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Lessons in Innovation: A Report From the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

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Sven Ringling on customizing SAP ERP HCM authorizations: Q&A transcript

Amy Thistle

May 24, 2013 7:09 AM

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Amy Thistle, conference producer | HR 2013 | When standard SAP ERP HCM authorizations don't meet your business requirements, how can you minimize customization and still ensure the right level of access to your HR systems? ...

Lessons in Innovation: A Report From the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

Dave Hannon

May 23, 2013 4:53 PM

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By Dave Hannon@Daveatwispubs In opening the day's first panel at the MIT CIO Symposium yesterday, moderator Joe Chung of Redstar Ventures fooled us. While discussing the CEO's role in driving innovation, he told a story about how...

GRC 2013 Amsterdam Presentation Tip - 10.0 Upgrade Misconceptions

Matt Moore

May 23, 2013 2:53 PM

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The following is a preview of the session "Where are you now and where do you want to be on the roadmap of compliance?" by James Roeske of Customer Advisory Group that will be presented at GRC 2013 in Amsterdam. You can get more...

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An SAP Upgrade at Astellas Becomes a Launching Pad for New Business Initiatives

by David Hannon, Senior Features Editor
insiderPROFILES - 2013 (Volume 4), April (Issue 2)

Users in the Americas division of pharmaceuticals firm Astellas were increasingly asking IT for more advanced analytics, but the company’s SAP infrastructure couldn’t support that level of analysis. Before IT could implement the analytics and other business-facing solutions the users wanted, the team had to perform a full technical upgrade, which included upgrading the database, servers, operating system, and core SAP system.

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