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Innovative integration drives automotive group to SAP awards

CIO Business Intelligence

With each brand comes a Dealer Management System (DMS) from the car manufacturer. A DMS is a software platform used by car dealers to manage a particular brand inventory, manufacturer incentives, customer information, and more. So, 32 brands mean 32 different DMS systems to handle.

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Progress report: A CIO’s cloud migration journey to S/4HANA

CIO Business Intelligence

The ERP software was the last shared system. ANWR adopts a cloud-first strategy for new IT projects, and in 2018, the IT department tackled the migration to SAP S/4HANA together with the business areas of financial accounting and controlling. Cloud Management, SAP Together in the greenfield.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO Business Intelligence

BAs engage with business leaders and users to understand how data-driven changes to process, products, services, software, and hardware can improve efficiencies and add value. Depending on the role, a business analyst might work with data sets to improve products, hardware, tools, software, services, or process.

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In a Time of Environmental Disruption, DSM ‘Does Something Meaningful’

CIO Business Intelligence

With much of the burden placed on buyers, category managers, procurement project managers, and procurement professionals, the substandard purchase-to-pay process meant potential pay delays, among other risks. The Business Network’s tasks would be integrated with a source-to-contract process utilizing SAP Ariba solutions.

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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

CIO Business Intelligence

With enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) applications at the heart of many a company’s operations, the consequences of a failed software rollout can be serious, including shareholder lawsuits and financial meltdown. However, it said that the $22.2 million in implementation costs.

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Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years

CIO Business Intelligence

Other skills with fast-rising premiums included WebSphere MQ, Apache Ant, Azure Cosmos DB, DataRobot enterprise AI platform, Tibco BusinessWorks, RedHat OpenShift, Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager and SharePoint Server, mobile operating systems, and a clutch of SAP technologies.

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Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years

CIO Business Intelligence

Other skills with fast-rising premiums included WebSphere MQ, Apache Ant, Azure Cosmos DB, DataRobot enterprise AI platform, Tibco BusinessWorks, RedHat OpenShift, Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager and SharePoint Server, mobile operating systems, and a clutch of SAP technologies.

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