S4/HANA: Get Ready! 2025. That’s 5 years from now. That’s when SAP is ending support for SAP ECC. In approximately 50 days from this writing, the current decade will end and the start of the next decade begins. If you thought that 2010 – 2020 was fast moving from a technology perspective, the next decade…
SAP S/4HANA Yes, we’ve all heard about SAP S/4HANA. And many of the CIO’s reading this blog will be trying to understand just how they get to S/4HANA. How do they take those myriad of SAP instances that are running SAP’s ECC version, and move the entire company up to a completely new level that…
SAP system migration management When was the last time someone jumped up and offered to be a data steward? Can’t remember? Neither can I! It is one of the most needed positions in a company and in a systems implementation, yet it seems to be the forgotten function. Why? Data is the driver As everyone…
Auditors: A CIO’s New Best Friend Anyone remember waiting with a big smile for a meeting with internal auditors? No? Well, let’s take a look at how the age-old fear of internal auditors (and external auditors, too!) can actually be a win for CIO/CTO’s. Applications History shows us that auditors usually find ‘things’ that are…
Brownfield or Greenfield In the course of conversation about migration to SAP S/4HANA, there are lots of discussions about what strategy to take. Many SAP customers are currently running 4.6, 4.7 or ECC and are in the process of contemplating next steps to S/4HANA. Do we migrate what we’ve got, do we start over (ouch!),…
Not too long ago, I was in an executive meeting, at a pretty large company. The head of strategic planning along with other senior execs were there. The IT team charged with coming up with an IT strategy for this specific business unit was also there. Nice mix. Great conversations ensued. Lots of presentations (aka…
Using the latest technology to upgrade technology Remember the last time you went through a major technology upgrade of say, SAP or Oracle? Either a technology upgrade or a functional upgrade, or perhaps both. And it took strong stomachs, mountains of time, commitment of the IT team, scores of users, a pile of cash, probably…
Cote&Ciel is a global B2B and B2C retailer of premium bags and backpacks for everyday carrying needs. Designed in Paris and sold globally, NomadCIO worked with the Cote&Ciel management team and assessed options to allow the company to scale operations on the eCommerce platform. NomadCIO provided consulting services to assist the company in understanding the…
As the IT Director, I led the process to covert the company from a store-door delivery company to warehouse distribution. In this process, strategically moved the company from internally focused systems to distributed systems based on Progress Software’s 4GL. This enabled Dannon, with a 20-day ‘short shelf-life’ product to manage all phases of order management through distribution where managing…
I led the development team in the building of latest generation of technology at the time. Specifically, led the advanced technology group in the build and deployment of the companies’ first remote access capability for the sales organization of the Food Service Division. This allowed the sales teams to access customer information regarding products, volumes, profitability, and more. Based…
