Jim Dugger Considering SAP RISE? Consider This! RISE is one of the hottest topics around SAP. It’s almost difficult to read or discuss SAP without the topic present. But with any topic as complex as SAP, the question of where to run SAP and ultimat... Jul 31, 2025
Jim Dugger Managing SAP Change Control Processes Beyond ChaRM The end of Solution Manager and the included ChaRM change management solution isn’t new news. In this blog we investigate ChaRM replacement alternatives and do so with an eye towards migration to clou... Jul 24, 2025
SoftwareMarketingContent Research: Core Observations and Opportunities for the 3rd-Party SAP Ecosystem Our core research and market update for clients, 2025 version with mid-year update. In depth market analysis of key market forces for software vendors in the SAP ecosystem. Topics include: Current mar... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger Best practices in SAP change management: Automation and Acceleration “May you live in interesting times” has never felt more relevant for SAP professionals, especially if you are responsible for change management in SAP. Between supporting the business and transformati... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger Best practices in SAP change management: Compliance, Safety, and Stability In our previous blog , we explored ideas behind the best practices in SAP change management, current market forces impacting change management, and a detailed look at automation and acceleration as fu... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger Best Practices for SAP Change Management Distilled from research of SAP and software vendors in the SAP ecosystem, and intended for SAP end users evaluating change management solutions. The information will mostly apply to large enterprises ... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger SAP S/4HANA Migration and Testing The SAP community mindshare is dominated by the S/4HANA conversation. Introduced in 2015, migration to S/4 has been encouraged by SAP, Systems Integrators and Management Consultants for many years, ye... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger Solutions for the End of Solution Manager Many SAP customers are already familiar with the scheduled end of support for ECC and the same is also true for SAP Solution Manager. This means many SAP customers have no option but to modernize and ... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger Target Personas & SAP Market Drivers An analysis of market trends and drivers in the SAP ecosystem and how they impact roles including IT leaders, IT technical team managers and business teams. A further evaluation of personas and use ca... Jul 22, 2025
Jim Dugger A New Standard for SAP & Packaged Application Testing Testing for SAP and other enterprise packaged applications such as Salesforce, Oracle, and Workday remain a critical challenge for large enterprises. Yet while testing solutions have existed for decad... Jul 19, 2025
Tam Ellis The Impact of AI on SEO - A New Approach Generative‑AI search experiences such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Gemini are replacing the classic “ten blue links” with direct, cited answers. For B2B technology firms this means thought‑lead... Jul 19, 2025
Jim Dugger You've finally decided to look beyond Solution Manager - here's what you have been missing The end is near! That’s right, mainstream support for SAP ECC will be ending in 2027. While this is fairly well known what is less obvious is that this also includes support for SAP Solution Manager. ... Jul 17, 2025
