The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

by Bonnie D. Graham, SAP

What a whirlwind!

Picture this cast of characters:

• SAP’s Malcolm Kimberlin aka “Agent 99″ (real- life Influencer Relations guru at SAP) at the SAP Game-Changers Radio “Cone of Silence Sound Booth” (shades of  the 1960s “Get Smart” TV show, where Agent 86 Maxwell Smart’s telephones were concealed in 50 objects) at SAPPHIRE NOW 2013 in Orlando, connected to SAP Radio via telephone.

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After months of planning and many, many long days of work and preparation, the three days of SAPPHIRE NOW went by in a flash. Yes, the days are long, and yes, your feet feel like they’ve taken you on a brisk walk from London to Brighton, but for the SAP team involved, either staffing the pods or presenting sessions, the whole event is just a frenzy of activity from start to finish…and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

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by Erin Hughes, GRC product marketing, SAP

Most organizations today have processes in place to manage access and access risk, however a recent survey revealed that many of these companies still rely on a mostly manual process for managing access risk.  There are many challenges with manual processes. In addition to being error-prone and inefficient, in many cases they end up costing organizations more money than an automated solution.

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Maybe it’s the flurry of activity I witnessed over the past three days. Or possibly it’s the look of “my brain is full” that I saw on people’s faces at 5pm today. Or maybe it’s just because I’m thinking of Bonnie Raitt at tonight’s celebration concert. Whatever the reason, “Let’s Give ‘Em Something to Talk About” comes to mind when I think of day three and SAPPHIRE NOW 2013 overall.

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Wow…it’s almost three hours post the close of day two at SAPPHIRE NOW Orlando, and I’m still feeling the buzz. And no, I didn’t have any of the beer or wine being poured at showroom booths – my tweets would have been way more creative if I had.

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