by Rebecca Newell, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), April (Issue 2)

Information found in social media channels can be extremely valuable to a business, but the amount of time needed to comb through the web in search of this data is out of most people’s reach. And early automated solutions built to mine this information have fallen flat, unable to account for the context that gives data its meaning. In this article, you’ll learn how the SAP Social Media Analytics application by NetBase can help businesses gauge consumer sentiment in real time.

by Steve Lenz, SAP AG
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), April (Issue 2)

Large high-tech vendors are finding that creating a customized, end-to-end preconfigured solution is no easy feat. To help these solution providers and their customers, SAP offers the SAP Solution Sales Configuration application, giving solution vendors the ability to quickly and easily configure hardware, software, and services components to create a complex solution for their customers without the risk of the various components not working together.

by Scott Leatherman, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), April (Issue 2)

The scale of adoption for SAP HANA is unprecedented, and SAP is relying on its partners to get customers the "powered by SAP HANA" analytics and custom applications they need to leverage the speed and transparency offered by this new database technology. In this article, you'll learn how SAP's value-added resellers, independent software vendors, and systems integration partners are helping companies that have "big data" challenges understand the scale of SAP HANA and identify areas where it can help drive their business forward.

by Jean-Bernard Rolland and Kouros Behzad, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), April (Issue 2)

Too much data is rarely seen as a bad thing since it can provide detailed insight into the business. However, the HR organization has lacked the ability to easily access data across the enterprise, leaving crucial HR metrics unseen by executives who have the power to act on them. Advanced analytics solutions can help SAP customers maximize the value of HR and, with this information at their fingertips, executives can make more-informed business decisions more quickly.

by James Fisher, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), April (Issue 2)

A precarious market and slow economic growth have taken finance challenges to the next level, spurring CFOs to develop a growing range of skills. To help, SAP has developed a number of innovative solutions that use today’s most valuable technologies – in-memory, mobile, and cloud -- to drive down costs and improve the predictability of earnings. This article details how CFOs and their teams can leverage these technologies to conquer their most daunting financial challenges.

by Stephanie Buscemi, SAP
SAPinsider - 2012 (Volume 13), January (Issue 1)

Most CIOs would likely agree that the ability to demonstrate deep business knowledge and a clear impact from IT investments is important to success. This feat is not always easily managed, however, as new trends and technologies create challenges in the business world. Familiar with these challenges, SAP is giving businesses a way to turn them into opportunities by using technology to harness data assets and enable systems of engagement. This article looks at four organizations that use business analytics solutions from SAP to gain more value from their data.

by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BI Expert
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 10

Through integration with SAP NetWeaver BW, companies can use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards to monitor BI processes in real time, thereby flagging any problems for immediate improvement.

by SAP and Partners
SAPinsider - 2011 (Volume 12), October (Issue 4)

Business analytics — SAP's fastest growing and largest segment — is driving entirely new ways of doing business for customers. And the way in which companies can access this analytic information is changing too. Users can now access the information they want in the manner they choose, be it on-demand (in the cloud), on a phone or tablet, or on a desktop or laptop. In this special report, you'll learn about the trends driving the business analytics revolution and then drill down into several subsets of business analytics with articles that focus on BI, GRC, EPM, data warehousing, and EIM.

by Steve Lucas, SAP
SAPinsider - 2011 (Volume 12), October (Issue 4)

SAP has slowly and steadily been transforming itself. Its product portfolio is no longer solely centered on SAP Business Suite; it now shares the spotlight with a newer class of solutions known as business analytics. But what, exactly, are "business analytics" solutions? What's driving their high demand? In this interview, you'll learn the answers to these questions and more from Steve Lucas, Head of the Business Analytics Organization at SAP.

by Henner Schliebs, SAP
SAPinsider - 2011 (Volume 12), October (Issue 4)

Procurement analytics — which encompass traditional spend analytics and key procurement measures — provide the key to identifying areas of low performance, optimizing procurement functions, and reducing costs. But what's the best way to configure and deploy a procurement analytics program? This article will walk you through the 4-step process.