map clarity (and why you should not be afraid of them) Who you should engage during the audit process so you make the right decisions every step of the way Dan Ashton, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Rimini Street hosts this 30-minute discussion with Sebastian Schoofs, Executive Director at VOQUZ and Jeremy Sayler, Director of License Advisory Services at Rimini Street. This is the fastest way for you to learn the 5 ways to avoid surprises with SAP’s Indirect Access and control your destiny.