We recently held our first UKISUG Partner Engagement Day in Central London. The expertise and ongoing support of our Partners is fundamental to our community. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to discuss how we can help our Partners leverage their UKISUG membership to expand their footprint in the UKI. Being able to connect our Partners to the right members at the right time is central to our offering and we were pleased to share the positive Net Promoter Scores we’d received following a recent survey. Over the course of the day, we also expanded on the findings of our recent Annual Sal ..read more

It’s been another great year for UKISUG, with our biggest-ever CONNECT, 25 new partners onboarded, and even more networking and education opportunities for our members. To find out more about how we have supported our members, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our latest Annual Report. Highlights include: We continued to work alongside our partner, Thrive, to deliver mental health and wellbeing content both online and in-person. Our Women in SAP community has continued to go from strength to strength. We ran a series of events including our popular monthly mentoring calls and dedicate ..read more

The SAP landscape has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, with the adoption of cloud technologies alongside existing on-premise systems. A hybrid cloud approach offers organisations unprecedented flexibility, scalability, and agility, enabling them to adapt to the ever-changing business environment. However, the integration of cloud and on-premise systems has also introduced a new set of challenges for SAP users, particularly in terms of maintaining a unified view of their SAP environment and ensuring optimal performance across diverse systems. As SAP landscapes become incr ..read more

The data challenges facing organisations running SAP – and how to solve them Today, data is a critical factor in business success across nearly every industry, meaning a robust data management strategy is a must. This is especially important for SAP user organisations as they move from ECC. 6.0 to S/4HANA. However, research from data management experts, Syniti, has revealed that over three quarters of organisations surveyed believe that data management presents a challenge when moving to S/4HANA, and 82% say data management challenges will slow their adoption of AI technologies. So, what are t ..read more

To coincide with International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 and its theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’, we recently recorded a new SUGTalks podcast episode with our Women in SAP community Co-Chairs, Fiona Warburg and Emma Chambers. Our Women in SAP community was established to support and empower women in a tech sector where they are significantly under-represented, especially in senior roles. The community provides a platform for women and allies to connect, share experiences and build relationships, with the aim of empowering engagement with their peers and the wider organisations they work in. We want ..read more

To much fanfare, RISE with SAP was launched in January 2012 as SAP’s new ‘business transformation as a service’ offering. It is fair to say that over the last three years, RISE has evolved as SAP has better understood customers’ requirements, while customers have gained a better understanding of what the service offers. In fact, according to recent UKISUG research, 65% of organisations say their understanding of RISE has improved over the last 12 months. With the 2027 maintenance for ECC 6.0 fast approaching, many SAP user organisations will be evaluating how and when they move to S/4HANA. For ..read more

2023 marked a significant milestone for SUGEN. Find out what achieved and how they have improved since their inception from this document - SUGEN Digest November 2023.pdf ..read more

In recent years, there has been a radical shift in the way businesses operate, with remote or hybrid working becoming increasingly common. At the same times we’ve seen many SAP user organisations pushing their important SAP projects to remote delivery models. Where it is appropriate, remote project delivery can bring significant advantages. But there are still circumstances where an in-person, on-site implementation can yield better rewards. Organisations need flexibility to adapt to what best suits each project they undertake, choosing a hybrid approach to meet these needs. Did WFH make us mo ..read more

As part of the programme, SAP will be offering a limited-time offer that may reduce the cost of migration by up to 50% and shorten the time to value. Through the end of 2024, when moving to RISE or GROW with SAP, S/4HANA and ECC customers will have access to credits that can be applied to offset the cost of maintenance, cloud services or cloud subscriptions. This incentive will include S/4HANA Cloud and line-of-business solutions such as Supply Chain, Human Resources, Spend management, CRM, business transformation tools and the Business Technology Platform (BTP) for extensibility. At UKISUG, w ..read more

The RISE with SAP Migration and Modernization program addresses two primary issues businesses face when moving to the cloud – scope and cost. It gives leaders confidence to take even the most complex ERP systems to the cloud by helping to eliminate custom code, data silos and process complexity. “Every company needs a cloud-first business strategy,” said Eric van Rossum, chief marketing officer for cloud ERP, SAP. “It’s more important than ever for customers to start their migration and modernization journey, so they can harness the potential of the latest cloud innovations, including AI and s ..read more