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COVID-19: How United VARs Members are Responding

COVID-19 has affected businesses throughout the world and while work didn’t stop, many workplaces did - with employees having to adapt to new ways and methods of working. We were interested to know how United VARs members have been responding to these challenges to support customers, colleagues and communities. It is apparent technology is playing an important role in building the world’s business confidence back up again and we would like to share a snapshot of some examples of what members are doing and saying during the pandemic.

A Brief Look at the Intelligent Enterprise

Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, recently stated, “Together, as Intelligent Enterprises, we can turn the world’s biggest challenges into our greatest opportunities. The recent pandemic is a crisis that will drastically impact societies and business for months and probably years. Digital transformation is no longer an option, but a must.”

Good Data can Drive Sustainability

Data is arguably the most important tool for driving sustainability efforts in all industries. Data on energy, water, waste and ethical workforce practices are invaluable in enabling organizations to work more intelligently, sustainably and efficiently both internally and at the level of their supply chains.

Spotlight on... In Cloud Solutions

United VARs member for UK

Caroline Atkinson is the Owner and Director of In Cloud Solutions Ltd, the largest SAP Business ByDesign specialist in the UK. She started the company during a recession in 2012 with Liz Matraves who was her colleague for many years on the SAP Business ByDesign presales team and is In Cloud’s Consulting Director.

Follow SAP’s Lead to Improve your Mental Clarity, Focus and Wellbeing

United VARs member, InCloud (now a part of Sapphire Systems), discusses the SAP Global Mindfulness Practice with Matt Champion, mindfulness teacher at SAP.
You may already know that SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes (especially SMEs!) run at their best. But did you know that SAP is also a global leader in mindfulness in the workplace?

How COVID-19 is accelerating the move to SAP S/4HANA

United VARs members are reporting a recent increase in enquiries from SAP ECC6 customers wanting to bring forward their migration to SAP S/4HANA. This Intelligent ERP enables enterprises to unlock the insights in their data and know what changes to make for increased business value and productivity. According to SAP, S/4HANA customers typically experience a 10%–40% boost in productivity.

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures

The WOMEN IN TECH Initiative at All For One CX

What if you could work in a tech company where women are not only valued, but celebrated? Where you could find mentors, role models, and peers who support and inspire you. Where you could grow your skills, advance your career, and make a positive impact.

Pharma plant digitally transforms with SAP S/4HANA in just 4 months

Kiara Health, a manufacturing partner for a top five pharmaceutical company, bought a manufacturing plant from one of the large pharmaceutical companies. They wanted to digitally transform the plant’s processes, from product ordering through to production. Working with United VARs member for South Africa, Seidor Westrocon, they migrated from SAP ECC and implemented a greenfield SAP S/4HANA in only 4 months. We talked to Martin Van Wyk, Director at Seidor Westrocon, to discover more about this successful digital transformation project.

How digital transformation projects are enabling finance leaders to thrive in difficult times

Amidst the current restrictions and uncertainties, it may be tempting to just focus on how to keep the most urgent, business-critical processes running efficiently. But many midsize businesses are investing in digital transformation projects; for example, upgrading to Intelligent ERP platforms which centralize information in the cloud, and enable people to work from home with the right level of authorizations and access control.

COVID-19 and Beyond - How to manage risk in your supply chain and prepare for future disruptions

At the beginning of this year, organizations had no idea what was going to happen and how unready their supply chains were for facing the Covid-19 pandemic. In his recent video presentation, Mr. Tomas Fertig, CEO and president of Seidor USA, gives some tips on how companies can adapt to the current changes and also how to compose risk mitigation plans for future disruptions.

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United VARs is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the SAP® Pinnacle Award 2017 as the Special Recognition Partner of the Year for its outstanding contributions as an SAP partner.

SAP has recently announced the Pinnacle Award Winners 2017 and we are proud that United VARs partner Seidor will receive this price at SAPPHIRE as “SAP Business One Partner of the Year”.

Midsize B2B Manufacturers are Becoming Customer-Centric

When looking to improve their business with technology
solutions, B2B manufacturers in the mid-market tend to focus on transforming
their ERP and integrating, and where possible automating, core business processes. But competing on pricing, product specifications and delivery times is no longer enough to succeed.

Sustainability is Becoming a Business Imperative

Sustainability has become even more important over the last few years. Many growing organizations have set their own targets to reduce carbon emissions because it is the ethical thing to do. SAP has a Chasing Zero strategy to create a sustainable future through zero emissions, zero waste and zero inequality. SAP is set to achieve carbon neutrality by 2023, two years ahead of their original schedule

Spotlight on... Detaysoft

United VARs member for Turkey

Fatih İnanç is the Director of Strategic Sales & Business Solutions at Detaysoft. He now lives in Istanbul with his wife and two children: a five-year old daughter and a son who is seven months old. Growing up in a town near Ephesus, surrounded by Hellenistic sites, inspired in him an enduring passion for archaeology and history.