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Martin Metcalf, CEO Craig Oliver, CIOIt’s a big task. SAP is the de-facto backbone business system for the industry. Monolithic SAP infrastructures are required to support the global operations of most Oil and Gas businesses across the globe. And, while changing SAP systems is simple in principle, it becomes hugely complex when the scale and pace of change results in complex inter-dependencies.
And of course, every change made has the potential to introduce defects and downtime.
Moving at pace, with complexity are not ingredients for an ‘incident free’ IT backbone.
Basis Technologies provides a solution to these challenges, offering Oil & Gas the tools and know-how to get the most out of their SAP solutions. Their Transport Expresso solution from helps many Oil and Gas businesses to develop and deploy SAP changes faster, without disrupting the business processes.
“To be effective in executing day-to-day business operations and gain that ‘competitive edge’, planning and managing changes to SAP systems shouldn't be a time consuming, complex and high risk task that ties down expensive SAP resources,” says Martin Metcalf, CEO, Basis Technologies. BP were an early adopter.
With the help of Transport Expresso, SAP changes are automatically deployed through a structured and robust change process. The relevant people are automatically notified to approve SAP changes at the right time, reducing risk to the production environment, speeding up the development process and reducing resource cost.
SAP changes are automatically sequenced so that they are deployed in the right order—guaranteeing accuracy and consistency. The changes are also proactively interrogated to identify risks and compliance issues well in advance of testing or production deployment. “In a recent cutover, BP deployed 17,000 SAP transports across their entire business landscape within in 48 hours without incident. Basis Technologies’ customers simply couldn’t achieve the volume and pace of changes without Transport Expresso.
Basis Technologies also offers a range of add-on business Apps for SAP which optimizes the way its clients run SAP. These solutions support faster decision-making, drive innovative business change, improve cash flow, and increase their customer satisfaction. There’s even an App to accelerate standard Joint Venture Accounting in SAP.
“We work hard to innovate with our customers and partners, creating solutions to specific pain points,” says Craig Oliver, Chief Innovation Officer Basis Technologies. “We set out to help optimize our customer’s significant investment in SAP. We’re seeing more and more interest in HANA and Cloud based SAP solutions so we’ve been working hard to ensure that our productions and upwardly compatible and more importantly, provide a clear migration path to the new SAP world.”
Basis Technologies continues to attract new customers and intends to continue building on its core values— providing solutions and services that are creative, collaborative, and value for money.
“At our heart, we’re a software company. But we’re also practical enough to realize that some problems aren’t solved using software alone. So, our teams of SAP experts are also on hand to help deliver greater SAP performance. And customer led innovation is an important part of our focus,” he concludes.
Basis Technologies launches ActiveDiscover to ensure SAP change decisions are "based on information not intuition"
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Businesses can now access data-led insights in change management to improve accuracy, lower cost, and reduce risk of software failure
SYDNEY -- Basis Technologies, the software company helping the world's best performing organizations unlock their full potential with SAP, has bolstered its product suite with the launch of ActiveDiscover.
ActiveDiscover offers valuable insights to understand the impact of change within the complex SAP environment, assisting businesses in accelerating innovation, maintaining agility, and seizing growth opportunities. By enhancing accuracy, reducing costs, and eliminating risks, this solution enables organizations to make informed decisions at every level, considering factors like dependencies, resource requirements, testing efforts, and technical debt in advance.
Industry data* reveals alarming statistics regarding software projects: more than half (53%) exceed double their original estimates in terms of cost, almost half (48%) fail to deliver the expected business value, and a similar percentage suffer from delays.
ActiveDiscover works in conjunction with ActiveControl, a trusted change automation product utilized by renowned enterprises like Honda, John Deere, Vistaprint, and Ericsson. During the Beta testing phase, ActiveDiscover has already provided tangible benefits to clients, including well-known manufacturing and technology leaders. These advantages encompass over 90% improvement in project estimation accuracy, reduced delay risks, and enhanced identification of complexities. By saving time, money, and resources, while mitigating disruptions that directly impact business operations, ActiveDiscover contributes to the overall success of organizations.
"Armed with real-time insights from ActiveDiscover, clients are empowered to embrace every change, no matter how large or small. Our latest tool enables organizations to achieve the elusive trio of higher quality deliverables and faster delivery at a lower cost, empowering CIO's agendas by helping businesses to embark on change programmes with confidence", said Martin Metcalf, CEO at Basis Technologies.
"This is a milestone moment for our company, allowing us to support clients across the entire lifecycle of change in an increasingly competitive landscape. If businesses are to unlock their full potential with SAP, tools like ActiveDiscover are not only necessary, but crucial for success."
"ActiveDiscover allows SAP teams to act on the impact changes will have on objects across multiple SAP systems and instances", said Robert Holland, Vice President and Research Director at SAPinsider.
"For organizations running complex SAP landscapes that include significant customization, this allows for an improved understanding when rolling out updates. Having this knowledge as early as possible has the potential to ensure a more effective change process that reduces the likelihood of unexpected costs and failures, and maximises the business value."
In the United States, organizations incur a significant annual cost of $2.08 trillion due to subpar software quality. The primary contributor to these expenses is operational software failure, estimated to be approximately $1.56 trillion**. By comprehending the effects of change, businesses can effectively address security issues, identify technical debt and change sinkholes, enhance awareness of early deployment risks, and ensure accurate and validated effort estimations.
George Apostolakis, Chief Product Officer at Basis Technologies, added: "We know that SAP represents the crown jewels for businesses across the world. Navigating the complex processes of SAP systems can be daunting, but with ActiveDiscover, you can confidently make informed decisions through comprehensive insights into the impact of every change, to ensure SAP change decisions are based on information not intuition."
Company
Basis Technologies
Management
Martin Metcalf, CEO Craig Oliver, CIO
Description
Basis Technologies offers SAP optimization
solutions and consultancy to help increase
productivity of oil and gas and utility industries.
