Articles written by Nick Bewers

To BPC or not to BPC – That is the Question

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By Nick Bewers | 1st December, 2011 | Finance & Performance Management

That is the question that many SAP customers have been trying to answer when considering implementing a planning, budgeting or forecasting solution within their existing SAP landscape. SAP nailed its colours to the mast early on and has been advising its customers for some time that they should implement using their Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) software solution based on the NetWeaver technology stack.

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Cash is Still King!

Cash is Still King

By Nick Bewers | 19th September, 2011 | Finance & Performance Management

Cash is King! This statement has never been truer than in today’s tough economic climate. With the onset of the global financial crisis and the resulting withdrawal of cheap cash and easy credit by the banks, more and more businesses had to turn to internal liquidity to fund their working capital. But where is the cash when they need it and more importantly when are they going to require it?

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BI Software as a Service (SaaS)

By Nick Bewers | 26th November, 2010 | Business Analytics

BI Software as a Service (SaaS) is a delivery model for Business Intelligence in which applications are deployed outside of a company’s firewall at a hosted location and accessed by an end-user through a secure internet connection. The solution is sold by vendors on a pay-as-you go or subscription basis instead of the traditional model of an upfront software license fee plus an annual maintenance fee.

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