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"Time for all customers to start S/4HANA" said SAP speaker
Slides are
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Why now? Emerging of machine learning, blockchain, IoT
Businesses have to change
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"Agile" to response quickly
Deploy AI to differentiate business
Back to building an intelligent suite
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"A better user interface"
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"next generation interface" speak to it, give it commands, keyboardless
Automation - free up time for people, not do mundane tasks
How take automation into a user interface "you love"
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Amount of data coming in, via IoT, "everyone understands power of HANA database"
Customers have foundation to have simplified data model, real time processing, combining transactions and analytics
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Going from traditional ERP of recording, processing, and reporting data to automation
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Middle view is dashboard for key indicators for your business
Top you see exceptions, can react on those exceptions
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Decision support
On any device
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Less data
"lower cost of ownership"
Reimagine processes; in the past were add-ons that are now integrated into S/4HANA to simplify footprint and speed
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How S/4HANA has evolved
In each release, integrate more capability
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SAP Cloud Platform is overlooked, said the speaker.
He says it is a differentiator
You can build your own applications
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You can build your own applications
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Customer story
Profit and loss in real time
Universal journal eliminate reconciliation
"Consolidation in real time"
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Cash management machine learning application
Automate cash application
Match receivables/invoices/payments
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By line of business, what came out in 1809, new insights, new in S/4HANA, new processes, advanced ATP integrated with S/4HANA, new compliance framework, new international trade, new machine learning and prediction capabilities and new integration capabilities
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Supply chain line of business, process on top, and simplifications
What done in latest release, and value to customers
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What is planned for next release
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Two 3 year roadmap updates per year for on-premise
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65% of the time companies are selecting new implementation
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Look at process, line of business
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Go greenfield to "return to standard" and technology landscape
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Conversion is an option and used 35% of the time
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Developed an algorithm for customers
Go through a series of questions to help determine approach
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SAP has customer examples for each of these factors
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How long does it take...
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"what's the best path for you"
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Not just for cloud
First hands-free ERP
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I think the slides are informative from this session, providing options to go to S/4HANA. I was also surprised to learn that 65% of those going to S/4HANA are going the new implementation route. What do you think?