While reading a recent Aberdeen white paper, The Case for Cloud ERP in Manufacturing: Alleviating Outdated Concerns, I kept thinking to myself how well it fits with SAPs OnDemand offerings, mainly SAPs Business ByDesign ERP cloud solution. Although the article focuses on the Cloud ERP in Manufacturing aspect, the findings in the article can be applied to all types of Industries, not just manufacturing. As the cloud expands, I believe businesses that do not take advantage of the cloud will start losing any competitive-advantage they have over their competitors. How is this? Lets look at the following five Key Benefits of Cloud Solutions that a Manufacturer Must Consider as outlined in the above-mentioned Aberdeen report and see how SAPs OnDemand Cloud solutions are a perfect fit:
In Enterprise BI, adoption is everything. You can bring together the most relevant business data and deliver it within a beautiful BI application, but if your users dont use it, it doesnt matter. One way to drive user adoption is to embed analytics directly into front line applications like SCM, CRM, or Customer Care systems.
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If I were a C-level at a company that is considering an investment in In-Memory technology, I would take heed of the key message in this insightful Aberdeen paper. The author presents the results of a recent Data Management for BI survey that clearly shows In-Memory technology is being leveraged by Best-In-Class organizations to leap further ahead of their competitors who are slow to adopt.
Ok, full disclosure up front: I am a big proponent of Data Mining and Predictive Modeling as being the next logical step in the evolution of business intelligence and decision support capabilities for the business user. So it should not be a surprise that my reaction to the recent CIO Magazine webcast on SAPs new Predicative Analysis software solution is enthusiastic.
