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Inside SAP Anywhere

November 24, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Inside SAP Anywhere
SAP’s new HANA-powered CRM solution for SMBs, which will hit general availability in both the U.S. and Canada in 2016, is drawing lots of interest. ChannelBuzz takes a look at why.

Cloud

SAP sheds more light on channel role in SAP Anywhere North America go-to-market

November 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP sheds more light on channel role in SAP Anywhere North America go-to-market
SAP Anywhere is going to market in China through a strategic partner, China Telecom. The go-to-market strategy when it goes into general release in the U.S. and Canada in 2016 will be very different however, and the company filled in the details for ChannelBuzz.

Cloud

SAP stresses simplicity for smaller firms at SME Summit

November 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP stresses simplicity for smaller firms at SME Summit
At last year’s SAP SME Summit, SAP emphasized how much it valued its SME customers, including small businesses. This year they added a wrinkle to that, emphasizing that SMEs want and need simplicity, and that those taking their time to decide need to make the move – with SAP solutions.

Cloud

New SAP IaaS for Business One Cloud benefits small partners most

November 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New SAP IaaS for Business One Cloud benefits small partners most
SAP announces a new infrastructure-as-a-service option for Business One Cloud which has been available in Canada since last Thursday, and in the U.S. for several weeks before that.

Small Business

SAP Business One helps drive Canadian medical distributor’s continued growth

November 11, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP Business One helps drive Canadian medical distributor’s continued growth
London, Ontario-based Tribe Medical Group moved to SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA last year, and have found its simplicity critical in helping them sell, keep staff, and control complexity.

Cloud

SAP Anywhere hits pilot stage in US, with Canada to follow next year

November 2, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP Anywhere hits pilot stage in US, with Canada to follow next year
The front-office suite, which was announced in the spring, has just reached general availability in China and was originally going to be limited to China for some time. However increased demand and competitive pressure have led SAP to change its plans.

Cloud

SAP doubling down on cloud emphasis for Canadian partners

October 16, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP doubling down on cloud emphasis for Canadian partners
SAP Canada isn’t exactly telling its Canadian channel to go cloud or go home, but they are strongly emphasizing that the cloud is the future for SAP, and that top partners who don’t see that and adjust their solutions mix accordingly will likely be replaced at the top by other partners who got with the program.

Cloud

SAP looks to redefine CRM with three new hybris offerings

September 15, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP looks to redefine CRM with three new hybris offerings
SAP pledges a rethinking of customer engagement with new three SAP hybris offerings, but at this point they are still a futures offering, being announced later this year and early next.

Daniel Ciechanower, vice president of global partner operations for the partner experience group at SAP
Channel Programs

SAP simplifies, expands PartnerEdge

September 9, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAP simplifies, expands PartnerEdge
SAP announces a “major revamp” of its partner efforts, simplifying its partner programs down to one common umbrella, and introducing new opportunities for smaller partners.

Cloud

SAP makes new partner initiatives in Business ByDesign

July 7, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP makes new partner initiatives in Business ByDesign
With a view to both expanding the number of skilled ByDesign people available to partners, and sharpening partners’ ability to use and extend the solution, SAP has launched several ByDesign initiatives, including a partner enablement portal and collaborative tool, and a certification program through Open SAP.