How ERP and blockchain can work together, S/4HANA migration hurdles, Salesforce AI for HR, and more

Business Applications Digest A roundup of business applications content from TechTarget |April 30, 2019 FEATURED ARTICLE ERP and blockchain work together for complex multiparty transactions By Beth Stackpole Blockchain -- the immutable, distributed ledger technology -- is well on its way to strengthening the multiparty transactions that fuel complex supply chain networks. (SearchERP.com) Advertisement NEWS   Salesforce makes a move as an HR AI tools vendor Salesforce is trying to gain HR's interest in the prediction services added to its Einstein platform. The vendor says it's not trying to become an AI systems provider, but it sees opportunity in HR. (SearchHRSoftware.com)   Big firms hire fast and fire more Larger firms are more efficient at hiring than smaller firms, according to new data. But they also exceed other firms in the percentage of workers who are involuntarily separated. (SearchHRSoftware.com)   Confusion about features may hinder S/4HANA migration SAP provides thousands of pages of documentation and online tools to compare ECC and S/4 features, but many customers remain unsure if the next-generation ERP does what they need. (SearchSAP.com)   Verizon works to integrate its supply chain management system Verizon chief procurement officer John Vazquez explains why the company is integrating several SAP systems to help manage more than $80 billion in annual spend. (SearchSAP.com) EXPERT ADVICE   To avoid ERP implementation failure, start with clearly defined requirements Companies can avoid litigation caused by unsuccessful ERP implementations by defining requirements at the start of a project, according to ERP consultant Brooks Hilliard. (SearchERP.com)   Creating an Oracle Multitenant container database and PDBs Database administrator Brian Peasland outlines how to create the container databases and pluggable databases that are at the heart of the Oracle Multitenant architecture. (SearchOracle.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Business Applications Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2019 TechTarget. All rights reserved.