Why are we still talking about Digital Transformation in 2022?
Digital Transformation 2022 Waking up in 2022 it’s clear that business opportunities provided by technology are still massive and untapped. Big leaps in cloud computing, data analytics, edge computing, and artificial intelligence over the past [...]
Marketing Strategist David Meerman Scott
Digital content marketing is now the bedrock of smart marketing practice for any size of business including SMEs. But who invented it and what was it like to be ahead of that curve? This [...]
Top 3 Tips for a Successful ERP Project
We were fortunate to host SAP's Business ByDesign supremo Rainer Zinow again this year. We always appreciate the chance to get the very latest roadmap updates live and direct. He talked to us about [...]
Review of the Year 2021
What were the biggest business themes of the year? In this episode I look back over the past 12 months to see how work, life and business responded to change and the environmental crisis. [...]
Birth of a Change Agent
My guest this month is a leading tech player, change agent and one of the first people to break the disability glass ceiling to become an executive and a leader. David Dame is head [...]
Making a Business Case for ERP: Functions to Look Out For
Key ERP Functions When making the business case for ERP, senior executive buy-in is very important. You need both the resources and the will at the top of the organisation to make it happen. [...]
Robots Revolutionise Repetitive Tasks for Business ByDesign Users
Robotic Process Automation or RPA is one of the most exciting recent developments in business technology and is one of the top trends shaping digital transformation today. DEFINITION Robotic process automation is a form [...]
SAP Business ByDesign User Day
Are using your SAP Business ByDesign to the full? SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday November 16th - office hours. We want SAP Business ByDesign users to get the most from their system, which is why [...]
Don’t Believe The Hype – Jon Reed – Diginomica
Anyone who is buying anything needs a straight talking champion - especially in the hype-filled world of technology - and that is exactly what Jon Reed and the team at [...]
What are the factors that effect cloud ERP costs?
Big migration Cloud migration is underway with a vengeance. Various surveys have tried to place a figure on it – for example CIO says two thirds of businesses currently have plans to move existing ERP [...]
Clean Energy Pioneers Become InCloud Customers
We are so proud to announce that we have begun working with clean energy pioneers Bennamann. By turning farmyard waste into green energy this ground breaking company has the potential to make a serious [...]
How to create X consumption to cost centre transactions
SAP Business ByDesign supports a process called “Consumption to Cost Centre” which allows you to issue or receive stock into a logistics area and assign the costs of this transaction to a particular cost [...]
The Positive Effects of Mindfulness at Work
Start when you're happy! That's the powerful mental health message from this month's podcast guest Matt Champion. Matt is an SAP mindfulness coach and wants people to feel comfortable bringing new skills - like [...]
Digital Champion behind Aspen Pumps’ ERP Success
ERP Project Secrets: Business ByDesign There are many lessons you can learn from Jonathan Phillips at the Aspen Pumps Group – chief among them is the value of a sense of humour when it comes [...]
Unlock Growth With Tech in Your Midsize Company
Midsize Companies Need a Systematic Approach to Cost Analysis As companies scale up and grow it become much harder to keep track of business metrics manually. Small start-ups thrive under the eye of their [...]
Beyond ESG with Janice Phayre
ESG - what is it and what's changed since the days of Corporate Social Responsibility? These were the questions I sought answers to when I met Janice Phayre who works on responsible business initiatives at [...]
Boosting ERP with the IoT
A new generation of intelligent technologies is shaking up the business world. Among them the Internet of Things – a network of sensors located on business assets which collect data and bring it back [...]
InCloud Solutions Customer Success Book
InCloud Solutions have a proven track record helping customers achieve their potential with SAP Business ByDesign.
How Business Coped with Covid – Survey Results
How did business cope with the stresses of the pandemic in 2020 and what lessons can we learn from it? During 2020 we all felt the strain of trying to do business in unprecedented [...]
How to create Exchange Rate Custom Data Source for SAP Business ByDesign
As standard it is not possible to include exchange rates within SAP Business ByDesign reports as there is no data source available. If you have Cloud Application Studio then it is possible to create [...]
Beyond ERP with Chris Gabriel
Do we need new ways of thinking about business technology? With the next 30 years set to bring about massive change, this episode of the podcast goes "Beyond ERP" with Chris Gabriel. Chris is [...]
What can we learn from the Private Equity CFO?
The challenges faced by the private equity CFO I recently came across an article from McKinsey on the challenges faced by the private equity CFO. It distilled and magnified so many of the challenges [...]
Digital Trends Shaping the Media and Entertainment Industry
Getting to grips with digital trends in the media: Disruptive change has swept through the media industry in recent years. It’s a familiar story, digital technology has merged with access to faster Internet and [...]
Beyond ERP Towards the Intelligent Enterprise
Humans are big dreamers and we've long had a vision of connected digital business where data tells us stories and technology helps us decide what to do. Well now that reality is here and [...]
A Customer Success Story with SAP Business ByDesign
Hello! Our podcast this month celebrates one of our best customers - the successful British company Aspen Pumps. Aspen won the coveted Queen's Award three times in recognition of its ongoing and notable growth [...]
How to Create a Proof of Delivery Process in SAP Business ByDesign
Proof of Delivery Process There is no default proof of delivery process for SAP Business ByDesign provided as standard, but it is possible to design a process in a simple way to help your [...]
What Gives Introverts The Edge?
Do you have the gift of the gab? If not don't worry - you can still succeed in the cut throat world of sales, make useful connections and help people with your products. In [...]
CEO and CFO – The greatest double act of all time?
What do CEOs want from their CFOs? Which is your favourite double act? Laurel and Hardy, Morecambe and Wise, Ant and Dec. Or how about French and Saunders, Thelma and Louise, Key and Peele? [...]
How Companies Benefit from Fast Start Financials Technology
From Initial Contact to Go live in 7 weeks Fast start financials technology is setting companies up for success in the new economic environment. Far from waiting it out or thinking they've missed the [...]
Culture Shift – with Kirsty Bashforth
Company Culture - what it is and how to change it. In a world dominated by data, today we're talking about things you can't put in a spreadsheet - namely company culture - what [...]
From Recovery to Prosperity: 3 Key Lessons for Finance Leaders
Lessons for Finance Leaders This blog looks at the findings of the latest Aberdeen research report conducted in the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic into how the CFO can leverage the digital economy [...]
Virtual ByD Customer Day Spring 2021
Join us for this virtual event At InCloud Solutions we are proud of the strong community we have built around Business ByDesign and the team of experts that created it at SAP. That is [...]
InCloud steps up to next level deal with Sapphire Systems
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT It has been announced today that Sapphire Systems, a leading digital operating platform provider, has acquired InCloud Solutions – the brand and the team - in a mutually beneficial partnership that is [...]
How Cloud Technology is Transforming Finance
Key business partner or number cruncher – you decide? Finance leaders have a key place at the management table, which makes you well placed to drive change. Leveraging data and providing analysis is a [...]
She’s Back: Tapping into the Talent of Women Returners
Here's some good news for recruiters - there's a huge pool of talent out there, qualified, experienced and ready to take a bite out of the jobs market. Who you say? This months the [...]
Making Tax Digital Reactivation Guide
If while submitting your VAT return to HMRC you get a Returned and Rejected error notice from HMRC stating “No active account found for VRN” - then please follow these simple steps to reactivate [...]
Intrastat declarations from January 2021
Users of SAP Business ByDesign are supported by their system when it comes to making all their Intrastat declarations for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Brexit. Here is a reminder [...]
