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Digging deeper on databases

Irfan Khan, senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), Database and Technology, SAP and former CTO of Sybase, spoke to Eleanor Reader about the opportunities SAP’s complete database portfolio presents for customers to create a strategy to utilise big and unstructured data.  
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Engineering and construction speed adoption of technology

The mining boom doesn’t just reward resources companies – organisations in associated fields such as engineering, construction and professional services also reap the benefits of an uptick in activity. Michael Maslen, industry principal – engineering, construction and operations, discussed why these sectors are an emerging area of focus for SAP ANZ. 
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Simplifying automation delivery

Organisations want the delivery of automation solutions to be as fast and efficient as possible. Inside SAP spoke to Eric Bussy, vice president product development, Esker, and Christophe DuMonet, managing director, Esker Australia and New Zealand, about the company’s efforts to make this a reality. 
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Moving process automation into the cloud

ReadSoft CEO Per Akerberg joined the company in November last year, having spent the last 15 years in the software space, most recently with Swedish company Enea. Since joining ReadSoft, he has restructured the business and has some ambitious plans for growth beyond the company’s traditional SAP-focused software solutions into the cloud and other enterprise systems. He spoke to Freya Purnell.   
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Finding the right resourcing mix

With the Australian IT skills market under pressure, Freya Purnell spoke to Mark McWilliams, director of Australasian professional IT services company Datacom, about the potential for outsourcing and looking offshore to find the right resources.  
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Gaining clarity on cloud

Tom Kindermans, senior vice president, business solutions, SAP APJ was in Sydney for SuccessConnect 2012, and he spoke to Freya Purnell about the company’s newly defined cloud strategy, and how cloud will make organisations more agile. 
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Q&A with Manoj Nagpaul

Wipro has just celebrated its tenth anniversary of providing SAP services in the ANZ market. Inside SAP spoke to Manoj Nagpaul, vice president and regional head – ANZ and Japan for Wipro, about the company’s current focus.  
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Taking process automation to the next level

With shared service centres in particular looking to gain control and visibility of a wider range of processes through automation, Freya Purnell spoke to ReadSoft SAP Solutions Lab CEO Carsten Nelk about the company’s solution to this issue. 
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View from the top

SAP AG co-CEO Bill McDermott visited Australia recently, and Inside SAP had the rare opportunity to sit down with the man himself and get his perspective on his achievements to date in the top job and how an ambitious strategy is paying off. Freya Purnell reports. 
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Bringing consumer experiences to the enterprise

SAP AG general manager, business analytics, Steve Lucas, visited Australia recently to help kick-start the company’s go-to-market efforts for the High Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA). He spoke with Freya Purnell about the potential of in-memory computing, how mobility is changing the game, and the future for SAP’s analytic solutions. 
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Q&As

Digging deeper on databases

Irfan Khan, senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), Database and Technology, SAP and former CTO of Sybase, spoke to Eleanor Reader about the opportunities SAP’s complete database portfolio presents for customers to create a strategy to utilise big and unstructured data.  
Read more

Features

Taking the helm at SAP ANZ

In July, Andrew Barkla took up the role of president and managing director of SAP ANZ, left vacant by Tim Ebbeck earlier in the year. Barkla joined SAP from senior regional roles at Unisys and PeopleSoft. He spoke with Freya Purnell about what’s on his agenda for the next 12 months, the challenges ahead for SAP, and the role of the ecosystem in helping SAP ANZ double in size by 2015. 
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