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Former CEO of SAP North America Greg Tomb Joins Optimal Solutions' Board of Directors
Wednesday, 4 November 2009 7:19 P GMT-05
Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc. , a leader in SAP-based business transformation, has big plans for near- and long-term growth, and has added a big gun to the company's board of directors to help guide its aggressive growth strategy.“Opt
SAP's Role in the Economic Upturn
Monday, 26 October 2009 10:14 A GMT-05
In February 2009, with economic doomsayers monopolizing headlines, Sam Sliman, president for Optimal Solutions, wrote an article with a strikingly contrarian premise; namely, that individual businesses as well as the overall economy would recover qui
85% of Survey Respondents Interested in Hosted, Subscription-based SAP Delivery Model (Other than SAP Business ByDesign)
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 2:28 P GMT-05
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Cloud Computing? On-Demand? Saas? What's in a Name?
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 9:34 A GMT-05
Much substantive debate and meaningful discussion remains before universal consensus is achieved on the true meanings of Cloud-computing, On-demand and SaaS.But let’s put aside nebulous terms and amorphous labels just long enough to answer a si
Media Overweights Business ByDesign
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 9:38 A GMT-05
OK. Had he to do it all over again, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann might re-think his infamous Business By Design announcement in 2007 as "the most important announcement I've made in my career." Struck me then as very un-SAP. But does this
Enrollment Up in SAP University Alliance Program
Wednesday, 2 September 2009 11:25 P GMT-05
A sluggish economy has done little to lessen the anticipated global shortage of SAP consultants. On Monday of this week an SAP official remarked that currently 30,000 openings exist for SAP consultants to support the company’s worldwide base of
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SAP Goes Social For Talent
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 7:17 A GMT-05
Around May of 2008, SAP went on record to say that it anticipated a global shortage of 30,000 - 50,000 skilled SAP professionals in the years ahead. AMR analyst Bruce Richardson put this number closer to 70,000. So what is SAP doing to ameliorate thi
Hosted SAP for SMEs – Beyond Business ByDesign
Wednesday, 5 August 2009 6:39 P GMT-05
While media may be fixated on SAP’s slow road to market with Business ByDesign, SAP channel partners are making significant headway in the SME on-demand space, providing hosted offerings of SAP Business All-in-One.In May of this year, SAP chann
How SAP Sustains Leadership
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 4:47 P GMT-05
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SAP's $7B Acquisition War Chest
Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:31 P GMT-05
Ironclad predictions about acquisitions in today’s topsy-turvy enterprise technology market are best left to accredited prophets. Just the same, bullish comments by SAP CEO Leo Apotheker on his company’s $7B acquisition war chest have man
SAP’s SaaS No Panic Play
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 9:18 A GMT-05
Since SAP VP John Wookey’s announcement on June 9th regarding SAP’s stepped-up SaaS strategy, there has been no shortage of speculation, misinformation and sensationalism in the news reporting on the why, what, how and when of SAP’s
SAP Expands On-demand Plans
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 6:40 P GMT-05
In a keynote presentation at the OnDemand Europe conference in Amsterdam yesterday, SAP executive VP John Wookey made clear SAP's commitment to on-demand applications: “On demand is the next stage in the evolution of application development
Optimal Solutions First to Offer SMEs Subscription-based Model for SAP All-in-One Qualified Partner Solutions
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 8:54 A GMT-05
"See Your Way Clear" was the theme for SAPPHIRE 2009, and SAP clearly sees changes ahead in how the company and its partners will deliver and support SAP solutions. One striking example of this change is Optimal Solutions' FlexChoice Ad
SAP: Times Are Changing
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 8:51 A GMT-05
"See Your Way Clear" was the theme for SAPPHIRE 2009, and SAP clearly sees changes ahead in how the company and its partners deliver and support SAP solutions. One of the major changes for SAP widely discussed at SAPPHIRE is the pending app
Cano Petroleum Selects FinanceOne from Optimal Solutions
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 12:10 A GMT-05
Soon after launching FinanceOne, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solution for midsize companies that provides built-in, preconfigured financial planning, reporting and governance capabilities, Optimal Solutions notched a major customer i
Webinar: Streamline Finance Operations and Drive Growth
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 1:34 P GMT-05
Corporate finance has never been more challenging. In addition to traditional duties like financial planning, reporting, and governance, CFOs and financial managers are now being tasked with far more strategic responsibilities. Join Optimal Solution
Vendor Evaluation Ranks High in SAPPHIRE 2009 Poll
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 8:11 A GMT-05
Attending educational sessions currently holds the top SAPPHIRE 2009 agenda spot, racking up 38% of votes cast in an informal poll conducted by Optimal SAP Advisor. Evaluating an SAP vendor service or solution ranks a close second with 25% of votes.
What's your top SAPPHIRE 2009 agenda item?
Wednesday, 15 April 2009 4:51 P GMT-05
SAPPHIRE 2009, aptly themed “See Your Way Clear,” is sure to be one of the more work-intensive conferences ever as SAP customers keep agendas clearly focused on learning new, meaningful ways SAP can help their organization pull through to
SAP's Role in the Economic Upturn - Part Three
Thursday, 26 March 2009 9:27 A GMT-05
Even the most dour economists agree that the present economic downturn will eventually end. The more pressing and difficult questions are when will it end and how long will it take for businesses to return to sustainable growth? Read article by Sam S
SAP's Role in the Economic Upturn - Part Two
Thursday, 26 March 2009 9:23 A GMT-05
The premise of this three-part article -- a premise that flies in the face of prevailing economic pessimism -- is that businesses will recover from today's economic crisis quicker than expected and markedly faster than past recoveries as a direct
SAP's Role in the Economic Upturn - Part One
Thursday, 26 March 2009 9:18 A GMT-05
You read that right. This three-part article will take a look at how SAP is helping individual companies, as well as the entire global business community, not only endure today's economic turbulence but also begin the inevitable return to sustain
SAP 2009 Spend Trend Trifecta - Part Three
Thursday, 26 March 2009 9:13 A GMT-05
In this three-part article, Sam Sliman shares his best bets on what the top three SAP spending trends might be in 2009. Sam's first pick was SAP upgrades. He spread his second wager among SAP projects in the areas of consolidation, GRC and BI. Cl
SAP 2009 Spend Trend Trifecta - Part Two
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 6:36 P GMT-05
In this three-part article, Sam Sliman shares his best bets on what the top three SAP spending trends might be in 2009. Sam's first pick -- SAP upgrades -- was covered in Part One. Sam spread his second wager among cost-reducing, efficiency-driv
SAP 2009 Spend Trend Trifecta - Part One
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 6:28 P GMT-05
According to a recent report by financial analyst firm UBS, European and US businesses expect to cut technology spending by 2% in 2009. While bad news for most tech vendors, the same study forecasts spending on SAP to increase this year. So what are
SAP Consultants: Professionalism Helps
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 6:23 P GMT-05
Do not underestimate the importance of professionalism in the SAP consulting industry, particularly during tough economic times.While strong technical skills will always be at the top of the list for SAP consultants, professional skills rank a close
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