
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.
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Disruptive Technologies: Let's get Phygital
The word disruption may have a negative connotation, however digital disruption is a positive movement for the technology world and can improve and transform a business model giving professionals the opportunity to re-engineer their organisation in a much more efficient and agile manner.
At the heart of all digital disruption is data, which fuels operational and digital transformation and we look at how some United VARs members collect data, platforms used to manage data and how data is made available.
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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.
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Seidor and United VARs prove to be a winning combination in China, Africa…and beyond!
The global service network United VARs is experienced in executing SAP projects anywhere. UVARs members use the same quality standard in all countries, therefore reducing the risks that most CEOs and CIOs assume are unavoidable.
At SEIDOR, we have used the UVARS network with great success in SAP deployments – most recently in Central Africa and China. Our UVARs colleagues in Lagos, Nigeria and Beijing, China helped us to manage local specifics in a natural and easy way, which greatly helped our clients’ success.
Author: Alberto de Dios, Director Large Enterprise at Seidor

Take the Intelligent Enterprise Analysis from UVARs member Detaysoft
An intelligent enterprise uses data and technology effectively to achieve desired outcomes faster and with less risk. It both responds to individual needs, engages talent in new ways, and creates disruptive business models.
Thus, how much do you make use of intelligent technologies in your business? Is your roadmap ready? Are your innovation processes integrated with IoT solutions? Or, are there areas that you still need to invest in? Take Detaysoft’s Intelligent Enterprise Analysis and see where you are on your intelligent enterprise journey.

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.

Plan your maintenance or field service activity
Work preparation is quite valuable. The work orders you create have to make life easier for the scheduler and your technicians to do their job in the field.
Maintenance can be largely a formulaic process when it's properly planned. However, the details on work orders are often not complete. Are they created from a blank page again and again, even though you have carried out similar jobs previously, requiring the same spare parts or the same steps?

What the future looks like for businesses after Covid-19
There is much more to the future Post Covid-19 than just pulling off the "dust sheets" and restarting business operations as they were before. Companies will be working out new ways to get their employees back in the offices and working safely. Supplies will need re-ordering and everyday processes re-booting. Sectors, like hospitality, may have to stay mothballed for a bit longer before it’s wise to re-open and demand picks up, but even if it's not happening at the moment– there is a feeling that now is a right time for preparations to be made.

Cybersecurity in times of Coronavirus
The hasty implementation of remote working exposes companies to cyber attacks
As a result of the coronavirus, many companies have taken preventive remote working for their employees as a protective measure. Which, in many cases, is a hasty and impromptu move that has forced employees to make use of their own computers and technology to access corporate resources. Thus, exposing data and resources of the companies to possible cyber attacks.

How United VARs Is Dealing with Corona
Corona virus creates unprecedented challenges for businesses worldwide, from keeping staff, customers and partners safe, to continuing to service clients, protecting the business and preparing to emerge from the crisis stronger and ready for the challenges to come.
3 Questions regarding global integration of your subsidiaries:
What German customers should know about global SAP rollouts, Cloud ERP, and 2-tier strategy
There has always been a huge debate on what happens to a company's business technology when it merges with or acquires new businesses. Some of them typically try to integrate all of their new subsidiaries, industries and regions into an all-inclusive ERP.

Corona virus: The fear of global companies with subsidiaries in China
The corona virus causes great uncertainty for globally operating companies in China. But that does not mean that you should stop all business operations. However, travel prohibition and restricted business operations means that companies with SAP deployment in China need to access local resources.

Key factors for your successful SAP rollout to Asia
Learn which challenges, requirements and differences are crucial to be considered
Implementation of SAP roll-out in Asia is not an easy task. There are various things to be considered, including tax and local regulations as well as cultural differences that are crucial for the whole process and results! This article will provide you with guildlines to keep in mind for the successful implementation of your project.

Why to invest in i-ERP now?
An IDC Info Brief by UVARs member Detaysoft
Many companies with decades of records in systems built prior to the digital era use legacy business processes and models, thus old ERP solutions. Those ERP solutions reduce the competitiveness of companies and make it difficult to satisfy increasing needs. This study focuses on intelligent ERP (i-ERP): What does it imply? What are the benefits of going to the cloud solution? Why to invest in it?

3 Keys to Success for Rollouts Using a Global Template
David Leon, COO at Seidor, USA shares his top tips
A global template enables customers with multi-site SAP installations to efficiently manage their business processes as part of global rollout. It is a container that bundles standardised business processes and contains links to process-specific developments, configuration and test data. "I have three top tips to ensure a successful rollout when using a global template," says David Leon, COO at Seidor, USA.

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