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🚨 From 26 to 1: PCL Construction’s ERP Transformation with Syntax    PCL Construction partnered with Syntax to modernize and unify global payroll and operations — consolidating 26 ERP instances into a single, unified environment on Microsoft Azure. The transformation resulted in:    ✅ 370+ financial entities unified for full visibility and compliance  ✅ 2 years of payroll & financial history migrated and harmonized  ✅ Automated workflows, less IT complexity, reduced risk   📄 Read the full story now: https://lnkd.in/eBgrqCCQ   #ERP #CloudTransformation #ConstructionIndustry Mark Bryant, Glen Anderson, Tanya Caudle, Landon Gross, Laura Mullen, Marco Del Monte, Christian Primeau, Thomas Baertschi, Mo Jalali, Sam Khattab, Debbie Strohmeier, Jerry Salazar, Tess Scott, Demetrios Zarafonitis, Michael Walsh, Kendy Kong, Dearmore, Dan, Robby Pollard, Sophie St-Pierre, Satash S., Marta DiDomenico, Christian Ruby, Keri Fraser, AHMAD KHALIL, Andrew Simpson, Michael Stern, Elisa Sargent

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Making ERP Accessible for Canadian SMEs – Stay Tuned In an upcoming episode of the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, we sit down with Onkar Shinde, Principal ERP Advisor at Wispy Cloud Solutions, to explore how small and medium-sized businesses can leverage cloud-based ERP to drive growth and streamline operations. With over 20 years of experience in IT and ERP consulting, Onkar breaks down the myth that ERP is only for large companies and shares insights on how Wispy’s All-in-One ERP Package is making it affordable and accessible for Canadian SMEs. Tune in as we discuss the true value of ERP, modular approaches to implementation, and how Wispy is helping businesses embrace digital transformation. Thanks to SK Uddin for making this conversation happen. A shoutout to our partners RBC, UPS, A1 Global College of Health, Business and Technology, Google, and ADP for supporting Canadian businesses. #CanadianSME #SmallBusinessPodcast #ERPforSMBs #CloudTechnology #DigitalTransformation #BusinessGrowth #SMEsuccess #TechInnovation #CanadianSMEs #Odoo

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𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝗻 #𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 🇨🇦Excited to announce the general availability of SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities in Canada! This #milestone empowers Canadian organizations to navigate their digital transformation in a secure and confident way. SAP Sovereign Cloud is designed to meet Canada's highest standards of data residency, #security, and compliance. It provides advanced compliance capabilities, including data sovereignty, technical sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and legal sovereignty. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁? 💪 𝗜𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: operational data is stored and managed within Canadian borders, adhering to Canada’s data sovereignty laws. 💪 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹: Operations are managed by @SAP Canada employees with appropriate personnel security credentials. 💪 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: Additional software hardening, attack surface reduction, and supply chain hardening. With its comprehensive understanding of digital sovereignty, SAP delivers a game-changer for organizations navigating the complexities and uncertainties of today’s geopolitical and economic environment. Learn more about how SAP Sovereign Cloud can empower your organization's secure and sovereign #DigitalTransformation: https://lnkd.in/exci_azR #SovereignCloud #DigitalSovereignty Jan Gilg Andy Canham Ryan Wires Oliver Beck Christian Vrancic Frank Forndron Michael Schenk

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The rising demand for SAP contractors in Canada is undeniable. As more businesses adopt S/4HANA and cloud-native systems, the landscape of SAP recruitment is becoming increasingly complex. The skills required are more niche, more technical, and more urgent. With the IT job market fiercely competitive, adopting an agile SAP staffing strategy could be the key differentiator for project success. Businesses can't afford to wait - they need to secure talent swiftly to stay ahead. Our article unpacks the hiring challenges, emerging trends, and how businesses are adapting with more agile SAP staffing strategies - https://lnkd.in/dXxnW7qz #SAPContractors #ITRecruitment #Canada

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UNCHAINED | New Episode Out Now Join Michael Leen (VP, Sales) and Ranjith Aravindan (Senior Director, Supply Chain Platforms) as they explore how mid-sized companies can transform their supply chain operations by integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 with Kinaxis.​ They cover real challenges like fragmented data, limited planning depth, and cloud integration hurdles — and how Bristlecone’s plug-and-play solution helps overcome them with speed and simplicity.​ A must-watch for teams looking to scale their planning capabilities without enterprise complexity. We go deeper with client success stories and a live integration walkthrough. Don’t miss it!​ #Bristlecone #UnchainedPodcast #SupplyChain #MicrosoftDynamics #Kinaxis #PlanningTransformation #DigitalSupplyChain​

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Sapphire 2025: Some Musings This year’s Sapphire was a more enriching and yet a little bit more tantalizing experience. Enriching because we at Mars could share minds with a lot of peers and also a vast portion of SAP vendor ecosystem. What we could learn was very much in line with our current model, methodology and set up. We in fact found ourselves at the frontier of a number of SAP integrated toolchain components especially for the size and complexity of our organization. SAP is looking to weave a future-ready (I won’t dare challenge the future by saying future proof 😜) tool chain to help their customers navigate the developing journey of intelligent enterprise transformations. Critical dev-ops tools such as Signavio, LeanIX, Cloud ALM, WalkMe along with a strong foundation of Business Technology Platform (BTP) have already proven to be a set of steps in the right direction. We have been fortunate to have access to wall-to-wall tools from SAP augmented by other vendor tools to create a clear framework for our transformation. These help bring focus on integration, automation while paving the foundation for adopting SAP Joule AI and its army of agents. More on Joule and AI later. We see a clear focus from SAP to bring together the TRUE Enterprise Architecture principles: Process (Signavio), Data (BDC and DataSphere), applications and technology (LeanIX, BTP) orchestrated by Cloud ALM. One of the biggest focus areas for SAP has been Clean Core commitment. While this is a long (and arduous) journey, we do see SAP working hard to enhance the scope of technical objects, tools, methods of development and capabilities of its applications. Effectively a Transformation mindset is by definition a Clean Core mindset. We also see a significant effort from the edge applications vendors to align with the Clean Core principles, practices and applications. Now for the tantalizing part. Surely a better coordination and collaboration between SAP and these edge vendors is needed but we see both the partners moving in the right direction. It’s just a matter of pace at which they can deliver. As many of our Keynote speakers said during Sapphire, there’s no time better time than now- so SAP, our edge systems partners and integration services provides, here’s a call for all of us to synergize our efforts to build a sustainable, clean core and future-ready SAP ecosystem!! Cheers!!

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Experienced SAP talent is being snapped up faster than companies can hire. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁. Across Canada, hiring for SAP talent is at an all-time high, driven by ongoing S/4HANA migrations and the shift to cloud-based, data-driven systems. Right now, more than 𝟵,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 are posted on LinkedIn across the country, and nearly 𝟵 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝗔𝗣 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 are tied to S/4HANA projects. For employers, this means stiff competition for experienced candidates. For SAP specialists, it means unprecedented opportunity... if you know where the market is headed. In our latest blog, we unpack:   🔹 Why SAP talent is in such high demand  🔹 In-demand roles we’re hiring for right now  🔹 The soft skills and certifications that set top performers apart  🔹 Practical ways to future-proof your SAP career You’ll also find a curated list of free and low-cost courses to help you stay ahead.  𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆?  The future of enterprise tech belongs to those who can connect business strategy with SAP innovation — not just understand the systems behind it. Whether you’re just starting in SAP or already leading major projects, this guide offers practical insights to help you grow your impact and build your career. Explore the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/g4GmEm8D     #SAP #TechnologyCareers #FutureOfWork #EnterpriseTransformation #CareerGrowth 

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